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* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: Science in Genre Only. Space drives are super efficient with no real world equivalent, and mad scientists come up with new world bending theories every week.
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A RoleplayingGame worldbook for Creator/SteveJacksonGames' popular TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by of pulp writers during the Golden Age Of Science Fiction. Venus is swampy, Mars has canals, and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons with a literal iron fist. RaygunGothic and RuleOfCool, in other words, are the order of the day. Info [[http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/talesofthesolarpatrol/ here.]]


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A RoleplayingGame worldbook for Creator/SteveJacksonGames' popular TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by of pulp writers during the Golden Age Of Science Fiction. Venus is swampy, Mars has canals, and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons with a literal iron fist. RaygunGothic and RuleOfCool, in other words, are the order of the day. Info [[http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/talesofthesolarpatrol/ here.]]

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* VillainBall: The Overlord of Jupiter is as actually noted in-universe to do this. Often choosing the complex and dramatic, over the simple and pragmatic solutions. Almost as if he knows that he is the main villain of a pulpy SpaceOpera story, and acts accordingly.
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* ZeeRust: Deliberately invoked. Spaceships are shiny with visible rivets, while computers are still at the vacuum tube stage and require specialists to program and use.

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* ZeeRust: Deliberately invoked. Spaceships are shiny with visible rivets, while computers are still at the vacuum tube stage and require specialists to program and use.use.
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A RoleplayingGame worldbook for Creator/SteveJacksonGames' popular TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by of low-brow writers during the Golden Age Of Science Fiction. Venus is swampy, Mars has canals, and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons with a literal iron fist. RaygunGothic and RuleOfCool, in other words, are the order of the day. Info [[http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/talesofthesolarpatrol/ here.]]


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A RoleplayingGame worldbook for Creator/SteveJacksonGames' popular TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by of low-brow pulp writers during the Golden Age Of Science Fiction. Venus is swampy, Mars has canals, and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons with a literal iron fist. RaygunGothic and RuleOfCool, in other words, are the order of the day. Info [[http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/talesofthesolarpatrol/ here.]]




* EyeBeams: The Overlord of Jupiter's Gaze of Disdain, capable of vaporizing a person on the spot.
* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: Space drives are super efficient with no real world equivalent, and mad scientists come up with new world bending theories every week.

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* EyeBeams: The Overlord of Jupiter's Gaze of Disdain, capable of vaporizing a person victim on the spot.
* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: Science in Genre Only. Space drives are super efficient with no real world equivalent, and mad scientists come up with new world bending theories every week.



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''Journey now to the thrilling days of . . . tomorrow!''

A RoleplayingGame worldbook for Creator/SteveJacksonGames' popular TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by sci-fi writers in the Golden Age Of Science Fiction. Venus is a swamp world, Mars has canals, and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons with a literal iron fist...

In other words, RaygunGothic and RuleOfCool are the order of the day. The company gives the book its own Web page [[http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/talesofthesolarpatrol/ here.]]


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''Journey now to the thrilling days of . . .of... tomorrow!''

A RoleplayingGame worldbook for Creator/SteveJacksonGames' popular TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by sci-fi of low-brow writers in during the Golden Age Of Science Fiction. Venus is a swamp world, swampy, Mars has canals, and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons with a literal iron fist...

In other words,
fist. RaygunGothic and RuleOfCool RuleOfCool, in other words, are the order of the day. The company gives the book its own Web page Info [[http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/talesofthesolarpatrol/ here.]]

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* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Inherent to the setting. The Solar Patrol is good, and its enemies are irredeemably bad, except for the occasional roguish SpacePirate.
* EnergyWeapons: "Atomic Guns" are the standard sidearm for both the Patrol and its enemies. Laser pistols by contrast are considered old fashioned

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* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Inherent to the setting. The Solar Patrol is good, and its enemies are irredeemably bad, except for apart from the occasional roguish rare rogueish SpacePirate.
* EnergyWeapons: "Atomic Guns" Atomic guns are the standard sidearm for both the Patrol and its enemies. Laser pistols pistols, by contrast contrast, are considered old fashionedold-fashioned



* EyeBeams: The Overlord of Jupiter's "Gaze of Disdain" which is capable of vaporizing someone on the spot.
* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: WorldOfPhlebotinum. Space drives are super efficient with no real world equivalent, and mad scientists come up with new world bending theories every week.

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* EyeBeams: The Overlord of Jupiter's "Gaze Gaze of Disdain" which is Disdain, capable of vaporizing someone a person on the spot.
* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: WorldOfPhlebotinum. Space drives are super efficient with no real world equivalent, and mad scientists come up with new world bending theories every week.



* SpaceOpera: The setting favors dramatic plots by heroic characters against deliberately striking villains.

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* SpaceOpera: The setting favors dramatic plots by heroic characters against deliberately striking villains.



* ZeeRust: Deliberately invoked. Spaceships are shiny with visible rivets, and computers are still at the vacuum tube stage, requiring specialists to program and use.

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* WorldOfPhlebotinum
* ZeeRust: Deliberately invoked. Spaceships are shiny with visible rivets, and while computers are still at the vacuum tube stage, requiring stage and require specialists to program and use.
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A RoleplayingGame worldbook for SteveJacksonGames' popular TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by sci-fi writers in the Golden Age Of Science Fiction. Venus is a swamp world, Mars has canals, and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons with a literal iron fist...

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A RoleplayingGame worldbook for SteveJacksonGames' Creator/SteveJacksonGames' popular TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by sci-fi writers in the Golden Age Of Science Fiction. Venus is a swamp world, Mars has canals, and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons with a literal iron fist...
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* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Inherent to the setting. The Solar Patrol is good, its enemies are irredeemably bad, except for the occasional roguish SpacePirate.

