Stars Without Number: Record Sheets
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
I have recently discovered Stars Without Number, quite possibly the best sandbox-gaming RPG ever made. SWN won the "best free game" category in the Indie RPG Awards this year, which prompted me to give it a look. I'm VERY glad I did.The GM tools presented in this game for managing a sandbox are second to none. Every last element is considered and provided for, from creating a sector of space to explore -- its planets, factions, and NPCs -- to modular adventure creation, one-roll quick generators for every conceivable thing (from religions to corporations to alien species), and a simple but interesting faction-level conflict system to keep the world(s) spinning with conflicts. The amount of work put into this game is staggering. Major kudos to Kevin Crawford, the author.
Those who love Apocalypse World will recognize this style of game immediately, and feel right at home. (The skill system just so happens to be 2d6+bonus, which makes it a cinch to tweak to AW-style miss/partial/hit results). I really can't recommend the game enough. Oh, did I also mention that it's FREE?
Since I plan to run the game soon, I had to make new record sheets for it (naturally). You can grab the PDF, which includes class sheets for the Expert, Warrior, and Psychic, a starship record sheet, planet sheet, and faction files.
Enjoy! If you have experience running or playing SWN, I'd love to hear about it.
12 Comments:
Yeah! I took a look at that after I saw it win as well. Definitely looks interesting!
Awesome!
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Nice! Thank you for posting them!
I was curious John as to what program(s) you use to produce the character sheets and games?
InDesign, mostly, with Photoshop and Illustrator as needed.
Nice character sheet. I agree SWN is a GREAT game!
I've loved this game ever since downloading it on a whim. I bought the hardcover a week later! We're playing it again today.
Hello
I am a french author and RPG publisher (John Doe Editions). In the next months, we plan to publish a french translation of SWN. I really love your character sheet - very clear, complete with all infos. Great job. Would you agree if we use your model for the french CS in the book ? We would obviously credit you.
And, by the way, I had the pleasure to play Apocalypse World last summer and I read the book cover to cover. Huge fan ! Thank you for your very inspirative work.
LG
Hi LG! Yes, feel free to use my sheets as the model for yours.
I'm glad you liked Apocalypse World, but I'm not the author! Vincent Baker wrote it. I'm just a huge fan and supporter.
Thank You !
Will you add a CS for the AI characters ?
LG
Did you know you left off the Steward skill from all three character classes?
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