Outbound: An Explorer's Guide (Alternity Sci-Fi Roleplaying, Star Drive Setting) [Paperback]

Ed Stark (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (February 22, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786913398
• ISBN-13: 978-0786913398
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,537,121 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Hard SF and Space Opera all in one package, January 19, 2000

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Eric Graff (Hudson, NH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Outbound: An Explorer's Guide (Alternity Sci-Fi Roleplaying, Star Drive Setting) (Paperback)

Outbound is a resource book for players and GM's of the Alternity game who are looking for a campaign based upon exploration. It consists of three adventures,each having a different "feel" to it. One is good hard SF, the other is a military-based exploration and the third feels like a D&D dungeoncrawl in space.

After the adventures there are a few resources for creating explorer heroes as well as how to run an explorer campaign for GM's. Finally, there is a brief explanation of the Concord Survey Service. I particularly found the character templates the most useful as well as uncommon uses for common equipment in the PHB.

Overall, it's a good package. I've run two of the three adventures and my players were pleased. Definintely worth checking out.