Faster Than Light: Nomad

Three and a half months ago, Stellagama Publishing released Faster Than Light: Nomad, our new premier sci-fi ruleset. So far, it has already reached Gold Best Seller status on DriveThruRPG.

It is an all-new RPG, not a Cepheus Engine variant, intentionally designed as a streamlined yet comprehensive ruleset for the modern gamer.

If you have not bought it yet, you can get it:

HERE.

What is it all about?

• Streamlined 2d6 core mechanic with "dice pool" components, as described above. Instead of rolling 2d6 with a series of modifiers as in the old Quantum Engine rules, you roll a bunch of dice, and choose the lowest or highest two, then add them together and add the skill modifier.
• Fast but deeply customizable character generation. Distribute 5 points among 7 skills (3 points max in any single skill), choose an Archetype, choose a Talent, and roll for starting cash or choose a starting equipment package. That's it. But this means that an extremely wide range of combinations are possible!
• Straightforward psionic rules using a simple skill roll rather than "psi points". If you fail that roll, you can't use the same power again until the next day. 36 powers included.
• Streamlined combat, with only 4 "range bands"; a "FRENZY!" mechanic for multiple attacks if you "drop" an enemy; and a simple wound system for grittiness and minimal book-keeping.
• Tech Ages rather than numerical "Tech Levels" as in Traveller/Cepheus. Your ship was made in the Early Interstellar Age, not "TL12".
• Varied equipment, including a detailed collection cybernetics, low-tech and high-tech weapons and armor, pharmaceuticals, and, of course, many Galactic Age and Cosmic Age (i.e., ultra-tech) gadgets!
• Streamlined vehicle combat, using the "chase" mechanic inspired by the Quantum Engine and our old Cepheus titles.
• Robot design rules!
• New "harder science" spacecraft design rules. These are an advanced version of the rocket rules first published in Solar Sagas. Build your rockets - which involves design and mass trade-offs - then travel to the stars with it!
• Streamlined world generation, focused on things players are likely to encounter, in both game-mechanic and descriptive manners.
• Detailed starship, social, and xenofauna encounter rules!
• Reference document released under a Creative Commons license, available for download in an editable file for anyone who purchases FTL: Nomad!