Enter Etherspace
In 1876, Harold Wallace discovered something that changed the world: Etherspace. The might of Victorian industry drove forward, breaking down the frontiers of technology. Steam engines became smaller, weapons became more powerful, and cybernaughtics replaced limbs lost in bloody imperial wars. Then mankind learned to step into Etherspace itself.
Cyberpunk Victoriana
Now it's 1984. In this alternative world of out-of-control technology, Etherspace is the new frontier. Punk scope riders fight evil industrialists while occult investigators war against Etherspace demons. Mysterious System Agents lurk in the shadows as treasure hunters raid Lemurean ruins for lost secrets. Jack in, scope up, and get ready, because the options for an Etherscope game are endless!
This softcover reprint of the award-nominated role playing game contains everything you need to create a character, play an adventure, start a campaign, and explore Etherspace! It includes all errata from the first printing, a 16-page bonus section with previews from the Etherscope supplements, and the all-new adventure Cinnamon Rose
In 1876, Harold Wallace discovered something that changed the world: Etherspace. The might of Victorian industry drove forward, breaking down the frontiers of technology. Steam engines became smaller, weapons became more powerful, and cybernaughtics replaced limbs lost in bloody imperial wars.
Then mankind learned to step into Etherspace itself. Now it's 1984. In this alternative world of out-of-control technology, Etherspace is the new frontier.
Industry, Oppression and Corruption
In a world of out-of-control technology where every city chokes on its own filth, one city showcases the extremes. Smokier than London, more corrupt than New York, more productive than Detroit and seedier than Amsterdam, this true megacity supports a population of over 100 million people. Welcome to The Great Metropolis.
Do you accept the challenge?
It is a city of smoke-charred brick, streets packed with wagons, and skies black with bloated cargo zeppelins. A city where corrupt officials grow rich as the workers suffer; a city bled dry by punishing taxes. This is a city on the edge of chaos -- and a city of hope, where heroes are forged from the scraps of society. Revolutionaries threaten London's rule, tab-jammers and Scope riders flood Etherspace from ruined slums, and secret societies battle the ether demons. Can you rise to become a hero in the city that is quintessentially Etherscope?
In this all-new adventure, the heroes are asked to help deliver a package for an old private investigator. Finding the package requires investigation, intrigue, danger -- and a trip to etherspace. Delivering it isn't so easy, either, after several agencies show up to claim possession. Diplomacy, theft, and force of arms all come into play before the package finds its final destination!
When priceless artifacts start to go missing, the heroes are called in to investigate. But what seems like a simple theft quickly spirals out of control, taking them to places - and times - that they never imagined existed. Can they unravel the mystery surrounding the Lemurian Candidate before it is too late, for them, and the world?
The first in a series of officially licensed Etherscope adventures from Steampower Publishing, the Lemurian Candidate is designed for characters of levels 4-6.
Etherscope's rainy streets and shrouded Scope domains hide ancient dangers and unknowable beings. Discover secret societies that have manipulated events for centuries. Learn of strange creatures that science denies. Behold the antediluvian civilisations that throve before the catastrophic Earth-Wrack. Discover truths about Etherscope demons and System agents, and the alien entities they serve.
Take the Red Pill
Life is harsh on the streets of the Prime Reality. There's only one way to survive: violence -- sometimes real, sometimes jacked in to the Etherscope. From New York's spires to Berlin's blackened streets, Scope riders jump the rails whilst street mercenaries and industrialists work the mean streets and factories, looking for pleasure, profit, freedom, or something else entirely. Industrialists, corporate militia, street mercenaries, and the mysterious System agents are both enemies and allies. The best way to gain an edge: upload the right skills and techniques.
Upload the Etherpunk Revolution
This character upload is a must for any Etherscope player or GM. Update your character to the next iteration with new feats, advanced classes, and prestige classes. Cybernaughtics boost your power and versatility, and new combat styles transform your avatar. Hundreds of new options are at your command: which will you upload? Etherscope books are published under the Open Game License and are compatible with d20 Modern rules.
