<![CDATA[Drunkard's Walk Forums - IST/Supers]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:22:56 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[IST 2020 - Ideas?]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=14735 Wed, 22 May 2024 10:50:02 -0500 M Fnord]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=14735 <![CDATA[Pouka's Alter Power]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6035 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 05:06:00 -0500 Last Free Human]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6035 Thanks,

Mike
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Mike
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My Blog (http://lastfreehuman.wordpress.com/)]]> <![CDATA[Wild Magical Guessing: All the way to the Banks...]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6034 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 17:10:00 -0500 Mamorien]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6034 Super Scum's Black Moon Society was a Randall Banks. Now I wonder if Mark Johnson meant him to be a relative of Harvey "Origin looking for a place to happen" Banks, and for Harvey to be a magus himself.

And that, in turn, ties to my notion that, if not for the suppression of the Seeder genes, humanity's superpower would have been magery...]]> Super Scum's Black Moon Society was a Randall Banks. Now I wonder if Mark Johnson meant him to be a relative of Harvey "Origin looking for a place to happen" Banks, and for Harvey to be a magus himself.

And that, in turn, ties to my notion that, if not for the suppression of the Seeder genes, humanity's superpower would have been magery...]]> <![CDATA[Top 10 Best IST Embassies?]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6033 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 08:49:00 -0500 Last Free Human]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6033 Regards,

M
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M
Michael R. Smith (lastfreehuman@gmail.com)
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My Blog (http://lastfreehuman.wordpress.com/)]]> <![CDATA[Belatedly]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6032 Sun, 13 Sep 2015 16:25:00 -0500 Mamorien]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6032 GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery not long after it came out (maybe even same day). I've been supposed to mention it for a while, because I'm pretty sure Necron is best modeled using its systems.

http://www.warehouse23.com/products/SJG37-1656

That is all.]]> GURPS Thaumatology: Sorcery not long after it came out (maybe even same day). I've been supposed to mention it for a while, because I'm pretty sure Necron is best modeled using its systems.

http://www.warehouse23.com/products/SJG37-1656

That is all.]]> <![CDATA[John Bull]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6031 Sun, 16 Aug 2015 07:46:00 -0500 Last Free Human]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6031 Thanks,

M
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My Blog (http://lastfreehuman.wordpress.com/)]]> Thanks,

M
Michael R. Smith (lastfreehuman@gmail.com)
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My Blog (http://lastfreehuman.wordpress.com/)]]> <![CDATA[Possibly useful new supplement]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6030 Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:04:00 -0500 Mamorien]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6030 GURPS Boardroom and Curia -- doing for organizations what GURPS Mass Combat did for armies and GURPS City Stats and GURPS Spaceships did for those topics -- is now a thing:

http://www.warehouse23.com/products/gur ... -and-curia

It even has a superhero team as one of its worked examples. It sounds like it could be useful for the organizations of Krypton-1. I plan to pick it up soon; proper review to follow then.]]> GURPS Boardroom and Curia -- doing for organizations what GURPS Mass Combat did for armies and GURPS City Stats and GURPS Spaceships did for those topics -- is now a thing:

http://www.warehouse23.com/products/gur ... -and-curia

It even has a superhero team as one of its worked examples. It sounds like it could be useful for the organizations of Krypton-1. I plan to pick it up soon; proper review to follow then.]]> <![CDATA[IST Embassy Staff Package - Skills in the Wake of the Y2K War]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6029 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:03:00 -0500 Last Free Human]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6029 Guns/TL8 (Pistol) (E) DX [1]; Soldier (A) IQ [2]; Brawling (E) DX-4 [0]; Electronics Operation/TL8 (Comm) (A) IQ-5 [0]; Electronics Operation/TL8 (Security) (A) IQ-5 [0]; First Aid/TL8 (E) IQ [1]-10; Guns/TL8 (Shotgun) (E) DX-4 [0]; NBC Suit/TL8 (A) IQ-5 [0].

Any thoughts? Suggestions? Comments?

Am I correct in assuming that the IST Embassy staff are all IST employees and not local contractors due to the often sensitive nature of IST work?

Regards,

M
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My Blog (http://lastfreehuman.wordpress.com/)]]> Guns/TL8 (Pistol) (E) DX [1]; Soldier (A) IQ [2]; Brawling (E) DX-4 [0]; Electronics Operation/TL8 (Comm) (A) IQ-5 [0]; Electronics Operation/TL8 (Security) (A) IQ-5 [0]; First Aid/TL8 (E) IQ [1]-10; Guns/TL8 (Shotgun) (E) DX-4 [0]; NBC Suit/TL8 (A) IQ-5 [0].

