High Colonies

High Colonies is a science-fiction space-adventure game, a hard-science system set in 2188.[1] The Earth has been ravaged by a nuclear/biological holocaust, and human society continued only in the orbital colonies that surround Earth and are scattered throughout the Solar System.[1] The game includes rules for character creation (a skill-based system), robots, one alien race, genetic engineering, melee combat (between people and/or robots), and spaceship combat.[1] There is campaign setting material describing the factions that control the various colonies, and an introductory scenario, "Hard Times at Lyric 3."[1] The timeline which establishes the background for High Colonies runs to almost 8,000 words.[2]

High Colonies featured design and art by Eric Hotz, and was published by Waterford Publishing House Ltd. in 1988 as a 104-page book.[1]

Rick Swan reviewed High Colonies in Space Gamer Vol. II No. 1.[3] Swan commented that "As a game, High Colonies doesn't measure up to the competition. As a sourcebook, science-fiction role-players could do a lot worse."[3]

• White Wolf #15 (April/May, 1989)
• Challenge (Issue 40)
• Voyages to the Worlds of SF Gaming (Issue 11 - Apr 1990)
• The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games[4]