Star Frontiers Articles

Since its inception, Star Frontiers featured prominently in role-playing game trade publications, from TSR’s Dragon and Polyhedron, to some of the less known local magazines. Herein, these articles are catalogued for reference.

Dragon Magazine

From September 1982 (issue #65) to September 1989 (issue #149), Star Frontiers had a strong presence in TSR’s house publication: Dragon Magazine, introducing new races, new rules and answering questions from players.

An article in the 1998 Annual issue included conversion rules and advice to run Star Frontiers under the Alternity rules, which had been released by TSR (under WoTC) that same year as their flagship Science Fiction game ruleset.

Issue #	Article	Subject
#65	Blastoff! First Look at SF	Review
#74	The SF 'Universe'	Detailed Review
#84	The Zethra	New Race
#85	StarQuestions	Q & A
#86	Fast and Deadly	Starships
#87	Freeze! Star Law!	Law Enforcement
#88	Battle of Ebony Eyes	Mini-Module
#88	StarQuestions	Q & A
#88	Yachts and Privateers Return	Starships
#89	The Mighty Mega-Corporations	Mega-Corps History
#90	Mega-Corporations of the Frontier	Mega-Corps History
#91	Careers in Star Law	Law Enforcement
#91	Day of the Juggernaut	Mini-Module
#92	StarQuestions	Q & A
#93	Rare Wines and Ready Cash	Agricultural Trade
#94	From Anarchy to Empire	Governments
#95	The Zuraqqor Strike Back	New Race
#96	The Coming of the S'sessu	New Race
#97	StarQuestions	Q & A
#98	StarQuestions	Q & A
#98	The Volturnus Connection	Volturnus
#99	Tanks a Lot!	Vehicle Combat
#102	SilverTwin	Star Law Vehicles
#103	The Saurians	New Race
#103	Tanks Again!	Vehicle Combat
#104	Star Law Returns	Law Enforcement
#105	Expanding the Frontier	Exploring
#107	Tote That Barge!	Interstellar Economics
#108	Old Yazirians Never Die	Age and Aging
#109	Patriots, Terrorists, & Spies	Cults
#110	Going For a Swim?	Underwater Adventures
#112	For a Fistfull of Credits	New Items
#115	An Interstellar Armory	New Starship Weapons
#120	Here Comes the Cavalry	Warfare
#122	The Leader of the Pack	Leadership
#123	The Whole-Earth Ecology	Aliens
#124	A Shot in the Arm	Damage System
#125	Second Look at Zebulon's Guide	Zebulon Errata
#129	Armored and Dangerous	Powered Armor
#132	The Frontiers of Design	Starship Building System
#135	Sage Advice	Q & A
#136	Damage Control-Report!	Starship Combat
#139	"Jetboots, Dont fail me now!"	Revised movement rules
#144	Sage Advice	Q & A
#419	From Freighters to Flying Boats	Oceangoing vessels
1998 Annual	Alternate Frontiers	Conversion rules for Alternity

Polyhedron Magazine

The official RPGA (Role Playing Gamer’s Association) publication had a lower circulation than Dragon, but between November 1982 (issue #9) and 1986 (issue #31), no fewer than 22 articles featured Star Frontiers, including twelve “Dispel Confusion” Q & A columns.

Issue #	Article	Subject
#9	Star Frontiers Review	Review
#9	Encounters	Random Encounters
#10	Dispel Confusion	Q & A
#11	Dispel Confusion	Q & A
#12	Knight Hawks: A New Dimension	Review
#13	Raid on Theseus	Mini-Module
#13	Dispel Confusion	Q & A
#14	Ambush on Lossend	Mini-Module
#14	Dispel Confusion	Q & A
#15	Dispel Confusion	Q & A
#16	Dispel Confusion	Q & A
#18	Layover at Lossend	Mini-Module
#18	Dispel Confusion	Q & A
#19	The Laser Pod	KH Equipment
#19	Dispel Confusion	Q & A
#20	The Proton Beam	Equipment
#20	Dispel Confusion	Q & A
#21	Take Command of a Titan!	Knight Hawks
#22	Of Great Ships and Captains	Knight Hawks
#22	Dispel Confusion	Q & A
#27	Dispel Confusion	Q & A
#31	Dispel Confusion	Q & A

Arēs Magazine

Prior to becoming a section on Dragon Magazine, Arēs was a fully independent magazine devoted to science fiction gaming. After issue #11, it was bought out by TSR, which published an additional six issues before turning it into the science fiction section of Dragon. The last independent issue (#17) was published early in 1984 and included two articles relating to Star Frontiers.

Issue #	Article	Subject
#17	Yazirian Cultural Weapon	Equipment
#17	Miniature Use	Miniature rules
Spl.Ed.#2	Frontiers of the Mind	Psionics