China embarks on a manned space program, putting several yuhangyuan space navigators into orbit and on the moon. Transhuman space gurps roleplaying game pdf scarlett. Orbital decay includes maps and stats of a typical orbital facility, character descriptions, and an adventure for up to six 200point transhuman space characters. However, some of the cybershells run into the hundreds of points 963 points for the ucav, but then it is a fighter jet, so gms probably need to set some parameters and know the options available. Transhuman space is a hard science fiction roleplaying game setting for gurps, published by steve jackson games. The setting is intended to represent a plausible, hard science view of what the world might be like in ad 2100. Transhuman space series 10 primary works 10 total works transhuman space is a series of scifi roleplaying supplements for gurps, exploring a transhuman vision of the 22nd century, where biology and nanotechnology merge with interplanetary adventure. An example of uncontrolled decay would be when the skylab space station was brought down. It is recommended, however, that your shell be independently mobile and versatile. The combination of plausibility and possibility is stunning. Its somewhere between cyberpunk and space opera, both in. An evaluation of cubesat orbital decay, proceedings of the 25th annual aiaausu conference on small satellites, logan,ut, usa, 1, aug 0811, 2011. Expanded and optional rules plus roleplaying guidelines for eclipse phase, the creative commons scifi horror rpg. The moon is owned by whoever gets there first, and they can strip it for parts and cover it in their waste and nobody can stop them because the promise of endless economic growth puts you above the law.
The core book in the line is transhuman space, written by david pulver. I dont care about hardback vs softcover except insofar softcovers tend to be physically lighter, which i prefer. The universe of transhuman space is a synthesis of these two visions a world in which ultratechnology and space travel fuse to forge a new destiny for mankind. Nov 23, 2011 for that reason, transhuman space plays with higher point values. But maybe bad enough in the sense of feeding the no.
Gurps, warehouse 23, and the allseeing pyramid are registered trademarks of steve jackson games. Transhuman space orbital decay gurps steve jackson games 6705. Transhuman space doesnt have this, and i rather like not having it, even if it does confuse people occasionally. Complete your party with these readytogo characters fit to adventure there. Set in the solar system in the year 2100, it is a setting rich in adventure, mystery, and exploration of the possibilities of existence. Transhuman space is one of the most phenomenal rpgs ive ever read. Transhuman space yahoogroups list discussion of the transhuman space setting. Book by steve jackson games abu dhabi owns more than 8 percent of the worlds oil reserves, has close to one trillion dollars to invest in sovereign wealth funds, and is about to implement a masterful set of economic initiatives that will yield even greater returnsflores y frutas. Transhuman space won the 2003 grog dor award for best roleplaying game, game line or rpg. They require a bit more work than the 4th editions ones you will have to convert the characters stats, but it is easy to do.
Plus, its got space octopi and, unfortunately, catgirls. This is a digital reprint of a product based on gurps third edition rules. They dont tend to decay a lot because they are far beyond even the outer reaches of the atmosphere. This links page is a companion to the bibliography printed in the transhuman space core book. It features a lot of advanced biotech, wet biologicallybased nanotech, the colonisation of the solar system including the terraforming of mars. Transhuman space is a series of scifi roleplaying supplements for gurps, exploring a transhuman vision of the 22nd century, where biology and nanotechnology merge with interplanetary adventure. Transhuman space is a series of scifi roleplaying supplements for gurps, exploring a transhuman vision of the 22nd century, where biology and nanotechno. There was a lot to assimilate, and it required a paradigm shift in thinking. All the ts books are high quality, with the notable exception of the adventure orbital decay which was a generic zombie horror adventure parachuted in to the game line without much read. The transhuman space series presents a unique hardscience and highbiotech universe for roleplaying. Usually i also dont care about gurps book illustrations or most other rpg book illustrations, but the space 4th edition book has some really pretty ones, and while the original printing was in hardback and colour, afaik the reprints is in blackandwhite as well as being. Earth orbit, buzzing with busy space factories, bustling spaceports, under the watchful eye of rival orbital. Its somewhere between cyberpunk and space opera, both in technology and mood.
