Starship Troopers - The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook (3e)
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STARSHIP TROOPERS: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME TRANSPORTS YOU TO A TERRIFYING FAR-FUTURE WHERE MANKIND BATTLES THE RAPACIOUS ARACHNIDS IN A STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY¸ IN A GAME OF HIGH-OCTANE EXCITEMENT¸ DANGER AND GLORY ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF FAR-FLUNG STAR SYSTEMS.
"IN STARSHIP TROOPERS: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME¸ YOU TAKE ON THE ROLE OF A MOBILE INFANTRY TROOPER¸ A MEMBER OF HUMANITY'S MOST ADVANCED ARMED FORCE. BATTLING ACROSS SPACE IN A DESPERATE STRUGGLE FOR THE CONTROL OF A GALAXY YOU WILL NOT JUST BE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE - BUT FOR THE SURVIVAL OF YOUR SPECIES. ARRAYED AGAINST YOU STAND THE ARACHNIDS¸ A VICIOUS INSECT-LIKE ALIEN RACE BENT ON THE ABSOLUTE ANNIHILATION OF MANKIND. SPREADING LIKE A VIRUS THROUGHOUT THE GALAXY¸ THE ARACHNIDS ARE THE GREATEST THREAT MANKIND HAS EVER FACED. THESE BUGS CAN SMELL BLOOD FROM A KILOMETRE AWAY¸ THROUGH SKIN¸ THROUGH SUITS¸ THROUGH STEEL; THEY FEEL NO PAIN; THEY HAVE NO EMOTIONS AND THEIR ONLY DESIRE IS TO KILL YOU!
"THE ODDS ARE NOT ALL STACKED AGAINST YOU¸ HOWEVER. YOU ARE A PART OF THE MOST HIGHLY-TRAINED AND WELL-EQUIPPED ARMY IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND. YOUR WEAPONS CAN SCYTHE THROUGH HORDES OF WARRIOR BUGS¸ YOUR POWERED ARMOUR IS COMPLETELY SEALED AND WILL PROTECT YOU AGAINST ALL KINDS OF HOSTILE ATMOSPHERES AND ENVIRONMENTS. WHILE WEARING YOUR POWER SUIT¸ YOU ARE STRONGER¸ TOUGHER AND BETTER EQUIPPED TO SURVIVE THAN ANY SOLDIER IN HUMAN HISTORY.
"NEVER FORGET THAT YOU ARE FIGHTING FOR THE VERY SURVIVAL OF THE HUMAN RACE. SHOW YOUR ENEMIES NO MERCY FOR YOU CAN EXPECT NONE IN RETURN. SHOOT STRAIGHT AND SHOOT OFTEN.
"WELCOME TO THE MOBILE INFANTRY¸ TROOPER!
A military sci-fi RPG based on the nineties computer-animated TV series (""Roughnecks Chronicles"")¸ the 1997 Paul Verhoeven film¸ and the 1959 Robert A. Heinlein novel. The PCs are troopers in powered armor who are engaged in war with bug-like aliens. This is a standalone game which uses a variant of the D20 System developed for 3rd edition Dungeons & Dragons. Characters are almost all of the ""Trooper"" class¸ but may add cross-training classes such as neo-dog handler¸ marauder driver¸ and medic. There is also a Special Service Agent class with its own psionics system. There are a number of combat system modifications¸ including that characters begin with hit points equal to his Constitution and gain exactly three hit points per level. - A description from https://darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/ with kind permission of John H. Kim
STARSHIP TROOPERS: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME TRANSPORTS YOU TO A TERRIFYING FAR-FUTURE WHERE MANKIND BATTLES THE RAPACIOUS ARACHNIDS IN A STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY¸ IN A GAME OF HIGH-OCTANE EXCITEMENT¸ DANGER AND GLORY ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF FAR-FLUNG STAR SYSTEMS.
"IN STARSHIP TROOPERS: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME¸ YOU TAKE ON THE ROLE OF A MOBILE INFANTRY TROOPER¸ A MEMBER OF HUMANITY'S MOST ADVANCED ARMED FORCE. BATTLING ACROSS SPACE IN A DESPERATE STRUGGLE FOR THE CONTROL OF A GALAXY YOU WILL NOT JUST BE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE - BUT FOR THE SURVIVAL OF YOUR SPECIES. ARRAYED AGAINST YOU STAND THE ARACHNIDS¸ A VICIOUS INSECT-LIKE ALIEN RACE BENT ON THE ABSOLUTE ANNIHILATION OF MANKIND. SPREADING LIKE A VIRUS THROUGHOUT THE GALAXY¸ THE ARACHNIDS ARE THE GREATEST THREAT MANKIND HAS EVER FACED. THESE BUGS CAN SMELL BLOOD FROM A KILOMETRE AWAY¸ THROUGH SKIN¸ THROUGH SUITS¸ THROUGH STEEL; THEY FEEL NO PAIN; THEY HAVE NO EMOTIONS AND THEIR ONLY DESIRE IS TO KILL YOU!
"THE ODDS ARE NOT ALL STACKED AGAINST YOU¸ HOWEVER. YOU ARE A PART OF THE MOST HIGHLY-TRAINED AND WELL-EQUIPPED ARMY IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND. YOUR WEAPONS CAN SCYTHE THROUGH HORDES OF WARRIOR BUGS¸ YOUR POWERED ARMOUR IS COMPLETELY SEALED AND WILL PROTECT YOU AGAINST ALL KINDS OF HOSTILE ATMOSPHERES AND ENVIRONMENTS. WHILE WEARING YOUR POWER SUIT¸ YOU ARE STRONGER¸ TOUGHER AND BETTER EQUIPPED TO SURVIVE THAN ANY SOLDIER IN HUMAN HISTORY.
"NEVER FORGET THAT YOU ARE FIGHTING FOR THE VERY SURVIVAL OF THE HUMAN RACE. SHOW YOUR ENEMIES NO MERCY FOR YOU CAN EXPECT NONE IN RETURN. SHOOT STRAIGHT AND SHOOT OFTEN.
"WELCOME TO THE MOBILE INFANTRY¸ TROOPER!
Welcome to Starship Troopers: The Roleplaying Game¸ featuring the Mobile Infantry¸ Arachnids and the struggle of Mankind for supremacy of the galaxy. Based on the original novel by Robert Heinlein¸ the two movies and the Roughnecks Chronicles animated series¸ this is a game of high-octane excitement¸ danger and glory on the battlefields of far-off star systems.
By playing Starship Troopers¸ you can create a character who lives both in the far future as well as in your own imagination and that of your friends. There are three routes into Starship Troopers ‐ the original novel¸ the two films or the Roughnecks Chronicles TV animated series. It is very likely that¸ as a roleplayer¸ you will be familiar with at least one of these. The Starship Troopers roleplaying game is based mainly on the Roughnecks series though it also draws heavily on the novel. You will also find many elements from the two films included. So¸ if you are a 'Heinlein Purist'¸ as they sometimes like to be called¸ you will be happy to find power armour¸ orbital drops and the central philosophy that ran right through the original novel.
The basic game will give players the chance to join the Mobile Infantry and serve the Earth. More advanced players might like to try their hand as Flee