I played table top Role-playing games have been around for almost 30 years now, and if there's one thing that's been constant throughout that time, it's the ongoing effort to extract concepts from books, movies, and games to the table. It makes sense. The original TTRPGs were heavily influenced by games such as J. R. R. Tolkien and many other writers of the time, but this is also true of science fiction games. Today, the developers of the popular free-to-play game Warframe announced a partnership with Starfinder to release an adventure adventure combining the two games called Operation: Orias.
Before fans of either franchise start dreaming of a world where you can use your favorite Frames to wreak spectacular destruction across the Path of the Gums galaxy, Operation: Orias takes place quite a long way from the Starfinder story as you know it today. Instead, this module takes place on the Source System, and the Protoframes you have access to in this adventure will not work exactly the same as in the online game. However, if you're a fan of one or both games, you're in for a real treat.
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Without going into too much detail into the adventure itself, Operation: Orias gives the game master everything he needs to send four players as the Hex Syndicate against familiar foes like the Infested, the Corpus, and the Grineer in a four- to six-hour adventure. Although this largely depends on Warframe: 1999 As for the details, in a brief interview with Pathfinder creative director Luis Loza, it's clear that a lot of work has gone into balancing out the frantic Warframe experience in TTRPG form. When asked about these efforts, Loza emphasized efforts to take into account the speed and constant action of the video game.
“I tried to make sure that I could convey as much of the tension of the game as possible with abilities that sell the idea of speed and intensity, even while moving at the turn-based pace of a TTRPG,” Loza said. “Characters have the ability to jump long distances in a single movement and offensive abilities that help them attack multiple enemies en masse. Enemies are also slightly weaker so players can take them down quickly, which helps convey the full power of the video game.”
Starfinder x Warframe: Operation Orias available now at Paizo for $9 if you want a PDF version, or $13 for a full-color 20-page booklet. If you've never played Starfinder before or it's been a minute, you'll need the Second Edition Core Rulebook to play this adventure that will cost you an extra $20 for PDF version or $70 for print version. For you dice goblins, the Warframe store has a beautiful set of seven dice with a matching navy blue tray themed to the adventure that you can pre-order for $40. And those who like to play online can enjoy it all through Roll20 system with ease.
