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F l e ~ e n t s 7 and 9 , The Tra ve ll er Adventure , Adve n tu r e c lass
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 NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
We l l , i t wa s lo u g h, bu t we 've f i n - d ec k p l an s for t he J ol ly R09 @r
all y g o t t en o u r f o u rt h is su e o u t. c las s Pi ra t e Co rsa ir , a r evie w of
We a po logiz e f ar cu r lateness , b ut Tra v e ll e r : 2 30 0 , a nd b l u e-proi n t s
h ~pdfu l l y the ~ a i t wa s wo r t h i t . f o r t h e Gaus s ri fle.
With t his l S SU~ we h a ve I n o u r c o mi n g i s su e s h e h o p e to
s w~tc h ed to co~pu t er ty p e , th u s i n c l u d @ t wo ~ pe c ia l pu ll -out sup-
i rn p r o ~ i n s t he re prod u ct io n and p l @m@n ts : a c~mp ! e t ~ t i me- l in e ,
c o lu mn qu a li ty . Ye al s o h o p e t hat inc l ud i ns h is to ri ca l ~ v~n ts f r om
in t he t ut ur e we ' l l be e b Le to im - .!.l.-L t b e Tr a v e t t e r b c c t..: ~ , a n d a
~~ ov. the b in di n g of o u r magazi ne . spec i a l b c c k Le t of I ib rary d ata
U r, l i 1 tha t can be done , we sugg e s t a nd e ssa ys on t he h ist o ~ 1 of t he
t h a t you place a s t r ip of t r a ns- T r o j a n Re e c he e .
pa rent or inv i si bl e ta p e a l o n g the Un t il n e x t i s s ue : Ma y y o u nev e r
s pi n e an d o v e r the s t ap l es . T hi s fin d you r s ho rt s infes ted wi th
wi t l re d u c e damag e to t h e e d ge of Hi v er l arvae !
t h e lI: dgd zine .
Thi s i ss u e we o eg i n ou r series,
Cy b org s, Clo n es . an d An dro i d s with - Mi " e J ac k so n ,
pa r t 1 of C ybo r g s . WE' hop e you E d i to r
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T r a v e l l er ' s Ad v i c e .. • 19 .
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STAF F: Mi k e .r a c e s c e , Davi d N e ... , Pau l S t onem a n . Aa r on v a n Be r g .

