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3	''Journey now to the thrilling days of... tomorrow!''
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5	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 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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9	!!This game provides examples of:
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11	* BadassCape: Hey, the Overlord of Jupiter may be evil, but he looks ''great''.
12	* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Inherent to the setting. The Solar Patrol is good, and its enemies are irredeemably bad, apart from the rare rogueish SpacePirate.
13	* EnergyWeapons: Atomic guns are the standard sidearm for both the Patrol and its enemies. Laser pistols, by contrast, are considered old-fashioned
14	* 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.
15	* EyeBeams: The Overlord of Jupiter's Gaze of Disdain, capable of vaporizing a victim on the spot.
16	* OfficerAndAGentleman: The titular Solar Patrol keeps the spaceways clear and protects Earth against the Mind Masters of Mars and the Overlord of Jupiter.
17	* RaygunGothic: the GURPS sourcebook.
18	* ShinyLookingSpaceships: Inherent in RaygunGothic.
19	* SpaceOpera: The setting favors dramatic plots by heroic characters against striking villains.
20	* SpacePirates: Of the "Yo, ho, ho!" variety, with a tendency to leave their victims alive to avoid getting stomped flat by the Patrol.
21	* 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.
22	* 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.

Context TabletopGame / TalesOfTheSolarPatrol