Publisher's Synopsis
Universe, The Sci-Fi RPG is a science fiction game; it is not future fantasy. The game is set in the Vortis Massif of the Antwaris Galaxy, a region of space containing more than 100,000 solar systems. Character generation is skill-based, rather than class-based, and can be done on-line or unplugged. The game system utilizes a universal table for all dice rolls. The system is not d20. Characters are 100% skill-based. There are no classes, none. The skills are structured in a prerequisite system, much as you'd find in a college catalog. If you want to design robots, you've got to first learn a lot about electronics and mechanics. Characters get to select pre-game training (this is as close as we get to classes). School, military, college, goofing off, whatever. Each training choice gives the character a set of skills that they start with. Characters generally start with about 15-20 skills. Nobody begins helpless. The game system uses a universal table and 10-sided dice, almost always rolled in percentage.
