From the Editors

Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Frontier Explorer magazine.  The Frontier Explorer is a fan supported and run magazine dedicated to science fiction role playing games and fiction.  In its pages you will find optional rule systems, equipment, encounters, and more for various RPGs as well as fiction contributed by our authors and the community.

Initially, the focus of the magazine will be the Star Frontiers role-playing game, as that game holds a special place in the hearts of the magazine's founding editors.  In addition, this year is the 30^th Anniversary of the publication of Star Frontiers and we want to pay tribute to the game.  However, as our readership grows and expands, you can expect to see material for other games and settings as well.  Despite the initial focus on Star Frontiers, many of the articles and topics should be easy to convert and applicable to other games and/or settings.  Our goal is to provide general resources that are easily adaptable to whatever game you love.

We have quite a bit to tell you about the plans for the magazine and the features of the magazine's website.  So much so that it won't fit in this small space that we've allotted for Letters from the Editors.  Since the details don't fit here, we've spilled them over into a small article of their own.  You can find it at the end of the magazine for you to read after you've enjoyed all the great content in this issue.

We're excited to bring you the Frontier Explorer.  Turn the pages and begin exploring.  We hope you enjoy what you find and will come back in the future.

- Tom Stephens & Tom Verreault

  Founding Editors