{"product_id":"pyramid-306-space-colony-alpha","title":"Pyramid #3\/06: Space Colony Alpha","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this issue of \u003cem\u003ePyramid –\u003c\/em\u003e the PDF magazine for roleplayers – our theme is \"Space Colony Alpha.\" In these 44 pages are tools, tips, and inspiration for any group of determined futurists looking to stake a claim on a distant world. Contents include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Surprises from Mother Nature\" – four life forms that can present unique challenges for colonists. Each has \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGURPS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e stats, but is generic enough to plug into most space-faring games.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"When the Dark Eats You,\" which offers generic information on neuroses and mental afflictions likely to trouble the first off-worlders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Super Colony,\" with ideas for how to combine colonization themes with more-than-human abilities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReady-to-print cards that allow you to make a representational map for a colony, with key features and how they relate to each other. Build it to your specifications, or \"deal\" out a random colony!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlus articles dealing with the \"whys and wherefores\" of getting a colony together – why colonists travel, what means do they use to get there, how they might set up their new homes, and how the travelers' distance from the homeworld affects the campaign.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, \u003cem\u003ePyramid\u003c\/em\u003e serves up more goodies that make a magazine \u003cem\u003efun –\u003c\/em\u003e including Odds and Ends, Murphy's Rules with Greg Hyland, reviews and recommendations that fit the theme, and a \"Last Word,\" where we ask an industry luminary to pick a word or phrase related to the issue's theme. This month, Ken Burnside, creative force behind \u003cstrong\u003eAd Astra Games\u003c\/strong\u003e, gives the last word on the first colony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Steven Marsh \/ Andy Vetromile \/ Brian Rogers \/ Kelly Pedersen \/ Christian Nienhaus \/ Chris Wong Sick \/ J. Edward Tremlett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve Jackson Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54478549057820,"sku":"oft1787936650276","price":5.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/7078\/7868\/files\/pyramid-306-space-colony-alpha_1.png?v=1787936660","url":"https:\/\/www.blossomandbay.shop\/products\/pyramid-306-space-colony-alpha","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}