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v c i c e or sound , t o imi t ate i t. T h e
q ual i t y o f t he t e t t e t t o e i s deter - Als o c a l le d sl ip- sl ime , riot f o ~~
n i n e d by th e u ser ' s k n o wl e d g e of Wa5 in i t ia l l y d~velop ed b y la w en-
t ne so un d : f or i n s t a nc e , if he has f or c e rs for th e q u el l in g o f r io t s ,
grewn up wi th t hi s sound s i nc e bu t i s n~ w al so u sed extensi v el y
c h ildhood , he w ill l i kel y giv e a i n de f e n c e s jstems , cO~bat , and
pe rfe c t i mi t a ti o n , w h er ea~ i i he fo r pra cti ca l j o ke s.
has h e a r d it o n ce o n a sem i - f a u l t y Ava il abl e in l kg c anis t e rs,
t r i-D s c r e e n , t he qua li ty wi l l riot f o am i s a ch emi c a l f o a m wh i c h
s u ffer. I t i s u p t o t he r ef eree to re n de rs pve ry t hi n g i t t o uc h e s al -
det~rmi ne the q u al it y of the i mi- mos t t ota l ly frict ionl ess . An y one
t ation , an d h ow likel y t~e ~ea r e rs tr eadin g on it wi ll a uto ma ti call y
ar~ to be f oo l e d. As an e xam p l e . f a l l. They wil l b e un ab l e to !'l al k
p~ r h aps Joh n , equ ipp ed with a or fi g ht , a nd mu st ro ll th eir de x -
v o ic e mo d u l a t o r , wishes t o scare t e rity o r l e s s on 3 d i n order to
sone pr i~ iti v e s wit h t h e roar of cra w I .
th e c r ested Jabber wock . He -h a s Each c a n is t er can spra y 2 0 m ~ o f
o ~ l y he ard su ch a r o a r o nc e , ten su rfa ce f ro m u p to 1 0m ali a y . Th e
y e a r s ago : th e qu al it y wi ll no foam l a s t s until i t drie s , a p p r o x -
do ubt be a wfu I , un 1e5 S J o hn ha s a n i ma t e l y 20 mi n utes late r .
i n c r e d i b l e me mo ry . Howe ver , t he Riot f o a m ne ut ralizer is av ai l -
pr t e t t t ves wi 1 1 p r-o n e b l y n e v er' a b l e i n 1 0 09 s p r ay bott les wh ich
h av e he ard a c r es t e d J a b be rw oc k hol d 1 0 ' s h o t s.' Us u ally spra y ed
b e for e , and wo uld be fr i3htened b y on b oot soles or handS , it is a
ev e n t he wo r s t s t t e op t , I f, on th e ch e mical wh ich le n d s t he spra y ed
ot h~r hand , Jo hn is co mp lete 1! a re a s u f f ic i e nt fric tio n to ov er-
fam i lia r wi th the roar , h av in 9 co~ e t~e e f f e c t s of the f oam. Un-
onc ~ w~rk ed as a zoo ke eper , he for tu n a t e ly , th is me a n s t h a t wh e n
wi l l be ab le t o 9i ve a f au l t l es s Ha lk in3 o n s u r f ace s not co a t e d in
i mp r e ss i o n o f th e Jabbe r wo ck to r i o t foam , t h e u ser must l ift his
e v e ~ t he nati ve s o f r.a s s a n . f e et stra ig~ t up i n o r d er to move
Th e op e r a t i o n to i mpl an t a -- n o s hu f f l in g allowed .
v o i c e mo d u l a t o r i s q u ite s i mp l e, R iot f oam is TL 7 a nd costs
a ~ 1 rp q ui res o n l y a fe w d a y s in Cr 3 0 . F e am ne u tra l iz e r is a l so
ho s p it a l . The i mplant and op ~ r a ­ Tt 7 a~d c o ~ t s Cr2S . Riot fo am i s
t io n c o s t C ~ S O O 000 . Not e : th~ ba s e d on a s i mi l ar materia l in the
v oi ce m o d u l a ~ o ~ is i l l e 9 a l on all s ho r t st o r y a S i lent t. e ae s , a b y
I ~p ~ r i a l wo ~lds wi th a la w le v el Jerr y P o ur ne l le.
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ga me. Ha v i n g on ly be~ n ad verti s ed h a s g re at pote n tial , b u t t hat ma y
in the Dr ag e n m ~ ga ! ine . i t came be a l l i t h a s. As in o t he r r ecen t
l a r g e l y e5 a 5urp r i s~ . Bu t ~ha t is s a~ es b y GD~ a nd ls pe c if ic a l l yl
this ne w RP G? ~cren K. Wisema n f t h~ r ules are
De s p i t e the g ame t i tle , Trdvel - co nfus ing and d i f f i c ul t t o u n d e r -
fer : 2300 is n eit her Traveller n o r s tan d o ~ t he fi r s t rea d. Ho wever,
7wil i 9 h t : 2000, th o u gh i t bears th~ g ame 's gre a tes t f au l t is in
mo r e r esemb la n c e to the l a lter . p lan n ing a n d or g a nizat ion.
Set i n a u n i v e r s e where Ea r th ha s T r d v ell e r: 2 JO O i s poo rl y b a-
st ruggled ba ck from nuc l ea r de vas- la nc ed and v e ry i n co mple te . Over
tation to conquer the s t a r s, the 1 /4 o f t he ga me is t ake n up by
9am e ha s a hi9 h l 1 real ist ic his- ba ckgr o und, wh i le s o mu c h i s le f t
tori c a l b a c kg r o und , wh i~h se e ms t o out i th e p r ior i t ie s a re s cr e .... ed u p
f i t in ~I it !'l T \'I l l ig ,I)!; 2000 . Th e an d on a 1 i s t o f l e ss t h e.n 30 p ie -
com b at system is a l s o s im i lar to ces of e c u t p me n t , s p a ce is waste d
t h at of T lfil ig h!: 2 00 0 . How e v er , o n 4 t ypes of s at e lli te a nd o r ga n-
th e g a me 's o n l y re a l r e l at ion to ic c o n t a c t Jen se s ~ Ano ther e x amp le
Travelle r is t he f act t h at it is o f inc o mp l e t e ness i ~ th e fact t h a t
a n SF RPG. s e v er a l a l i e n r ace s are m~ nti one d
7r av ell ~r: 2 3 0 0 co ntai n s 2 s e v er al t i mes .o ve r h u t th a t ' s
r u l eb c oks , 2 mi n i- b o o k l e t s, a~d a i t ! The y are n ~ye r de scr ib ed ~
s t a r ma p . Th e ru !e bo ok s co nt a in De sp ite the se f aU l ts , 7 r d vef-
l ot s o f i nf e rm at i o n on h i5tor ~ f fe r : 2J OO has the po tentia l t o be
t h e curr e n t 5tGt ~ of t ~e u ni ver s ~ f th ~ mo st reali st ic S F RP G to date .
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er at ion s Y5 te Ll (simi La r- t o Tra v el- (an d ga ins p la yabil it y l de pend s on
le r , b u t ~ ou c hD o se y o u ~ sk i ll s ) , wh at supple men ts are r e l e a s e d .
p er~ona l a nd st ar sh i p co mb a t s y s- P ~rso nall y. I wou ld s t i ck to
t~ m 5 , a n d in fo on h o w t o ref th e Tr a ve ller, as i t i s a ~ uc h more
g ame. c omp le t e an d p la y ab le RPG , Bu t if
Th e r u l ~ b o o k s a l s o con t a i n do z - y o u l ik e de ta il e d b a ck 9roun d and
e n s of s t ar s hi p d ~ s i g~ s lb u t no d o n't mind f i l lin g i n ma j or ga ps
9~ n ~ r a t i o n SY 5t ~q) , a ~ d e v~n more i n ru l e s , T rav el l er : 2J OO i s t he
r i f le 3n d l a s e r d es i g ns {b u t no gam e for y ou . Rega rd le s s , wha t e v e r
r u le s fo r 5 u ch s imp le i t e ms as t ype o f supp le me n ts GDU c o me s ou t
k n t v e s a nd 5,,"ords l . an the o ther wi t h fo r i t wi l l ~ i t h er mak e or
ha nd, th ey ~ont ai n mu ch mor e real - b r ~a J,.: t h e g i\ m,(o .
is tic a n d co mpr e h e ns iv e s ta rs hip
r u l e s , inc lu ding solar a n d f i s s i o n
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 PIRATE CORSAIR
The Jol Ly R o g er c l ~s s P ir at e Cor- Conf ig uration : C lc5e . P a r t i al l y
sair ~ n e of
15 rn a n j de sig ns for s t r- e am t r r.e c •
~ i ra t ~ sh ips . I t s lilree tur rets , Ca p a c i ty : 160 t e n s ca rgo . 10
l a r g e carso be y, an d ext ra state - s t. e t e r-o om s , 20 10 .
r o e ms fe r t ro~ps a r e c o mmo n to b e-r t h s.
mo s t ty~e5 . Wh a t makes t h i s design Veh i c l es: No ne .
specia l : s i t s random iden t ifi c a -
t i on featur e var iou s re t r a ct - DECK PLAN LOCATIONS
a ble an d mobile po d s , f in s, and
anten n a e , and an adj ustable t rans- 1. Cargo b a y. 9 m cei l i n g. Cla m-
pond er a l l o wi n g t he ship to pose s h e l l d oors re v eal entire ba y .
as a n y of a n um be r of s hip ty p e s . 2. Ov erhead wal kwa y . Sta i rs a l l o~
T he Jolly Ro ger class Co r sai r a cc ess t o th is waJ~way runn i ~9
~D5t oft ~ n pos e s as a ty p e R s u b- 3 m above the bay f loo r.
s idi zed Qercha nt b y ex t e n ding the 3. Av io n i c s .
t ype A wi n g s and th e bri dge, a nd 4. Lo w be r th s. U s ~ d fo r pris on er
ke ep i ng a l l ot h e r fe a t ur e s re t rac- st o rage. 20 l O"l be rth s are
ted. stac ke d in colu mn s 3 h i gh . 9m
c e t Lt nq ,
S PECI F I CATI ONS S. A irlo c k .
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Tonna g e: .q OD t o ns standard . co mp a r t me nt a n d ca n mo v e to
5600 m3• a n i posi tio n alo ng the do rsal
Cr e w: 5 . Up to 10 i f gun- face. P o sitions for p i l o t a nd
n ef' S a nd t r o o p s a re n av i g ator . Not e : Th e bridge
c a rri€'d. co n o n l y be e nt~r e d ~ hile it
Dimensions : [Hi l h f ea tu res e x- is in its compart ment.
tended) 63m long x 7 • . Computer .
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Ac c e 1 er a t i o n : 3-G c o nstant. s u r f a ce.
J u mp : 2. 9. Mob i l e tu r r et po d A. This con-
POvler PL3.nt : 12 EP . Agi lit y cea l ed turr et mo v es out of its
1. co mpartm ent and ca ~ take an y
E ng i.ne-e-r in g: S pecifi c at i o n unc~n­ p05i t i o~ al on g t ra c k s on the
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and a du a l im p u lse 1 gu n ne r.
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 The BORDERLAND SUBSECTOR
Most wo r l ds in t h~ Borde r l a n d were s e t t l e d Qu i t e la te in I mper ial his-
tor y - - th e l at e 7 0 0 ' 5 and e a rl y 800' 5. Tow ne was s ettled i n 354 ~ h e n a
~ e avy sco u t mi s -j umpe d . Er g o a nd lnur-i n wer e co l on i zed d uring t he $ l n -
ea rian E:npi r p , a nd la t e r col l a p s e d ." he n th e i r s ua po r t ~ iiS cut o f f.
Th e Asia n / I mper ia l Tr a del an e tr a ve ls l hro u 9 h th ~ Bor d e rl and from
T J a i o wa h a t o Tob i a. I t st op s at Te ch - Wo rl d a n d Acr id , bot h I mp e r i a l al-
li~s . Bo t h WOrlds COn t a i n b o t h T y ey o F t~ahraQ Yo l r an d Un it ed F r ee
T rad er s Asso c ia t i on o ff ices .
TECH- YORLD is p o pUlat e d by 30 sc ien tist /te c h n ici ans and seve ral
thou sa n d robots. I ts ma i n i ndu s t ry i s t he pro d u ction and e xpo rt of
h i 9 h - l e c h go o d s su ch as fus i on g uns, comp uters , and b lack g lobe gen er -
a tor s.
ACRID is en veloped in a t h i ck ch lorine a t mo s ph e r e . The sme ll pfrr me -
ate s ever ything on the wo rld . Acr id is also the ho me 04 the blotch e s, a
c hl o r o hy d r o c a r- b o n - b a s e d s ent i ent l i f e fo ~m Wh l~ h will be e xte ns i ve l y
d e a I t with in i s s u e "6.
F ALK E NB E RG i s a h o r r i b ly c r o~ld ed wor ld du e to it s h ig h p op u l a t ion
1950 mil lio n ) a nd sm al l amou nt o f u s a b l e land. In 11 06 it too k o v e r
SPERL E in o r d er to proc ure f ood .
EX E i s po pul ate d on l y b y a fe w mi n er s and s t a r- p or t pers onel l . I tis
the ma in j u mp- l ink t o Tow ne and Vi l La qe ,
TO ~NE col onized VILLAG E with s u b-l ight d r i v es due to th e l ac!.: of
lanth anum on b o~h wo rl d s.

