The books first 51 pages provide a detailed look at the universe, or should i say solar system, that makes up jovian chronicless campaigns. Project to make new high quality resin spaceship miniatures for dream pod 9s jovian wars tabletop wargame, with clear acrylic bases. Faith is book 1 in the jovian gate chronicles series. Jovian chronicles rulebook 1st edition with lightning speed, chris spun her. Ah jovian chronicles, i love that setting, own all the books and almost all of the early heavy gear books. On june 2, councilor ignatius chang of the cega, distressed by deteriorating relations between the jovian confederation and his government, leaves earth on a priority ship to jupiter to attend the upcoming jovian centennial celebration. Jovian chronicles rulebook pdf version rpg item version link scanned images, not a ocr or from original files so the quality is spotty. The jovian chronicles companion is a supplement for the sciencefiction game universe of the same name. Has been described as american gundam well, canadian gundam actually, revolving around a conflict in our own solar system between the powers of the jovian confederation and the central earth government and.
This edition, and all subsequent ones, are known as the white editions, though several of the supplemental books feature a dark blue starfield cover. Inspired by classic science fiction stories and giant robot animations, this book will take the players beyond the confines of planet earth to discover a solar system on the brink of war. The game we played was a cloak and dagger operations set in the jovian chronicles world, none of us used mechs and went undercover to other stations. So, as is my habit, i combed the internet for a trade and secured myself a copy of the jovian chronicles main rule book and background resource in a multibook exchange with a gamer in montreal. Jovian chronicles rulebook 1st edition dream pod 9 jovian. After bitter fighting, the last outposts of the jovian realm has fallen. As part of the imperial bodyguard, he accompanied emperor julian on his campaign against the sasanian empire and following the latters death, jovian was hastily declared emperor by his soldiers.
The quick start rulebook is the current rule set for the heavy gear blitz. Jovian chronicles rulebook jovian chronicles noble. Ianus publications released two volumesjovian chronicles and europa incidentin 1992. As a rule, nomads are pacific people, prefering to bargain or buy their way out of tight situations.
Heavy gear blitz tabletop wargaming quick start rulebook. Players of the standard jovian chronicles game interested in venus might also want to check this one out. Dp9301 jovian chronicles rulebook free ebook download as pdf file. Order the books, look at the large and picture filled sections relating even more information for the game worlds, the many pages of highly detailed minatures and models to drool over and links to fan sites. Jovian chronicles rulebook 1st edition dream pod 9. Discussion in story debates started by lonefury, sep 16, 2012. There also exists a battletech rpg but you need two separate rule books to get the full rules for being on foot or being in a mech. From the ashes of the fall, humanity rose, phoenixlike, soaring outward into the solar system. Jovian wars resin spaceship miniatures by dream pod 9. Designed for players who have picked up our new plastic miniature army boxes for either the north or south factions of terra nova or the cef of earth or. Jovian chronicles is a science fiction game setting published by dream pod 9 since 1992. Europa incident a jovian chronicles adventure sourcebook.
The one constant in cegas political situation is turmoil. With new releases being announced for jovian chronicleslightning strike i contacted robert dubois, the ceo of dream pod 9, to see what the future might hold for the games. Apr 29, 2011 europa incident a jovian chronicles adventure sourcebook, mekton by vezina, 1995, r. Nov 20, 2018 jovian chronicles is a hard science and animestyle adventure roleplaying game set in the 23rdcentury solar system. Additional jovian forces will depart from the trojan state of newhome on 23 may, also headed for mars.
All rule systems haye to mllke a tradeoff between elreme relliosm and playability silhouene is in the middle gro\ll1d. To be clear, i already own the jovian chronicles rules from dp9 the original supplements for mekton and the two editions of the silhouettebased rpg rules. Rule number two would be that, when you take the game line somewhere, make sure the gms and players have all the. There are no rules in the book and you will need either core rules from dream pod 9 or a version of the ogld20 rules as jovian chronicles 2nd. Jovian chronicles is a hard science and animestyle adventure roleplaying game set in the 23rdcentury solar system. The genesis climber mospeada rpg conversion project. The mecha and ship design was the best that had ever been. Dp9301 jovian chronicles rulebook armed conflict astronomy. From originally only having conversion notes available for the robotech rpg by palladium books, i have made a recent effort to put up pages for the shilouette system used in the jovian chronicles from dream pod 9 and the tri stat system used in big eyes, small mouth 2ed by guardians of order. Ii rules and published the jovian chronicles campaign setting, a 112page letter sized book which describes the jc universe. Science fiction role playing games for sale in stock ebay.
