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Re: Transhuman Space/Mage: the Ascension Crossover
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09-06-2013, 05:41 AM | #32 |
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Re: Transhuman Space/Mage: the Ascension Crossover
In this crossover the Hermetics have conned the Technomancy into radically speeding up technological developement, starting in 2007. The present year is 2030. Still, you're mostly right. Neonates do have some powers, but baby vamps aren't as impressive in Transhuman Space, but they are still pretentious.
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09-14-2013, 12:07 PM | #33 |
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Re: Transhuman Space/Mage: the Ascension Crossover
Looking for feedback. What does the board think of useing Wonder Spheres in the setting? Wonder Spheres are levels of Spheres (Realms in Gurps terms) which can only be used for Wonder/talismans. Example: Poimandres has Correspondence/2 and Correspondence/5 in Wonder Spheres. Thus he can use his powers to simulate Clairvoyance and Clairaudience fairly freely (he'll be assumed to be a Psion and it will probably be coincedental, no paradox). But if Poimandres wants to teleport, he's got to build a talisman ( which can be disguised as tech or can be straight up occult looking).
Wonder Spheres are much cheaper than full Spheres, but the limitation of having to build talismans to use the spheres is daunting.
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02-09-2014, 01:31 PM | #34 |
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Given that this world diverges in 2007 and has about the same Tech as the THS setting has in 2100AD, even though the actual year is 2030, what technologies and movements do you guys see as least likely to be integraded into society?
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02-11-2014, 05:54 AM | #35 |
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What would be your excuse for strange, but human looking, Horizon Zone dwellers who visit a space base.
Myself, I'd go with the "psych-experiment to adapt to deep-space" dodge. Most norms should by it, or at least stay quiet. What would your line of bafflegab be?
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Maybe breaking it down by Clan/Bloodline makes more sense? Perhaps break it down by sect? The Masquerade may actually be aided by some of the technological and social changes, as using vampire abilities or displaying vampiric traits in view of mortals is likely to be mistaken for a funky biomod or some weird splinter culture behavior. The materialism and/or positivism that seems to pervade the dominant cultures of THS probably blind a lot of folks to what's really going on. |
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Biggest advantage, of course, is for mages whose paradigm is consistent with the technology, since pretty much anything they might want to do is coincidental. Of course, this setting is pretty much 'victory of the Technocracy (particularly Iteration X, Progenitors, Void Engineers) + Virtual Adepts'. Eh, I think it would distort rather than blind -- i.e. rather than ignoring the stuff that's going on, they'll investigate it under the assumption that it's tech. |
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02-13-2014, 11:37 AM | #40 |
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Re: Transhuman Space/Mage: the Ascension Crossover
Could analyze where their particular strengths are. It's possible they're warring with one another. Obvious strong points:
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