For Space Vikings it was a part of the upper class life or something? Part
of life, to go do to the sea in ships, well into space in ships?
Legal and expected? Yes, as things changed the bases became trading partners
and more..
Mike
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From: "Pauli Hakala" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [gurps] Space Vikings
Abrigon Gusiq wrote:
Anyone read the books by H.Beam Piper about a group of persons from the
"Sword Worlds" that raid the old Empire/Federation.
Riding around in giant drop ships, they raid and take things, much like
supposed Vikings of old..
Any one done a universe in Gurps based on like idea?
Although my homebrew 'GURPS Space Vikings' RPG setting is not directly
influenced by H. Beam Piper's books, it does share some concepts like
fairly widespread interstellar piracy (especially in frontier areas).
Technology in my setting is noticeably more advanced (TL10-11, with some
superscience like psionics, force screens and thrusters thrown in) and
the hyperdrives are faster, resulting in larger frontier areas (like
the whole Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy, which is the main focus
as the playable area for campaigns in the setting).
What about combining it and Mecha and what else?
Mecha in my setting do have their own niche, as tactically flexible
multienvironmental vehicles which can support and supplement more
conventional forces of dedicated starfighters and tanks. Most
mecha weigh less than 25 tons, but there are some less common
heavier designs in use as well. Most militaries field a comparatively
small number of mecha when compared to more dedicated but cheaper
vehicle types.
OTOH, 'Valkyria Clans' have a matriarchal duelist feudal culture built
around female Valkyria Knights (variant human species), who pilot
advanced 20 ton cybernetic/biomechanical flying mecha made to look
like their pilots in partial plate armor. Valkyria cultures have
a disproportionately high amount of these cybermechs when compared to
other types of military vehicles.. Cybermechs are almost maintenance
free and reasonably effective with skilled pilots trained since their
early childhood, but do have their downsides when compared to
starfighters or tanks.
Various Pirates, Space Vikings and Privateers of the setting also do
make use of mecha occasionally - Depending especially on what kinds
of targets they plan to hit/raid. In any case, most pirate vehicles
will be of cheaper and more dedicated type, like light starfighters
and tramp freighters converted for commerce raiding purposes.
-Pauli
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"Our ship is made out of darkness, she mocks the laws of nature.
With cables, ropes, tackle and sails, she moves on the waves
of the void. On her decks a red crew, dark as if painted with
blood. From among the hooded cloaks of crimson, eyes of
silver gleam darkly.. Oldest of all is Hiram of Malta, the Red
Commander. He knows the secrets of Schwarzchild Radii, of Neutron
Stars and Cepheids. His hidden paths we follow, like ghosts from
space we strike deep, only to disappear again soon, sometimes even
the fear itself is afraid of us.."
-CMX, Punainen Komentaja
(Translated from the Finnish song 'Red Commander' by CMX)
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