The solar nations look askance at such chaos from their civilized and wellsupplied stations, but they are poorly. Early heavy gear and jovian chronicles are the same mechanics, and offer vehicle and weapon design rules. Dec 28, 2017 hg 1st ed, read it but didnt like the idea of mecha being just advanced power armor. February 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message. I was always pleased that the rules never intruded on nor ruined the. Original cinematic adventure by wunji lau, mekton mecha manual volume one by benjamin wr. Ill look in jovian chronicles and see if thats more my speed. As a result, jovian chronicles has often found itself lost in heavy gears shadow.
Faith the jovian gate chronicles book 1 kindle edition by vitale, ron. It started as a pair of pretty nifty mekton books, set in an original ip that was basically gundam with all the crazy sucked out. Players of the standard jovian chronicles game interested in venus might also want to. Jovian chronicles setting is a bit like classic gundam, with a bit of zone of the enders thrown in. Many colonies can trace their creation back to people from this part of earth. The jovian chronicles rpg is one that combines the space mecha as weapons in a war genre from anime and manga popularized by the first trio of gundam anime series and shows like at votoms and a kind of accelerated hard science fiction future. Central earth government and administration jovian.
Jovian chronicles is indeed a very good setting it has a fully colonized solar system on the brink of war, and is quite realistic apart from the mecha and the fast travelling times. Europa incident a jovian chronicles adventure sourcebook, mekton by vezina, 1995, r. When, at long last, contact between the worlds resumed, all of humanity rejoiced at the dawn of a new age of peace and unity. Ships of the jovian confederationtm is a silhouettetm sourcebook for dream pod 9s exciting jovian chronicles tm science fiction game. I could not take the wholesale belief in prophecy on faith. The third in our new series of full color artwork ebooks.
Jovian chronicles basically gundam setting and style with simple and good rules. Meka tak, i like quiet a bit actually, but it doesnt seem to give the level of detail i want. The north american nations are powerful, however, and they are well aware of. The previous nature of nsfd rule b8, that being the one on long videos requiring summaries, was deemed as being inaccurate with regard to its intent and has thus been revised. Whole colony cylinders were wiped out and the jovian defenders hard pressed to keep safe the few that survived. Da archive 2016 amended jan 3 2017 this is a compilation of most of the pdf share threads and the rpg generals threads from 2016. In the history of man there has always been conflict, this remains the same even after man has reached out for the stars. Players handbook is less a players handbook and more an introduction to the setting.
Out of her element and time, phoebe stumbles upon an interstellar conspiracy that threatens not only her life and those around her, but of the entire human race. This manual describes the human colonies that surround the planet jupiter and its trojan orbital points. Review of jovian chronicles players handbook second. Every person in the solar system has heard of north america, one of the foci of the early push into space. The average taxe rate ranges from 5% for cowboy mars and up to 50% for east germany mars. Dont think of it as a library index, think of it as a street filled with bookstores and you have to talk to each shopkeeper. Starship modeler jovian chronicles minis and accessories. Although the administration has grown through the years, weathering the effects of both positive and negative decisions, it has remained in a constant state of flux and earth remains split by hatred and ruined by war.
Today this continent is not what it was in the past. Even then the mechs in battletech are more akin to giant walking tanks than anime. The only differences come from the technology differences in the two game universes. Think space navies with giant robots like fighter planes in skirmishes. It started as a pair chrnoicles pretty nifty mekton books, set in an original ip that was basically gundam with all the crazy sucked out. The venus sourcebook for jc is still somewhere out on the horizon, so behind the veil along with the venusian volume of the ships of the fleet supplements represents the only solid information on the second planet. There are no rules in the book and you will need either core rules from dream pod 9 or a version of the ogld20 rules as jovian chronicles 2nd ed is ogl compatible.
Tabletop wargame and includes a quick start section for beginner players, followed by the full rules for the game. Review of jovian chronicles players handbook second edition. It not only chronicles the events of the downfall starting with the end of the rule of marcus aurelius, but proposes a theory as to why rome collapsed. Although there are many similarities between the games, there are also many differences. The mecha and ship design was the best that had ever been seen in an rpg, hands down. Faith the jovian gate chronicles book 1 kindle edition. And, as if in answer to my plan of ships in the same fleet having different tech levels, theres a bundle of holding for jovian chronicles. Humanity has been colonizing the solar system for over a decade now, and the colonies have since declared independence from earth, which was too busy with its collapsing economy to do anything against it. Jovian chronicles uses the same sleek and easy to play tactical system introduced in heavy gear.
Jovian chronicles is a popular table top miniatures wargame produced by dream pod 9. We came out with a bunch of books and miniatures for jovian chronicles and one thing that did very well for us was lightning strike, which was a tabletop miniatures game based on the jovian chronicles setting. Over the course of a century, they built new homes, new nations and new societies. Jay crownover has 74 books on goodreads with 610644 ratings.
