In Ashen Stars you take on the role of freelance troubleshooters and law enforcers operating in a remote sector of space called the Bleed. Amid the ashes of a devastating war that ended with a massive retreat by the Combine, you’ll solve mysteries, fix thorny problems, and explore strange corners of space — balancing the promise of a quick buck against the need to maintain a reputation that wins you lucrative contracts, and pays the upkeep on your ship and your cyber- and viroware enhancements.
Play one of seven species:2012ENnies_Silver
The eerily beautiful, nature-loving, emotion-fearing balla
The cybes, former humans radically altered by cybernetic and genetic science
The durugh, hunched, furtive ex-enemies of the Combine who can momentarily phase through solid matter.
The humans, adaptable, resourceful, and numerous.
The kch-thk, warrior locust people who migrate to new bodies when their old ones are destroyed.
The armadillo-like tavak, followers of a serene warrior ethic.
The vas mal, former near-omnisicent energy beings devolved by disaster into misshapen humanoid form.
Ashen Stars includes:
Extensive, streamlined rules for space combat
14 different types of ship
A rogues gallery of NPC threats and hostile species
A short adventure to get you started in the Bleed.
In Ashen Stars you take on the role of freelance troubleshooters and law enforcers operating in a remote sector of space called the Bleed. Amid the ashes of a devastating war that ended with a massive retreat by the Combine, you’ll solve mysteries, fix thorny problems, and explore strange corners of space — balancing the promise of a quick buck against the need to maintain a reputation that wins you lucrative contracts, and pays the upkeep on your ship and your cyber- and viroware enhancements.
Play one of seven species:2012ENnies_Silver
The eerily beautiful, nature-loving, emotion-fearing balla
The cybes, former humans radically altered by cybernetic and genetic science
The durugh, hunched, furtive ex-enemies of the Combine who can momentarily phase through solid matter.
The humans, adaptable, resourceful, and numerous.
The kch-thk, warrior locust people who migrate to new bodies when their old ones are destroyed.
The armadillo-like tavak, followers of a serene warrior ethic.
The vas mal, former near-omnisicent energy beings devolved by disaster into misshapen humanoid form.
Ashen Stars includes:
Extensive, streamlined rules for space combat
14 different types of ship
A rogues gallery of NPC threats and hostile species
A short adventure to get you started in the Bleed.