TH E BORDERLAND

Byr nl 0107 B9 5 5 6 9 9 - 6 Agr icult u ral . 0

Ar u nis i i r- 02 01 B7 7 6 5 3 0- 6 Agricu lt ur"a l. Non-i ndus t rial . G
Tech - Uor ld 0 204 A4551 5 4 -F Non - ind ustr i al . 0
E r90 02 0 5 X7 6 7 5 00 -0 Agr" icultura.l. Nc n i ndu e t r f e l ,
v G R
Ta n i th 03 01 A589342-B Non- in dustrial 0
Acri d 030 2 AA C1388- D No n - i n d u s t r" i a l 0
Inur in 030 4 £ 668 7 7 6 - 5 Agr i cultural. Ri ch. 0
F a l ken b er g 0 3 0 5 A15B448-D Non-induslr ial. 0
Ce r d a n 0 40 1 A8 95347-9 Non-ind ustria l. 0
Exe 0 40 3 B3 0010 1-A Non- i ndustr i a L , Vacuum wc r L d , 0
Spe r l e 0 40 4 BA 9A76A- 7 Rich. 0
Ume m i i 0 5 0 1 C5 2 1 8 7 7-6 No n- a g r i cu l tu r a l. Po o r. 0
Argo n a 0 50 3 B612586-9 Non -in d u st r i al . G
Vi l l a g e 0609 810063 4-8 No n- ag r i cultu r al . 0
To wn e 061 0 B75 0A96 - 9 I n dust r ia l de sert world . G

Th e Borderland 5ubsect or c o n t a i n s 1 5 worl ds Nit h a pop u lat ion 04

38 . 06 9 bill i on . The h i g h e s t popu l at i o n i s A. at To wne j t he highes t
t ech leve l i s F, at Tech-W o rl d .

A NOT E TO U.S. SUBS CRIEERS :

lJ '? wi I I e c c e p t IJ . S . c h e que e
-- d r a f t s i n Caf.a di.a rl f u n c s e re n o t n e c e s e

~~ r y . Sim p l y Hr i t e the c h e q u e a~ n o r ma l , b ut i~ r t h ~ ~q u i val ent a~ ouht

o f U. S . f und s : as o f Ja nuar y 19 8 7 . $ 2 . 5 0 Canao ian eQ ~als $ 1 . 75 A m~ f l ­
can , and $9 . 0 0 Ca n a dia n equ a ls $6 .30 Amer ic an .

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 II.AP LEGEND
TOBIA
WOnLD CHA rtAC TErtl STICS

• Wa t e r pre se nt
o 1.0 wa ter prese nt
.
.,: Ast er oi d be lt
",'"

BASES
"It Imperial naval ba se
• Imperial sc out ba se
~ Sc out way stati on
A Res e arch s t at io n
f:1 Foreign naval ba se
Foreign military ba se

T;<AVEL ZONES

{\Amber z one <

o
A. Rod z one
o

POPULATION

Sec undu s under one billi on

p:;:n:us over on e billi on

s t a r po r t
t ype

bases ga s
gi ant
worl,,-_ ,
t ype x- boat
r oute
worl d name

travel zone c od e

BINARY

A: Menarial I : Nora 'a

A
~ D
B: Egyrn J : Goertel
c: Pax Rulin K: Tlai owaha
E F D: Gazulin
E: Yggdra s i l .. Ranib
L: Tho Borderl and
~

