The Spacer's Toolkit: A Sourcebook for Star Hero

By Ben Seeman

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583660143
• ISBN13: 9781583660140
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Hero Games
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A superb source book for the Terran Empire setting

The Upside: Spacers Toolkit is a collection of equipment, ground vehicles and space ships. It's designed to be used in conjunction with the Terran Empire Space Opera setting, but is easily adaptable to any Space Opera campaign. In each section the book provides both Human (Terran Empire) and Alien version of weapons. Not every alien empire in the Terran Empire setting gets examples in each section. But enough do to add a great deal of diversity to your campaign. Chapter One - Personal Equipment. Jumping right in the book starts with weapons of all sorts. Five tech-based human hand weapons are detailed, from the non-lethal shock baton to the power sword. Several low tech alien weapons are described as well to add some low tech flavor to the non-human species. After that a number of ranged weapons of the future are described. Laser, Plasma, Ion and Gamma weapons are all described. The varied types and tech levels allows for some differences in various parts of the galaxy, or even within the Terran Empire itself. Grenade Launchers, EMP Weapons and a few miscellaneous firearms finish out this section. Once you've picked out your weapon of choice it's time to get some armor on. Only three species (Human, Fassai and Mon'Dabi) are given full descriptions for their standard battle armor, but notes on how to adapt armor to other species are provided. There is also a short section on personal force fields, or rather on how the tech described in the Terran Empire setting book progresses through advancements. Sensors And Communications are an important part of any space campaign. We get a number of devices to detect things, atmosphere analyzers, bio-scanners, and the like. There are a few communications devices provided, a holographic communicator, Se'ecra translator (an insect species that communicates with wing flutters) and a stealth communicator device. Medical Tech is next, with a few healing devices, some combat enhancement chemicals and psionic devices. Survival Equipment gives us an EVA Suit, and several add on parts, and a good number of environmental gear for when your players leave the ship and travel to unknown planets. Nanotech is next, with some notes on how Nanotech is treated in the Terran Empire setting. With some write-ups for Nano-military Tech, Medical tech and Enhancement tech. Computers, Bots And Androids is next. A Data Extractor computer and a Learning Computer are provided. Several robots are written up, from mundane house robots to military androids. Personal Enhancement covers cyberware and bioware of the Terran Empire setting, from useful to military. Miscellaneous Items provides less useful tech, but more flavorful items you might find in a Space Opera setting. The most interesting is a few paragraphs dedicated to Mon'Dabi liquors, and Fex Sculpted Stones. Neither of which are tech so much as some cool flavor items to use in a campaign. Chapter Two - Ground Vehicles. Most Space Opera games take place in space almost e