Mechanics: Woah! This game has a great outline, the instructions has fairly well written, its great to pick up and drop as needed (I only get small burst of playtime), the content is awesome and I can tell theres a lot of hours of play here. The information is very malleable allowing for lots of homebrew ideas.

Con: The only con is that this is very, and I mean very similar to Four Against Darkness (4AD).

Other differences:

D100 vs 4AD -Focus on 1 adventurer vs 4 -Lots of page turning vs a flow chart that directs you to a page -Has broader stats allowing for homebrewing vs very restrictive stats (note these diffences dont actually take much away from the base similarities)

Overall, D100 Dungeon is awesome. Why the 4 Star over a 5?

I also bought 2 books (books 1 and 6). The layout is nice but similar to reading lawbooks. Maybe making columns would make the pages a bit more attractive to read. My main complaints would be the cheap quality of paper used for the pages. It feels like standard mat rough copy paper. Turning the pages made me feel like I might tear the pages because of the rough texture. The pages seems to be eaily stained by fingers as well (these should be glossed). In otherwords, having glossed pages for book durability would bump this up to a 5 star.

Very useful to have all of the tables in one alphabetized collection.

It's good, but I don't like having to worry about someone bumping the table and losing track of where everything is. As an alternative to printing, I've made a level in Roll20 that is the game tracker. Even using that seems like extra work compared to making the changes on the character sheet. Pips are fine for tracking item counts, but for some values I end up writing a number and ignoring the pips.

A fun game and solid rule set for solo dungeon crawling. For me, the game was difficult at first, but eventually I did get my surival rate up to a level that was not so frustrating.

The system is slightly complex but great over all. I recommend the game system but i can not recommend getting a printed book. I ordered the Soft book. The quality of the print was subpar. Margins set to far to the inside of the page and the book pages were not cut evenly.

So for Christmas I went all in on this puppy. The mapping kit, etc.

I have to say I really do enjoy playing it. It's well put together and I went ahead and ordered the hardback from DTRPG and do not regret doing it (although I broke out the tab makers and noted all the tables to make it easier on myself). I had tried other solo RPG type games and it didn't quite scratch the itch for me. This does...it strikes a good balance of lots of details vice just being fiddly for fiddly's sake.

Somethings to note:

1. It is a game that has lots of rolling and has lots of random. BUT...it's a game that leverages a lot of tables so you should know that going in (the name is d100 Space afterall!). The game also has mechanics to account for that and reduce the randomness somewhat. For me, I have zero issues with this as it allows me to play solo and not try and thematically decide outcomes, etc. There is also some good flavor text in there on those roll results/tables so it does feel like a twist-a-plot type book experience on some level.
2. The game has some things where I feel the author did a great job future proofing the game. Meaning, you can see the ground work for him to add other books into the series and not cause a lot of backtracking on the rules, etc. I should clarify and say the game does feel complete, it just looks as though he set it up to be able to do more with it should he desire in the future.
3. The game feels like you have the freedom to roam the starts right off the bat to get some credits, train up, and get better gear/armor before going dirtside to mix it up with the local baddies...at least if you pick your stats right. Speaking of which, Intellect is super important....but...if you don't want to always make a Intellect heavy character the game offers other things to account for this (e.g. hiring crew to fill in gaps for space flight, space fights, etc.).

All in all, I'd say if you're looking for a good solo Sci-Fi RPG game I think you should check it out. Also, I went all in and don't regret it at all, but if you're hesitant to do that--start small. Get the PDF, test it out drawing your own maps, etc. and see what you think.

Super useful addition. Need a bit more desk space, but very big increase in fun!

This is a MUST have to play D100. Well done art work and makes the game move fast.

Fantastic solo scifi. Well thought out rules presented in an easy to use way. I'm still on the training missions and hooked!

The box doesn't fit the various books for D100 Space. I guess it was shrunk in comparison to the D100 Dungeons Mapping Game box due to increased shipping prices and trying to cut back on possible delivery costs. But quite frankly with the amount of money I pay at Game Crafter I personally don't think it is worth it. Especially as I think it is a missed opportunity. I would like to be able to put all my D100 space greatness into that box - maybe even books not yet released. So please consider upgrading the box or offering a deluxification for people like me.Thanks!