F: Dpr e s .. Silra a ihe

G: Zi ndal 0 : Hkea ' as
E: Tobia P : Bina ry

TROJAN REACHES SECTOR

 FEATURE ADVENTURE:
DELUSIONS of GODHOOD
While v i s i ti n g Tech-W o~ld (T h e a ns i s ai d fr om an u naff i lia ted
Border land, 0 2 0 4), the players are q r o u p of e d v e n t o r e rs •
approached by a small, ner vous man Co r g will pa y t he p la y er s
~ h a i n s i s t s he mu s t tal~ to them. Cr300 0 0 0 and suppl y t hem w ith a n i
He ident ifi es hi mse lf as Corg, the 'Spec ia l equipment the y ma y n e ed.
e xt ~rnal affa irs adm inistrator ~ c r The pla yers must tra vel t o Ergo ,
t h e world. He has a possib le job find and erad icated the p irates,
see the pla yers, a n d w i 11 pa y wed I and undo a ny cultu ral damage the y
on it~ completion. ~a)' have caused (t h is includes re-
He ~ xpJain5 that the nearby mo v i ng 2l..L h igh-tech i t e ms ) .
world of Ergo f0205J is populaled
by naive primiti ves, and under ERG O
prote ction b y the Imper ial Scout
S e rvic e ( t h u s the Red Zone pos- Er go (:<-7 67 5 00-01 is a mo lt en- c o re
t ingJ. A fe-Itt mo nt hs ago, a heavil y wo rld with a diameter of 11 5 20k m.
~amaged free trader arrived at It has a density of 1 .1 0, a ma 55
Tech-Ucrld, after hav ing batt led a of . 7 3 9 , and a gra v ity o f 1 .2 '56 3 .
P irate Corsair in the Erg o s ystem. It has a r o t at ion per i od of 18
The Corsair crashed on the planet hours, 5 3 min utes, and a n a x ia l
and t he Trade r l i mpe d out -s ystem. t i ! t o f 7 32'2.5 ·, It has a sta n -
Cc r g fears that a ny surviving dard, b r e a t h a ble atm o sph e r e, wi t h
p ira t es ma y c orrupt and take ad- an atm osphe~ ic p r ~ s su r e of . 90 ,
v a n t ag e of the natives . However , and i s 7 1~ c ~v ~ r e d ~ I ith wat er .
1~e t o the Imper ial protection of Er30 has n at i v e p lant and anl-
Srgo, he cannot go himsel f without M2] I He, most of wh i ch e r e e d i ble-
~ausi n9 an interplanetar y inci- t::2 b u rn a n e , Gold, s il ver, an d l an-
1~n t. Hi~ o nly ho~e for th e Ergo- than um ar e qu rt e common. It is

DESERT TUNDRA JUNGLE

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popu l a ted by 4 8 5 000 h umans, s a i r, the I ~ S5 the v i lla9~r~ will
s pre ad a c r o ss t he wor l d ' s MajOr l:now of the pirales . H O H e v ~r ,
co n ti n e ll t , wi th mos t s e t t l e me n t s ~ve ry o n ~ ~.i ll ha ve h eard r u rn o u r' s
i ~ the n o r· t ~ eas t . T he y ha ve re - of th e ' Go d s ' who ~o w li~ ~ at
gre ss ed t o TL 0, a n d ha ~ e a trib al ' Ka r saer . •
soc ie t y , wi t h no real l a ws or so v- If t he y a re approac he d b y th e
ernmen t . p t a ye r s , a.nd see a n y s t ra n ge t Eo c h-
The I ~ pe r i u m maint ai ns two no! o9 ica l ' Mag ic, ' they Hill ~mm e­
a u t o ma te d i n terdiction s al e l l i t e s dtatel y assume t ha t th e p l a ye r· s
in o r b i t around E rgo, with teams are s upernatural b e ings . Roll on
c heckin g the m ev e r y 5 years e They the react io n table w ith +1 f o r L i-
were Ln s t a l Le d i n 1 0 51 in order to as~n s k ill Dr Cont act scho ol e xp e-
protect t he n a tives fr o m the ir r ie n ce ( Bo o k 6 1 S coutsJ. On 1 0,
higher - tec h n eigh bour s . 1 1, o r 1 2, t n e v t t t a q e r s I'll il l t ak e
t he pl a ye rs t o b e Go d s a nd ser·VE
ACROS S THE ST YX t b e m, Cn r e s u l t s o f 6 1 " 8 , or 9 ,
t he y will be taken t o be an ·3e!s ,
As t he p l a y ers app r o a c h Er g o , the y 9iven a n o f feri ng , a n d su bseq uent -
will fs t r a hge l y l not ro?'c ei ve a ny I :' i s n or e d or treated as ~I an l ~ d
warning s i9nal~. ~s the y enter gu e sts . On low r o l ls , th e v i ll a -
v i s u a l range, the y will fi n d t hat gers believe the p l a y e r s a re de-
both interd iction s d tel li tes h a ve mons a n d w i l l ~r y t o r epe l t ~ e m .
bee n b l o~ n t o p i ~ c c s , p ro b a b ly by I n vi .l l a g es c l o s e r to Kar saer,
n u c l~dr m l5s j ~es. b ias t he rolls t o wards ' Go d h o o d . '
A Ne u r a l A.ct ivity S ca n ( NAS I o f F 3.rther a~la y , bias them towa r'ds
t h e p l a n e t wi 11 i ndi c ate th a t the ·An'3~l ho od . · God '5. will be t-l cr-
onl y i n t e l Lt qe n t life forms ar e sh ip; ed, given cf f er in35 of focj
3. 1 1 c l u s t e re d around the n o rt h e a s t 3n1 wc me n tor men) ar,d s e r ve a
end o f the Hor·l d ' s major cont i - han d a n d fo ot . In r e t u r n, t he y
n e n t. Th e r- e is a l s o a we a k ne u t r- f > w i t l b e e x pec t e d to p e r for m god -
n ~ SOu rce i n l h? s am e g en e ral area t ike d ut ie-s c u r i n g wo un d s or
l l h e '"$- o n the wo rld mapl . d i s e~ s e sl b u il d in g we a p o n s, pro -
Ho w the ad v e ntur e progre sse s