The gurps setting transhuman space takes place in the year 2100 in a solar system colonized by genetically engineered humans, artificial humans, and ai. Orbital decay transhuman space patrick sweeney, christopher shy, andrew hackard on. Take control over a huge space vessel, the drone carrier radiant star. The game assumes that no cataclysm natural or humaninduced swept earth in the 21st century. Ive liked the books by allen steele that ive read, apollos outcasts 2012 and avengers of the moon 2017. Calculating decay rates and orbital lifetimes of satellites in essentially circular orbits below 500 km altitude. They decay because of drag with the thin atmosphere that exists in low earth orbit. During a singularity gone wrong, earth was evacuated by brain uploading to artificial bodies produced throughout the solar system. Orbital decay includes maps and stats of a typical orbital facility, character descriptions, and an adventure for up to six 200point transhuman space. A hard science rpg set in the year 2100, transhuman space bills itself as a realistic speculation on the future.
The how can be anything from magic to science, the only thing thats common among all of them is that they are somehow better than before. Unfollow gurps books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Transhuman space is a future in which radical new technologies and space travel fuse to forge a new destiny for mankind. Oct 01, 2002 transhuman space is one of the most phenomenal rpgs ive ever read. There are several turrets available, each with different use lasers all round usage, flak against fighters, rockets capital and slow fighters. Warehouse 23 is your online source for games and geek toys. Heinlein, lester del rey and ben bovain which technology has moved man out into space and terradyne, a space based corporate state, dominates but does not have exclusive control of space based industries. Fronted by steve jackson games on behalf of the illuminati, it offers a wide variety of roleplaying games, card games, and board games from many different companies. Transhuman racial templates transhuman space obsidian portal. See the complete transhuman space series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. And now, richard kerr has created the first set of miniatures for this exciting roleplaying line. Spacecraft of the solar system 306707 2003 1e1p pdf transhuman space classic. Orbital decay near space book 1 kindle edition by steele, allen.
The scenario booklet orbital decay, published early in the lines existence, is widely perceived as an unfortunate attempt to get supporting product out asap, even though it didnt really fit the style of the setting. Transhuman space won the 2003 grog dor award for best roleplaying game, game line or rpg setting. Historical timeline for the transhuman space setting. Transhuman space was one of the first roleplaying games to tackle postcyberpunk and transhumanist themes. Yes, satellites at geostationary orbit at the end of their life are put into a graveyard orbit which is over 235 km above geostationary exact height depends on aspect area to mass ratio of the satellite. A lot of stuff has been published for it, including many adventures. Real and perceived orbital debris threat posed by cubesats to government and commercial space operations can address by.
This is a digital reprint of a gurps third edition product. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading orbital decay near space book 1. Great deals on steve jackson games gurps role playing games. The universe of transhuman space is vast, and cool, and challenging.
The internal consistency, plethora of story seeds, and reasonable extrapolations from current technology are unparalleled in almost any rpg genre, let alone science fiction. A satellite in geostationary orbit will likely stay in its orbit for centuries. Orbital decay includes maps and stats of a typical orbital facility, character descriptions, and an adventure for up to six 200point transhuman. Transhuman space gurps roleplaying game pdf download, mobi epub kindle. A strange new world will unfold a nightmare to some, a paradise to others. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Transhuman space miniatures gurps transhuman space noble. Broken dreams 306708 2002 2e1p pdf transhuman space classic 306709 2003 1e1p pdf transhuman space classic. Check the archives for vehicle designs, conversion notes, and optional rules and setting material.
Orbital decay melds science fiction and horror to explore the dark side of the biotechnological revolution envisioned in the transhuman space setting most of the action in orbital decay takes place aboard vandegrift station, a space habitat home to a surreptitious biotechnology research program. Orbital decay includes maps and stats of a typical orbital facility, character descriptions, and an adventure for up to six 200point transhuman space characters, either biological or cybershell. Learn how police, health, disaster management, transport, and trade in the cities of transhuman space work. A trio of gengineered pathogens key to the plot are described in the adventure, but numerous. Steve jackson games gurps role playing games for sale in. There are no aliens or warp drives, and most of the action takes place within our solar system. Orbital decay, a free online action game brought to you by armor games. Kongregate free online game orbital decay the last mission of the drone carrier radiant star play orbital decay. Changing times p58 see also, shelltech for more templates too numerous to list.
