GURPS 4th edition. Transhuman Space: Transhuman Mysteries

37 Pages·2011·2.392 MB·English

by  William H. Stoddard

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ONTENTS
INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . 3 Intrusion....................21 Bosses ......................29
AbouttheAuthor..............3 SocialEngineering............22 TheRulingClasses............29
AboutGURPS.................3 SURVEILLANCE ...............22 TwistedEloi .................29
Spy-Tech....................22 NonhumanCriminals .........29
1. SETTING AND GENRE . . 4 RemoteSurveillance ..........22 CRIMESANDTHEMES .........30
THEELECTROLASER TrafficAnalysis...............23 THEARTOFINVISIBILITY.......31
ONTHESTAGE ............4 FORENSICMETHODS ..........23 Security:TheLow-TechOption ..31
Mysteryvs.Suspense............5 Nanodetection ...............23 AvoidingSurveillance..........31
SUBGENRESANDSETTINGS ......5 Genetics.....................24 CoveringTrails...............31
TheClassicMystery............5 MEMETICS ..................24 GoingUnrecorded............32
Pulp,Hard-Boiled,andNoir.....6 ArtifactAnalysis..............24 HiddenMessages.............32
Procedurals...................6 PopulationAnalysis...........24 LaunderedFunds .............32
TheCozy.....................7 Deprogramming..............25 THESUPPLICANT .............33
YoungDetectives ..............8 Debunking...................25
Countermemetics.............25 5. DESIGNING AND
2. INVESTIGATORS . . . . . . 9 MemesandtheLaw ...........25 PRESENTING
OCCUPATIONALLENSES .........9 SIMULATIONS ................25 SCENARIOS . . . . . . . . 33
CaninePoliceCombat..........11 Profiling.....................26 NDAs.......................34
ADVANTAGES,DISADVANTAGES, CrimeScenarios..............26 THEEXPOSITION .............34
ANDSKILLS ..............13 LEGWORK ..................26 THESTORY
Advantages ..................13 Observation..................26
BEHINDTHESTORY .......34
Perks .......................14 Informants ..................26
Disadvantages................14 Searches ....................27 INQUIRIESAND
Skills .......................14 VirtualLegwork...............27 COMPLICATIONS...........35
InvestigativeSkills ............14 VoiceUnder..................35
ComplementarySkills..........15 4. CRIMES THERECOGNITION............36
Techniques ..................15 AND CRIMINALS. . . . . 28 OngoingSubplots.............36
EQUIPMENT .................16 THECRIMINALCLASSES .......28 CLOSINGACCOUNTS ...........36
DIGITALALLIES ..............17 Fringers.....................28
Climbers ....................28 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3. YOU KNOW
MY METHODS. . . . . . 19
DATASEARCHES..............19 I’ll give you a hint. Contradictions do not
InternalRecords..............19
exist. Whenever you think that you are facing a
PublicArchives...............20
DataMining .................20 contradiction, check your premises. You will find
FollowingtheMoney...........20
that one of them is wrong.
COMPUTERACCESS ...........21
LevelsofAccess ..............21
– Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
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NTRODUCTION
Transhuman Space is an amazingly rich setting for role- Transhuman Space. The setting itself is referred to as
playing games. It offers nearly a century of historical back- Transhuman Space (without boldface or italic type), but cam-
story,growingoutofplausibleextrapolationfromthepresent, paignsexploringthatsettingasTranshumanSpacecampaigns.
including technological advances that have carried humanity
throughout the solar system and begun to transform human A A
BOUT THE UTHOR
natureitself.Butthatveryrichnesscanmakeitperplexingto
actuallyuse!Confrontedwithallthisexoticdetail,playersmay WilliamH.StoddardlivesinSanDiego,California,wherehe
find it hard to decide what sort of characters to create, and hasbeenactiveinroleplayinggamessincethe1970s.He’snow
gamemasterswhatsortofcampaigntorun. runninghissecondTranshumanSpacecampaign.Hisprevious
GURPS booksincludeGURPS Steampunk, GURPS Fantasy,
GURPSSupers,GURPSUrbanMagics,andseveralothersthat
Onemustnotputaloadedrifleonthe heco-authored,contributedto,orcompiled.Healsoservesas
vice president of the Libertarian Futurist Society, which gives
stageifnooneisthinkingoffiringit.
annualawardsforlibertariansciencefiction.
–AntonPavlovitchChekhov
Special Thanks
The author is grateful to the players in his first
Transhuman Space campaign for permission to use their
Onegenrethatfitsthesettingsurprisinglywellismystery.
charactersinvignettes,andforlettinghimpracticeonthem:
The emphasis on investigation works splendidly in a setting
Eben Brooks (Neville Clarke), Tony Fincher (Louis Bauchet),
whereinformationisavitalresource,andcontrolofinforma-
Steph Pennington (Gianni Fiori), Tim Sallume (Blake), and
tion a major political issue. Technological advances create
RisaYardas(AkiNakamura).
opportunities for entirely new sorts of crime; dealing with
thesecrimesgivesplayersanopportunityto
figureouthowthisexoticworldworks.And
the same applies to cultural changes that
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“Yougivemeglasses.” slang.HerlooksmadeGiannithinkofhisIshtargirlfriendinhigh
GianniFiorihandedoverhiswearablewithouthesitation.It school.Andwhenshepouredhiswine,hereyeslooked–notjust
didn’tsurprisehimthatSongXiaomaobjectedtodigitalrecords scared,thoughthatwasthere,butsullen.Giannialmostlosttrack
ofhisconversations.Gianni’scoverpersonawouldn’tlikethem oftheconversationforaminute,suddenlyseeingherasahuman
either;keepingthingshuman-to-humanmadeithardertoprove girl,evenyoungerthanhislittlesister.
anything. When Song’s techies hacked the wearable of “Mike Luckily, Song took it for the obvious reaction, smiled, and
Rimanelli,”thegapsinthetimelinewouldn’tsurprisethem. reached out to stroke the girl’s cheek. “Xie-xie, Syren,” he said,
Afewminuteslater,hewalkedintotheprivateapartmentof andsherubbedherfaceagainsthishand,butGiannithoughthe
oneofRustChina’srichestblackmarketeers,guidedbyoneofthe sawdesperationinhereyes.Hehopedhisowneyesweren’tshow-
triad’s xia. Song clearly enjoyed spending his illegal earnings; inghissuddenmurderousrage.
