The faithfulness of the game system to the Buck Rogers paper and pencil RPG rules is one of the big pluses for this game, and I found this adaption well done and carried off with finesse. SSI plans several sequels to this scenerio, but not until next year.
Races have a bonus or a penalty of up to three points in character attributes.
Characters are given 4,000 experience points and the levels are determined according to the pencil and paper Buck Rogers RPG rules, which translates to level three characters when they start the game. The five classes or Careers, are Rocket Jocks, Warriors, Engineers, Rogues and Medics. Each character has a set of eight pre-selected career skills from the 55 available general skills, divided into six skill categories based upon the attributes. Some of a Rocket Jock's eight career skills, for example, are Drive Jet Car, Pilot Fixed Wing and Pilot Rocket. Characters start with all eight career skills and 80 skill points to allocate to these skilles, plus seven general siklls and 40 skill points to allocate to them.