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UNDER PRESSURE
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Written by David Morgan-Mar, Kenneth Peters, and Constantine Thomas
Cover by Christopher Shy
Illustrated by Mark Cook, Justin De Witt, Matthew Kresge, Matthew Taggart, and Richard Taylor
Additional material by Nelson Cunnington
and Anthony Jackson
Edited by Alain H. Dawson
Cartography by Scott Reeves
GURPS System Design n Steve Jackson
Managing Editor n Andrew Hackard
GURPS Line Editor n Sean Punch
Transhuman Space Line Editor n David Pulver
Production Manager n Monique Chapman
Production Artist n Justin De Witt
Print Buyer n Monica Stephens
GURPS Errata Coordinator n Andy Vetromile
Sales Manager n Ross Jepson
Playtesters: Frederick Brackin, John Buston, Jürgen Hubert, Dr. Ian McDonald, Erik Manders, Phil Masters, Robert O’Connor,
Nana Yaw Ofori, Shawn Penrod, Jeff Raglin, and Bill Seney. Thanks also to all the other participants in the Pyramid playtest.
Thanks to: Glen Barnett, Martin DeMello, Rose Fox, Gian-Paolo Musumeci, Mandy Oei, Ryland Sanders, Paul Saunders,
and Jon Zeigler for increasing our cross-sectional area for catching inspiration, and Rick Thomson, Ralph Lorenz, and the other planetary
scientists who were kind enough to allow landmarks on Europa to be named after them.
GURPS , Warehouse 23, and the all-seeing pyramid are registered trademarks of Steve Jackson Games Incorporated. Transhuman Space ,
Pyramid, Under Pressure, and the names of all products published by Steve Jackson Games Incorporated are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Steve Jackson Games Incorporated, or used under license. Transhuman Space: Under Pressure is copyright © 2003 by Steve Jackson Games Incorporated.
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ISBN 1-55634-678-6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
STEVE JACKSON GAMES
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CONTENTS
Introduction ...................4
About Transhuman Space .............5
About the Authors ...........................5
About GURPS .................................5
C LIMATE ..............................................26
Hurricanes and Typhoons .............26
Weather Control ............................26
Other Climatic Oscillations ..........26
El Niño and La Niña .....................27
O CEANIC R ESOURCES ..........................28
Food ...............................................28
Aquaculture ...................................28
Bioresources ..................................29
Minerals .........................................29
Energy ............................................30
Aquatic Habitats in Space ............45
Territorial Rights ...........................45
Mining ...........................................46
Fishing ...........................................46
Salvage and Recovery ...................47
Gengineering .................................47
A DVENTURING U NDERWATER ..............47
Breathing .......................................48
Calculating Pressure .....................48
Decompression Table ....................49
Pressure ..........................................51
Cold and Heat ................................51
Movement ......................................52
Light Attenuation by Water ...........52
Senses ............................................52
Combat ..........................................53
The Psychology of Diving .............54
1. The Other Frontier .....6
E ARTH ’ S O CEANS .................................7
Timeline ...........................................8
T HE B LUE W ORLD ................................9
Pacific Ocean ...................................9
Atlantic Ocean ...............................10
Indian Ocean ..................................11
Southern Ocean .............................11
Arctic Ocean ..................................12
Antarctic Subglacial Lakes ...........12
Mediterranean Sea .........................12
Other Bodies of Water ..................13
T HE F IGHT F OR THE O CEANS ..............13
Environmentalists ..........................13
Preservationists ..............................14
Biotech versus Machines ..............14
Pantropists .....................................14
Transhumanists ..............................15
Political Idealists ...........................15
Corporate Interests ........................15
Criminals .......................................16
Memes ...........................................16
Citizenship Havens ........................17
Fringe Memes ................................18
T HE P HYSICAL O CEAN .........................19
Marine Geology ............................19
Unusual Ocean Environments ......20
Oceanography ................................21
Sea Breezes ....................................22
The Beaufort Wind Scale ..............23
Submarine Acoustics .....................24
Gas Hydrates .................................25
2. Living in
the Ocean ................31
E LANDRA .............................................32
History ...........................................32
Physical Description .....................32
Organization ..................................33
E LANDRA ............................................34
The Elandran Environment ...........35
Activities ........................................36
Elandra’s Population, 2100 ..........37
Conflicts .........................................37
Eating Under Pressure ..................38
O THER A QUATIC H ABITATS ..................38
Wilhelmsburg ................................38
Sea-floor Habitats .........................40
Floating Habitats ..........................40
Faridganj ........................................40
Ondala ............................................41
Gilled Humans? ............................42
N EW L ANDS .........................................42
Coastal Reclamation .....................42
Neutrino Telescopes ......................43
New Islands ...................................44
Atoll Towers ..................................44
M ARITIME L AW ...................................45
3. Extraterrestrial
Oceans .....................55
M ARS ...................................................56
The Borealis Sea ...........................56
The Marineris Sea .........................56
The Hellas Sea ..............................56
E UROPA ................................................57
The Surface of Europa ..................57
Tides and Surface Travel ..............57
Under the Ice –
The Oceanus Noctis .................58
Ocean Circulation .........................59
Europan Oceanography ................60
The War Under the Ice ..................60
Communications and
Operations on Europa ..............62
Sonar on Europa ...........................62
Life on Europa ..............................63
E UROPA ...............................................64
Locations .......................................64
Distances on Europa .....................65
The Echo ........................................67
Europan Parahumans
and Bioroids .............................68
Surface Outposts ...........................69
G ANYMEDE ..........................................70
Other Worlds, Other Oceans ........70
T ITAN ...................................................70
Living on the Moons .....................72
4. Organizations ...........73
G EN T ECH P ACIFICA P TY . L TD . .............74
Organization ..................................74
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C ONTENTS