Gianni wasn’t a connoisseur, but he’d seen enough Chinese
TranshumanSpaceisascience-fictionalsetting,soamys-
homessincehecametoMarstospotexpensivegoods–though
tery campaign set in Transhuman Space is also a science-fic-
mostChinesedidn’tshowthemoffthisfreely.Theblondebioroid
tion campaign. Meeting the requirements of both genres is a
girlsurewasn’tamassmarketitem.Giannitriednottolookat
trickybusiness.IsaacAsimovcalleditimpossiblewhenanedi-
herasheandSongbargained,bothbecauseshewasSong’sprop-
tor proposed that he write a science-fiction mystery. But
erty,andbecausebioroidsgavehimthetwitchies.
AsimovwentontoprovehimselfwrongbywritingTheCaves
Soitwasn’ttillSonghadthegirlbringoversomestrange-tast-
ofSteel,whichteamedahumanandarobotdetective.Ifdone
ingwinethatGiannistartedtowonder.Shehesitatedinspeaking
right,thetwogenrescanstrengtheneachother.
CantonesethesamewayGiannidid,andmixedinsomeAmerican
T E
HE LECTROLASER
S
ON THE TAGE
TheproblemAsimovsawwithscience-fictionmysterieswas playwright Chekhov said that “One must not put a loaded
thattoomuchwaspossible.Ifthedetectivesuddenlyrevealed rifleonthestageifnooneisthinkingoffiringit.”Inscience
telepathicpowers,hecouldsolveanymystery;ifthecriminal fiction,thefantasticelementsarethe“loadedrifle”;tojustify
hadexoticalienweapons,hecouldkillpeopleinwaysnoone theirpresence,theyneedtogiverisetodramaticevents–in
couldfigureout.Asimovgotaroundthisbywritingadetective amysterycampaign,crimesandinvestigations.
storyaboutpositronicrobots;hehadwrittenenoughrobotsto- Given the complexity of Transhuman Space, it’s a good
ries–includingpuzzlesbasedontheThreeLawsofRobotics– idea to focus on one or two concepts, keeping the others in
sothatheandhisreadershadaclearsenseofwhatwasand hebackground:
wasn’tpossibleforrobots.
• Space travel and the colonization of space create new,
TranshumanSpacehasthatsamespecificity.TheGMcan
often isolated communities, which may be thrown back on
comeupwithmysteriesthatplayfair,byrelyingonpublished
theirownresourcestoinvestigateandpunishcrimes.Example:
materialonthesetting.Theabsenceoftraditionalscience-fic-
The Station Manager of Aletheia Station (discussed in Deep
tion ideas such as faster-than-light travel, aliens, time travel,
Beyond),facedwithdatatheft,academicfraud,ordiversionof
andpsipowersnarrowsthepossibilitiesforbothinvestigator
funds,recruitsaninvestigatingcommitteefromlocalacadem-
PCsandcriminalNPCs.
ics – and Vosper-Babbage corporate security or European
Atthesametime,thesettingisfilledwithotherfantastic
Unionmilitarypolice,ifeitherfeelsinclinedtocooperate.
ideas:coloniesonotherplanets,nanotech,geneticengineer-
ing, artificial sapient beings, and memetics. The Russian
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• Theeconomicimportanceofinformationmakescon-
flicts over privacy and intellectual property increasingly
Mystery vs. Suspense
intense. Example: Bioroid traffickers in the Trojan Mafia
developanewsexmodelstyledafterthesynthespianhero-
GURPSMysteriesdiscussesthrillersasavariantofmys-
ineofMarwariDigital’splannednextrelease.
teries,andChangingTimesoffersadviceonrunningthrillers
• Memetics can alter human behavior and subvert
inTranshumanSpace.Buttheemphasisofthrillersisdiffer-
established institutions; old legal ideas about freedom of
ent:notintellectualconfrontationwithmysterybutphysical
expressionmaynotbeviablewhenawell-craftedmessage
confrontation with danger and risk. Solving puzzles and
can reprogram a person’s mind. Example: After a popular
probingmotivesaren’tthepayoff,butgatewaystoscenesof
hard-edge musician endorses a candidate of Montréal’s
combat, infiltration, or pursuit – even more than for noir
Partid’Humanité,amemeticattackportrayinghimasasell-
campaignsorpoliceprocedurals.Thrillersbenefitlessfrom
outthreatenshiscareer...butit’sactuallyabuilduptoan
theadviceandtheresourcesthisbookoffers,andmorefrom
indirectattackonthecandidate.
futuristicweaponsandmartialarts.TranshumanMysteries
• Creation of nonhuman sapient beings has generated
doesn’texaminethethrillerindepth.
conflictsbetweenpeoplewhotreatanartificialintelligenceor
anuplifteddogaspropertyandpeoplewhogiveit“human”
rights.Example:HouribioroidsinDjiboutiarebeingabducted
from their owners and sent back in pieces, and a group of criminals.Example:UnlicensedsequelstopopularInVidseries
sikkiynbountyhuntersarehiredtoinvestigateunofficially–but are being smuggled into Europe, and the copyright owners
cantheygainthetrustofHouristhey’dnormallybesenttokill? wantthetrafficstopped.Evidencepointstotheirbeingcarried
Andhowwilltheyreactwhenagentsofthebioroidunderground inthememoriesoftravelers’VIIs.Canthecustomsauthorities
railroad,makingtheirowninquiries,confrontthem? getauthorizationtosearchaninternalimplant’smemories?
