I let my gaze wander around the apartment. A water jug was on the table near the window. As I glanced at it the water suddenly began to violently bubble. No sooner had I began to marvel at the strangeness of this when it again settled. I looked towards the chairman to see if he […]
Month: July 2016
Shooting Transhuman Space Weapons
In GURPS, firing a gun is an Attack, All-Out Attack or Move and Attack manoeuvre. This may or may not be preceded by one or more seconds of Aim manoeuvre. In Transhuman Space, we have the added complication that smart ammunition, including homing bullets, are relatively commonplace. Any firing in non-homing mode will simply be […]
Spear-Hand
Around 400BC in Nemea, the Greek fighters Creugas and Damoxenus fought until dusk. They resolved to permit each other a single final blow. Creugas struck Damoxenus on the head but the blow was weathered. Damoxenus had Creugas raise his arm and then struck him with his open hand, using his fingertips like a spear. Damoxenus […]
Fifth Wave Special Forces
As I have described in previous articles, military operations in the Transhuman Space-era often involve relatively small numbers of personnel, often tasked with an operational or strategic-level mission. In contemporary parlance, these units would often be described as “special forces”, although “covert forces” is more accurate. In the THS-era, however, special forces have undergone a […]