GURPS Alternate Earths : Parallel Histories for the Infinite Worlds

by Hite, Ken

• ISBN13: 9781556343186
• ISBN10: 1556343183
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Psi

Summary

-- Six alternate histories where the course of human events went very differently.
-- Lead author Kenneth Hite is also the author of the popular new Suppressed Transmission.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
About the Authors	p. 4
About GURPS	p. 4
Infinite Worlds	p. 5
Crossworld Campaigning	p. 6
The Infinite Worlds Campaign	p. 6
The Smuggler's Guide to Interdimensional Trade	p. 6
Campaign Crossovers	p. 6
Other Crossworld Campaigns	p. 8
The Alternate-Based Campaign	p. 8
Types of Goals	p. 8
Changing History	p. 9
Building Parallel Worlds	p. 9
Reality Seeds	p. 9
Dixie	p. 11
Other Dixies	p. 12
History	p. 13
From Secession to Superpower	p. 13
William Walker	p. 13
The Nuclear Age and the Long Drum Roll	p. 14
Sharpsburg	p. 14
Locales	p. 15
The Confederate States of America	p. 15
How to Be Southern	p. 15
The United States of America	p. 16
Confederate Constitution	p. 16
Secession Day and Other Days Off	p. 16
Other Confederate Cities	p. 17
How to Be a Yankee	p. 17
Europe	p. 18
Political Parties	p. 18
The South American Chessboard	p. 19
Asia	p. 19
Other Union Cities	p. 19
Baseball	p. 19
Eastern Europe	p. 20
Italy	p. 20
Africa	p. 21
Technology and Society	p. 21
German Indochina - Das 'Nam	p. 21
The "Indian Rim"	p. 21
Currency	p. 22
Tredegar Enterprises, Ltd.	p. 22
Computers and Networks	p. 23
Medicine and Genetics	p. 23
Placidity Drugs	p. 23
The Code Duello	p. 23
Outtime Penetration	p. 24
The Infinity Patrol	p. 24
White Star Trading	p. 24
Visiting the U.S.	p. 24
Visiting the CSA	p. 24
Homeline National Governments	p. 25
Dixie Timeline	p. 25
Rock 'n' Roll	p. 25
Dixie's World of the Mind	p. 26
Campaigning in Dixie	p. 27
Characters	p. 28
Typical Character Types	p. 28
Advantages	p. 29
Disadvantages	p. 29
Skills	p. 30
New Skill	p. 30
Economics, Jobs and Wealth	p. 30
Prices Table	p. 30
Social Status and Cost of Living	p. 31
Job Table	p. 31
Weaponry	p. 32
Reich-5	p. 33
History	p. 34
Hitler Victorious	p. 34
Other Reichs	p. 34
Deutschland Uber Alles	p. 35
The Assassination of FDR	p. 35
William Dudley Pelley	p. 35
Locales	p. 36
Greater Germany and the Third Reich	p. 36
The Nazi Party	p. 36
The SS	p. 36
Reichsostland	p. 38
Reichsprotektorate	p. 38
The Japanese Empire	p. 38
The Final Solution	p. 38
Amerika	p. 39
Imperial Tokyo	p. 39
Washington, D.C.	p. 40
Die Weltachse (the World-Axis)	p. 40
Latin America	p. 41
Technology and Society	p. 41
Fascist Italy	p. 41
Vichy France and SS Burgundy	p. 41
Transportation	p. 42
The Cartels	p. 42
Japanese Bioweapons	p. 42
Computers and Networks	p. 43
Nazi Interrogation	p. 43
The Kempei Tai	p. 43
Medicine and "Genetics"	p. 44
The National Bureau of State Security	p. 44
Outtime Penetration	p. 45
The Infinity Patrol	p. 45
Homeline National Governments	p. 45
"Your Papers, Please"	p. 45
Reich-5 Timeline	p. 46
Reich-5's Life of the Mind	p. 46
Campaigning in Reich-5	p. 47
Characters	p. 48
Typical Character Types	p. 48
Non-Player Characters	p. 48
Advantages	p. 48
Disadvantages	p. 49
Skills	p. 49
Economics, Jobs and Wealth	p. 50
Currency and Prices	p. 50
Social Status and Cost of Living	p. 50
Job Table	p. 51
Weaponry	p. 51
Roma Aeterna	p. 52
History	p. 53
The First Empire	p. 53
The Second Empire and the Long Night	p. 53
GURPS Imperial Rome	p. 53
Other Romes	p. 53
Roman Dating	p. 53
Christianity	p. 53
The Third Empire	p. 54
The Julio-Claudians	p. 54
Locales	p. 55
The Roman Empire	p. 55
How to Be Roman	p. 55
Roman Names	p. 56
Stereotypes	p. 57
The Kingdoms of the East	p. 58
The Kingdoms of the Hesperides	p. 58
Religion in Roma Aeterna	p. 58
Technology and Society	p. 59
Roman Holidays	p. 59
Other Cities	p. 59
Africa Transarenica	p. 59
Roman Industry	p. 60
Transportation	p. 60
Secret Societies	p. 60
Science in Roma Aeterna	p. 60
Roman Medicine	p. 61
Outtime Penetration	p. 61
Telescriptors	p. 61
The Roman Roads	p. 61
Centrum	p. 62
The Infinity Patrol	p. 62
Roma Aeterna Timeline	p. 62
Jactavolantes	p. 62
Autosteamers	p. 62
Touring Roma Aeterna	p. 63
The Roman Mind	p. 64
