Black Star

One typo. Page 7, "Elctro Viewer" now "Electromag Viewer" so it comports with the item in the Helmet (under Gear Talents). Also, thanks for the kind review! :)

You are 100% correct. I have no idea why this is tagged OSR, unless I missed it while copying the profile from another game. In any case, I am going to fix that. Thanks for the heads up!

Thanks! Yes, I am looking at that right now in fact, as well as something for people who want to release Black Star compatible material. :)

Hey Ralph!

Nope. Archetypes help define your starting Talents, and they are powerful Talents in and of themselves (serving as a bit of niche protection), but once you exit character creation, you can select any Talents from any Archetype (Mystic Powers being the exception and subject to certain other restrictions).

Thought long and hard about maybe making it more restrictive, but just couldn't see a benefit to that other than further niche protection, and the Archetype Talents seem to do that well enough without restricting your ability to create exactly the kind of character you want to play.

I hope that answers your question. Thanks!

Thanks for the kind words! And we can always use positive reviews! :)

As for the sheet, that's a neat idea. Honestly, we sort of figured/hoped people would create their own fancy sheets. In the meanwhile, though, I'm sure you can use the capture tool to slap two side by side onto one landscape format page.

Thank you! The artist is AMAZING; I was very lucky to be directed to him. Everyone should use him, not only for his talent but also for his professionalism, responsiveness, ability to deliver what I asked, ability to take my direction and then add stuff to make it his own. He was a joy to work with, and his Talent speaks for itself. :)

Hey!

There is no cap to the number of dice you roll, but since positive and negative dice cancel each other out, I don't think I have ever seen more than 4 or 5 dice rolled at a time.

The Action Dice are the 2 (and only 2) dice you actually use to determine whether a roll succeeds or fails. When rolling without bonus dice or penalty dice, the 2 base dice are the Action Dice. When adding bonus or penalty dice, only the 2 you use are the Action Dice.

Example: I am rolling with 1 penalty die. That means I roll 3 dice and use the lowest 2. I roll a 6, a 4, and a 2. I add the 4 and the 2 to my stat to determine if the roll succeeds or fails. Those 2 dice are my Action Dice for that roll.

The dice of champions, d6s. :)

Hey Greg,

There are rules for ships and vehicles and a variety of samples. The topic is handled in a rules light manner, as is the rest of the game. To give you an idea, here are stats for a common fighter: H3-W3-D3-S4 * M3. This ship has Handling 3, Weapons, 3, Defenses 3, and Structure 4. It also has Missiles 3, meaning it has 3 shots per battle that deal double damage. In short, there is some detail here, but also a lot of abstraction. Thanks!

Great to hear! Feel free to reach out with any questions or comments!

Thanks! :)

Thank you! In fact, there are, but we are still exploring our options because what we really wanted is a small pocket sized game smaller than the smallest size printed by DTRPG. So we are still considering our options. We may go with both a larger version of the game available on this site AND a small pocket book sized format (likely excluding the sample characters) available elsewhere, but we aren't quite sure yet.

Thanks for the quick response. I'd be cool with a "larger" version to have "book in hand" sooner.

Ok good to know. I think we are going with both options. Thanks again! :)

I may have answered my own question.

Fighter - Chirrut Îmwe

Brute - Clone "Wrecker"

Hey,

Thanks for asking!

When I think Fighter, I think anyone who is a monster at close combat. When I think Heavy, I think anyone who is big and strong. While there is overlap, I actually find that -- in fiction anyway -- while the big strong archetype can often hold their own in melee, they are often overshadowed by the more lithe melee master archetype. This is especially common in anime: Cowboy Bebop comes to mind immediately, where skinny Spike is the martial arts master and Jet Black is not, despite him being clearly bigger and stronger. In star wars terms, I'd say Chewie is a Heavy, but not a Fighter. Star Wars gets tricky with Fighters, though, as they often overlap with Force users, so that's harder for me to pin down. Still, I hope this helps.

Also: Conan the Barbarian is a Fighter and a Heavy. This is important because if you can't immediately and intuitively understand how to stat out Conan in an RPG, then it's a bad game. ;)

Hey!

Thank you! I can usually be found on Discord here https://discord.gg/HBbqUsMx or on Facebook at the P&PUE - The Omniverse FB page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/PnPUEOmniverse. Both forums focus mainly on Prowlers & Paragons Ultimate Edition, but they also have folk discussing other games as well.

Hey Colin,

Thanks for asking. Here is the relevant excerpt regarding movement:

MOVEMENT
Movement is normally handled abstractly. Heroes make Speed rolls when they need to get somewhere ahead of an opponent. When using miniatures, roll a number of dice equal to your Speed and add 3 to the highest roll to determine how many Spaces you can move that round. Tactical movement is randomized to reflect dodging, ducking, and the fog of war. A Space equals one 5-foot (or 2-meter) map hex or square. You can move in any direction, but hazardous or obstructed terrain counts as 2 Spaces.

Ordinary NPCs can always move up to 6 Spaces per round (do not roll). Certain NPCs will be able to move faster, as determined by the GM on a case-by-case basis. As a general rule, animals can move up to 12 Spaces per round, twice that if they can fly.

Movement isn’t considered a separate action. However, the GM can add 1 penalty die to your Ability rolls on any round in which you...See more perform a dangerous or tricky maneuver.

As for ranges, this is the relevant part ...

Range
The GM determines whether targets are within range, depending on the attacker’s weapons: thrown weapons have short range, pistols have medium range, and carbines and rifles have long range. Beyond that, ranges are not considered except to the extent discussed in Being Outgunned (see page 15).

While there's a bit more, I hope this gives you some idea of how the game handles these matters. :)

Thanks. So, just to clarify, the GM never makes Speed rolls for NPCs; all Speed rolls involving Heroes are player-facing? Does that mean that the Heroes suffer penalties to their Speed rolls when trying to outrace animals, for example, due to their higher rate of movement?

Hey Colin!

That's right, the player makes the roll and if the player is trying to outrun an animal, they would very likely get 1 to 3 penalty dice (the game's version of a penalty) on the roll because, well, because animal. That is, of course, assuming the character gets a roll at all (and because, well, because animal ... unless its a sloth).

I hope that helps!