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Deeps of Lyrae

Character: James Jameson, Assassin (150 points)

13 Aug 201912 Aug 2019
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I’m posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I made them for my…
Deeps of Lyrae

Robot Hireling: Gort, Engineering Bot (35 points)

30 Jul 201917 Jul 2019
This robot is useful as an NPC hireling to have on hand if no one wants to buy the engineering skills necessary to the story. Combined with Zak (another NPC…
Deeps of Lyrae

Robot Ally/Pet: Eight Ball (150 points)

29 Jul 201929 Jul 2019
This is Archie's homemade robot companion. See Archie's write-up for more details about the back story of this character. Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Gainesville Bob, Minister and Grifter (150 points)

28 Jul 201922 Jul 2019
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: “Boom-Boom” Anacusis: Ex-Soldier, Heavy Weapons (150 points)

27 Jul 201922 Jul 2019
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Mahaena Papeete, Hacker-Ninja (150 points)

26 Jul 201922 Jul 2019
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Lady Triticale, Merchant Antiquarian (150 points)

25 Jul 201922 Jul 2019
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Freddy Jupiter: Hotshot Pilot, Smuggler, Dirtbag (150 points)

24 Jul 201922 Jul 2019
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Dr. David Bremerton, Ex-Military Medico (150 points)

23 Jul 201922 Jul 2019
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Deeps of Lyrae: Campaign Roadmap

22 Jul 201912 Aug 2019
Welcome to The Deeps of Lyrae Campaign: In the far future, humanity has invented a jump drive, conquered the stars, and forged them into an almost inconceivably large interstellar empire.…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Bertor Macmillan, Belter and Geologist (150 points)

22 Jul 201917 Jul 2019
Boilerplate preface (feel free to skip to character description!): This character is another example in the a set of completed characters I'm posting for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. I…
Deeps of Lyrae

Character: Archie Sparks, Boy Genius Roboticist (150 points)

21 Jul 201929 Jul 2019
I'm switching gears here to the Deeps of Lyrae campaign, and I'm going to put up a set of completed characters over the next few posts. I made them for…
Deeps of Lyrae

I Want You To Build A Space Suit That Doesn’t Like Me… Into My Skin (Module For Character Bionics)

16 Jul 201915 Jul 2019
A player came to me with the idea of a bionic spacesuit that was built into her skin. I love to accommodate almost anything the players are excited about, BUT…
Deeps of Lyrae

25 Obscure Sci-Fi Character Ideas (For the Hard-to-Please)

15 Jul 20198 Jul 2019
In the last post I explained that with the Deeps of Lyrae campaign I'm going to use the templates published in GURPS Space and GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars with a…
Deeps of Lyrae

Time to Make Characters, People! (A List of 45 GURPS Templates Relevant to Sci-Fi)

14 Jul 20191 Aug 2020
After all this work on the spaceships, it's time to get rolling on the characters. For the Land of the True Game campaign I've decided to write my own character…
Deeps of Lyrae

Table of Campaign Spaceships

13 Jul 20196 Jul 2019
To keep things organized in my mind, I made a printable table of all of the spaceships I expect to use in the Deeps of Lyrae campaign. This is in…
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How to Choose Your Maneuver in Basic Space Combat (And: One-Page Move Flowchart)

12 Jul 20195 Jul 2019
It's a free fan-produced game aid! Download the GURPS Spaceships basic space combat Pilot Move flowchart v. 1 in either PDF or Microsoft Word for GURPS 4th edition: Download PDF:…
Deeps of Lyrae

Cyclone Light Fast-Attack Fighter (SM+4, TL11^)

11 Jul 20195 Jul 2019
I've been messing around with the format of the information I give to players when they acquire a ship. For the used Sun Dog freighter, I gave them an in-world…
Deeps of Lyrae

Combat Test: Sun Dog vs. Lapwing Salvage Vessel (Fourth Space Combat)

10 Jul 20195 Jul 2019
In this space combat test I'm going to continue to teach myself the basic space combat rules from GURPS Spaceships by putting my player ship into combat with another ship…
Deeps of Lyrae

Lapwing Salvage Vessel (SM+10, TL11^)

9 Jul 20194 Jul 2019
Continuing my ship design and combat experiments, I decided to pit the player ship against a very similar ship, so I designed this deep-space salvage vessel at the same SM…
Deeps of Lyrae

Combat Test: Sun Dog vs. Contessa Liner (Third Space Combat)

8 Jul 20194 Jul 2019
You'll remember that I decided to give the players a ship with a terrible gun and a single missile launcher. Then to teach myself about the GURPS Spaceships basic space…
Deeps of Lyrae

Combat Test: Sun Dog vs. Tiger Frigate (Second Space Combat)

7 Jul 20194 Jul 2019
In this combat test, I try to teach myself the basic space combat system in GURPS Spaceships by putting the Sun Dog, my barely-armed player ship, against what I'm guessing…
Deeps of Lyrae

Combat Test: Sun Dog v. Xanadu Liner (First Space Combat)

6 Jul 20194 Jul 2019
My task: familiarize myself with the basic space combat system in GURPS Spaceships. I thought I would test how the player's ship would stand up against a "standard" liner from…
Deeps of Lyrae

Soapberry Bug Deep Space Transport SM+10, TL11^)

5 Jul 20193 Jul 2019
I designed this frieghter to give me a civilian comparison to the party's ship -- I wanted a freighter at the same size (SM+10), but built for freight and economy,…
Deeps of Lyrae

The Party’s Ship (The Sun Dog Unique “Freighter”)

4 Jul 20194 Jul 2019
I've read that the ship itself can be a character in a sci-fi campaign. And I don't mean that the ship has an intelligent AI or that we're using FATE…
Deeps of Lyrae

Eos Heavy Interstellar Merchantman (SM+11, TL11^)

3 Jul 20194 Jul 2019
In this post I'll continue building up my arsenal of victim ships for my space pirate campaign by adding what we might call a "totally standard" victim freighter. It's the…
Deeps of Lyrae

Loadout: Escape Pod Survival Kit

2 Jul 20194 Jul 2019
What would be carried on an escape pod or group lifeboat in the far future as standard equipment? I came up with this list for the Deeps of Lyrae campaign…

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