Reply To: Anyone Here Using Osprey’s “Rogue Stars” Rules?

[Rhoderic]

I pre-ordered it (by way of backing the North Star crowdfunder for the official miniatures) and was meaning to do a sci-fi skirmish project around it, but hadn’t expected it to turn out to be so complex and granular. Now it languishes on my bookshelf. I’m not saying I hate it, though, and I may still get around to trying it out, perhaps as part of a series of games where I play the “same” sci-fi skirmish scenario multiple times with different rulesets. But I don’t see myself using it regularly, it reads too much like homework.

As for settings, I mainly just had in mind a generic / broad-spectrum space opera adventure setting (one that intentionally emulates the style of those slightly low-budget “Hollywood North” sci-fi shows like Killjoys and Dark Matter) with the official miniatures as a starting point. I also have some other sci-fi skirmish projects I might try it out for, although Rogue Stars was never the main focus I had in mind for them. These include two different retro space opera settings (one with a 60s-70s feel, the other with a 70s-80s feel), a Firefly-esque space western setting and a Mass Effect-inspired setting.