From publisher blurb:
A campaign book for Cepheus Universal.
BUT! Cut-down essential rules for Cepheus Universal are included to allow play using this book on its own!
Orbital Cold War depicts a world where the Space Race never ended and the Soviet Union never collapsed. It is 1990, and there are several hundred humans in orbit and on the Moon, manning stations, bases and outposts. Although there have been new technological innovations along the way, many of the reliable rocket and capsule designs of the ‘60s and ‘70s are still in use.
The player characters are astronauts, scientists or even soldiers, that have ridden a rocket into orbit or to the Moon. Play as Americans, Soviets or Europeans. The characters work as a close-knit crew to achieve the goals of their nation, facing staggering dangers, overcoming challenges and doing this whilst-waging an undeclared ‘Cold War’ with the enemy. The crew also has a secret faction that often requires a covert mission be carried out.