Description:Forward and Acknowledgments
This conversion is an attempt to bring the original Star Frontiers game, published in 1980 by TSR, to the Savage Worlds system. The first printing was released in a single box set and went under the name Star Frontiers. The original box set was later titled Star Frontiers Alpha Dawn after the release of the expansion set Star Frontiers Knight Hawks, so as to not cause confusion between the two. Alpha Dawn was based primarily on the players’ characters and their adventures on alien worlds. Knight Hawks expanded the game by introducing space ships and ship to ship combat This conversion is focused on the Alpha Dawn set only. Vehicles, both ground and air borne within a planet’s atmosphere, are included. Characters are shuttled around the galaxy, but no rules are included for the characters owning, piloting or being crew members of star ships.
The following were sources of inspiration in the development of this text:
- StarFrontiersman.com : This website has the original Star Frontiers game “digitally re-mastered” in PDF along with many fan created articles and adventures. I STRONGLY recommend this site for any Star Frontiers fan.
- Savage Star Frontiers by John Parker: Another Star Frontiers to Savage Worlds conversion whose weapons charts helped me “flesh-out” my charts.
- Science Fiction World Builder and Science Fiction Gear Toolkits by Paul “Wiggy” Wade-Williams, who in my opinion is THE guru and best writer for Savage Worlds products.
Original Star Frontiers game design: TSR staff
Cover Art : Larry Elmore
Savage Worlds Conversion: Greg Bruni
