Hostile
HOSTILE is a gritty¸ near future roleplaying setting for the 2D6 Cepheus Engine rules that is inspired by movies like Outland and Alien. It is a universe of mining installations¸ harsh moons¸ industrial facilities¸ hostile planets and brutal¸ utilitarian spacecraft.
And out here the Unknown is real ‐ it is horrific: there are rumors of the disturbing side-effects of hyperspace¸ of ancient horrors entombed on icy moons¸ and of monsters ‐ killer aliens¸ perfectly evolved to survive the hostile wastes of space ‐ at any cost.
- An immersive and realistic near space setting
- Gritty and scientifically plausible Off-World Colonies
- Many references to classic late-70s and early-80s SF movies
- Complete career write-ups¸ from Roughneck to Corporate Agent¸ Marine to Spacer
- Mega-ton starship construction rules
- Campaign and referee guidelines
- More than 30 fully-realized scenario hooks
- The USCS Hercules ‐ a complete commercial towing vessel
- Colony schematics
- Setting-specific equipment and weapon lists
- With a variety of realistic photo-illustrations and replica documents
- Additional PDFs with this book add another 65 pages of content!
- Full colour throughout!