Have any of you folks ever tried Star Ace?
It was a game from an outfit called Pacesetter games. I understand that the people at Pacesetter included a good amount of former TSR staff. which might explain why Star Ace looks alot life Star Frontiers.
I have played Chill but never gave Star Ace a go. they both use a universal system that also runs a third RPG they put out called Timemaster.
If any of you have played Star Ace I would be interested in your impressions of the game. Thanks.

Also any idea where the design people at Pacesetter went after the company folded?  i think their games were kind of cool. maybe even a little ahead of their time.

Their Haunted house boardgame "Blackmorn manor" is still a family favorite at our house.

Quote from: The Evil DMHave any of you folks ever tried Star Ace?
It was a game from an outfit called Pacesetter games. I understand that the people at Pacesetter included a good amount of former TSR staff. which might explain why Star Ace looks alot life Star Frontiers.
I have played Chill but never gave Star Ace a go. they both use a universal system that also runs a third RPG they put out called Timemaster.
If any of you have played Star Ace I would be interested in your impressions of the game. Thanks.

Also any idea where the design people at Pacesetter went after the company folded?  i think their games were kind of cool. maybe even a little ahead of their time.

Their Haunted house boardgame "Blackmorn manor" is still a family favorite at our house.

Chill was from Mayfair, which was where a lot of the Pacesetter crew ended up. Most of them haven't designed any published games since 1990 or so. The only one still active is Michael Williams, who worked on Sketch in 2000 and Digital Burn in 2002.

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Quote from: flyingmiceChill was from Mayfair, which was where a lot of the Pacesetter crew ended up. Most of them haven't designed any published games since 1990 or so. The only one still active is Michael Williams, who worked on Sketch in 2000 and Digital Burn in 2002.

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Chill was acquired and expanded upon by Mayfair, but it was originally published by Pacesetter.

I always wondered what happened to Pacesetter. It seemed like they had a good set of games on the market and then they vanished.

My group played all three back in the day. Chill had the longest legs (and I STILL deeply, carnally love that game - especially the Elvira, Mistress of the Dark book of short adventures).

Star Ace was really good, as far as my memory of it goes. I remember Klebor were the most popular character race (big polar bears). I remember the rules to be fairly simple and the setting had good details here and there, but left plenty for you to play with. I remember it was the only game I've seen that seemed to handle the fast and furious nature of starfighter combat well. I also remember dying in spectaular and heroic ways, usually while facing ships 20x larger than our fighters - and it was still fun. Desperate battles against impossible odds.

In short, it may just be the nostalgia talking, but *I* really liked it. Anyone know where I can get a copy these days?

Didn't Pacesetter do that experimental Sandman game?  I heard someone absconded with the prize money (for solving the big mystery of the game) and that was the straw that broke the camels back.

I wouldn't mind checking out a copy of Star Ace myself.

Star Ace was actually quite different from Star Frontiers. Ronin Arts now owns the rights to it, and offers it for sale as a PDF.

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Quote from: WerekoalaMy group played all three back in the day. Chill had the longest legs (and I STILL deeply, carnally love that game - especially the Elvira, Mistress of the Dark book of short adventures).

Star Ace was really good, as far as my memory of it goes. I remember Klebor were the most popular character race (big polar bears). I remember the rules to be fairly simple and the setting had good details here and there, but left plenty for you to play with. I remember it was the only game I've seen that seemed to handle the fast and furious nature of starfighter combat well. I also remember dying in spectaular and heroic ways, usually while facing ships 20x larger than our fighters - and it was still fun. Desperate battles against impossible odds.

In short, it may just be the nostalgia talking, but *I* really liked it. Anyone know where I can get a copy these days?

I picked up a nice copy on Ebay for like $6.00 plus shipping. The Pacesetter RPG's generally go pretty cheap. A complete set of Blackmorn Manor can go for up to $40.00

I know that RPGNOW has Timemaster on PDF.

And I read somewhere that Chill was purchased and is being given a D20 makeover.

Quote from: pigames.netStar Ace was actually quite different from Star Frontiers. Ronin Arts now owns the rights to it, and offers it for sale as a PDF.

LINK

Cool. thanks for the info. Like I said i havent played Star Ace yet but it sure has a look that reminds me of Star Frontiers.

Quote from: The Evil DMCool. thanks for the info. Like I said i havent played Star Ace yet but it sure has a look that reminds me of Star Frontiers.

Probably because both feature Jim Holloway on art duties.

ughh here's to hoping the new Chill: Into the Unknown isn't d20...i hadn't heard that.  

Nope, it won't be a d20 game at all. We've updated the system, using the Mayfair rules as the baseline. You can join the playtest by sending me an email and I'll add you to the Yahoo Group.

Hyrum.
OWC
The new home of CHILL.

Quote from: jrientsProbably because both feature Jim Holloway on art duties.

jeez! thats it i'm sure. He also did the art for the original Chill. I loved that hand coming out of the grave.

Quote from: The Evil DMjeez! thats it i'm sure. He also did the art for the original Chill. I loved that hand coming out of the grave.

Awwww yeah. THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!

I played Star Ace a bit, but, prefered Star Frontiers in the end.  I wrote a monster review of the entire Star Ace game line at RPGnet if you want to know a little about every product (laced with my opinion of course).

Quote from: grubmanI played Star Ace a bit, but, prefered Star Frontiers in the end.  I wrote a monster review of the entire Star Ace game line at RPGnet if you want to know a little about every product (laced with my opinion of course).

Yay, grubman, one of my favourite rpg.net posters.

As soon as rpg.net is back online, probably tomorrow, I'll check that out.