'Adventures in the Terran Star Empire' is the second in a series of 'Pocket Sized Adventures', a set of quick to learn and easy to play role-playing games. They are designed to be picked up and played with minimal preparation, effort or fuss. The Terran Star Empire is a vast and decaying interstellar empire based on the classic science fiction space operas of the 1950s and 60s.

This game uses the 'Wanton' Role-Playing (WaRP) system from Atlas Games under their 'Open Game License'. A basic version of this rules system can be found in Part Two of this book for easy reference. If you prefer a more detailed rule set, with a few more options, then the full WaRP System can be found in the 'WaRP System Reference Document' the atlas-games Website.