[Zozer Games] Free Supplement: Vacc Suit

Mithras · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:08 pm

A free 12 page supplement that looks in detail at TL 8 and 9 vacc suits. Although it can be used with any Traveller setting, it was written for my TL9 solar system Traveller book called Orbital (out January).

http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/107458/Vacc-Suit

Rikki Tikki Traveller · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2012 3:48 pm

SWEET!

I have always thought that the Vacc Suit in Traveller got a bit of a short shift. Considering the history of the 3I, there should be ALL KINDS of vacc suits.

delrom5 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:11 pm

Looking forward to reading this, as I saw Zozer's [i]Outpost Mars[/i] a day or to ago and ordered the POD edition (which arrived this morning and, on first glance, lloks rather intriguing.). It'll be interesting to see how the technology will have moved on from Outpost's 2040 to the 2100 timeframe for the [i]Orbital[/i] book.

F33D · **Joined:** Tue May 29, 2012 1:13 pm **Posts:** 566

Thanks! If you do a TL 10-15 one I'll be 1st in line to purchase.

Mithras · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:43 pm

Thanks everyone ... it's tricky getting the balance between NOW and the Traveller far future that TL 9 requires.

F33D · **Joined:** Tue May 29, 2012 1:13 pm **Posts:** 566

Mithras wrote:

Thanks everyone ... it's tricky getting the balance between NOW and the Traveller far future than TL 9 requires.

No kidding! That's why I haven't done it but, would purchase it.

delrom5 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:09 pm

Regarding contemporary space suit technology, have a look at http://mvl.mit.edu/EVA/biosuit/ which is also on display at the V&A until January - perhaps there'll be a surge of gamers visiting the V&A later this month/early December (Dragonmeet). There was also a documentary on Channel 4 ages ago; EQUINOX: Spacesuit, produced by Uden Associates for Channel4, transmitted August 25th, 1991.

Regarding Mars itself, Paul mentions Robert Zubrin's fiction, but his day job is as an engineer and has been advocating a Mars mission for many years;

Selected Robert Zubrin bibliography;
- The Case for Mars (ISBN-13: 978-0684835501)
- How to Live on Mars (ISBN-13: 978-0307407184 or Amazon Kindle)
- Entering Space: Creating a Spacefaring Civilization (ISBN-13: 978-1585420360)

Finally, and closer to home, there's Voyage by Stephen Baxter (ISBN-13: 978-000648037 or Amazon Kindle)

Hopeless · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:15 pm

Many thanks this will come in very useful!

delrom5 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:32 pm

Almost forgot this...

GURPS Mars from SJ Games (ISBN 1-55634-534-8 or PDF at http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-6715)

Mithras · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:50 pm

'How To Live on Mars' I have and read, but it reads as a weary anti-NASA tract, which sort of put me off Zubrin quite a bit. I have read about his ideas, concepts and proposals though.

2330ADUSA1 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:55 am

I got the supplement and greatly look for the up and coming one..I will buy it in a heart beat!

The vacc Suit supplement was a nice well done product!

Mithras · **Posted:** Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:03 am

delrom5 wrote:

Looking forward to reading this, as I saw Zozer's Outpost Mars a day or to ago and ordered the POD edition (which arrived this morning and, on first glance, lloks rather intriguing.). It'll be interesting to see how the technology will have moved on from Outpost's 2040 to the 2100 timeframe for the Orbital book.

Actually you know, I made a mistake. I wanted Orbital to be TL 9, no more, but I'd already set Outpost Mars at TL 9 even though the former is in 2100 and the latter is in 2040. Looking back I should and could have left Outpost Mars at TL 8 with no problem whatsoever...but that's hindsight. I may edit the Outpost Mars PDF when Orbital comes out to reflect that.

delrom5 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:04 pm

[quote="delrom5"] ...have a look at http://mvl.mit.edu/EVA/biosuit/ which is also on display at the V&A until January... [/quote]

I only went and misread the dates, skipping the (October) 2011 to (January) 2012. Doh!

Mithras · **Posted:** Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:39 pm

delrom5 wrote:

...have a look at http://mvl.mit.edu/EVA/biosuit/ which is also on display at the V&A until January...

Ah thanks for the link! I decided not to include the 'skinsuit' design, it seemed to high tech, more TL 12 than TL 9!

kermit · **Posted:** Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:48 pm

Just wait till you see the cool Venus "skin suits" he's developing. Made out of recycled underwear waistbands and old bottle caps. It's TL7.

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