High Adventure Cliffhangers: The Buck Rogers Adventure Game
A sci-fi RPG based on the original Buck Rogers comic strip. This is a new take on the same source material as TSR's earlier game¸Buck Rogers XXVC. The setting is the 25th century¸ where there a war between the Han -- the Mongolian rulers of the Earth -- and organized resistance. The technology includes anti-gravity jumping belts¸ rocket pistols¸ airships¸ biplanes¸ and disintegrator weaponry. The system uses an additive d6 dice pool: roll a number of open-ended d6s (maximum 8d6) based on your attribute rank¸ +1 for applicable skill) vs a difficulty number. Each character has four attributes (Strength¸ Aim¸ Brains¸ and Health)¸ which are each rated one of four ranks (OK¸ Good¸ Better¸ Best). They then pick five binary skills. Movement and combat are regulated by action points. Earned Experience Chips help increase your chances. The boxed set includes three booklets¸ maps¸ fold-up counters¸ along with ten six-sided dice and a bag of white and red poker chips. - A description fromdarkshire.netwith kind permission of John H. Kim