Ashen Stars
Ashen Stars is a gritty space opera role-playing game by Robin Laws, published by Pelgrane Press in 2011.[1] It uses the GUMSHOE rules system. The characters are freelance interplanetary law enforcement and general troubleshooters, working in the remote region known as the Bleed.[2]
Reception[]
Ashen Stars was a 2011 nominee for the Origins Award for best role-playing game.[3]
John ONeill of Black Gate comments: "Drawing heavily upon his successful GUMSHOE mystery system, author Robin D. Laws has created an extremely appealing game of space opera procedural mysteries. In the tradition of the best hard boiled detective fiction, players are constantly scrambling for money, equipment, and respect... all of which they'll need to succeed in a war-ravaged perimeter where trust is a precious commodity, and very little is truly what it seems."[4]
References[]
- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ Francis, Lowell (November 7, 2011). "Tabletop Review: Ashen Stars". Diehard GameFAN 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ RPG Geek profile of Ashen Stars
- ^ "Black Gate » Articles » New Treasures: Ashen Stars by Robin D. Laws". www.blackgate.com. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- British role-playing games
- Campaign settings
- Pelgrane Press games
- Robin Laws games
- Role-playing games introduced in 2011
- Space opera role-playing games