• Digital uploads provide a way of evading death that • Ataverydeeplevel,digitaluploads,xoxing,bodystruc-
changestheconceptof“murder,”whilecopyingdigitalminds ture modifications, memetic reeducation, and new forms of
is often treated as a new sort of crime, xoxing. Example: A identity theft call the entire concept of personal identity into
wealthyelderlywomanhasherbrother,adevouttraditionalist question.Howcanthelawprotectindividualrightsifitcan’t
Catholic,uploaded,aprocedureofwhichhedisapproves;her define an “individual” in the first place? Example: A transhu-
brother’sghostreportsthistothepolice–asthemurderofhis manistreligiouscultgivesallitsconvertsdigitalimplantsthat
organicprototype!Butcanamurderchargebemadetostick, holdxoxesofthe“ascended”founder–someofwhichtelltheir
whenthe“victim”himselfistheprincipalwitness? hoststocommitsuicidalcrimesonbehalfoftheirfaith,will-
• Advanced surveillance and nanotech-based forensics inglydyingforthebenefitoftheiridenticalsisters.Caninves-
make many crimes easy to solve – but also threaten the very tigatorsprovethatthey’reallxoxes,andwillacourtorderthe
conceptofprivacy;protectingprivacy,conversely,alsoprotects arrestofallthecultistsforxoxerasureandmemetictherapy?
Andarethecultistsguiltyofanycrimes?
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UBGENRES AND ETTINGS
Since the first mysteries were written, novelists and the detective has an embarrassing surplus of information
scriptwritershavecomeupwithmanyvariationsontheform, sources(seeYouKnowMyMethods,pp.19-27).Inagroupof
andfansandcriticshavegroupedthemintosubgenres.GURPS investigators,eachcanfocusonaparticulartypeofinforma-
Mysteries offers a detailed examination of different kinds of tion,andplaycaninvolvesharingandinterpretingtheresults.
mysterystories.AlloftheseareviableinaTranshumanSpace AIscangrantaccesstoevenmoreinvestigativeskills.
campaign–buttheyoftentakesurprisingnewforms. OrtheAIscouldbetheinvestigators!Adigitalintelligence
istheperfectexampleofahighlyintelligentoutsiderinfuture
T C M society. (Memetics became a real science thanks to this out-
HE LASSIC YSTERY
sider perspective.) An investigative team could be all AIs or
EdgarAllenPoeinventedtheclassicmystery,ArthurConan partly organic beings; AIs might be an organic investigator’s
Doyleperfectedit,andmanylaterwritershavecomebackto staff,anorganicbeingmightrunerrandsforAIsoractastheir
it. Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes is the archetypal detective: socialinterface,orthetwomightbeequalpartners.
rational,methodical,exceptionallyperceptive,andanoutsider ThepoliceconsultantroleworkswellinTranshumanSpace;
insociety.Hecantakecareofhimselfinafight,butthat’snot manysocietiesoutsourcetraditionalgovernmentalfunctionsto
whatthestoriesemphasize.Manyclassicdetectivesareprivate privatecontractors.“Private”detectivesrunfromthosewhoget
contractors,likeHolmes,workingforprivateclientswhodon’t alltheirjobsfromonepoliceforcetothosewhoworkentirely
wanttoinvolvethepoliceintheiraffairs,orcalledinascon- forprivateclients.Socialandreputationalnetworksmakesub-
sultants when the police are baffled. Some are elite police contracting much more viable, and a competent AI can help
detectiveswhogetbafflingorpoliticallytouchycases. investigators budget their time and resources. In more repres-
The emphasis on rational inquiry fits perfectly into sivesocieties,aprivatedetectivemaybeindemandbyclients
Transhuman Space, where everyone recognizes the value of who don’t want official attention – minority groups (including
information–governmentsevenfightwarsoverit.Ifanything, nonhumans),ormembersoftherulingclasswithalottolose.
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Barrymore Consultancy from Transhuman Space: for a cyberpunk-style campaign: omnipresent computers,
Personnel Files couldserve as a classic amateursleuth team cyberneticbrainimplants,virtualreality,andwidespreadcon-
basedinCapeTown. flictsoverownershipofinformation.AninventiveGMcanturn
itintoahybridofcyberpunkandclassicnoir.
Mumbai TranshumanSpace:PersonnelFiles3presentsagroupin
rural Tanganyika seeking justice with limited resources and
India dominates the entertainment industry in 2100, and
notmuchhelpfromthelaw.TheycouldbePCsinaone-shot
thecityofMumbaihousesthecentralofficesofentertainment
campaignorclientsforlower-techhard-boiled(orpolicepro-
giants such as Bharat Teleproductions and Marwari Digital.
cedural)investigators.
Althoughvirtualconferencingiscommonplace,actualphysi-
cal meetings still have advantages. So creative talent and
Ceres
entrepreneursfromalloverthesolarsystemcometogetherin
thecity,lookingfordeals.IndiaoverallhasStrugglingWealth, AgoodsettingforprivateeyesisCeres,ananarchistsociety
butMumbaiisComfortable,withaccesstoadvancedtechnol- wherealllawenforcementisprivate.Manypeoplehaveinsur-
ogy–andthebestneighborhoodsareWealthy.SomeIndians anceagainstcrime,andinsurancecompaniesoftenhaveinves-
resent this wealth, especially since bioroid or AI rather than tigators on the payroll. Neighborhood security companies
humanservantsarefashionableinMumbai,makingjobshard mostlyhireguardsorpatrollers,butthejobcanleadtoinves-
tofind. tigation,andlargercompanieshavefull-timedetectivesonthe
Thebusinessofthepoliceisavoidingscandalandprotect- staff. Finally, judges are free to perform their own investiga-
ingthereputationsofthefamousasmuchassolvingcrimes. tions, rather than ruling on the evidence presented to them;
When criminal investigation is needed, citizens often turn to their staffs have the mission, not of helping a specific client,
privatefirms–anddemandthatthepolicecooperate.Afirm’s butoffindingoutwhatactuallyhappened,whichgivesthem
reputationfordiscretionisoneofitsbiggestassets. morefreedomofaction.
