The Frontier has been a great addition to my gaming arsenal! It uses a familiar-enough version of the general d20 mechanics for everyone in my various groups to feel comfortable, but with enough streamlining touches that it really doesn't slow down play.
While it wouldn't be my game-of-choice for a long-term campaign (it is the "shoot and loot roleplaying game," after all), it does make for an excellent low-prep one-shot or mini-campaign (especially with its included, but not requried, setting in the Three Lakes region of Prometheus) that gives you all the crunch and flavor I need to tell any kind of story.
The wide variety of supplemental materials also makes it easy to cherry-pick additional classes, equipment, enemies, etc.
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