Produktbeschreibung
Utilizing the game system featured in the Serenity RPG, the Battlestar Galactica Role-Playing Game re-creates the action, drama, and excitement of the science-fiction universe portrayed in Sci-Fi Channel's Emmy-nominated television series. Leave your d20s behind and play the crew of Battlestar Galactica or all-new characters as they seek to overcome the daily challenges of survival and their own personal demons in the hope of escaping the ruthless, tireless Cylons.
Players create characters using a point buy system to purchase Attributes (strength, intelligence, agility, etc.) and Skills (athletics, piloting, scientific expertise, etc.) on a rising scale of polyhedral dice, including 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- and 12-siders. Characters expand from two dimensions to three as players take on Complications such as "addiction" and "gloryhound" that provide negatives during play in order to buy Assets like "dogfighter," which provide benefits.
Skill checks are straightforward; players roll the appropriate attribute and skill dice for a given task (such as Agility and Piloting to make a lightning-fast turn in a Viper) and compare the result against a target number. If it matches or beats the number, the task succeeds. If the rolls beat it by seven, then an extraordinary success is scored that yields extra benefits.
Combat works similarly, except that characters are trying to beat an opponent's Attribute + Skill roll. When a hit is scored, characters take two kinds of damage: stun, which can be shrugged off once out of combat, and wounds, which require medical attention and time to heal.
Unlike many other RPGs, characters in Battlestar have the ability to dig deep to make an absolutely essential dice roll via Plot Points. This mechanic lets players earn points through role-playing that can then be spent to buy extra dice for critical rolls, soak damage and even modify the plot in minor ways.
The game's rules are supplemented by a wealth of information drawn from the Battlestar Galactica miniseries and much of the first season. While the rules easily allow players to set their game anywhere along the Battlestar timeline, the book assumes the action begins not long after the Cylons' genocidal attack on the Twelve Colonies.
To that end, the book introduces iconic characters such as Cmdr. Adama, Apollo, Starbuck and Gaius Baltar, as well as two of the initial Cylon "skinjobs" (Caprica and Boomer) and the familiar chromed Centurions. Stats are given for the major ships in the human fleet, the Cylon basestars and the show's signature Vipers and raiders. The Twelve Colonies, as well as the complicated planetary layout of their solar system, are summarized, as is their recent and early history.
Great role-playing meets deadly combat
Battlestar Galactica is an old-school RPG, played with pen, paper and dice, and it takes its role-playing very seriously. The system's assets and hindrances have been seen before in other systems, but Plot Points take things a step further by rewarding players for bringing them into play. A hindrance that might have been taken simply as an excuse to min/max a character's scores in another game take on real value in this one, as players are compelled to actively use them in hopes of gaining the Plot Points needed to survive.
Battlestar Galactica is the gripping saga of humanity's last remnants and their struggle to find a new home while fleeing from their deadly Cylon enemies. Redefining the space opera with its gritty realism, Galactica has distinguished itself by the intensity and present day relevance of its stories and the command performances of its ensemble cast. The series confronts everything from religion, politics and sex, to what it really means to be "human." Galactica has struck a chord with audiences, who have made it one of the most talked about series on television. Season 3 of Battlestar Galactica recently premiered on SCI FI Channel in October 2006. Battlestar Galactica is from NBC Universal Television Studio. |