Thesituationiscomplicatedbyconflictsoverintellectual The major settlement on Ceres, Silas Duncan Station, has
property. India has a large nanosocialist movement. Mumbai’s 16,000 people, the size of a small town. The original settlers
“Bollywood”firmsopposethismovement,andturnoutmany were scientists and engineers, but the community has devel-
InVidswhereheroicspiesdefeatplottingsocialists.Butit’san opedaroughfrontierculture,wherepersonalindependenceis
open secret that many firms have partners in nanosocialist prized. Roughly 90% of law enforcement firms belong to the
Bangladesh, which use freedom from copyright restrictions Aegis Group; their clients are typically notified to appear in
to develop imitations of popular series and synthespians – courtratherthanarrested,whichisabigsellingpointforAegis
withsomeoftheproductionbeingdone,quietly,inMumbai. Group members. Companies that have been expelled from
Anunwrittencodelimitsblatantthefts;butviolatingitcould Aegis, or can’t afford the dues, act more like private security
leadtoinvestigationsandlawsuits...ormurdersandhomi- firmsinsocietiesthathavegovernment-runpolice.Someinde-
cideinvestigations. pendents hire out to Aegis members as investigators; such a
groupcouldbethefocusforacampaign.
P , H -B , Foranoirtreatment,thereareacoupleofoptions.Maybe
ULP ARD OILED
Ceres is less free than it appears on the surface. Avatar
N Klustercorp,headedbyMayaPayne,oneoftheoriginalsettlers
AND OIR
and a strong advocate of anarchocapitalism, has enormous
Severalcloselyrelatedsubgenressharegreateremphasison economic influence, with 1,100 employees, several smaller
physicalaction.Pulpandnoirarepartlydistinguishedbytheir subsidiaries,andtheprofitsfrominnovativebiotechnology.It
media–pulpstoriesappearedinnewsprintmagazines,while could be turning into a de facto government, without being
noirismainlyastyleoffilm.Buttheyalsodifferinemphasis. accountabletoanypublicbody.Ontheotherhand,astillbasi-
Hard-boiledmysteriesfocusontoughnessandthepotentialfor cally free society could face an external threat: the Martian
violence. Noir creates a sense of widespread economic and Triads,whoseleadersarewellawareofthevalueofbiotechnol-
political corruption; the cynical, embittered private eye ogyandwouldliketoownit.
appearsasakindofknightwithapersonalcodeofhonor.Pulp
shows that code as shared by much of society; the criminals P
ROCEDURALS
areacorruptminorityworkingbehindthescenes.
Forstraightforwardphysicalaction,extraterrestrialcolonies Proceduralstreatinvestigatingcrimesasajob.Investiga-
are a good option. Mars has enough inhabitants to support torsgetcasesassignedbytheirbosses,andpursuethemfol-
criminal enterprises, and enough open space to let them lowing a standard routine. There’s more emphasis on
operate freely. Emphasizing the Martian Triads can give a teamwork and discipline than on brilliant insight or heroic
strongernoireffect. toughness. The commonest focus is on police officers, and
BackonEarth,notallsocietiesarewealthyortechnologi- this subgenre is often called the “police procedural”; but
callysophisticated.Lessdevelopedsocietiesrangefrombrutal otherprocedurescanbeapproachedthesameway–forensic
dictatorships to failed states that have only as much law as science procedurals have lately enjoyed popularity, and
peopleprovideforthemselves.Asmallbandofhonorablesapi- wouldfitrightintoTranshumanSpace.Investigatorsinpro-
entscanfindworkinsuchasetting. ceduralsusuallyworkforagovernment,butanylargeorgan-
Withinsciencefiction,cyberpunkisananalogofnoir,with izationcouldbethebasisforaprocedural.Theinvestigators
honorableoutlawsbattlingcorruptbigbusiness.Transhuman have a restricted range of options: they have to bring a case
Space isn’t a classic cyberpunk setting, but has raw material toaconclusionthatsatisfiestheemployer.
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In Transhuman Space, the widespread use of AIs favors outtohaveapoliticalelementthatthingsgetmessy.Marshals
proceduralcampaigns.Hisfirstdayonthejob,aninvestigator can instigate low-level investigations, sometimes covertly,
will be issued an AI, or programs for the AI he already has, althoughthey’reexpectedtojustifythemindetaillater.
includingreferencematerials,skillassistance,andadministra- Ateamofmarshalscanhavevariedbackgroundsandpri-
tiveroutines.Ifhefollowssetprocedures,hisAIwillnotonly maryjobs,solongasthey’rewillingtoworkwithinthelawand
help him carry them out, but tutor him in using them effec- learnthenecessarybasicskills.Theirworkasmarshalsdoesn’t
tively.Ontheotherhand,ifhebreaksfromroutine,itwillcau- payalot,andisoftenadullroutine–atleastwhenit’sgoing
tion him, stop assisting him, or even report him to his more well!Butitearnsrespectandgivesasenseofdoingsomething
experienced partner or to his bosses. Most investigators meaningful. At its best, it’s what old-fashioned policing was
developlove/haterelationshipswiththeirAIs. supposedtobe.