This is a list of campaign settings published for roleplaying games many rpg campaign settings are based on fictional universes from books, comics, video games, or films. The jupiter planet book is a silhouette sourcebook for dream pod 9s exciting jovian chronicles science fiction game. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading faith the jovian gate chronicles book 1. But since you mentioned transhuman space, ill pitch in for it, too and not just because i wrote for it. When i looked at the emergence of the solar plexus mutation and the global cycle changes of 2027, it became essential for me to look at the progression of changes that i could observe. Then dream pod 9 got a loan from their rich uncle and went solo with their homebrew silhouette. Scanned images, not a ocr or from original files so the quality is spotty. The chronicles consist of edited versions of events recorded in other books. The future of jovian chronicles interview with robert. Originally a setting for mekton ii created by dream pod 9, before being published as a game in its own right under a different system. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
Ships of the jovian confederationtm is a silhouettetm sourcebook for dream pod 9s exciting jovian chroniclestm science fiction game. It was an interesting story, a possible future, a grey area in my interest in human design. Jovian chronicles basically gundam setting and style with simple and good rules stars without number the mecha rules are little light, but very functional mecha by chris perrin super lite system, little tactics, heavy on narrative. The jovian chronicles setting was originally published as a pair of licensed supplements for the mekton roleplaying game.
You mention the sense of similarity in your mind between jovian chronicles and eclipse phase, in spite of the latters transhuman horrors. Jovian chronicles rulebook pdf version wiki boardgamegeek. It turns out that there are a number of exciting developments in store and i have started prepping my ship models for battle. Jovian chronicles rulebook pdf version rpg item version. Makers of heavy gear and its sister game jovian chronicles.
Jun 07, 2004 jovian chronicles is indeed a very good setting it has a fully colonized solar system on the brink of war, and is quite realistic apart from the mecha and the fast travelling times. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Inspired by classic science fiction stories and giant robot animations, this book will take the players beyond the confines of planet earth. This first edition is known amongst fans as the green edition because of the color scheme of its cover design. The jovian chronicles is a complete science fiction universe for the silhouettetm roleplaying game system. The books are similar in style and cover much of the same ground. Colonized by humans, left to fend for itself, and divided between two rival superpowers, recent events have brought this formerly united planet once more to the brink of war. Units have a certain number of actions which can be used to make attacks, activate ecm. I am new to jovian chronicles and have noone around to. Set in a politically charged universe mid2200s, it enables players to command fleets of ships and mechs called exoarmors and engage in space and planetary combat, with domination of our solar system as the goal. The jc campaign works as an extension of the mekton rules set, with minimum changes required and then only for character status and wealth, however, compared to other mecha depicted in mekton, jc exoarmors tend. The titan dilemma a scenario prepared for the kapcon scenario design competition by nick pitt brief history.
Dream pod 9 is raising funds for jovian wars resin spaceship miniatures on kickstarter. Welcome to the 62nd century and the world of terra nova. The setting was republished as a fullfledged game line, jovian chronicles 1st edition in 1997 by dream pod 9, this time using their own inhouse rule system. The average solar national often perceives the central earth government and administration as a monolithic political power, unified both in its control of the earth system and in its exterior goals. United in purpose, the two fleets raced across the system to stem the alien horde. The history of the decline and fall of the roman empire is edward gibbons magnum opus, written and published over a year period beginning in 1776. Their books have their flaws theyve only recently managed to get. There are two historical books that share many features in common, the books of kings and chronicles. After 5 years of development, ianvs plublications licensed the mekton ii rules and published the jovian chronicles campaign setting, a 112page letter sized book which describes the jc universe, timeline, technologies and introduces players to the setting thru a 12 episode campaign. The jovian chronicles is a complete sciencefiction universe for the silhouette roleplaying game system. Space mecha rules for dp9s jovian chronicles miniatures. Nov 10, 2019 dream pod 9 is raising funds for jovian wars resin spaceship miniatures on kickstarter.
Campaigns have been created for star wars, lord of the rings, star trek, and james bond, for example. I also know about lightning strike and the current jovian wars range thats being kickstarted. This list needs additional citations for verification. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Jovian chronicles second edition rpg players handbook chapter 6. Jovian chronicles is a science fiction game setting published by dream pod 9 since. Only the few individuals who elect to make a deep study of earth politics are aware of the fragmented nature of cegas existence. Rule number one of the design of an effective roleplaying line is that, before you can take the line anywhere, you must first establish a baseline. Jovian chronicles, like her big brother heavy gear is a mecha game using the silhouette rules system and inspired, at least partially, by anime. However, a few tribes maintain some spaceworthy exosuits for repair and defensive purposes.
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