Campaigning in Roma Aeterna	p. 64
Characters	p. 65
Typical Character Types	p. 65
Advantages	p. 66
Disadvantages	p. 67
Skills	p. 67
Economics, Jobs and Wealth	p. 67
Currency and Prices	p. 67
Social Status and Cost of Living	p. 68
Job Table	p. 68
Weaponry	p. 69
Shikaku-Mon	p. 70
History	p. 71
The Rise of Sweden and Japan	p. 71
The French Bid for Hegemony	p. 71
John III Trastamara	p. 71
Modern Times	p. 72
The Conversion of Japan	p. 72
Britain	p. 73
The English Diaspora	p. 73
Locales	p. 74
The Japanese Empire	p. 74
Who Really Rules the Empire?	p. 74
Being Shikaku-mon Japanese	p. 74
The Swedish Empire	p. 76
Other Cities	p. 76
Nieuw Holland	p. 76
The Empire of Brazil	p. 77
The Kingdom of France	p. 77
Synarchism	p. 77
The Rest of the World	p. 78
Louisiana	p. 78
The Commonwealth of Virginia	p. 78
Technology and Society	p. 79
The Holy See	p. 79
Pollution	p. 79
Transportation	p. 80
Space	p. 80
Computers and Dataweaves	p. 80
The CEM	p. 80
Launching Lasers	p. 80
Surveillance	p. 81
Medicine and Cybernetics	p. 81
Outtime Penetration	p. 81
The Council's Nightmare	p. 81
Mass Drivers	p. 81
Nuclear Pulse Drive	p. 81
Direct Interfacing	p. 81
The Infinity Patrol	p. 82
Unauthorized Visits	p. 82
Shikaku-mon Timeline	p. 82
Entertainment	p. 82
Fashion	p. 82
Shikaku-mon's World of the Mind	p. 83
Campaigning in Shikaku-mon	p. 84
Characters	p. 85
Typical Character Types	p. 85
Advantages	p. 86
Disadvantages	p. 86
New Disadvantages	p. 87
Skills	p. 87
Economics, Jobs and Wealth	p. 88
Currency and Prices	p. 88
Social Status and Cost of Living	p. 88
Job Table	p. 88
Weaponry	p. 89
Ezcalli	p. 90
History	p. 91
When Worlds Collide	p. 91
GURPS Aztecs	p. 91
The Carthaginian Discovery of the New World	p. 91
Disease and the New World	p. 91
The Rise of the Tenochca New Sun	p. 92
Potatoes and the Old World	p. 92
The Founding Father Speaks	p. 92
Locales	p. 93
The Tenochca Empire	p. 93
The Tenochca	p. 93
The Gods of the Tenochca	p. 93
The Rest of the New World	p. 94
How To Be Tenochca	p. 94
The Old Ball Game	p. 94
The Mongol Khanates	p. 95
Coacamactli and Cahokia	p. 95
Africa	p. 96
The Free City of Manannan	p. 96
Technology and Society	p. 97
Englavo	p. 97
Technology of the Khaghanate	p. 97
Transportation	p. 98
Engineering and Architecture	p. 98
Medicine, Chemistry and Agriculture	p. 98
The Tenochca Calendar	p. 98
Outtime Penetration	p. 99
Infinity Unlimited	p. 99
Centrum	p. 99
Ezcalli Timeline	p. 99
The Macauitl	p. 99
Ezcalli's World of the Mind	p. 99
Homeline Historians React	p. 100
Campaigning in Ezcalli	p. 101
Characters	p. 102
Typical Character Types	p. 102
Advantages	p. 103
Disadvantages	p. 103
Skills	p. 104
Economics, Jobs and Wealth	p. 104
Currency and Prices	p. 104
Social Status and Cost of Living	p. 105
Job Table	p. 105
Military Tactics and Technology	p. 105
Gernsback	p. 107
History	p. 108
Harnessing the Lightning	p. 108
Nikola Tesla	p. 108
Building the World of Tomorrow	p. 109
The Golden Age	p. 109
Without World War II	p. 109
Locales	p. 110
The Great Powers and the League of Nations	p. 110
Our Friend, the Atom	p. 110
How To Be a Clear-Eyed Citizen of the Future	p. 111
New York - Technopolis	p. 111
The World Science Council	p. 112
Russia	p. 112
Fascist Italy and Socialist France	p. 112
Technology and Society	p. 113
Broadcast Power	p. 113
The Rest of the World	p. 113
What the Heck Is the Tech Level?	p. 113
Transportation	p. 114
Aircars	p. 114
Communications	p. 115
Flivvers	p. 115
Architecture	p. 116
Health and Medicine	p. 116
Jetpacks and Paragliders	p. 116
Outtime Penetration	p. 117
Infinity Unlimited	p. 117
Electronic Brains	p. 117
White Star Trading	p. 118
Homeline National Governments	p. 118
Gernsback Timeline	p. 118
Jeanne Orieux	p. 118
The Life of the Mind in Gernsback	p. 118
Touring Gernsback	p. 119
Campaigning in Gernsback	p. 119
Characters	p. 121
Typical Character Types	p. 121
Advantages	p. 122
New Advantage	p. 122
Disadvantages	p. 123
Skills	p. 123
New Skills	p. 123
Economics, Jobs and Wealth	p. 124
Currency and Prices	p. 124
Social Status and Cost of Living	p. 124
Job Table	p. 124
Weaponry	p. 125
Bibliography	p. 126
Index	p. 128
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