In particular, i dont see why two mind emulations both based on scans of similarlysized human brains should be radically different in complexity and therefore size, just because one of the humans was a bit smarter than the other. The transhuman space book series by multiple authors includes books toxic memes, orbital decay, high frontier, and several more. A tour of cities in 2100, from an overview of what they are and have become, to a look at what makes the towns of tomorrow tick. Discover how theyre run, and what happens when it all goes. Apr 06, 2009 space to bring up the upgrades, c to center the view, h to hide the hitpoints overlay, j to toggle the hud. This book presents a research station in earth orbit, a great setting for all kinds of campaigns, and a sinister mystery for characters to solve. The transhuman space wiki is an online reference for everything related to the gurps transhuman space setting by steve jackson games. The problem with orbital decay is transhuman space created this complex and very alien future world, which was fascinating but very hard to grasp. The core book, transhuman space, opens with close to a hundred pages of world and background material.
Transhuman space ths is a hard science fiction setting that takes place in the year 2100. Once more, transhuman space frustrates by presenting a world whose building blocks should inspire punk stories and then forgetting the punk part. The pursuit of transhumanism is now in full swing, as more and more people struggle to reach a fully posthuman state. Space tourism, moon and asteroid mining, a permanent settlement on mars. In the year 2100, earthlunar space is the most densely populated area of the solar system outside earth itself. Gurps adventures for the 3rd edition before the current edition of gurps, there was the third one.
There are also controlled and uncontrolled examples of orbital decay. Simply put, a transhuman sometimes called a posthuman is a person who has exceeded their normal mental andor physical abilitieslimitations. In 2002, the transhuman space adventure orbital decay received an origins award nomination for best roleplaying game adventure. Origins nominee for best roleplaying game adventure of 2002. How to calculate the orbital decay for a satellite weighing. An example of controlled orbital decay is when, the mir space station was pulled from orbit, to destroy it safely. Neither utopia nor dystopia, it is a place of hopes, fears, and new frontiers. Longterm vitality and viability of cubesat community may depend upon ability to actively address. Ive heard similar about orbital decay for transhuman space, which in a setting full of transhuman weirdness and big questions is zombies on a space station. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. At a geostationary distance, the atmosphere is so negligable and since its part of the extended atmosphere, rather than gas in orbit, it should rotate with the earth at the same rate as the satellite, that drag is essentially nonexistant.
Transhuman space foi um dos primeiros roleplaying games a abordar temas poscyberpunk e transumanistas. Gurps terradyne, a future history suitable for a hard science fiction campaignin the tradition of stories by robert a. How do i calculate the orbital decay for a satellite weighing about 385 kg, which is launched into orbits ranging from 1,150 to 1,325 km. Play orbital decay, a free online game on kongregate. There are still the occasional dust and gas particles out there but not enough to cause much orbital decay. Another example of orbital decay is by tidal effects. Space tourism, mining the moon and asteroids, a settlement on mars. Space stations and space marines, armed shuttles and orbital weapon platforms, nuclear missiles and smart mines, comsats and jammers and grim hunterkiller satellites all. For space based games i recommend deep beyond as its chock full of wierdness and in the well. Orbital decay vandegrift station, a topsecret orbital research lab, has suddenly stopped all transmissions. Sep 26, 2016 revelation space is a sprawling, hardsf tale with enough original ideas for three thick novels. Transhuman space miniatures has six gorgeous figures, including felicia, tennin, and aquamorph parahumans, an uplifted postcanine, and more. Taking leadership roles in orbital debris assessment.
At any rate, youll need the usual gurps rulebooks to use transhuman space as written, although translation into systems such as spacemaster probably wont be too hard. Gurps adventures for the 3rd edition gollumsgurpspages. Its basically zombies in spaaaace, with ropey orbital mechanics. Many preservationist organizations such as the antigengineering terrorist group blue shadow and antiterraforming europa defense front.