Other Suns

[1] The game includes a dozen alien races that resemble humanoid Earth animals such as cats, foxes, and bears.

[1] An additional article entitled "Luna, The Empire and the Stars" by Shapero that expanded upon the background contained in the boxed set appeared in the Ares section of Dragon #89.

He found the character generation system too complicated, as it "involves the calculation of about two dozen characteristics, many requiring lengthy formulas and a lot of math".

Swan had the same concerns about combat, noting that "keeping track of special hits, fumbles, endurance, accumulated damage, and other factors gets tedious mighty fast".

The aliens were also available as PCs, so anyone not wanting to play a member of a second tier group notable mainly for being homicidal bastards who almost crashed civilization could select something more palatable.