Preamble
What is SpacePirates?
SpacePirates is a free and whacky 1980 comic-style Space-Opera-Role Playing Game all about pirates. It is meant for playing one-shots or short campaigns. The setting is kept compact, the rules are easy to learn. Furthermore, players are encouraged to take an active part in creating the adventures.
The characters are pirates prowling in the most dubious bars and pubs of the universe. They get hooked up in pub brawls, make contagt with slick dealers, inofficial clerks and obscure groups. In their quirky spaceships they hunt for riches and glories. They do highly illegal jobs, mug ships, engage in audacious space combats and discover new plantes and space phenomenons. They can trust noone, as any client and trade partner they meet is even more sly and greedy than themselves. And, as if that weren't enough, they are hunted by the Galactic Trade Council and the governments, and are in direct rivalry to other SpacePirates.
The Role Playing Game
SpacePirates is a Pen&Paper Role Play Game having several players and one Game Master. The players resemble a corsair's crew, the Game Master plans the adventure and plays the different roles of their enemies and contacts. In spite of the opposing roles the interaction of both parties is very important for the creation of an exciting adventure. The players should respond to the adventure, the Game Master should respond to the plans and ideas of the players.
The skills of the characters are symbolized by Profiles, which have numbers allocated: The higher the number, the better the profile. SpacePirates is using a 50%-pool system with ten sided dice (“d10”). Every die has a chance of 50 % to be successful, which means the more dice a player can roll, the more Successes he can achieve. The Difficulty is determined by the Game Master according to the circumstances of the roll. With every passed adventure, characters grow more experienced and can master even more dangerous adventures and jobs.
Erläuterungen/Anmerkungen:
Spielleiter -> Director: Es gibt keine gute Übersetzung für „Spielleiter“.
-> Doch, die gibt es. „Game Master“ ist die in englischen Regelwerken übliche Bezeichnung für Spielleiter, das bei DSA gebräuchliche „Meister“ leitet sich davon ab.
Piratenschiff -> corsair: Korrekte Übersetzung, allerdings bin ich damit etwas unglücklich. Vielleicht SpaceCorsair?
Success: groß, weil feste Bezeichnung.