Roughnecks
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ROUGHNECKS - A supplement for Cepheus Engine & the HOSTILE setting. Space is a great¸ haunting darkness. It is an infernal wilderness¸ punctuated by endlessly tumbling rocks and clouds of dust. Between these remote specks of floating mineralization spreads the endless¸ hostile nothingness of black space - cold¸ airless¸ irradiated and deadly. But the empty wasteland holds magnificent treasures that are needed back on Earth¸ rare minerals that will keep humanity going for another millennium or more.
Roughnecks is a supplement for Cepheus Engine and the HOSTILE setting. It focusses on the small teams of exploration miners¸ the prospectors¸ who break new ground and who face the unknown in an effort to win big. The book provides a complete set of prospecting rules perfectly suitable for solo play along with a fully detailed 400-ton drilling rig¸ the Leopold class. The Leopold has a crew of nine¸ the perfect size for a group of players¸ or for a single player running through the rules as a solo campaign. Deckplans and instructions for use are included.
Just as the HOSTILE supplement called Crew Expendable served as a handbook for interstellar haulage¸ Roughnecks is the manual of asteroid and planetoid mining. If you've just signed a contract for that one-year tour of duty¸ or are thinking of signing up to start a career in mining¸ this book will prove invaluable. Get a head start - impress your employer¸ and your advancement from apprentice ‘roustabout' to ‘tool pusher' or ‘general manager' will get the boost it needs!