Slipstream (Savage Worlds, S2P10008) [Hardcover]

Paul Wiggy Wade-Williams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 18, 2008

Slipstream - A setting book for the Savage Worlds RPG. Pass through any of the black holes that dot the universe and you enter Slipstream, a pocket universe of shattered worlds. Slipstream is home to myriad aliens, but it is also their prison, for there is no escape. Amid the fragments of worlds rules the science and flavor of 1930s Saturday morning pulp serials, for Slipstream is a realm of square-jawed heroes, ray guns, weird science, and rocketships. It is a realm where the morals are black and white, where good triumphs over evil, and where danger lurks at every turn. Ruling over Slipstream is the diabolical queen Anathraxa and her horde of Hand Maidens, Primals, and Minions. All bow before her, paying tribute to avoid destruction. None have had the courage to stand against her forces, at least not until now. For this is the role your heroes will take-bastions of light against a dark foe! Strap on your rocket pack, charge your ray gun, and prepare to blast off on wild and exotic adventures! Slipstream is a pulp science fiction Plot Point setting for the award-winning Savage Worlds RPG. (full color, hardcover, 160 pages)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle Entertainment Group (August 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 098152818X
• ISBN-13: 978-0981528182
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #591,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rocketship Pulp!, December 30, 2008

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Mike the Big "Chugosh" (Vancouver, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slipstream (Savage Worlds, S2P10008) (Hardcover)

With a feel reminiscent of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers from the old serials, Slipstream is an awesome take on the Pulp Scifi genre. With a setting built to explain away the broken physics and impossible incongruities that will make any stickler for scientific fact beat themselves in the forehead with a brick. Dash in and save the day! Ride a plume of atomic fire into the clouds of the wave. Foil the world ending plots of the evil empress!

I got this for Christmas and I have to say I'm tickled pink!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pocket Universe, 1930s Swords 'n' Spaceships-Style, September 7, 2011

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Stephen Mann (NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slipstream (Savage Worlds, S2P10008) (Hardcover)

This review is for the hardback "Slipstream" setting book for the Savage Worlds game system.

The Slipstream setting is one in which the various worlds have been pulled into a pocket universe with only one star. Some of those worlds got a bit banged-up and now resemble Roger Dean paintings from the 70s. If you've seen the 80s movie "Flash Gordon" you know the sort of scenery you'll be dealing with.

The various worlds are populated with a wide variety of beings, from humans through cat-like humanoids to robots.

And there's a Ming-esque villain.

All lovely stuff. The science is all 1930s Hollywood Saturday Morning Serial, so be prepared to Not Sweat It. Once you get the hang of it, which you quickly will, it is all great fun.

The setting uses the Savage Worlds system, and you'll need a Savage Worlds rulebook in addition to this one. Either Savage Worlds Explorers Edition (S2P10010) or Savage Worlds Deluxe (S2P10014) will do.

The mechanics of building a character are very slightly different to the standard savage worlds build, with the being type determining some of the characteristics that normally are discretionary. The adjustment in mindset required is minor, and the character build is still very simple as per all Savage Worlds settings.

The book itself is a hardback with a stitched binding. The pages are semi-gloss and full color throughout. A very pretty thing to look at too.

Highly Recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of races, lots of possibilities., October 30, 2011

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Ed Pegg "Math puzzler" (Champaign) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slipstream (Savage Worlds, S2P10008) (Hardcover)

Out of all the Savage Worlds sourcebooks, this is one of my favorites. I'll recommend it right off.

Black holes have sucked in many worlds and spaceships. Sometimes, Slipstream is where they go. This relatively small pocket universe is populated with perhaps a hundred worlds, and just as many different alien races. Several races are described in detail, and many more are outlined.

The setting, Sci-fi Pulp with added flexibility, offers a lot of options to both the players and the gamemaster. The main plot is pretty good, but it's pretty much effortless to drop any scenario into Slipstream. Recommended.