Humans have been in space tens of thousands of years, and societies have risen and fallen so many times that no one remembers where we come from. Colonies are grouped in clusters of a few systems connected by slipstreams—artifacts of the cosmos or perhaps a forgotten technology. Only the slipstreams allow travel faster than light. Apart from that, spacecraft make do with reaction drives, dumping... [click here for more]
There are aliens. Lots of them. And blasters and hyperdrive and psychics and mystics who actually seem to have a handle on something that works. It’s a booming, burgeoning space full of technology from all three types of physics and you’re in the middle of it working for an organization with a purpose. You’re going to get things done and do it the hard way if need be. Dogfights, duels, card games,... [click here for more]