Any thoughts? Suggestions? Comments?

Am I correct in assuming that the IST Embassy staff are all IST employees and not local contractors due to the often sensitive nature of IST work?

Regards,

M
Michael R. Smith (lastfreehuman@gmail.com)
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My Blog (http://lastfreehuman.wordpress.com/)]]> <![CDATA[Destructeur?]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6028 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 11:42:00 -0500 Last Free Human]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6028 M
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Michael R. Smith (lastfreehuman@gmail.com)
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My Blog (http://lastfreehuman.wordpress.com/)]]> <![CDATA[Meeranor in the Confederation?]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6027 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 07:20:00 -0500 Last Free Human]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6027 Thanks and Happy New Year to all.

M
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M
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My Blog (http://lastfreehuman.wordpress.com/)]]> <![CDATA[Aurora Stardrive Manned Testbed Vehicle - Draft]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6026 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 13:05:00 -0500 Last Free Human]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6026 Aurora UNX-1 Stardrive Manned Testbed VehicleDeveloped for the United Nations Space Initiative as a joint venture between the ESA and Nippon General Orbital Manufacturing with assistance from the Meeranor corporation Mysrkrr Anyss LLC, the Aurora was the first manned spaceship developed by humanity with a functional stardrive. It launched in secret on April 1st, 1994 from the NGOM orbital factory NG-004 with Major Yelena Terekhov piloting the vessel. The Aurora first boosted to the pre-determined minimum safe distance from Earth and then initiated a "jump" to a point near the orbit of Mars. The initial test of the stardrive prototype took 5 minutes to reach the destination point and required a three-hour cool-down period before it could be activated for the return voyage. For reasons that ESA scientists still puzzle over the ship took 7 and half minutes on the return trip to the minimum safe distance. The pilot suffered no ill effects other than a slight sensation of vertigo during the trip and the scientific packages installed on the Aurora were able to provide the design team enough information to begin fabricating improvements.

The vessel had accommodations for one pilot with no amenities as well as a hibernation chamber located aft of the pilot's compartment in the event tat the Aurora had been unable to make the return trip safely. It used a fuel cell to provide power and a liquid hydrogen-oxygen blend for thrust to the ship's chemical booster. Most of the vessels mass consisted of fuel for the trip to the launch point and the stardrive (only capable of 0.005 pc/day compared to Meeranor drives). The Aurora had metallic laminate armor, exposed radiators that were retracted when the stardrive was initiated and an external clamp for attaching to the orbital factory (or for use in the event a recovery mission was needed). It was built with mostly TL 9 technology. It is presented below in GURPS Spaceships stats:

[table]
TL Spacecraft dST/dHP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
9 Stardrive
Testbed Vhicle Aurora 20 0 / 4 12 3G / 1.89 mps 30 0.2 [1] +5 1 SV [2] 4/2/2 1x $978k [/table]

[table]Length: 30 yd. (90 ft.)
Crew Requirement: 1 [3] Power
Points: +1 / -1 Air Performance: Speed: 4,300 mph / 3G / 1.89 mps Hnd/SR: 0 / 4 Space Performance:
FTL-1 [/table]
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My Blog (http://lastfreehuman.wordpress.com/)]]> Aurora UNX-1 Stardrive Manned Testbed VehicleDeveloped for the United Nations Space Initiative as a joint venture between the ESA and Nippon General Orbital Manufacturing with assistance from the Meeranor corporation Mysrkrr Anyss LLC, the Aurora was the first manned spaceship developed by humanity with a functional stardrive. It launched in secret on April 1st, 1994 from the NGOM orbital factory NG-004 with Major Yelena Terekhov piloting the vessel. The Aurora first boosted to the pre-determined minimum safe distance from Earth and then initiated a "jump" to a point near the orbit of Mars. The initial test of the stardrive prototype took 5 minutes to reach the destination point and required a three-hour cool-down period before it could be activated for the return voyage. For reasons that ESA scientists still puzzle over the ship took 7 and half minutes on the return trip to the minimum safe distance. The pilot suffered no ill effects other than a slight sensation of vertigo during the trip and the scientific packages installed on the Aurora were able to provide the design team enough information to begin fabricating improvements.