Policeproceduralshaveahard-boiledflavor;policework Transhuman Space: Personnel Files includes a team of
involves street smarts and ability to restrain or incapacitate Martian marshals who could serve as ready-made PCs for
an offender. A police procedural campaign can have street thissetting.
surveillance, confrontations, chases, arrests, and even gun-
fights–thoughthegunsmaybenonlethalelectrolasers.But
the officer will (almost) always be in touch with backup
Whoever’s closest with the right
throughhisAI.Andwithpolicecybershellsoncallforhigh-
risksituations,thepursuitandarrestofaviolentperpetrator tools solves the problem.
don’tendangerthePCsthewaythattheymightinmoretra-
ditional police stories; they’re often another technical exer-
cise,partofthepatternofprocedure.
Forthepartsofpoliceworkthatdependonbrainsmorethan
Königsberg
brawn–crimescenesearches,maintainingevidencechains,cul-
tivating informants, questioning people, and searching official HeadquarteredinGenevaandKönigsberg,theGeneticReg-
records – the AI will be a silent partner. Much police work ulatoryAgencyoperatesnearlyeverywhere.Itsjurisdictionover
involvesalotofdullroutine,whichpolicedramasskipover;in unauthorizedbiotechnologicalenterprisesisrecognizedinmost
Transhuman Space, the use of AIs makes this realistic rather ofEarth’scountriesandmanyextraterrestrialsocieties–though
than cinematic. In an advanced society, normal crimes are notamongDuncanitecultures.GRAagentsaren’tpurelylabora-
solved,routinely;themarkofaseriousprofessionalcriminalis toryanalysts;theyhavepowersofinvestigationandarrest,usu-
knowinghowtodefeatpoliceproceduresandoutsmarttheAIs ally in cooperation with local law enforcement. But no one
thatcarrythemout.Andthepoliceofficer’smostimportantjob becomesanagentwithoutadvancedtraininginBioengineering,
istospotclevermovesthataren’tinhisAI’sroutines. Biology(specializingingenetics),andResearch,andmanysce-
This is even more true for forensic investigators. nariosinvolvepuzzlingoutgeneticanomaliesinthelab.
Transhuman Space has many varieties of advanced forensic Storylines can also involve political tensions and conflicts.
science; serious investigators have access to superior-quality TheGRAstartedoutasaEuropeanorganization,anditspolicies
AIswithhighskills,andtocomprehensivedatabasesfortheir reflectEuropeanpreservationistmemes.Libertariansandtran-
fields. They need them: the range of criminal methods has shumanists oppose GRA restrictions, and it periodically faces
grownwiderthananyhumanmindcangrasp.Aforensicsci- accusationsofsuppressinginnovativeresearch,orevenseeking
encecampaigncanfocusonasinglesetofproblems,andon tocreateanewDarkAgesbyabolishingscienceentirely.Ona
themethodsusedtosolvethem:accountingforbusinessfraud, moremundanelevel,localofficialsgettingpayoffsfromillegal
computer science for illegal hacking, genetics for illegal bio- bioroidtraffickersorblackclinicsdon’twelcomevisitsfromthe
engineering, memetics for dishonest advertising or propa- GRA. Managing these situations without public controversy is
ganda,andsoon.Thistypeofcampaignisagoodwaytobring vitaltoanagent’scareer.
asingleconflictinTranshumanSpaceintosharpfocus.
TheclassicanimeseriesGhostintheShell offersanexcel- T C
HE OZY
lentmodelforpoliceproceduralsinatranshumansetting.
Hereareexamplesofbothsortsofprocedural: The cozy is an extreme version of the classic mystery. It
takesplaceinasmallcommunityofpeoplewhoareprivileged
The Martian Commonwealth insomeway–anaristocrat’scountryestate,oracollegewith
strongscholarlyvalues,forexample.Crime,especiallymurder,
U.S.governmentresourcesarespreadthinonMars.Alotof
appearsasashockingintrusionintothisorderedlittleworld,
people end up doing a second job, lending a hand with law
buttheinvestigationusuallyshowsthatonlyaninsidercould
enforcement – the Martian Commonwealth has revived the
havecommittedit.Investigationturnspartlyondeductiverea-
concept of the part-time, deputized U.S. Marshal. Marshals
soningandalertnesstosmallclues,butalsoonpersonalrela-
have basic training in law enforcement, but they aren’t sup-
tionships among the suspects and on weighing each one’s
posed to do more than report possible problems, load the
possible motives. Usually everyone has some reason for con-
wantedandmissingpersonslistsintotheirAIs,andoccasion-
cealingpartofwhatheknows;thedetectivesneedtoreassure
allyprovidetheprofessionalswithbackup.
theinnocentthattheycanrevealtheirsecrets.Thisistheclas-
Deputy marshals have jurisdiction across the entire
sicdomainofbrilliantamateurdetectives.
Commonwealth–and,informally,anywhereonMarsthatisn’t
TranshumanSpacehasalotofwealthypeople;inFifthWave
coveredbysomeoneelse’slaw,includinglocalspace.Martians
nations, nearly a third of the population are “Eloi” who can
tendtopragmatism;ifaproblemneedsfixing,whoever’sclos-
live comfortably on their investments, with no need to work.
estwiththerighttoolsdoesthejob.It’sonlywhencasesturn
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Italsohas“isolates,”whopreferminimalcontactwithmain- involved,andcertainlynotabunchofteenagers!Ontheother,
streamsociety;theymakeupafewpercentofmostFifthWave thecasesarelessoftenmurdersthaninothersubgenres;evena
societies.Inremotepartsofthesolarsystem,insmallerorbital very bad school or neighborhood doesn’t usually have enough
habitats,andevenunderEarth’soceans,entiresmallsocieties deathstokeepayoungdetectivebusy.It’softeneasiesttojustify
are isolated, acknowledging no sovereigntyoutsidetheirown thepolicelettingtheyoungheroesworkifthepolicedon’ttake
customs. Isolates have to turn to local hobbyists to deal with thecaseseriously–amotifthecartoonseriesScooby-Doopicked
crimes;mainstreamEloiaremorelikelytocallthepolice,but upandranwith.
