From HardNova: Space Opera Adventures Introduction:
The rules in HardNova: Space Opera Adventures are designed to facilitate quick gaming for a single night's play, especially for those times when you need a quick fix or want to take a break from the tedium of extended campaigning.
Characters are created on a point-based system that allows you to design the type of character you want to play without restrictive classes and levels.
HardNova is predicated on the classic space opera epics found in movies, comics, television shows, and books from the last several decades.