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* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Inherent to the setting. The Solar Patrol is good, and its enemies are irredeemably bad, except for the occasional roguish SpacePirate.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Overlord of Jupiter may want to conquer the entire Solar System, but he always keeps his word and is willing to duel anyone who challenges him.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Overlord of Jupiter may want to conquer the entire Solar System, but he always keeps his word word, and is willing to duel anyone who challenges him.

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* EnergyWeapons

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* EnergyWeaponsEnergyWeapons: "Atomic Guns" are the standard sidearm for both the Patrol and its enemies. Laser pistols by contrast are considered old fashioned

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* AnOfficerAndAGentleman: The titular Solar Patrol keeps the spaceways clear and protects Earth against the Mind Masters of Mars and the Overlord of Jupiter.


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* OfficerAndAGentleman: The titular Solar Patrol keeps the spaceways clear and protects Earth against the Mind Masters of Mars and the Overlord of Jupiter.

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* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: WorldOfPhlebotinum. Space drives are super efficient with no real world equivalent, and mad scientists come up with new world bending theories every ''week''.

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* EyeBeams: The Overlord of Jupiter's "Gaze of Disdain" which is capable of vaporizing someone on the spot.
* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: WorldOfPhlebotinum. Space drives are super efficient with no real world equivalent, and mad scientists come up with new world bending theories every ''week''.week.
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* EnergyWeapons


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* RaygunGothic: the GURPS sourcebook.
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''Journey now to the thrilling days of . . . tomorrow!''
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* SpacePirates: Of the "Yo, ho,ho!" variety, with a tendency to leave their victims alive to avoid getting stomped flat by the Patrol.

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* SpacePirates: Of the "Yo, ho,ho!" ho, ho!" variety, with a tendency to leave their victims alive to avoid getting stomped flat by the Patrol.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Overlord of Jupiter may want to conquer the entire Solar System, but he always keeps his word, and is willing to duel anyone who challenges him.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Overlord of Jupiter may want to conquer the entire Solar System, but he always keeps his word, word and is willing to duel anyone who challenges him.
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A RoleplayingGame worldbook for SteveJacksonGames' popular {{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by sci-fi writers in the Golden Age Of Science Fiction. Venus is a swamp world, Mars has canals, and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons with a literal iron fist...

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A RoleplayingGame worldbook for SteveJacksonGames' popular {{GURPS}} TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by sci-fi writers in the Golden Age Of Science Fiction. Venus is a swamp world, Mars has canals, and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons with a literal iron fist...

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Overlord of Jupiter may want to conquer the entire Solar System, but he always keeps his word, and is willing to duel anyone who challenges him.
* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: WorldOfPhlebotinum. Space drives are super efficient with no real world equivalent, and mad scientists come up with new world bending theories every ''week''.



* ZeeRust: Deliberately invoked.

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* SpaceOpera: The setting favors dramatic plots by heroic characters against deliberately striking villains.
* SpacePirates: Of the "Yo, ho,ho!" variety, with a tendency to leave their victims alive to avoid getting stomped flat by the Patrol.
* ZeeRust: Deliberately invoked. Spaceships are shiny with visible rivets, and computers are still at the vacuum tube stage, requiring specialists to program and use.
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In other words, RaygunGothic and RuleOfCool are the order of the day.


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In other words, RaygunGothic and RuleOfCool are the order of the day.

day. The company gives the book its own Web page [[http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/talesofthesolarpatrol/ here.]]

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In other words, RayGunGothic and RuleOfCool are the order of the day.


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In other words, RayGunGothic RaygunGothic and RuleOfCool are the order of the day.




* ShinyLookingSpaceships

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* ShinyLookingSpaceshipsShinyLookingSpaceships: Inherent in RaygunGothic.
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A RoleplayingGame worldbook for SteveJacksonGames' popular {{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by sci-fi writers in the Golden Age Of Science Fiction. Venus is a swamp world, Mars has canals, and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons with a literal iron fist..

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A RoleplayingGame worldbook for SteveJacksonGames' popular {{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by sci-fi writers in the Golden Age Of Science Fiction. Venus is a swamp world, Mars has canals, and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons with a literal iron fist..
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A RoleplayingGame worldbook for SteveJacksonGames' popular {{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by sci-fi writers in the GoldenAgeOfScienceFiction. Venus is a swamp world, Mars has canals, and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons with a literal iron fist..

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A RoleplayingGame worldbook for SteveJacksonGames' popular {{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by sci-fi writers in the GoldenAgeOfScienceFiction.Golden Age Of Science Fiction. Venus is a swamp world, Mars has canals, and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons with a literal iron fist..
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A RoleplayingGame worldbook for SteveJacksonGames' popular {{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by sci-fi writers in the GoldenAgeOfScienceFiction. Venus is a swamp world, Mars has canals, Jupiter's moons are ruled with a literal iron fist.

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A RoleplayingGame worldbook for SteveJacksonGames' popular {{GURPS}} system, ''Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is set in the future of the 21st Century, as it was imagined by sci-fi writers in the GoldenAgeOfScienceFiction. Venus is a swamp world, Mars has canals, Jupiter's and the Overlord of the Jupiter rules its moons are ruled with a literal iron fist.
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* AnOfficerAndAGentleman: The titular Solar Patrol keeps the spaceways clear and protects Earth against the Mind Masters of Mars and the Overlord of Jupiter.
* BadassCape: Hey, the Overlord of Jupiter may be evil, but he looks ''great''.
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Inherent to the setting. The Solar Patrol is good, its enemies are irredeemably bad, except for the occasional roguish SpacePirate.

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