Activities ........................................74
GenTech Pacifica’s Associations ...75
S AKOLPOK C O . L TD . ............................76
Organization ..................................76
Activities ........................................76
Sakolpok’s Associations ................77
B LUE S HADOW ....................................77
Organization ..................................77
Pan-Sentient Rights .......................78
Activities ........................................78
Blue Shadow’s Associations .........79
M ILITARY F ORCES ................................80
Major Navies .................................80
Marine Units ..................................81
Operational Environments ............81
Nonacoustic Submarine
Detection ...................................82
O THER O RGANIZATIONS .......................83
Corporations ..................................83
International Nongovernmental
Organizations ............................84
Marine Archaeology ......................85
Criminal and Terrorist Groups ......86
C AMPAIGNS AND A DVENTURES ............87
Living Undersea ............................87
Taking a Stand ...............................87
Corporate Projects .........................87
In the Navy ....................................88
Europa in Turmoil .........................88
Breathing Equipment ..................116
Environmental Wear ....................116
Lift Bags ......................................117
Personal Transport .......................117
Cetacean Equipment ...................118
Whale Biocomputers ...................118
D RUGS , B IOMODS , AND
M EDICAL G EAR ........................118
Nanodrugs ....................................119
Nanosymbionts ............................119
C OMMUNICATIONS , S ENSORS ,
AND S URVEILLANCE .................119
Sonar and Aquatic Life ...............120
W EAPONRY ........................................121
Supercavitating Bullets ...............121
Minitorps .....................................121
Smart Warheads ..........................121
W EAPONS T ABLE ..............................122
M ICROBOT S WARMS ..........................122
Sample Cyberswarms ..................122
L IVING C REATURES ............................122
Diving Squid ...............................123
Grappler .......................................123
Leviathan Filterer ........................123
Smartshark ...................................124
Plants and Small Animals ...........124
Starfish Technology .....................124
Vehicle Key ..................................126
V EHICLES ...........................................126
Verodyne Sea King
Hydrofoil Yacht ......................126
Verodyne Sunrunner
Sport Biphib ...........................127
Supercavitation ............................127
Hicks Mk 90 Supercavitating
Torpedo ...................................128
KPR Design Bureau Rubidon
Multi-Role Missile .................128
Chernyshev Kasatka
Patrol Submarine ....................129
Tangaroa Military Division
Razorback Subfighter .............130
Short Vehicle Descriptions .........130
Concrete Hulls .............................136
Subassembly ................................137
Rotation Space ............................137
Periscope/Sensor Mast ................137
S TEP 4: A RMOR .................................138
S TEP 5: P OWERTRAIN .........................138
Aquatic Propulsion ......................138
Rockets ........................................139
Active Flotation ...........................139
Power and Fuel ...........................139
F UEL T ABLE ......................................140
Storage Tanks ..............................141
Ballast Tanks ...............................141
Air-Breathing Engine Options ....141
S TEP 6: V EHICLE C OMPONENT
M ODULES .................................142
Crew and Passengers ..................142
Electronics ...................................143
Sensors .........................................144
Navigation ...................................145
Countermeasures .........................145
Manipulators ................................146
Miscellaneous Equipment ...........146
Vehicle Storage Areas .................147
Solid Ballast ................................147
Standard Containers ...................148
Cargo and Storage .......................148
S TEP 7: W EAPONRY ...........................148
Concealed Weapons ....................148
Bubble Generators ......................149
S TEP 8: S URFACE F EATURES ..............149
S TEP 9: G ENERAL S TATISTICS ............150
Volume .........................................150
Weight ..........................................150
Cost ..............................................150
Maintenance Interval ..................150
Structural Strength (HT) .............150
Endurance ....................................150
Acoustic Signatures ....................151
S TEP 10: P ERFORMANCE ....................151
Water Performance ......................151
Extra Detail: SWATH ..................151
Extra Detail: Hydrofoil
Maneuverability ......................152
Underwater Performance ............152
Offworld Aquatic Performance ...153
Supercavitation Performance ......153
Diving and Ascending .................154
N AVAL A CTION ..................................155
Movement ....................................155
Crushing Pressure .......................156
Attacking Vehicles ......................156
Flooding .......................................156
5. Characters ...............89
Character Types .............................90
N ONHUMAN C HARACTERS ...................94
Parahuman and
Bioroid Templates ....................94
Cybershells and Bioshells .............95
Animal Templates .........................99
Dolphin Sapience
and Psychology .......................100
Cetacean Uplift ...........................100
Uplift ............................................101
Cephalapod Psychology .............102
A DVANTAGES , D ISADVANTAGES ,
AND S KILLS ..............................102
Advantages ..................................103
Disadvantages ..............................105
Enhancements and Limitations ..105
Skills ............................................105
New Skills ...................................106
P EOPLE ..............................................107
Appendix: Aquatic
Vehicle Modular
Design System ......132
Starting Out .................................132
S TEP 1: C ONCEPT ...............................132
Surface Craft ...............................132
Submersibles ...............................132
Area Requirements ......................132
S TEP 2: H ULL D ESIGN .......................133
Flotation Rating ..........................133
Flotation Hulls ............................133
H ULL T ABLE .....................................134
Hull Options ................................134
Submarine Hulls ..........................136
Compartmentalization .................136
S TEP 3: S UBASSEMBLIES ....................136
6. Aquatic Technology 111
H ABITATS ...........................................112
Construction Material .................112
Prefabricated Habitats .................112
Seacrete and Aquacrete ...............112
Power Generation ........................113
P ERSONAL AND E XPEDITION G EAR ....114
Basic Gear ...................................114
Consumer Items ...........................115
Glossary .....................157
Bibliography ..............158
Index .........................159
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