V-Eon 15
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j ~ s cr i be the ~ orld ' s c ur rent s i t u -
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t ectins a g ai n s t en e My t ribe s , and a ne s ti l l funct ion a l .
~ t ~~p i ~g dr 3 u g hts . If the pl a y ers T h ~ pi rat e c r ~w new c o n s i s t s o f
ar e un 3bl @ t o d o t h e s e , t h ey may 5 h ~~3~ S :t h e pilot , tw o ~ n q i n ­
~e ~r ~ 3 t e 1 as d emo n s and dr iven e e r- s , one qu n n e r" , a n d a t h u g ) and
o u ~. 1 ~ sla~ ( al ~ o 3 th~g l . Up o n con -
t a c t wit~ th e na t i ves the pirat es
THE PIRATES ~ ~r e ~ 3 k e n 35 3~9~ ls . Th e y t he n
fcr~ u l a ted a p l an .
Th e pi rates cras h - l a nd ed a ft er ~d ap t i nq t h e AsIan' s c o mba t a r -
t h e ir bat t le wi t h the Free T rade r ~ou r wi t h a gr a v - b e l t an d pl a s ti c
a nd th e inte rd ict ion sat e l l i t es . 'w ings , ' t h e y s e t h i m u p as a hu g e
r t wa s a mi r ac le th at the y sur- God . S e o n , a v i I l a9 ~ ( K a r s a luo l a nd
viv~d , as the Co r s air i s an u n- a mi n e we r e s e t u p wi th t he in t en-
~t r ~ a ~ l i n e d ship . The y wi ll n e v er t ion s o f am ass i ng g o ld a nd je ~els .
again be a b l e t o lift i t fr o m t he a nd of b u i l d in g a j u mp-m e s s ag e
~: a n e t ' s s u r fa ce . to rp edo to s e n d o ut a n S .O .S. to
7; e P I ~ g u e was e q u i p ~e1 with a f £"l l o ~ p ira tes .
~ t c l e n s l o w p in na ce wh i c h wa s a l so
d3~3 ged i n t h e c r a s h . Th e Cor s a ir KARSAER
~a ! ar me d wit h t wo tr iple l a se r
t~ r r et s a nd o ne tripl ~ m iS5 ~ le T ~ £" vi l1 a s e o f Ka r s a er was bu i I t
t urr et, t h e la t te r b ei ng the o n l y in a fore st ed ar ea a ro u n d the

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cr as h sit ~ by t he na ti ve s . BEWARE THE BE AS T
1. c e r-e a s e . 'l he pir at es I i v e h e r e The a d v e n t ur e c a n t a ~e a numbe r o f
a n d a re curre n tl y c onst ruc tl~ g ta c k s fr om t h I S pOi n t . If tt,e
th~ ~ ~ S S 3 g e t o r pe d o In t h e ca r· - p la y e r s ~eco m e k ~ o w ~ to t~ ~ p l -
g o ~ ~ y . I t i s a l mo s t f l n l s he d . r et es , t he y " l l l u e c l are t ne ad-
2. T h r o ~ e r G o m . Th i s ~ ut j s f j l le d v e~ l u r e r ~ t o ~~ j~ ~o n ~ a ~d have
k i t h l d o l ~ a nd h a s a l a r~ e 90 l d t h e v illag ~ l"~ ~ ~ i v~ th ~m ~ fia y . The
t h r o n e- a t th ~ b a ck . 'God' s its p l a l pr s ma} a t t ~ M p t t o s heak in a t
and i s wor s hippe d h ~ r e ev e r y n i~ h t a n d kil l th e ~ i r ;;. t ~ s . d rug
d a y f o r t wo I, ou r s . and k i dn a p ' Go d , ' Dr a tta ck t ne s
3 . Fu r r ow. Th ~ wa ke of the COr - with a t r i b e t~a l ko r h i p 5 th e . 4-
sate' e cr a s h . t h is ar e a o f ve n l u r er s .
g ro und -u p ea r t h an d tr ees At ~ o m e po in t, t he p i r a te ~
s tr e t ch e s fo r ha l f a k m. ~~ou ld la u n~ h t h e i r me s s a ge t o rpe w
4 . LOdg E. Th i s is t be tri be 's do . Two H e ~ ~ s l at e r , a~o t h ~ r C~ r­
mee t in g a re a . A f i re p i t i n the s e t r s nd an ol d e c c u t c o u r t e r- ~ti! 1
e

ce ~ t r e is 5 u rroun~ ed by b ~nches
3r r j ~~. To f u r t h e r co ~ p li c a t e th e
1 1 0 '3 5) alon g the sid e. Th e v il- ~i t~~ t ion , an I ~pe r ia l s ~ rv ey
l a ge r s me e t herE to ~at , lell sco ~t ma y ar r iv e to re pai r t he
s to r ies , and d isc u s s plans. ~ a t p lli t ~ s . If th e p la y ers a re
5 . Roa d to Mines . Tt,e mI n e s ne t t is ca ~ g ~t, th e y Hi l l b e arres t ed a n d
3 k m sc u the a s t alo ng the roa d. A im p r i s o ne d . If the- y f ai l to st op
e c z e n v i 11 ,;, g e r·s an d t he human t h e pi r a te s , t he y wi l l no t b e paid
t h u1 wo r k he re e ver y d a Y mi ni ng b y Co r3 . I f the p l a y e r s e l i mi n a t e
r ic hes a n d se arch ln g for l an - th e p i ra t es , t h ~ y maj b e f o r c e d b y
th anuft . t h e na t i v e s t o r e p l a c e t h~ Go d s
6 . St o r'e t c u s e : Loo k i n 9 ~or e mo d e r n (a t ~ h ic h po i n t th e I mpe r i a l s
t ha n t he re s t , thi s la r ge mi g ht ar r i v e l .
bu i l d i n g con ta i n s th e p ir at es ' Th e p oss ib i l i t i es ar e li mi ted
s tol en wealt h . o nl y b y th e refer e e's im a g in at i o n .
7. Ro a ct t o F ie l ds.

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 MISSILE DESIGNS
The f o l l C' !·' ir. ? m t s si t e e .... e r e d e sig ned 'J. s in S Sp ec ia l Su pp lem ~ nt 3, f r am
the J o u r n al c r t h e 'r r a v e r j e r s ' Aid So ci ety No. 21 . The y ~I ill fit in
any s h i p 's m i e s i J .,:. l eu nc be r I and mas t er e c om n o n l y av a r l a b l e • NO TE;
Luc-if Er an d o th e r n u cl e a r rni ssiles er e i l l egal 0 11 rnQs t Imperial
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tona ler: ~J a r h ead - Si 2 ~ a nd t ype of e ~ pl o si v~.

S H- / O Pr ~ ~ ~ : 5 i o n: C~ nt in u o us · Accelerat i cr. :6G Bu r n : 4 Se nsors: Radio

Deton~tor:?ro w i !~ i~ j Warhead:l0kg HE TL :9 Cosl:Cr·92 0 0 Weight:J5kS
SH -! Oa 10kg ~ arce focussi ng wa r he ad . C,.9700.

