#offworlders

By Chris Wolf

Offworlders is a science fiction roleplaying game about adventurers, outlaws, and guns for hire making their fortune on the rough end of the galaxy. It is designed to be straightforward enough to pick up and be ready to play in just a few minutes as a one-off game, but with enough meat to play a short campaign as well.

Offworlders uses a tried-and-true 2d6 roll to resolve dangerous and uncertain actions, from lying to a customs agent to getting into a shoot-out with a gang of void pirates. Player characters are simple enough to be built in minutes, but can be customized with a wide selection of abilities.

The player characters in Offworlders are the owners of a small starship in a time when humans have spread to many worlds. Together, they explore the universe, completing profitable jobs and overcoming dangers together.

You’ll fly between planets, taking on the dangerous work that no one else wants. You’ll fight ruthless pirates, explore drifting derelicts, and go toe-to-toe with weird alien monsters, just to make enough credits to keep your ship flying. You’ll overcome these challenges by the skin of your teeth and come out stronger on the other side. On long voyages, your characters will learn about each other and grow together.

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I’m taking a bunch of images by Ramon Perez from Star Wars Gamer #6 and giving them stats for the rpg game Offworlders. (Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Devidia Vennsiol, Human Psychic 

Skills:  Manipulation, Culture

Abilities: Scanner, Premonition

Strength: -1

Agility: +1

Intelligence: 0

Willpower: +2

Health:  12

FHello everybody, this is my new segment called The Gallery of Guys. Its where I use an rpg character creator and I make a guy and I tell you about them, as well as the character creator. Then maybe I'll write a little backstory for the guy. Maybe a scene with them, idk. I'm keeping it informal because there's a very good chance I will do this once and never again haha.

Now, I have a lot of rpgs that I've bought from many different places, so picking the first one to do will be a challenge. hmmmmmmm......

I think this time I'll pick Offworlders, by Chris P. Wolf (@chrisperrywolf on Twitter!)

Step 1: Pick a Class

The 4 classes in this game are Warrior, Outlaw, Geek, and Psychic. I am stuck between either the Geek or the Psychic. Maybe the Outlaw. Or maybe warrior.

Nah, I’ll do geek. I want to make a scientist guy. Some drone based guy or maybe a street medic. I want my abilities to be Medic and Chemist.

Step 2: Pick 2 Skills

For the skills I think I will take Sneak and Science. I’m starting to form a picture in my head of a street medic, breaking into warehouses and hospitals to find medicines and supplies for patients.

Step 3: Assign Your Attributes

For this step, you assign +2, +1, 0, and -1 to the stats Strength, Agility, Intelligence, and Willpower. I think I will go +2 Intelligence, +1 Agility, 0 Willpower, -1 Strength. As a characters health is always going to be 12 + your strength and your agility, my guys health is just 12.

Step 4: Get Your Gear

In Offworlders you start with 3 Supply, 3 Credits, 1 Light Weapon, and EITHER 7 extra credits OR Light Armor. I think I will take the armor, and I think my light weapon will be a small laser pistol.

Step 5: Name and Describe Your Character

Finally the big one! I think now is the time to just break down this GUY!

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