Now, as the Combine licks its wounds and could no longer exert control over fringe regions like the Bleed, the duties of law and order have fallen to you. The war crippled the Combine, and scarcity returned to the galactic economy with a vengeance. All that's for sure is they were bad news. Nobody remembers the Mohilar clearly, and reports are often contradictory. Then, a disastrous war came with the Mohilar. The Combine is a space federation that had dedicated itself to peaceful exploration and discovery and the Bleed was its brave new frontier. You will crew and operate a ship on a tight budget, hoping to pick up and complete assignments that will enhance your reputation and lead to better and more profitable assignments. In this abandoned, war-ravaged fringe of inhabited planets, you're as close to a federal authority as they come. The players take the role of Lasers, freelance law enforcers solving problems for pay in the Bleed, a semi-autonomous frontier region of space where humans and half a dozen alien races co-exist.

Ashen Stars is a Space Opera Tabletop RPG written by Robin Laws and published by Pelgrane Press in 2011, using the GUMSHOE investigative system.

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