actuallysolvingacrimedemandsanunusualabilitytofitinto It’s actually easier to make young detectives work in
thelifestylesoftherichandsecretive. TranshumanSpacecampaigns.Educationisn’tasregimented
Not all cozy environments are playgrounds for Eloi. Busi- as in a 20th-century high school; an adolescent who wants to
nessesmaysendtheirpersonnelonretreatsorholdplanning study criminal investigation or intellectual property law can
sessions; think tanks may spend much of their time in such downloadinstructionalsoftware.Also,adolescentsarealloweda
gatherings, developing everything from research agendas to greatdealofindependence,thankstotheirparents’trustintheir
scenariosfortheworldpoliticsofthecomingmillennium.The AIcompanions.Ontheotherhand,mostadolescentsliveina
economicvalueoftheirworkmaybetrulyincalculable–and “safe-tech”environmentthatinsulatesthemfromcontactwith
maysupplythemotiveforseriouscrimes. high-risktechnologiesandsituations–ifnecessary,theirAIswill
Another sort of cozy environment can be found in virtual reportanyseriouscrimetheyencountertotheirparentsandthe
cruisesanddigitalkingdoms.Literalmurderisunlikelyinavir- police.Foryounginvestigatorsdealingwithmajorcrimes,adif-
tualenvironment,butitcouldbeameansofgainingaccessto ferentnarrativecompromiseisneeded:theassumptionthatall
wealth, or to intangibles such as personal identity, or virtual thecharactershaveblockedorsubvertedtheirAIs’supervision.
objectsandrolescouldbeworthstealingorholdingforransom. Insomecultures,thisislessofaproblem.OnCeres,appren-
Such crimes might be investigated by the official police, by ticeships commonly start at age 10 and last several years, as
employeesofthecreators,orbyprivatedetectives–butinany youngpeoplepracticetheirtradesunderadultsupervisionand
case,they’dneedtobeableto“playthegame.”Ortheymightbe withAItutoring.Apprenticeshipscouldbeavailableforinvesti-
recruitedfromtheAIsthatrunthevirtualenvironment;hardly gatorsandsecuritypatrolsasmuchasanyothertrade.
anyothersortofcrimecouldbebettersuitedtoanall-AIteam. JaelleTaylorinTranshumanSpace:FifthWavecouldserve
PatelMemeticsinTranshumanSpace:PersonnelFiles2is asaprototypeforsmart,inquisitiveadolescents.Transhuman
thesortofunusualinvestigativeteamthatmightbedrawninto Space: Personnel Files 5 presents an entire ready-made PC
aseriesofmemetics-focusedcozies. groupbasedinKönigsberg.
Repulse Bay Islandia
Situatedonthesouthsideoftheisland,RepulseBayisin LocatedattheL4point(sharingtheorbitofLuna,but60°
therunningforHongKong’ssinglewealthiestneighborhood. ahead), Islandia is the largest orbital habitat ever con-
TheentireareaisnotmerelyFifthWavebutfilledwith“edge- structed: two counter-rotating cylinders five miles long and
ware”–inventionsthattheFifthWavehasn’tyetadopted.Even onemileindiameter.Itsnearlyhalfamillioninhabitantsare
childrenmaybeedgeware,bornwithcutting-edgeupgradesor 40% of the population of L4. Its construction, from 2051 to
synthesized by not-yet-legal techniques such as neogenesis. 2071,boostedL4’seconomyandleftL5astagnantbackwater.
But all this technological advance is carefully screened from Islandia is legally a free city associated with the European
viewbyresidentswhovaluethelookoftradition. Union, but memetically dissimilar to it: preservationism is
Wealthishighenoughsothatactualworkisnearlyunheard lesscommon,pansapientrightsandmorphologicalfreedom
of.Instead,residentsspendtimesubtlycompetingforReputa- are more common, and the overall society is considerably
tionandStatus.Ordinarypossessionsplaylittleroleinthis;any- freer(CR2,exceptforweapons,CR4).Mostresidentsbelong
thingthatcanbemanufacturedischeapenoughnottocount. tovoluntary“identitygroups,”includingradicaltranshuman-
Unique objects, preferably thousands of years old, are worth ists.Islandiaisrichandpeaceful,thankspartlytoactivegov-
something, and there’s a semi-concealed market in diverted ernmentsupportfortoleranceandnonviolence.
archaeologicalfinds.Anydisplayofexquisitetastealsocounts. This is a fairly safe-tech setting, and few crimes involve
A large part of the rivalry takes place in a digital kingdom deadlyforce.There’sasmallbuthighlyprofessionalpoliceand
basedontheShangDynasty.Present-daybillionairesassumethe publicsafetyforce,buttheirprimaryconcernisphysicalemer-
rolesofancientdukesandsages.Realpossessionsandplacesare gencies such as fights, hull breaches, or threats to public
routinelywovenintothefabricofShang.Thisisacompletely health. Young Islandians could monitor antisocial behavior
privatedigitalrealm,neverdiscussedbeforeoutsiders. and investigate thefts, frauds, and intellectual property
offenses.Solongastheyknowwhentocallinthepolice,they
Y D canexpecttobecomplimentedontheirinitiativeratherthan
OUNG ETECTIVES
rebukedformeddling.
