Despite their best efforts, the crew of the Tempus find themselves toe-to-toe with the Dynasty yet again. An outgunned, out-of-supplies outpost of liberators is rapidly losing ground to an invasion force. Knowing they are the liberation's only hope of escape, our heroes prepare to take a stand. Games in the Tempus series work similarly to roll and write games where players roll dice and use the results to fill in a sheet. In the Tempus System, instead of using dice, players will use the date and time to randomize setup and available actions. —description from the designer