Welcome to the official Beyond the Stellar Empire (BSE) website. If you are interested in participating in the game please subscribe to the BSE list. ALL Players get one FREE ship to play in the game as long as they wish.  Yes, you can play in BSE with just the one free ship, but come on, it's more fun with a few ships and a colony.   All you need to get started is the Trainee Manual (below).  Once you get that, you can download the rulebook if you wish.

Costs to play BSE: First ship is Free for as long as you want to play. Each additional ship is:   $3.00/$5.00/$7.00 (depending on length of turn) Each Colony (City) is $3.00 per printout or 45 colony orders -- printouts come from 1-16 weeks - your choice

Rules and Documents

BSE Rulebook DOC ZIP Appendixes of BSE Rulebook DOC  New! Conversion of Colonies RTF  Colony Actions - last updated 4-4-04 DOC  Colony Complex list (a table in chapter 3) DOC  Codes Strip program - program to strip out codes if you receive that type (2.9 megs) ZIP Ship turn template DOC  Sample new ship printout DOC  Initial Starport Encounters for new players DOC  Instructions on how to fill in your turn  - these documents require to view.

Trainee Manual Files

The below documents comprise the "Trainee Manual".  Fill out a turnsheet (ship turn template) based on the sample new ship printout as your first ship.  Follow the instructions and email the turnsheet to gm@beyondthestellarempire.com  Please include a name, address and email address with your first turn email.  You can address questions to the BSE Webmaster at:  neil@beyondthestellarempire.com Training Manual DOC  The Training Manual is a greatly condensed version of the BSE rulebook, and contains just the orders necessary to get you through your first turn.  It also contains your first official "mission" in the game. Ship Turn template: DOC  Sample new ship printout DOC  Initial Starport Encounters for new players DOC  Instructions on how to fill in your turn

Player Contributions

History of the Capellan Periphery ... and Beyond - from the beginning up to 201 (2.3 megs) Map of the Capellan Periphery (Player created, SMG has not verified accuracy) Map of the Transhole (Player created, SMG has not verified accuracy) Map of the TCA (Player created, SMG has not verified accuracy) Map of the Draconian Periphery (Player created, SMG has not verified accuracy) The Ringbone Gazette Treaty of Werth Latest public market reports as of October 18, 2004. (ZIP file - .txt are items, .blb are blurbs and can be opened by a text editor/word processor).

Affiliation Websites

Affiliation and Racial Political Leaders AIS - Linking Not Advised EKN - The Ekinos FET - Frontier Exploration and Trade FOE - Foelian Shadow Empire GTT - Galactic Transport and Trade IMP - Stellar Empire KZK - The People of Kazerack LEM - Lemite Autonomous Region MYR - Myrrians ROC - Republic of Corona SMS - Stellar Mining and Smelting USS - Universal Science & Services WCE - Whitehole Colonial Empire ZCS - Zolmani Consolidated Systems

Email Discussion Lists

AGS Run Email Discussion Lists There are several email discussion lists available for our games. BSE-Announcements Available to all BSE players as an information source for official game announcements (game developments, turn schedule notes, etc.). This list does not serve as a discussion list for the game and you will not be able to post messages to the list yourself. If you have a question or wish to speak with the gamemaster, Neil Bradley, for any reason then please contact him directly. Role-playing, diplomacy and general-purpose discussion take place on a number of player-run discussion lists that are available for that purpose. Click to subscribe to bselist BSELIST This is the officially supported player discussion forum for Avatar Game Systems' Beyond the Stellar Empire play-by-mail space opera game. All subscribers are expected to remain civil to one another at all times, failure to do so will result result in removal from the forum by Avatar Game Systems. Player Run Email Discussion Lists Roleplaying, diplomacy and general-purpose discussion can be found on the following player-run email lists. Avatar Game Systems does not moderate these lists and does not assume any responsibility for their content and/or the behavior of the participants on any given list. None at Present