Product Blurb

You’re an explorer commanding the newest starship in the fleet, or… a brilliant scientist seeking a cure for a deadly alien virus, or… a battle-weary space marine fighting to protect the galaxy, or any other SF hero you can imagine!

Experience The Future – One Adventure at a Time!

This roleplaying game provides the framework for all kinds of contemporary to far-future science fiction adventures. The Player’s Handbook, the companion volume to the Alternity Gamemaster Guide, contains everything players need to create SF heroes and play the Alternity game, including:

An easy-to-learn game system designed around a unique dice mechanic.

A "Fast-Play" chapter that teaches the basics and quickly gets you into the action.

Rules for generating a wide variety of unique heroes – including five alien hero species.

Many distinct character professions and careers that allow you to further refine and define your character – from bounty hunters to computer hackers, starship pilots to interplanetary traders.

Simple yet wide-ranging rules presented in a format that lets you add levels of complexity as desired.

Optional rules for mutants, psionics, and cybernetics.

Plenty of equipment covering a variety of technological levels – computers, vehicles, starships, armour, weapons, and assorted gear.

A compilation of tables and forms that players need, plus a comprehensive index.

- From the Alternity Player’s Handook -