~ini 12 P~ O p ~15 i ~n:Continuous Ac c el e r a t i o n : 4 G Bur n;4 S e ns o T"s : R a di o

Deton~tor:Con:act Warhead:l0kg HE TL:9 Cc st :C~23 00 Weight:21kg
~ini 1J 1 0~g For ce focussi ng warhead. Cr29 0 0.

B r a n d t 250 0 P l'op u lsi on:Limited Accele~aticn:3G E urn:6 Sensor's :

Radio Det on3 tor:Contact Ua~head:l0kg HE TL: 9 Cost:Cr 78 0 0
We i g h t : 3 9 k 9
Brandt !5peci~1 IOkg Force foc ussi ng warhead . Cr8300.

5l -5 Pro p u!sion:Limited Acce ler ation: 4G Bu r n :5 Se n sors:Radi o,

Mass, Neut r Ln c Ile t o n a t o r- : Ln t e l I i q e n t Wa rhead : IOkg HE TL: ll Cost:
Crl 4 000 ~ e i~ht :49k9
5l -6 101<g Fcr=~ f o cussi ng wa r h e a d. Cr14 500 .

Vaar sen 1 2 8 P I 'o~ ulsion:L imi ted Ac c e l e r a t ic n : 2 G Dur n :8 Sen sors:

Ra d i o, Iq Det o n ato r: Intell i qe n t War~ ead :2 01:3 Forc~ focuss in g T L :9
Cos t:CrQ 10 0 14 eig ht:49kg
Vaarsen 1 ? 8 _~ O . l~ t F ysion I~arhead. Crt 00 9 i oc ,
Vaarse n 12B Xb O. l wt Enhanced Radiation ~. a r he ad. Cr l 0 09 1 0 0.
Vaarsen 129 2 0 \(3 HE w a r h e ~ ~. Cr9100.

I C8C- O" e g a Accelerati o n:3G

Propuls icn:Di sc r~ti on ary E u ~n : 9
Sen sor s:R ~1 io , IR
Det onator :!ntelligent Wa~head:20k3 Force F oc us-
sing TL:ll Co s t : C r l 1 250 Wei9hl:~Ok9
lOBO -A lph .:. O. lk t Fusion warhead. Cr 1 a ll 520.

l u cif~p PI' c p u~ ~ i cn:D isc r et icnar y Acce leraticn: SG Burn :5 S e nso r s :

Ra d io Det onator : C~ nt 3c~ W~ r'1.a d: O. 3kt F usio~ T ~: :l
.-_ :):t ;
Cr 3 0 09 ~ OO We i 9Mt:~ O~ 3

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 CYBORGS PART 1
Cy b e rr,e t lcs are an e s se n ti a l par'l
o f s c i en Ce f i c t i o n . Th~ y h a v e ap -
p eare1 ~ ver y where . from t h e c yb org ~ ~ tr An IOOO la stm9t\ 7
lim~ 5 of S teve Austin , th e S l ~ lcu r An•••••••,., •••••IOOO •••IO slm,H 7
Mi lli on Doll a r Man, . t o t~,e art i fi- • ski! [CU1l.' 20C 12
cial arm of La r ry Ni v e n 's Gil • tCij[t u u 1150 12
Ha ~ jlton l to tt.e robo ti c s yst ~ms tl stru~U 500•••11 wt ~ tr ~C il t, te Ill . 15
o f Dar th Va d e r . Th e y a re muc h too • I r.Du IO~ •••13 IS tcabll ln c ~ r

u s e L u I t
I a n c! t t g
o e r e s t n to be I e e ~~rr 1t, Jr.O IO Roril i ! ~'H
o u t of Traveller . len r lt9 1 ~ •.. IC m il l ,_ttl
T he re a r e man y wa ys t o repl ac e t sth t~m i . ' 250... 12
bo d y parts . At I O ~1 te c h le ve l s , t toUtt s.u 1300. •.12
l j ~b~ can be rep laced \~ i t h pe g I ' c~ b l. s ~ff L m O.. . lI
le9s o r pla s tic a r ms wi t h - hoo~s . j taa~ l. l l/l~ i . ' IDM.•. 11
By TL 9 , limbs {but not o r g al l s J t ino'U 1eOC" .13
ca n b e rege n erated , or replaced fco t 5CO••• l0
~ i t h t hos e of c t orle s,
the f j r s t of • ,ti l tcvtrtl' 50 12
~I hj = h i s v e r y time-cons u mi ng , a nd t taut lfn 1CO'O •••12
~ h~ s e con d of ~ h ich i s v e ry co s l - llu (. •• •••••.• ••••••••••J'~ . .. 'a fn l'rllT 5
l ~· . Tr ue c len es , one s in wh i ch t he • !ki. tCWf· i.' 50•••12
m ~~ o rj e s a nd t h ou gh t patterns of • teu' ms lC50 12
t h ~ i nd iv i du a l a re i m p r i n t~ d o nto tI Intu it y 7'5 0 12 mt p.r pm t, te Ul . 15
h is c l o ~e-'s brain , come- a t TL 13 £y 300 •••12
and can a ct a s a f o o lpr o of 9 ua r a n- • t .l nce~it m o 12
t e e of c ontinue- d li fe. The op t i o n s + II,H Il h nify i1, .. 69CO 12
of Clo n i ng and re gpne rati on will t tl tratt 9300 13
be de- a l l wit h i~ p ar t 3 . Cy be rne - 'lott : m itlll 2 tl tn ltltur rs btl Oi nISI
t ic s is th e- cb e ep e s t , faste-s t , and [u 25e 11
mo ~ t co mmo n meth o1 o f l ar ge-sca le t n tn m siti , it y f'O •••12
h u~ a n reo p ai r . 'ei et In leoc l e II!I , l i CIt!
Th eo c yber netics t a b l e shows t h e t n tn ycln Z5C IC tcst m ,oiu
TL a nd cost of v a r i ou s bi on ic t vo in lohhter n voin IOh h lot lI o~.
~a rts. Unless o t h e r w i s e speci lr e d. hlt'1'""J D'9Us u rit5 Je·j3 h pu h O~ u tnt
a5 s u~ eo that t h~ pa rt s weo i9h a~ ~ u I Rmnt m ti u ~CO~ ••• 12
mu~~, a s the or gallic or·iginal . Al l , stit (e'flth 9 ~00 , .. 12
c y b e r n e ti c pa rt s ~,o rk of f 3 D-da y I teu' mu ICSO J2
ba t t ~r i ps . t Inou 1SOO••• 1J IS (cl bl t In ~~ r
Ilia !, : ,flOl r 101 n ..i1.bl. lor In's, teet, er iJf i' ih l l or9i1 u 1
, , DESCR I PT! ONS