The longest-running “young detectives” series, such as the Islandia as a whole isn’t devotedto anyone radicalidea –
HardyBoysandNancyDrew,aremuchlikeclassicmysteries. but there are enough ideologically based identity groups that
More recently, Veronica Mars was closer to the noir style. young detectives can expect to meet exotic people. And as a
Whatevertheirapproach,storiesaboutadolescent(oryounger) center of orbital trade, Islandia deals with some much more
detectiveshavetomakenarrativecompromises.Ononehand, radical habitats, from the all-female colony Margaret to the
theirheroeshaveunusualskills,giventheirages;unusualfree- free bioroid refuge at Clarke-1. Islandia is a good base for a
dom to act without adult supervision; and unusual tolerance campaignthatexploresthewilderpossibilitiesofTranshuman
fromthepolice,whowouldn’trealisticallywantciviliansgetting Spaceatacontrolledpace.
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“SoyoulefttheRoyalNavyin2086,Mr.Clarke?”askedGianni. aboutClarke’sreasonsforapplying,hedroppedintothefinancial
“Yes, during the downsizing after the Pacific War,” said referencesonthenet.Ah,therewasUniversalExports–asmall
Neville Clarke. He seemed completely at ease as the partners firm with an unusually strong financial position for their eco-
interviewedhim. nomicniche,andabroadspectrumoftraderelationshipswithrel-
“Didyoudoanysortofpaidworkafterthat?” atively obscure nations, not all of them Commonwealth. And
“IfoundapositionwithUniversalExports–they’reasmall Clarke’svitahadhimvisitingseveralofthosenations,too.
tradinghousespecializinginhigh-endgoods.Iworkedforthem Louistextedhispartnersaquicksummary–Secondcareer
until 2098. I thought I was ready to retire, but I found myself maybe spy. He couldn’t spot their reactions; he wondered if
growingrestlesswithnoworktodo.” Clarkesawanything.
He sounded casual, but his neutral expression struck Louis
Thefirststepinplayingamysterycampaigniscreatingthe
Bauchetasabitstudied.Whiletheotherpartnersaskedquestions
investigators.
Mostcampaignshavemultipleplayers,andthereforeneed
multiple investigators. They may be a squad of uniformed
My robots? They share what I police officers, a group of police detectives with adjacent
offices,aprivateinvestigationfirm’spartnersoremployees,or
say to them with other robots?
agroupofadolescentfriendswithanunusualhobby.Theymay
even be thrown together by chance involvement in the same
– Ken MacLeod,
crime...butforacontinuingcampaign,theyhavetohavea
The Night Sessions reason to stay together. Character creation should start by
defining what sort of ties the investigators have, and making
surethatalltheinvestigatorsfittheresultinggroup.
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Mysterycampaignsgenerallyusethestandardracial/model there; the “Dog Fu” style is newly defined in this book (see
templates;criminalinvestigationisn’talargeenoughoccupa- p.11).TheGMwhodoesn’thaveGURPSMartialArts,orwho
tion to support the creation of entirely new kinds of sapient prefersasimplertreatmentofcombat,shouldkeepthebasic
beings.Rather,organicbeingsandinfomorphsaretrainedfor combat skills but replace Style Familiarity and combat tech-
investigativeworksuitedtotheirabilities.Thefollowingoccu- niqueswithadditionalpointsforoptionalskills.
pationallensesprovideappropriateabilitiesforvariousforms
ofinvestigativework.Theyaremeanttobeaddedtoexisting Amateur Sleuth
templates,thoughtheycanstandaloneifdesired.
50points
Formanycampaigns,alltheinvestigatorsneedtobebuilt
withthesamelens!AGRApoliceproceduralshouldhavethem Investigating crimes isn’t your job, and you don’t get paid
allbeGRAagents;anoircampaignmighthavethemallbepri- forit.YoumaybeanEloilivingonyourinvestments,orastu-
vateeyes.Inothercampaigns,though,differentlensescanfit dent with indulgent parents or a scholarship; you may even
together,especiallyiftheplayersarewillingtoacceptdifferent have a day job. You’re not necessarily professionally trained.
pointvalues;aplainclothesdetective,acrimesceneanalyst,a Your main assets are a sharp eye for how sapient beings
coupleofuniformedpoliceofficers,andevenapolicepostca- behave,andakeencuriosityaboutthem.
ninecouldmakeaplausibleinvestigativeforce.
Attributes:IQ+1[20].
AnyoftheseinvestigatorsmayhaveaReputation,goodor
SecondaryCharacteristics:Per+2[10].
bad,basedonhislens,hisemployer(ifany),andhispersonal
Advantages: Independent Income 5 [5]. • An additional 15
qualities; players may propose such Reputations for GM
pointschosenfromamongAlcoholTolerance[1],Contact
approval.Inacinematiccampaign,oneormoreGizmosmay
(Police or Street) [Varies], Cultural Familiarity (any) [1],
be added to the technologically focused lenses (consulting
Fit[5],HigherPurpose(Bringmalefactorstojustice)[5],
detective,crimesceneanalyst,GRAagent)asanoption.
Sensitive [5] or Empathy [15], Status [5/level], or Wealth
SomeoftheselensesofferStyleFamiliarityperksasdefined
[Varies].
in GURPS Martial Arts. The Sambo style is also described
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Disadvantages:-15pointschosenfromamongAbsent-Mind- (Police), IQ/E; Administration, Connoisseur (Art), Electron-
edness[-15],Charitable[-15*],Curious[-5*],Impulsiveness ics Operation (Surveillance), Fast-Talk, Poisons, Research,
[-10*], Overconfidence [-5*], Pacifism [Varies], Post-Com- Shadowing, or Streetwise, all IQ/A; Accounting, Biology
batShakes[-5*],SocialStigma(Minor)[-5],Stubbornness (Genetics), Diagnosis, Expert Skill (Computer Security or
[-5],orXenophilia[-10*]. Memetics),orSociology,allIQ/H;orObservationorSearch,
Skills:ComputerOperation(E)IQ[1]andObservation(A)Per bothPer/A.
