2. Star Frontiers, 1983So about a year after me #1 spot intro we were visiting some relatives in another state. Apparently my mom's cousin was (and still is) a big gamer. He had given me a present at one point during our visit and it was the sweetest package deal ever; a box of Star Frontiers miniatures and the Star Frontiers RPG boxed set.
Holy crap. To a nine year old this was amazing; the artwork, the user-friendly rules, and miniatures. Miniatures? What the heck are these? Then I saw all the minis that mom's cousin had painted, shelves full of them. I'm now thinking this gift was spur-of-the-moment out of his own collection, something I've caught myself doing for nieces and nephews form time to time. I remember making myself carsick on the long drive home because I couldn't put the rulebooks that came in the boxed down.
Whereas the #1 spot opened the door, this was the light beyond.
I always wanted Star Frontiers, but by the time I got hold of a set, nobody wanted to play it. All I remember now is the flying fox winged looking guy on the front cover... I never wanted to play human characters if I could get away with it.
ReplyDeleteCome to think of it, Star Frontiers also opened up the concept of playable alien and non-human races in general, something's that's kind of stuck with me since.
DeleteAh the Yazirians. Always fun to play. Mik, you know this is one of my favorites.
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For good reasons, of all the reboots out there, this one seems like a no-brainer.
DeleteWas is really that long ago? Way back in the 80's, the idea of having my Dralasite hop into a rent-a-taxi and the fare automatically being deducted from his credit balance seemed so sci-fi.
ReplyDeleteThis one only lasted a few months for us, being supplanted by Call of Cthulhu.
Heh, yes it really was that long ago! And it does seem that future is here today, so to speak.
DeleteAs for CoC I unfortunately never discovered that gem. Maybe a little Delta Green much, much later but I missed out a big chunk of gaming goodness with that one's absence.