Log of the Astronef : A Forgotten Futures Worldbook

by Rowland, Marcus L.

• ISBN13: 9780966892642
• ISBN10: 096689264X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Heliograph

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Scientific Romances	p. 1
Language and Units	p. 2
Role Playing Games	p. 3
Writing Between the Lines	p. 3
Weird Science	p. 5
Omissions	p. 6
The Dawn of the Space Age	p. 7
Scenario Idea 1894-6: Romancing The Stone	p. 8
Scenario Idea, 1899-1900: U.F.A. (Unidentified Flying Airship)	p. 16
Scenario Idea, 1905 Onwards: ...And Not A Drop To Drink	p. 16
Scenario Idea, 1909: Fallen Heroes	p. 17
Scenario Idea, 1912 Onwards: A Major Discovery	p. 19
Scenario Idea, 1914 Onwards: Salvage Run	p. 21
Atomic Structure	p. 21
Timeline 1887-1920	p. 26
Britain in 1901	p. 28
Wages and Prices	p. 31
Monarchs and Political Leaders 1900-1920	p. 32
The R. Force	p. 33
Theoretical Basis	p. 33
Practical Mechanics	p. 35
Spacecraft Design and Costs	p. 38
Volume, Mass and Cost	p. 39
Compartments	p. 39
Weapons	p. 40
Miscellaneous Equipment	p. 41
Engines	p. 43
Mass and Cost of Hull	p. 44
Game Data	p. 46
Engines and Performance	p. 47
Crystals	p. 47
Storage Cores	p. 48
Engine Machinery	p. 49
Example: The Astronef	p. 50
Log of the Astronef--Spaceship Design Record	p. 52
Sample Spacecraft	p. 53
The Astronef	p. 53
The Hartley Rennick (and Sister Ship Zaidie Redgrave)	p. 53
HMS Nova (and Others of Her Class)	p. 54
The Orion	p. 55
Scenario Idea, 1908 Onwards: Murder on the Ganymede Express	p. 56
The Steel Baron	p. 56
The Astronef	p. 57
A Honeymoon In Space	p. 60
Operation	p. 61
Common Problems	p. 63
Game Data	p. 64
Hazards	p. 66
Game Data	p. 67
Meteors	p. 67
Example: Meteor Strikel	p. 68
Radiation and Fire	p. 68
Combat	p. 69
Game Data	p. 69
Ramming	p. 70
Example: Maybe This Wasn't a Good Id	p. 70
Example: Maybe This Wasn't a Good Id...(2)	p. 71
Bombs and Torpedoes	p. 72
Throwing Rocks	p. 72
The Ganymedan Ray	p. 73
Game Data	p. 73
Flying Dreadnoughts	p. 74
Game Data	p. 74
Breathing Dress	p. 75
Game Data	p. 76
Flyers	p. 76
Game Data	p. 78
The Solar System	p. 79
Gaming Notes	p. 79
Gravity	p. 80
Example: Walking on the Moon	p. 80
The Moon	p. 81
Game Data--for Referees Only	p. 84
Mercury	p. 86
Game Data--for Referees Only	p. 88
Venus	p. 90
Game Data--for Referees Only	p. 93
Mars	p. 95
Phobos and Deimos	p. 99
Game Data--for Referees Only	p. 99
Ceres and the Asteroids	p. 101
Game Data--for Referees Only	p. 103
Jupiter and its Moons	p. 104
Io, Europa, and Callisto	p. 105
Ganymede	p. 106
Game Data--for Referees Only	p. 108
Ganymedan Albinism	p. 110
Saturn	p. 111
Game Data--for Referees Only	p. 114
Uranus and Neptune	p. 116
Game Data--for Referees Only	p. 116
Lilla-Zaidie	p. 117
Game Data--for Referees Only	p. 118
The "Zaidie" Hypothesis	p. 119
The Observer Efect	p. 119
Practical Mechanics	p. 120
Objections	p. 121
Characters	p. 123
George Griffith	p. 125
The Astronef Stories and Science Fiction	p. 126
Recommended Reading	p. 127
Forgotten Futures Rules Summary	p. 128
Ship Construction Aids	p. 143
Glossary	p. 146
Index	p. 148
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