Space 1889

Funny thing happened in my email in box, there was an update on a yahoo group I'm a member of- someone posted links to a German character sheet and 20 page quick start guide for Space 1889. I just hadn't expected that with such a English centric rpg.<br /><br />I rather like Space 1889 but have not had a chance to play it.<br /><br />http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/S1889/<br /><br />http://www.heliograph.com/space1889/<br /><br />You can of course find originals via the usual venues (ebay and amazon) but there is a company that was selling reprints a few years back and most of my collection is reprints not originals though my core rule book and Soldiers Companion are original i think. My copies of the magazine are reprints. <br /><br />The system is emminently convertable to AD rules since all skills have 6 levels. <br />Of interest might be the invention rules where a PC could invent and patent something and garner an in game income from it, and the rules for social status (which are essentailly the same mechanic as the skill system) though improvement is fairly static-still someone might be interested in converting it for use to SF though with greater opportunity for upward mobility.