[2]. • Either Criminology (A) IQ [2] or Hobby (Crime
*Multipliedforself-controlnumber;seep.B120.
Knowledge; see p. 15) (E) IQ+1 [2]. • One of Body Lan-
†BoughtupfromdefaultvalueofCriminology-4.
guageorSearch,both(A)Per[2],Shadowing(A)IQ[2],or
Detect Lies (H) Per-1 [2]. • An additional 8 points chosen
Customization Notes
from among Beam Weapons (Pistol) or Bicycling, both
AtypicalAllyisaKNJ“ThirdHemisphere”forensicmodel
DX/E; Driving (Automobile, Hovercraft, or Motorcycle),
(seep.18)installedinastandardVII.
Piloting(LightAirplaneorVertol),Stealth,orWrestling,all
DX/A; Judo or Sleight of Hand, both DX/H; Savoir-Faire
Crime Scene Analyst
(High Society), IQ/E; Acting, Administration, Connoisseur
(any),ElectronicsOperation(MediaorSurveillance),Fast- 100points
Talk, Public Speaking, or Research, all IQ/A; Psychology
Whenthepolicefindevidenceofaseriouscrime,theycall
(Applied)orSociology,bothIQ/H;orCarousing,HT/E.
youintofigureoutwhattheevidencemeansandreconstruct
*Multipliedforself-controlnumber;seep.B120. the crime. Some departments have people like you on the
payroll; others have gone back to hiring private subcontrac-
tors as “consulting detectives.” Either way, your work
requires good technical tools, a wide range of scientific
Nomanlivesorhaseverlivedwho
knowledge,andavividimagination.
hasbroughtthesameamountofstudy
Attributes:IQ+2[40].
andofnaturaltalenttothedetectionof SecondaryCharacteristics:Per+1[5].
crimewhichIhavedone. Advantages: Ally (100% of own points; Constantly Available;
Minion, +50%) [30] and Wealth (Comfortable) [10]. • An
–ArthurConanDoyle,
additional 15 points chosen from among Acute Vision
A Study in Scarlet [2/level],EideticMemory[5]orPhotographicMemory[10],
HighManualDexterity[5/level],HigherPurpose(Bringthe
guilty to justice or Reveal the truth) [5], Police Rank
[5/level],orSingle-Minded[5].
Consulting Detective Disadvantages: Code of Honor (Professional) [-5]. • An addi-
tional -25 points chosen from among Absent-Mindedness
150points
[-15], Bully [-10*], Callous [-5], Curious [-5*], Loner [-5*],
You’re an intellectual detective on the model of Holmes,
Oblivious[-5],Overconfidence[-5*],Pacifism[Varies],Post-
Poirot, or Wimsey. You’ve made a systematic study of every
CombatShakes[-5*],Truthfulness[-5*],orWorkaholic[-5].
aspect of crime. You work on the most challenging cases,
Skills: Computer Operation (E) IQ [1]; Forensics (H) IQ+2
whetherforthevictimorasanadvisertothepolice.Somecon-
[12]; Law (your jurisdiction/Police) (H) IQ-1 [2]; Research
sulting detectives work for, or run, elite investigative units in
(A) IQ+1 [4]; and Search (A) Per-1 [1]. • An additional 10
large police forces; many are private entrepreneurs – or even
points chosen from among Driving (Automobile, Hover-
amateurs,especiallyinfiction.ThisisaplausibleroleforanSAI!
craft,orMotorcycle)orPiloting(LightAirplaneorVertol),
Attributes:DX+1[20];IQ+4[80]. bothDX/A;Administration,ElectronicsOperation(Medical
Advantages: Ally (75% of own points; Constantly Available; orScientific),Poisons,PublicSpeaking,Teaching,orWrit-
Minion, +50%) [18]. • Another 30 points chosen from ing,allIQ/A;orBiology(Genetics)orDiagnosis,bothIQ/H.
among Acute Senses (any) [2/level], Cultural Familiarity
*Multipliedforself-controlnumber;seep.B120.
(any) [1], Eidetic Memory [5] or Photographic Memory
[10], High Manual Dexterity [5/level], Higher Purpose
Customization Notes
(Bring malefactors to justice) [5], Reputation (Brilliant
AtypicalAllyisaKNJ“ThirdHemisphere”forensicmodel
investigator)[Varies],Single-Minded[5],SmoothOperator
(seep.18)installedinamilitary-gradeimplant.
[15/level],Status[5/level],orWealth(Comfortable)[10].
Disadvantages:CodeofHonor(Professional)[-5].• Another
GRA Agent
-25 points chosen from among Bully [-10*], Callous [-5],
Charitable[-15*],Jealousy[-10],Laziness[-10],Overconfi- 200points
dence[-5*],orXenophilia[-10*].
You’re one of the elite international agents who monitor
Skills: Computer Operation (E) IQ [1]; Criminology (A) IQ+2
compliancewithlegalrestrictionsongeneticexperimentation
[8]; Forensics (H) IQ+2 [11]†; Interrogation (A) IQ [2]; and
and suppress black clinics, bioroid trafficking, and similar
Law (your jurisdiction/Police) (H) IQ-1 [2]. • Another 8
enterprises.Someofyourworkputsyouatoddswithscientific
points chosen from among Beam Weapons (Pistol), Brawl-
researchers,butyou’retheworld’sfirstlineofdefenseagainst
ing, or Guns (Pistol), all DX/E; Boxing, Shortsword, or
biotech disasters and environmental terrorism. Only the best
Wrestling,allDX/A;JudoorKarate,bothDX/H;Savoir-Faire
andmostdedicatedareevenconsideredforyourlineofwork.
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