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Hostile Setting

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HOSTILE is a gritty, near future roleplaying setting for the 2D6 Cepheus Engine rules that is inspired by movies like Outland and Alien. It is a universe of mining installations, harsh moons, industrial facilities, hostile planets and brutal, utilitarian spacecraft. And out here the Unknown is real – it is horrific: there are rumors of the disturbing side-effects of hyperspace, of ancient horrors entombed on icy moons, and of monsters – killer aliens, perfectly evolved to survive the hostile wastes of space – at any cost. 

This edition features a beautiful revised layout with full colour interior. A printer-friendly white background option is also included.

  • An immersive and realistic near space setting
  • Gritty and scientifically plausible Off-World Colonies
  • Many references to classic late-70s and early-80s SF movies
  • Complete career write-ups, from Roughneck to Corporate Agent, Marine to Spacer
  • Mega-ton starship construction rules
  • Campaign and referee guidelines
  • More than 30 fully-realized scenario hooks
  • The USCS Hercules – a complete commercial towing vessel
  • Setting-specific equipment and weapon lists
  • With a variety of realistic photo-illustrations and replica documents
  • A2 Format Colour Starmap PNG file included
  • Full colour throughout!
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charles B September 10, 2023 4:43 pm UTC
Does this have critter creation rules?
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Paul E September 10, 2023 5:42 pm UTC
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No , it does not.
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charles B September 08, 2023 5:50 am UTC
Printed version?
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Paul E September 10, 2023 5:44 pm UTC
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No , it does not.
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Zakk H February 03, 2023 11:06 pm UTC
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One of the greatest setting books I've ever purchased! This thing is full of flavor and gameable material.
This slides in easily into your Cepheus/Traveller/Hostile based games but could easily be used elsewhere.
I used ideas from this setting in a Cyberpunk 2020 game I ran to great success.
If you are looking for a printed option, I found it on Lulu. I recommend this for all the scifi gamers out there, your going to find something unique in this setting that you'll love.
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Paul E February 04, 2023 10:29 am UTC
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Thanks Zakk!
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Chris P December 06, 2022 5:18 am UTC
Is gravity manipulation tech common in hostile, or is it more low tech like "The Expanse"?
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Paul E December 06, 2022 8:10 am UTC
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Hi Chris, yes it uses grav plates more akin to Alien and other such movies. We do have a solar system based game using rotating habitats and reaction rockets, called Orbital 2100, although you’d need a copy of Cepheus Engine or Mongosse Traveller 1st edition (black cover) to play …
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Chris P December 07, 2022 3:41 am UTC
Thanks for the recommendation, I've purchased Orbital and am reading it now. I like what I see so far. Nice work!
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Christoph W November 01, 2022 9:21 pm UTC
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Hi, the skill list on pg 135 has no left margin. I hope this helps. Great books by the way!
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T. G October 29, 2022 10:41 am UTC
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I am loving the HOSTILE books. Started with Solo and just bought the Mega Bundle.

One complaint, however... the print-friendly versions of Rules and Setting are not at all print-friendly.
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Paul E October 29, 2022 3:49 pm UTC
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Yes, I’m sorry, it is a bit of a misnomer - it simply has the full colour text background removed to try and reduce the ink use when printing out.
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Chris J December 18, 2021 9:37 pm UTC
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Will the PDFs be updated with the errata? I noticed Paul E posting errata corrections here but I would hope the pdfs get updated.
I'm pretty close to purchasing this and would like to know :)
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Paul E December 18, 2021 11:07 pm UTC
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Yes the PDFs always get updated!
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Luis A December 29, 2021 12:28 pm UTC
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I have found that from v3 I have in print to v4 there are changes on Pag 131 and 183. Posted here.
What are the new changes on v5? Is there a changelog? Thank you.
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Paul E December 29, 2021 5:26 pm UTC
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Hi Luis, there is no change log. V5 adds in a missing table for the speed of manoeuvre drives to page 245. Each level of manoeuvre drive equals 10 Million km of travel.
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Luis A December 30, 2021 5:40 pm UTC
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Thank you!
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Jeff C November 24, 2021 5:41 pm UTC
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Do Hostile players select traits from Cepheus?
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Paul E November 24, 2021 7:57 pm UTC
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Hi Jeff, I’ve not used Hostile with Cepheus Light or Cepheus Deluxe, but I think it would be very appropriate to use the Traits within those books.
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November 13, 2021 7:26 pm UTC
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I ordered the print copy, and received the pdf. Great stuff. Looking forward to the Rules book.
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Paul E November 13, 2021 6:31 pm UTC
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ERRATA: The Stern Universal T51 Rifle [7.78mm] has the wrong statistics.
Cost: $1200
Wgt: 3.4kg
Range: rifle
Dmg: 3D6+2
Recoil: 6+
Lgth: 99
Mag Rds: 8
Mag Wgt: 0.4
Mag Cost: 20
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Carlos G November 10, 2021 10:54 am UTC
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Hello guys, in page 131, in the Survey Scout mishaps table, result 6 looks like the text is incomplete:
6 You are sent to a location by an corporate exec, but he knows it is dangerous, and your crew are

what is the complete line for that?

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Ian S November 11, 2021 3:25 pm UTC
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Hi
The complete line should be.
'You are sent to a location by an corporate exec, but he knows it is dangerous, and your crew are badly injured. He threatens to blame everything on you. '
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Carlos G November 14, 2021 7:49 am UTC
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Thanks a lot Ian
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john C September 20, 2021 12:06 am UTC
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*looks at watch and taps foot for Hostile Rules Book* :D
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Chris M September 15, 2021 4:26 pm UTC
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On page 7 of the "Full Size Preview" pdf it mentions a "Hostile Rules Handbook". Is that an upcoming product? or am I just missing where it is here on DriveThruRPG? I ask as I've looked and can't find it.
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Paul E September 15, 2021 8:52 pm UTC
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The HOSTILE Rules book is a 300 page standalone ruleset for the Hostile setting, it is written, but not yet laid out ready for publication. It will be a companion book to the Setting book, and can take the place of Cepheus Engine if you wish. It includes a huge amount of Hostile-specific material. We hope to have it ready by the end of the year.
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Chris M September 16, 2021 6:09 pm UTC
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Awesome, thanks for the prompt reply. Looking forward to the this release!
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Johnathan C September 12, 2021 8:43 pm UTC
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Will you be revamping your entire "Hostile" line with the new Revised layout? I'd hate to buy the old version on Lulu and then have them come out with new "updated" versions at a later date.
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Paul E September 13, 2021 1:50 pm UTC
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No that isn’t on the cards for any of the supplements.
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Johnathan C September 12, 2021 8:42 pm UTC
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When you purchase the Revised Edition from Lulu, do you get a free DrivethruRPG version of the PDF? Thank you.
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Paul E September 15, 2021 8:53 pm UTC
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Yes you do, you must get in touch via the link on the product's Lulu page. I'll ask you for your Lulu receipt. Many thanks!
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Eric W May 27, 2021 6:17 pm UTC
Any chance for a print option
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Paul E May 27, 2021 6:35 pm UTC
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POD is done on Lulu Publishing's website simply type in a Zozer Games search to see it there. If ordered, you can request a free copy of the PDF from via the link in the book's description.
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