~11 c yb er ne t ic p a r t s . whp n gi" en

s ~:in c ov e r i ng and t o uc h s en s p , a re
in d ist in 9 u is hab l e fr o m roar ma l h U-
man p a r t s . Th e y are p er ma n ent ly
a t t ac b e d , a n d a re- co n t r o l l e d di -
r ec tl y b y m ind -l ink a s far- a s
a n yon e l ~vpn t h e o ~ n e r) lS co n-
:er n~ d, t h e y ar e p ~ r f e c l l y n or mal
l icb s o r p ar-ls . Ba tt eri p s t a kp 3
h c urs to rech ar g e ~t a ny ~ u b lic
s ac t t I t y . Th e y can al s o be- r e-.
c h a r 9 Ed ~ i t h spe- cia l c y ber-
r~c h~~ g er5 a br i efc o s p-s i z e d ,
po rtabl e e p e r e batter y 9 <jod for 3
e o n t h ' 5 r e c ba r qe (C r 6D OI , and a
hom e- -t u a j c n c c a e r- pl ant f or' re-
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 c h a r 3i n g th~ br l e fc o s ~ recharger r ~ pla ce ment of ?I l i n t e r na l cr -
or the c ybo rg hi ms.:-lf (lOOOkg , 9 a n ~ .

Cr,3 0 0 0 0 1 . HEAD RECON S TR UCTIO~ : As ea ch ej e

~r ea r is s l i, rt l y larger t ha n
ARMS : F u ll y co n to u red m~chan jcal t h e o rgan i c o rigi n 31 the sku l l
ar mSj a t t h e ir b as e c os t, t he y c ~ n b ~ c o me o ve r cr ~ w d e d . I f a pe r -
h a v e a s tre n gt h o f 7. At TL 11, s o~ ~ a s 3 o r m Q r~ c yb or g rep l a c e -
t h i s ca n be i n c r ea se d at Cr500 ~~ n t s ( i ~. , 2 e y es an d 1 ear, or
p er p oint t o a M a ~im um of 15 . 2 e e es a n d 1 eye ! , t r. e e n t ir e
L EGS: F ull y contcu r~d mechani c al s k ull mus t b e r eb uilt - - t h at is,
le g si capabl~ of wa lk In g, run - r~pl aced wi th a bion ic s ~ u ll wi t h
n i ng, j umpin g , e t c , At base cost . mo re spa ce . The f inal v e rs io n
t he y have no rmal speed wa l k i n g l oo ks, e c t s , a nd fee ls ju s t I i u e
and runn i n g . At TL 11, th e y ca n t h e o r iginal.
be tuned to d ouble mo veme nt TORSO ~ECO N STR U CTI O N: As w it h t he
th at i s, .:- as y l o ng - t er m Movement he a rl , the torso n e eds r ec o n st r u c -
d o ub l e sp ee d, sh or t ( r u n n i r. gl t ion if too maro ~ o ~ ~ an s ar e r e-
mc ve ment a t Quadr u p le speed . At p l ac e1.
TL II, t he y can als o be s pr ing - S KIN COVE R !NG: Ava i lab le for ma n y
l o a d ed t o al low j u mpi n g up to 3m of t h e bion ic par ts , art i f ic ia l
a t 1 G. s l: in co v~ring look s , act s, an d
F EE T: Ncr mal , fUl l y con toured ieels l ike r eal s k in. Als o l i k~
r c be t ic feet . re a l ~~ i n . i t ha s e e v e r a I la y er s.
HANDS : On e of the most co mp l e~ bo - an d it e ven bl eeds wh en c ut (f or
dy parts. At TL 10 , t he hand a short whi t e t ,
st arts with on l y de ~te r it 1 S. By TOUCH S E NS E : Senso rs beneath the
TL 12. i t can be inc reased at sk in o r o ~ the s urfa ce of t he b i-
Cr 7 S0 pe r po int t o a m 3~l mu m of on ic p art, sens itive to to uc h,
IS . h e a t , co l d , e tc.
E YE S: Cy b e r n e t i c e yes ar e a ct ua ll y ARMOUR : Hea v y p l a s t eel between
a v a il a b le at TL 1 0 f o r C r2 00 , but tou ~ h sens o r s and the bioni c s ur-
the y d o not i n a n y wa y r es e mbl e f a c e, givi ng t h e equiva len t of
the r ea l t h i n g : the y l ook li ke combat armour protect io~ to a l l
j u s t what th e y arE. li tlle v ideo inte rnal compo nents ( t ho u g h no l
c a me r as i n t he e ye s ock e t . But t c t h~ ~urface s k i ~ an d t ou c ~
u nt i 1 TL I S. d ue to t he s ma l l s e n s o r- s t ,
s p a c e in WhICh th e y mus t fit,
the y ca n onl y ha ve a ma x imum of
two e xt ra fe at ures. At TL 1 2,
the y lo o k I i ke real e yes , and . b y
TL 15 , a l l 3 ex tras can be added .
EARS: E I~ctron i c ears c ompl et el ;
in s ide t h e h e a d.
NO S ES : Olf3 ctor y s e n s o r s repla ci ng
th e n o se ' s car t i l age.
VO I CE BOXES : E l e c t r o n i c v o ice s y n-
t he s i z e rs . Th o u 9h th e y a r e avai l -
ab le a t T L 6 , t h e TL 1 0 ve r s l o n
is t h. f i rsl to s o und e xa c t l y
I i ke a re e t v oi c e . and requi r e n o ATTACH MENT
ex t e r na l s p e a k e r s . It has onl y
Oroe v o i ~ e , bu t addItio nal o n~s Op era ti ons to at ~ a c h limbs o r or -
can be p rogra mmed in a t Cr25 0 ~a ns cost 1/ 3 t he price of the
e a ch . A ~ o ic e mo d ul at o r . fo r th e part; eg . , at ta c hi n ~ aro up p e r a n~
n o rm a l C h~rg e, g I ves t he ne w lOw er a r m c osts Cr66 7 . Cos t fer
v o ice bc x al l CGPiob i l iti e s 3. S op e r at io n 5 to rec o n st ruc t h~ a d 5 o r
s u c r, • torso s ar e alr e a d y i ro c lu d~d i n th e
I NTE RNAL ORG AN S : M uc ~ me r e co mp l e x I t e t e a p r ic e . Op e r a ti o n s usue ; Iy
t h? n I 1 m ~s . Costs fe r t h e s e v a r y r e q u i re 1- 6 we e ks in h c s p l t a l,
i r o m C r 4 00 f or an a r t i fi c ia l plus 2- 12 we e k s 1~3~ n i n g to USe
h ear t to Cr2 0 000 f e r a c~mp lete t he- c yb e rne t ic s .

