Spacemaster
Privateers: Races and Cultures
Author: Robert J. Defendi
Stock #: 4600
ISBN: 155806-566-0
Published 2002 by Iron Crown Ent.
Cover Price: $22.00
Page Count: 128
Cover/Jacket Text:
Alarion looked around him, confirming with his eyes what his instruments told
him. 600 Light Horse, moving in a wave through the fire of the guns. 600 Tulgaran
Knights of the Horse. Bying for the cause. He turned his attention back to the
field of death. the guns were blasting, but they hadn't been prepared for the
charge. They were wtill scrambling to battle stations. If they had been ready,
the entire charge would have been cut to pieces in seconds.
But they were lazy, undisciplined, and slow. The guns guarding the ground were
only partially manned. Maybe ten percent. Almost enough to stop them. But not
quite. 600 knights became 550, 550 became 500. Explosions warped the air with
their heat distortions and blew Alarion about like a leaf.
One kilometer to go.
He leaned forward, growling with pleasure. Guns to the right of him. guns to
the left of him.
He blew throught them, jiggling and dodging like a beast possesed.
500 meters.
The sound of the dying poured though his helmet com.
300 meters.
The guns became more accurate as soldiers manned teir stations.
100 meters.
Alarion thumbed the arming mechanism next to his throttle and and aimed for the
base of the wall, below the nearest concentration of guns.
Then came the impact. After that, nothing.
A must for any Spacemaster game, this book details the races of the Privateers universe. Find out what the races are really like in detail; from culture to physiology to role playing, everything you wanted to know about the: Falanar, the Kagoth, the Oort, the Tulgar, the Valiesans the Xatosians and of course humans. What will our own species be like in the future?
Who will you be tomorrow?
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