Bought the PDF and Hardback on 10/14/22, expected a long wait for the book but it just arrived today 10/20! Have already played trhough the first four training missions with the PDF. Looking forward to going on more away missions and in-space excursions and battles this weekend with the beautiful Hardback edition!

I've only started playing through D100 Space, but I've read through it multiple times and think it is an amazing product. Martin Knight has taken his classic D100 Dungeon game to the next level! Well done!

Ok, if ya just gets the pdf purchase, of course YOU get to print it out :) The service that can make you the spiffy option already made and good to go might seem like it is more expensive than you can do. Maybe, maybe not.

I chose to do it myself, at my usual professional printer. I'm guessing I paid more. I paid for colour on full page size labels. Simple method, attach to bristol board and cut out. (a lot of cutting and make sure you have high grade scisoors too). I'm pleased with my results, but I like making things.

My advice to most people, let that other service make it for you, unless you are like me :) It's a few days of really lengthy scissor action even if yer good at it.

But regardless of how you end up with it, the results are cool. Sooo much easier than drawing the rooms one at a time. Unless you really like doing it I suppose. I have bought all 6 books. Printed out the character pages. I'm looking forward to having a blast. And I think this mapping game add on will just be the super sweet cherry on the top of the cake :)

I've bought quite a LOT of rolegaming items in 45 years, I'm not expecting anything to top d100 Dungeon easily. I can't even picture what something better would even look like.

Disappointingly thin for such an expensive book. Contents are great, but...

I spent a few hours this afternoon creating a character and playing thru the first Traiing mission. I spent a fair bit of time considering what class/race to choose. I tend to play magic users, then archers, then fighters. The magic rules look to be too complex for a first time player. I also don't like that a caster is punished to cast a spell since it costs health and if you fail, you can also gain a curse. I guess this is to compensate for the fact that the caster doesn't need to spend resources maintaining a weapon? It doesn't seem like a fair trade off to me. Ultimately I went with dwarf rogue. Almost everything in this game can be randomly determined, so I could have saved some time and let the dice choose, but that's just not how I roll.

Next you do randomly roll armor and a weapon. I ended up with a crummy throwing knife, an amazing breastplate, a buckler shield, and some decent leg armor. So my ranged rogue now can't use his best stat (DEX) to attack. Well, he can, once, then he's punching monsters. I'm assuming that the throwing knife is a one time use, I couldn't find rules for that.

All is not lost however, on my first encounter, I managed to loot a very nice Battle Axe. This ultimately carried me thru the rest of the mission, but again using my STR not DEX. When I could score a hit with it, I was one shotting several of the monsters I came across. Both my PC and the mosters I encounterd had around a 40% to hit chance, which made for some long fights. The Giant Bats and I couldn't hit each other (-10 to hit flyers without a ranged weapon). They got so bored they just eventually flew away (escaped).

By the end of the mission, I died once to a surprise attack by a Goatman Archer. (Wish I could have stolen his bow). You do start each PC with 3 'Life' points though, which basically rez you for free. That doesn't bode well for future missions, but you can earn more 'Life' during play. In the post game wrap up, I did some shopping and on the 1 roll I was allowed at the Weapon shop, guess what was there? A recurve bow, which I could just barely afford after selling off pretty much all of the the other loot I found.

So now armed with a proper bow, one fewer lives, I'm ready to dive into Training mission #2, the goal of which is to loot 3 weapons. (irony).

I was admittedly frustrated at times, but once I was all done, and ready for the second mission, I realized that I just had quite a lot of fun. I look forward to the next mission when I can try out my new bow.

There are certainly some fiddly rules and a lot of things to remember, but I think with more practice it will run smoother. There was far more depth to this dungeon crawler than I expected.

If playing a magic user seemed more viable, I would have rated this 5.

HINT: have a good ereaser handy. You will use it, a lot.