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SWN Rules Explained: How Starship Combat Works in Stars Without Number


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Brian breaks down starship combat in Stars Without Number, using a scene from Episode 22 as a case study.


In this episode:

  • How starship combat rounds work in Stars Without Number -- and why they last 15 minutes instead of seconds
  • The five crew departments (bridge, gunnery, comms, engineering, captain) and what each one does
  • Command points: the core resource that drives the action economy and what happens when they run out
  • Ship crises: how any player can declare one, what the GM rolls, and how to scale difficulty based on the plan
  • A cargo hold breach from Episode 1 that became lasting ship canon -- still referenced 20+ episodes later


New SWN Rules Explained episodes drop every other Thursday, breaking down the mechanics behind the Stars Without Number adventure.


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