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S T AT I S T IC S 17. Po p T u r ret. Tt, l S t urr e t l o we r s
~ut o f co nc ea l me n t t o t t,e v e n -
Va r i o u s li mbs s how a d J u s t m ~ ll t s to tr a l hu l l sllrf a c e . PO S I tI on
c ha ra ct e r stat s . If bo t h li mb s for 1 g un ner .
l ie . • b o t h ar ms, o r· bot h h a n ds l I ~ . Commo n a r e a . Co nt a i n s n ~ s s a n d
a r e c ybe r n~ t ic, t he s ta t i stic I S r e c r e e t i ':l n f a c i 1 i ti e s .
~ s sh ol~ n . If o n l y on e I S pr~s e nt
l a o Ga l I "? }' . r c e t e t o s s oe e s t c r a q e
lie. , cne n o rl~alt one b io n i C and pr"?p?r~~ion facil ities .
li mb l , t h ~ sta tistic i s th e a v~r ­ 2 0. C a p ~a i n 's S : a t e ~oom . A pl u sh ,
a~~ be t~le en the two li mbs . ~ ~ oti C?!l j c o mfor t a ble s t at e-
An e x a tl p l e : Bo b h~s e r,e c ybo rg room . Acc e ss lhr-ough hidde n
a r m, ha n d , and l e g . Hi s o l d UP P p e e I t
e o s e t e.
wa s 999 999 . If his ~ i on i c p ~r-ts '21 . Sa f t"' .
a r e u ner,hanced , his ne H UPP w ill '22 -30 . S ~ ? t e r o o m s .
be 8 7 9 9 9 9 {the a v ~ ~ a g ~s bet we e n 7 31. Mustt"' r ing Area. Tr oops me1?t
a nd 9 , a n d 5 and 9, a re 8 an d 7 here t o ~repa re for bo arding
r e sp ect i ve l y l acti o ns .
3 2 . S h i p ' s Loc lter.
NOTES 3 3 . F ue I a n d S c o o p s .
3 4. Ra m. T his he ev t Iy a r mo ur ed
- E xt ra run ni n g or JU MPi ng r e Qu i r e c o n e ca n e ~er ge f r o m c o n ce a l-
t ha t t he o wn e r ha ve both legs n en t a nd be u se d as a ram and
r e t t 6 p ar t s l b io nic . b o a r d in g t ube .
- E x c e p t for the e yes , e ve r y c ybe r -
r,et i c pa r t c an ha ve a n y o r' all of NO TES
ttle poss ible addi t ions .
- A recon struc te d t orso , fo r an e ~~ Va rio us transf ormat ions r e qui re
t ra C r 5 0 0 0 , c a n be b u i lt t o co m- d ifferent am oul, t s of time . The
pl etel y ne ga t e ne eds fo r· fo od a n d wings can be chang ed in 8 m i n u t e s i
wa t e r , a n d ca n h ave a high - p ress - t he b r i d g e and ~ o b i l e t u rret pOdS
ure o ~ y gen tank i nstalled to de - can b e mo ve d a n ywhere in 10 min-
l i v e r o x y g&n to th e bral n . Thl S ~t es ; and 1? ver ythi ng e l s e can be
t a nk ne e ds replenis ~ l ng eve r-y m ov ~ d in 5 mi n u te s .
Ne et.:: . Th!? ~ransp on~ e r r e q ui re s s e ver -
-F o r a ~ ~~ t r a Cr2000 , any c yborg a! h ours to ~h a nge. It t oke s 2d
\~ ith a f u l ly reconst r· ucted , ar - h ours min us I hou r fo r ever y l e vel
ra c u re d b e dy Cie . , all li l>l bS , or - of co mp u t e r or C O I~ m u n i c atio n s
ga ns , ar ,d pa r ts bioni c l and a sk t t t t h e p ro g r a mme r h as . I t takes
lif e s y st em { abov~ l c an be made a mini rnum o f 2 hours .
to ~lit t , sta nd vacuu lo . R a ~min 9 f o l lo ws t his pr o c e -
· E ~ d ur an c e i s i ncr eas ed to 15 i f du r e : F i r s t, t he t wo ships must
the whole b od y is r~const r uct e d . c e I t i de ( t h e c ou nter s o r f igures
m'.1 s ·. t c u c h r . To a chieve a hit ,
r-l e x t i ss ue: P ar t 2 o f CybO I' g s , 1 r, - r ol! 5 + CDM - o pp o s in g sh ip ' s a g i-
el udi ng i wp l ant s, sp ~ c i al s y s t ~ m s , li t y. DM • p il ot sk il l i . To d et e r -
co mb a t , ar,d r u les f o r t he u s e of mi n e d a~a~ e , ra J l I d + the oppo-
c yb or g s i n T r av e l l er· n e n t ' s a r mour - - o n 1 - 2, t he hul l
i s p e netrated, a n d tr oops ma y di s -
Co n t i n u e d fro _ p d g e 6 90r'3~ ; o n 3 - 4 , t he oppon e n t ' s h u ll
Wing ba ys . Bot t. w i n g d e signs is da tna~ed ( i n t eg r i t y los t) , but
12 .
not p ~ n e tr ate 1 i o n 5 - 6, there i s
fold up an d are stor ed in
n c e t r e c t t o n 7-1 0 , the r a m is d a -
t h es e b a y s . T her-e a re 2 w i n g s
in ea c h b a y , 1 of each de sig n . "-3 ged hu l l inte 9r it y of the
~or sa ir i s I~ st an d t he b oar d i ng
BottI ~l in 9 t ypes ar e t o o f lim s y
t u b e is un u s e b l e t o n 11+ , the ram
t o s ~ p p or- t a t mos p h e r' i c f l i ght .
i = d e s t ro yed it is l i terall y
1 3 • Win g De s ig n A. A li9 h t , co l -
to r n o f f the sl' i p .
l a p s i b le tr i an gu l ar w in g.
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l ap s i b le circu l ar win g . b~s in ess ca r ~ siz e ; $4 . 0 0 f or 1 / 4
15 . J u mp Dr i v e . ~ age ; ~8 . 00 f o r 1 / 2 pag e i $ 1 6. 0 0
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