Pyramid Review: Stellar Frontier

Pyramid Review

Stellar Frontier

PSI Order Upeo Wa Macho & Extrasolar Space Sourcebook

Published by White Wolf Game Studio

Written by John R. Snead and Greg Stolze

$19.95

Upeo Wa Macho means "Horizon," and when this order crafted the first means of exploring deep space with their psion-based abilities, they literally gave man the stars. When the Upeo disappeared for mysterious reasons, many events of the Trinity universe were set up and are only now being resolved through the "metaplot" which is sprinkled liberally through the Trinity Field Reports and the Darkness Revealed trilogy of adventures.

Stellar Frontier allows GMs and players to get into the mind set of the Upeo Wa Macho with the history of the Order, why they disappeared, how they've come back, and what they intend to do with in the future. Those interested in roleplaying a member of the Upeo have all new powers, based on the ability to warp space. These abilities include teleporting objects, teleporting only parts of an object, and Minor Flux. The last ability can allow the psion to adjust the space between himself and his opponent, so a Upeo could attack someone with a knife, even if that person was across the room. The powers add a new dimension to the Trinity universe and fit in well with the other Orders without overpowering them.

The Extrasolar Space source material takes off where the Trinity Field Report, Extrasolar Colonies left off. Updating the timeline, Stellar Frontier records new events and gives the reader . . .

This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.



Article publication date: July 16, 1999

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