Rimfarers

A turn-based space RPG in the spirit of Space Rangers. You are the captain of a small ship in a vast, living galaxy. Nobody is waiting for a hero: traders haul cargo on their own business, pirates hunt the weak, nations go to war and make peace, and market prices shift with harvests, plagues and battles. Start as a trader, mercenary, pirate or explorer — and become whoever you want.Features - A living economy. Every planet produces and consumes. Prices follow stock, events and wars. Buy cheap from the miners, sell dear in the capital. - Five races and the Free Frontier. Terrans, Aelites, Kzarr, Gromms and Virren — each with its own laws, tastes, ships and temper. Colonies of different races share the same star systems. - Wars and alliances. Races quarrel, sign treaties, declare war and seize planets from each other. Help one side and its enemies will remember. Land on an enemy world and you'll end up in prison. - 20+ classic text quests. A caravan lost in the desert, a poisoner at the governor's reception, the mad AI of an ancient lighthouse, underground robot fights, a trial on false charges — every quest has several paths to victory and plenty of ways to fail. - Turn-based combat. Lasers, blasters, missiles, autocannons, plasma guns and railguns, each with its own feel. Armor, shields, targeting computers and ECM jammers. - Hundreds of modules. 15 kinds of equipment, 6 tiers and 4 quality grades. Each race's hulls open different slots. - A captain who grows. XP, ranks and skills in Accuracy, Maneuver, Technics, Trade and Charisma that change your odds in combat, trade and quests. - Mini-games. Asteroid mining and twenty-one on dice in the bars. - A story and a common enemy. After a few chapters, the Silence — a swarm of black ships — arrives from the edge of the galaxy. The races must forget their wars and unite. - A beautiful universe. Rotating planets, a living sun, glowing engine plumes and a glass interface.