Category Archives: Cepheus

Star System Explorer

An excellent resource for any science fiction RPG enthusiast is the free Star System Explorer (https://star-system-generator.vercel.app).  Particularly responsive in any chromium based browser, this application calculates star system dynamics and planetary physical details, providing a graphical display of the orbits around … Continue reading

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Cepheus Universal House Rules

Cepheus Universal is Zozer Games’ excellent 2d6 science fiction roleplaying game, based on Cepheus and developed from there. As such, there is a lot to the game that will be familiar to anyone who has played any of the 2d6 … Continue reading

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North Star Convention 2023

Top Science Fiction #ttrpg action over the weekend at The Garison Hotel, with a great family of gamers. Cortex Prime, New Eden.  Paul Mitchener’s excellent GMing provided a great setup and the right hooks to propel us players to some … Continue reading

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Owlbear and the Wizard’s Staff Convention

I’m on the Saturday night, at my AirBnB at Leamington Spa, reflecting on a great day of gaming with the finest of company. AFriday night of socialising and curry, followed by a day of Tribes in the Dark by Ian … Continue reading

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Published – Always Be Prepared

 Pleased to get ‘Always Be Prepared’, a Cepheus Deluxe Adventure, published on DrivethruRPG. Took some hoops a leaping, and learned a lot on the way. Maybe the next one will be easier?! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/399746/Always-Be-Prepared–a-Cepheus-Adventure

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Always Be Prepared

I’m zeroing in on finishing a small scenario book for Drivethru. It’s going to be print and PDF and gets some Cepheus Deluxe off my brain and out there.   In theory I now follow this up with the full … Continue reading

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Westlands

My Cepheus delight, which is a mere extension of my Traveller delight, is finding broader expression in the fantasy genre. I very much enjoyed ‘Sword of Cepheus’ from Stellagama Publishing, with its tempting open content approach for my own innovation … Continue reading

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Hinterspace Notes #5

 Just messing about with classic covers. Perhaps, If I can crack Publisher, I could get a small adventure out on Drivethru as a precursor to the subsector book?

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Hinterspace Notes #4

 I’m continuing to enjoy the background process of shapng the Hinterspace setting for Cepheus Deluxe. To keep me motivated, I’m using the notes and images I have created as the setting for a convention game this year. I’ve taken one … Continue reading

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Cepheus Deluxe Characters

 I’ve started creating Cepheus Deluxe characters for the convention games to come this year. The character generation is very simple and quick,  but the thought processes around the procedure are longer and require more invention. That’s pretty much how it … Continue reading

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