Space is dark.
Very dark.
A body drifts in the flotsam of a shattered habitat orbiting a dead star. Shadows grow and shrink across the surface of the lifeless form in rhythm with its endless tumble through the frozen void. There’s something out there…
Coming soon from Spica Publishing: Xibalba
Image © Black Echo 2013. All rights reserved.
As work on ’48 Passengers’ begins to come to a close, the team has decided that the book’s title needs to reflect more than just non-player characters. With that in mind, Spica Publishing is pleased to announce that ’48 Passengers’ has been renamed ‘The Astral Splendour’. Read on for more about this luxury starship!
The ‘Astral Splendour’
The Astral Splendour is the first of her class, built by United Starlift under contract from Splendour Starlines. Built at United’s Deimos Spaceyards orbiting Mars in Sol system, the ship completed space trials and was commissioned on 24 February 2159.
Splendour Starlines has commissioned six Splendour class luxury liners. The ship is designed to fill a market niche between the large passenger liners used in the Core and Intermediate areas and the traders used in the Frontier and Outer Veil regions.
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We’re pleased to announce that 48 Passengers, the first supplement for for Spica Publishing’s Outer Veil setting, is nearing completion!
There’s a lot packed into this little book so here’s an overview of what’s in store.
Travelling the Stars: The first chapter of 48 Passengers covers the five different types of passage available in the Outer Veil setting: High, Middle, Steerage, Working and Low passages. Realistic travel times are provided for travel to and from the 100 planetary diameters jump limit. Travel costs and a system for determining how many passengers are available in the Outer Veil are included.
Passengers: The second chapter contains 48 passenger entries, although there are actually more than 48 non-player characters! These passengers come from all walks of life, from the well-to-do, the middle class, the poor and the military. We’ve included some unusual passengers too, to liven things up a bit! All NPCs come with complete characteristic scores and modifiers, career histories, skills listings, events and mishap events, equipment and a description. Many NPCs also have a brief summary of their motivations, which Referees can draw on during the game. The Referee can randomly choose NPCs by making a d66 throw.
The Astral Splendour: The final chapter of the book covers the events of the Astral Splendour’s maiden voyage in the Outer Veil setting. Full details of the Splendour’s crew are included along with full starship statistics and deckplans.
Where to buy 48 Passengers
You will be able to purchase 48 Passengers as a PDF to download from Spica Publishing’s page at DriveThruRPG.com.
48 Passengers will also available to buy in print from Spica Publishing’s Lulu store.
Product Information
Authors: Omer Golan-Joel, Richard Hazlewood
Artists: David Redington, Ian Stead
Release date: To be confirmed
Catalogue Number: SP 0201
ISBN: To be confirmed
48 Passengers and Outer Veil © Spica Publishing 2013. All rights reserved.
While we’re on the subject of Outer Veil, here’s a little teaser of another OV book currently in the works, Ships of the Outer Veil.
Art by David Redington © Spica Publishing 2012
A little teaser of another up-coming book for the Outer Veil universe.
We’ve lots of SF RPG goodness for your game coming soon for Traveller and the Outer Veil from Spica Publishing. Many fans have asked us when the Outer Veil sourcebook will be available in print, so read on for something very special about that.
Spica Publishing & Chronicle City
We’re pleased to announce that Spica Publishing has linked up with our good friends at Chronicle City to release some of our products in print.
Many RPG gamers will already know Angus Abranson as the founder of Cubicle 7, the company that produces the Dr Who, The One Ring, Laundry and Kuro RPGs. Chronicle City is Angus’s new company and we are pleased to be working in partnership with Angus to publish the Outer Veil sourcebook and Citizens compendium of Career Books 1, 2 and 3. Both books will be released through and available to buy in print from Chronicle City’s web store.
Outer Veil
Outer Veil includes background and historical information on the Outer Veil universe, eight new, setting-specific careers, statistics for 20 new starships and small craft, rules for asteroid mining and belting, a complete sector of space with UWPs and subsector maps, Referee’s information on the Outer Veil setting, patrons and ‘Brotherhood & Justice’, a complete introductory adventure set in the Outer Veil universe.
Where to buy Outer Veil in print
Outer Veil will be available to buy in print from Chronicle City’s web store.
Product Information
Authors: Omer Golan-Joel with Richard Hazlewood
Artists: Michael Thomas, David Redington
Release date: To be confirmed
Catalogue Number: To be confirmed
ISBN: To be confirmed
Outer Veil © Spica Publishing 2011-2012. All rights reserved.
Citizens (Traveller)
Citizens combines all three Career Books into one volume, including the different options for Background Skills, pre-enlistment options, physical features and family background rules. Citizens will be released in print in partnership with our good friends at Chronicle City.
Where to buy Citizens
Citizens will be available to buy in print from Chronicle City’s web store.
Product Information
Authors: John Griffiths, Richard Hazlewood, Nik Kraakenes
Artists: Erich Von Hase, Nik Kraakenes, David Redington
Release date: To be confirmed
Catalogue Number: To be confirmed
ISBN: To be confirmed
Citizens © Spica Publishing 2012. All rights reserved.
More News!
As well as the print edition of Outer Veil and Citizens, we’ve even more SF RPG goodness for you!
48 Passengers (Outer Veil)
48 passengers is a sourcebook of passengers for the Outer Veil setting! 48 Passengers includes a complete set of NPC passengers for use in the Outer Veil setting or other SF RPG universe. Also included is a new starship, the Astral Splendour, with full deckplans and an adventure. The Astral Splendour is a luxurious interstellar liner designed for travel in high comfort and style, but there are problems aboard…
Where to buy 48 Passengers
You will be able to purchase 48 Passengers as a PDF to download from Spica Publishing’s page at DriveThruRPG.com.
48 Passengers will also available to buy in print from Spica Publishing’s Lulu store.
Product Information
Authors: Omer Golan-Joel, Richard Hazlewood
Artists: To be confirmed
Release date: To be confirmed
Catalogue Number: SP 0201
ISBN: To be confirmed
48 Passengers and Outer Veil © Spica Publishing 2013. All rights reserved.
Naval Architect (Traveller)
Naval Architect brings spacecraft, small craft and starship design together in one book! Naval Architect includes new and expanded weapons, drives and components to give you more design options during spacecraft construction. Naval Architect gives you your own personal spacecraft shipyard in your hand!
Where to buy Naval Architect
You will be able to purchase Naval Architect as a PDF to download from Spica Publishing’s page at DriveThruRPG.com.
Naval Architect will also available to buy in print from Spica Publishing’s Lulu store.
Product Information
Authors: Richard Hazlewood, Michael Thomas
Artists: To be confirmed
Release date: To be confirmed
Catalogue Number: SP 0108
ISBN: To be confirmed
Naval Architect © Spica Publishing 2012. All rights reserved.
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