Starship Troopers: The Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game

Role-playing game

A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...

 produced by Mongoose Publishing

Mongoose Publishing

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 in 2005. The game is based upon the book Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers is a military science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, first published as a serial in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and published hardcover in December, 1959.The first-person narrative is about a young soldier from the Philippines named Juan "Johnnie" Rico and his...

by Robert A. Heinlein

Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of...

, two movies (Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers (film)

Starship Troopers is a 1997 American military science fiction film, written by Edward Neumeier , directed by Paul Verhoeven, loosely adapted from Starship Troopers, a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. It is the only theatrically released film in the Starship Troopers franchise...

and Starship Troopers 2), and cartoon series (Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles

Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles

Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles was a CGI animated television series based on both the novel by Robert A. Heinlein and the 1997 film adaptation directed by Paul Verhoeven...

). While it is impossible to seamlessly merge all three different interpretations, this RPG does not pick one over the other, instead merging the three as best it can.

There are two editions of the game; the original hardcover book, published in 2005; and a softcover pocket

Pocket

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 edition, published in 2006.

Published supplements

Mongoose Publishing have released the following supplements:

• Starship Troopers RPG (2005)
• Starship Troopers RPG Pocket Edition (2006)
• Blaze of Glory 1: Alamo Bay (more novel than RPG supplement)
• Starship Troopers Floorplans
• The Selvache Incident
• Boot Camp
• The United Citizens' Federation
• The Arachnid Empire
• Mobile Infantry Field Manual
• Ambush at Altair

Mobile Infantry

In Starship Troopers: The Roleplaying Game, players play as units from the Mobile Infantry (though the ability to play as a Skinny is granted).

Mobile Infantry Classes

• Mobile Infantry Trooper
• Chaplain
• Comms Trooper
• Engineer
• Field Medic
• Hero of the Federation/Veteran
• Light Armour Trooper
• Marauder Driver
• Neodog Handler
• Officer Cadet
• Pathfinder
• Sniper

Other Classes

There are other classes in the game that players can play as if they choose not to be in the Mobile Infantry.

• Special Services Agent
• Telepath
• Memory Man
• Lucky Man
• Civilian
• Fleet Officer
• Skinny Raider

M.I. Equipment and Weapons

The weapons and equipment available in the game originate mainly from the movies, TV series, and the novel. Some original equipment unique to the game was also added.

Aliens

In Starship Troopers: The Roleplaying Game, the players fight against the Arachnids and the Skinnies. The Arachnids include the warriors depicted in the novel as well as the diverse sub-species portrayed in the films and TV series. The Skinnies are primarily based on their depiction in the Roughnecks TV series, and are a playable race.

Second Edition

The Starship Troopers Role-Playing Game was in the process of being redone using the rule set from the Traveller

Traveller (role-playing game)

Traveller is a series of related science fiction role-playing games, the first published in 1977 by Game Designers' Workshop and subsequent editions by various companies remaining in print to this day. The game was inspired from such classic science fiction stories as the Dumarest saga series by...

. It would have featured all previously revealed races plus several new ones (Terrans, Arachnids, Skinnies, the Forth, and the Coven). However Mongoose has since lost the license to Starship Troopers, as such the game will not be re-released under the new rule set as originally planned. This according to Matthew Sprange of Mongoose Publishing (http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=44665).

External links

• Starship Troopers RPG at Mongoose Publishing