The vessel had accommodations for one pilot with no amenities as well as a hibernation chamber located aft of the pilot's compartment in the event tat the Aurora had been unable to make the return trip safely. It used a fuel cell to provide power and a liquid hydrogen-oxygen blend for thrust to the ship's chemical booster. Most of the vessels mass consisted of fuel for the trip to the launch point and the stardrive (only capable of 0.005 pc/day compared to Meeranor drives). The Aurora had metallic laminate armor, exposed radiators that were retracted when the stardrive was initiated and an external clamp for attaching to the orbital factory (or for use in the event a recovery mission was needed). It was built with mostly TL 9 technology. It is presented below in GURPS Spaceships stats:

[table]
TL Spacecraft dST/dHP Hnd/SR HT Move LWt. Load SM Occ dDR Range Cost
9 Stardrive
Testbed Vhicle Aurora 20 0 / 4 12 3G / 1.89 mps 30 0.2 [1] +5 1 SV [2] 4/2/2 1x $978k [/table]

[table]Length: 30 yd. (90 ft.)
Crew Requirement: 1 [3] Power
Points: +1 / -1 Air Performance: Speed: 4,300 mph / 3G / 1.89 mps Hnd/SR: 0 / 4 Space Performance:
FTL-1 [/table]
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My Blog (http://lastfreehuman.wordpress.com/)]]> <![CDATA[It was always burning since the world's been turning...]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6025 Thu, 25 Dec 2014 18:57:00 -0500 Mamorien]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6025
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discuss ... st10126490
Quote:if your timeline's POD is before 1989, which bits of the previous 40 years, mentioned in Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire", are butterflied away, in whole or part?

The most obvious change to the Krypton-1 version of the lyrics is for the line "Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion" to become "Dylan, Berlin, Cuban liberation"; any other thoughts are welcome.]]>
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discuss ... st10126490
Quote:if your timeline's POD is before 1989, which bits of the previous 40 years, mentioned in Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire", are butterflied away, in whole or part?

The most obvious change to the Krypton-1 version of the lyrics is for the line "Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion" to become "Dylan, Berlin, Cuban liberation"; any other thoughts are welcome.]]> <![CDATA[Japanese Metas in WWII?]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6024 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:34:00 -0500 Last Free Human]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6024 Also, were there ever any write-ups for any of the named metas from WWII?

Thanks,

M
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Thanks,

M
Michael R. Smith (lastfreehuman@gmail.com)
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My Blog (http://lastfreehuman.wordpress.com/)]]> <![CDATA[Where are they now? Icepick]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6023 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 09:02:00 -0500 Last Free Human]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6023 There are no obvious hooks for her character and I didn't want to just go "dead" or "in prison" or what have you, but she's just not...interesting...at all. She is basically her power, and I guess I could do something with that...except I've got a Russian super that I already used my "man becomes elemental force" card on.

Any ideas?

M
Michael R. Smith (lastfreehuman@gmail.com)
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My Blog (http://lastfreehuman.wordpress.com/)]]> There are no obvious hooks for her character and I didn't want to just go "dead" or "in prison" or what have you, but she's just not...interesting...at all. She is basically her power, and I guess I could do something with that...except I've got a Russian super that I already used my "man becomes elemental force" card on.

Any ideas?

M
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My Blog (http://lastfreehuman.wordpress.com/)]]> <![CDATA[Deathwish now available in PDF]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6022 Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:00:00 -0500 Mamorien]]> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/showthread.php?tid=6022 http://www.warehouse23.com/products/gur ... -deathwish

Not Bob's own work, obvs, and it needs a few adjustments to be compatible with Krypton-1 as already and subsequently established, but we know there's at least a version of Deathwish in the IST world. At least, Mark Johnson thought so, given that he had Stan Andrews accepting his role-model status as an alternative to Chainsaw Records' stars (p.ST39). I've actually had some thoughts on the adjustments needed, if anyone's interested.

Now all we need them to do is a PDF reissue of IST Kingston. I would buy the hell out of it.]]> http://www.warehouse23.com/products/gur ... -deathwish

Not Bob's own work, obvs, and it needs a few adjustments to be compatible with Krypton-1 as already and subsequently established, but we know there's at least a version of Deathwish in the IST world. At least, Mark Johnson thought so, given that he had Stan Andrews accepting his role-model status as an alternative to Chainsaw Records' stars (p.ST39). I've actually had some thoughts on the adjustments needed, if anyone's interested.

Now all we need them to do is a PDF reissue of IST Kingston. I would buy the hell out of it.]]>