 October 21, 2011 - 5:18am | RE: http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2011/06/ads-of-dragon-star-frontiers.html As I troll the web I find people talking about Star Frontiers and one mantra that does pop up is: "I was disappointed because there were no star ships." Yeah I felt a little disappointed there were no star ships too but I got my parents to buy or I mowed enough lawns to buy Knight Hawks. So whats my beef? this was the day and age of the little traveller books. You had to buy more than one. Come on, you wouldn't have been happy without buying several. And just what did you get in the AD box set (as well as in the KHs boxed set)? a basic game for fast start, core rule book, module, double side poster map, and die cut counters because no one had sci fi miniatures back then (come to think of it I didn't even own many fantasy figures either) oh yeah some dice and a crayon. Honestly, the box set seemed pretty comprehensive to me. Perhaps it could have been better if Zeb Cook or Gygax showed up at your door and showed you how to roll up characters and played a game with you but man you bought 2 box sets and were good to go for only about $20-$30 worth of your lawn mowing and paper route money. I wonder if it was the fact that it was a boxed set and that buying it was like getting a Christmas present all wrapped up. "What's in Side?" ooooh a space ship game! Ahh shucks no space ships. Did the box set create higher expectations over what the little Traveller books delivered? I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
