Howdy. Pleased to meet a bunch of follow Frontiersmen. I’m a long-time gamer, got my start in the summer of 1981, and I think I’ve played it all. But I’ve found that as I get older I’m drawn back to my roleplaying roots; Basic D&D, Gamma World, Star Frontiers and so on.<br /><br />But the one thing I always loved about Star Frontiers, unlike Traveller, is how well it re-created the sci-fi I read as a kid. Our local library was stocked with endless anthologies collected from Amazing, Astounding, Galaxy, Startling Stories and other pulp sci-fi magazines – all written in the 40s, 50 and 60s; they had all the Heinlein young adult books too. Unfortunately, Star Frontiers was never really popular with my gaming group and when the KnightHawks boxed set came out, well, let’s just say that some people were unable to get past some of the more unlikely physics aspects of the rules and the deck plans. That pretty much killed interest in the game right there, except for me, of course. After a time I figured I’d never touch Star Frontiers again.<br /><br />But when I started my nieces and nephews, being a confirmed bachelor myself, down the wondrous road of roleplaying I got the opportunity to re-discover my old favorites. And now I’m putting together an Alpha Dawn campaign for my youngest nephew. It’ll be space pirates, evil Sathar agents and menacing alien bad guys waiting to pounce on the unsuspecting citizens of the Frontier, with only the men and women of Star Law standing in their way!<br /><br />Let the good times roll!<br /><br />P.S.: I’m looking forward to exchanging ideas with you all.<br /><br />Star Lawman, over and out.
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