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Transhuman Space

Started by Varaj, March 09, 2006, 12:45:33 PM

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Varaj

March 09, 2006, 12:45:33 PM
Anybody played it?  I have the main book but haven't actually ran a game.  I love the read of it but was wondering how it actually plays.
  1. A robot may not harm a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
   2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
   3. A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Cyberzombie

#1
March 09, 2006, 01:07:02 PM
Well, I owned the book for about a year and was so unimpressed that I never even skimmed most of it.  :o  I traded it to Lisa for some computer games.

I am *definitely* not the target audience for it.  :D
 

Cyragnome

#2
March 09, 2006, 01:29:18 PM
I liked the book and the other support material...haven't played GURPS or any variation of it in many, many, many years.
 

Mcrow

#3
March 09, 2006, 05:03:52 PM
Transhuman space is one of those books I bought a while back , read it, thought it was a great read, and never used it.

I keep asking myself "how can I use this?" but have yet to find an answer.

Sojourner Judas

#4
March 09, 2006, 09:24:57 PM
Transhuman Space is great, if you ignore the extremely random inclusion of catgirls the author made.
 

el-remmen

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March 09, 2006, 11:48:44 PM
Quote from: Sojourner JudasTranshuman Space is great, if you ignore the extremely random inclusion of catgirls the author made.

Have something against catgirls?:p
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Sojourner Judas

#6
March 10, 2006, 12:01:29 AM
Quote from: the ultimate nullifierHave something against catgirls?:p
They were just so odd to throw in. It was like "Let's see, I've got a nice well-researched hard sci-fi setting with plausible technology and believable social structures. What am I missing? Oh yeah! Catgirls!"
 

Dr_Avalanche

#7
March 10, 2006, 08:05:49 AM
Is there a good review of it somewhere? I keep hearing about it, but have little idea of what it is.

Dacke

#8
March 10, 2006, 04:38:16 PM
I don't have it myself, but the impression I get is that it's a neat hard-sf setting that I have absolutely no clue what to do with.
 

Varaj

#9
March 10, 2006, 04:41:54 PM
Quote from: Dr_AvalancheIs there a good review of it somewhere? I keep hearing about it, but have little idea of what it is.

This review isn't half bad.  I would note it has all the information in the way of rules you need for the game you don't need a GURPS rule book.
http://www.guildcompanion.com/scrolls/2002/apr/reviewtranshumanspace.html

Another review.
http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_6815.html
  1. A robot may not harm a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
   2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
   3. A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
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