Pyramid 3/055: Military Sci-Fi
Get Ready Today for the Wars of Tomorrow Alert the troops; we're exiting hyperspace! This month's issue of Pyramid - the PDF magazine for roleplayers - looks at the future of face-to-face combat. This issue's intel includes: "Tactical Shooting: Tomorrow¸" an optional extrapolation of GURPS Tactical Shooting by that volume's specialist¸ Hans-Christian Vortisch. Pulling in material from GURPS Ultra-Tech and GURPS High-Tech ¸ this feature looks at all aspects of TL9 tactical combat¸ including stats for equipment¸ two new GURPS techniques¸ and two new gun-fighting styles. "Chrome Commandos: TL9 Elite Tactical Gear¸" an optional collection of new and revised Ultra-Tech fighting equipment¸ computers¸ software¸ options¸ and more¸ plus an overview of a basic command vehicle. "The Vree¸" this month's Eidetic Memory by David L. Pulver (author of the GURPS Spaceships series) that presents a new enemy to turn your advanced armies' abilities upon. These fanatical aliens are determined to convert the universe - by any means necessary! It includes a GURPS racial template¸ Spaceships info on two of their vessels¸ and more. "Mobile Wormhole Logistics¸" which describes a superscience Spaceships vessel that will give you the opportunity to shuttle your space marines from point A to point B - with nothing in between! "Future Soldier¸" a further look at outfitting tomorrow's troops that builds off this issue's tactical considerations. Written by Ultra-Tech co-author Kenneth Peters¸ it includes a pre-calculated collection of gear in the GURPS Loadouts format. This month's Random Thought Table ponders the human side of futuristic conflict¸ Odds and Ends looks to history for science-fiction ideas¸ and Murphy's Rules is dressed for success. If you're fighting for tomorrow but tomorrow's fighting back¸ you need this issue!