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Memory Cubes, Cards and Holodisks

Version 3.5 Following my blog adding some depth to the subject of energy cells, I thought I might give a similar treatment to that of storage media. Transhuman Space 3e p.141: “Portable data-storage units are teradisks (TDs). Each holds 10 TB and is the size of a sugar cube. $5, 0.01 lb. Old holodisks are […]

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Murder in Reno

Reno, Nevada, USA, Earth: 6th March 2099: “A gen-yu-iyne locked room mystery!” Carter announced. “Pretty much!” agreed Chang. “Cameras show no one leaving all night. Keycard log confirms it.” “Cameras and records can be hacked…” “True, but we also have views from independent cameras out on the street. Need to be very thorough to remember […]

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Lakhcities and Sub-Megacities

The term “future city” may conjure up images of vast urban expanses filled with towering skyscrapers and neon. A “megacity” is defined as a city with a population of ten million or more. With a current world population of more than 7.5 thousand million it is perhaps surprising that the Earth has only 47 megacities. […]

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Energy Cells for Transhuman Space

Version 2.6.3 This started out simply as an attempt at creating better tables for the blog. It has turned into a more detailed look at energy cells in Transhuman Space. Most of this is not needed for gameplay but the extra detail does help flesh out the background. THS 3e on Energy Cells Page 140 of […]

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Weapons: Four New Weapons for Transhuman Space

Mikku 9mm Caseless The Mikku is a semi-automatic handgun (“tabanja”) manufactured and most commonly encountered in the Islamic Caliphate. It uses the same electric-ignition 9mm caseless round as the Enkidu machine pistol. The Mikku is usually issued to non-combat personnel such as officials, administrators and senior officers. Wearing, or just owing a Mikku, is regarded […]