Credits
Writer:
Colin Fredericks
Editors:
Andrew Kenrick, Sarah Lancaster, andmany of our wonderful fans and playtesters.
Artists:
Front Cover: Daniel SolisCivilization Emblems: Colin FredericksSociety Logos: Sarah SkinnerLayout: Colin FredericksOther artists: The following people havecontributed artwork to this book, and are creditedon the pages on which their work appears: TauCetiDeichmann, Michael Yatskar, Tyler Windham, GraceD. Palmer, Kiriko, and Trey Palmer. Works marked as(CC) are licensed under the Creative Commons At
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tribution 2.5 license. All
other
pieces of artwork arein the public domain.This book is a work of ction.Arthur C. Clarke has nothing to do with thisgame, and in all likelyhood does not know of its ex
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istence. But we like his work, and we hope he wouldlike ours as well.Sufciently Advanced was created on a Macin
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tosh computer, using primarily the programs InDe
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sign and Photoshop. Flowcharts and r-maps createdon Gliffy. Signicant work was also done online viaGoogle Documents and Livejournal. This book usesthe fonts Optima,
Kino
, and
Charlemagne
.For those curious about the process that createdthis game, its development journal can be found on
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line at the following URL:http://community.livejournal.com/suffadv/ This game’s ofcial support site is:http://suffadv.wikidot.com/
Table of Contents
Credits ...................................................iiiPrologue .................................................1The Patent Ofce ..............................2The Transcendentals..........................3Roleplaying Games...........................
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Glossary ...........................................5Where to Start ..................................7The Quickstart Game ........................8The Universe .........................................10Civilizations ...................................10The Societies ..................................58Alien Species ..................................
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2Inside the Patent Ofce ...................
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5Character Creation ................................71Core Values ....................................72Twists and Themes ..........................75Capabilities ....................................78Professions .....................................83Reserve ...........................................88Sample Characters ..........................8
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Stat Block NPCs ..............................
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Character Development ..................
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Game Mechanics ................................100Basic Dice Rolling ........................100Conicts .......................................101Types of Conict ...........................107Using Themes ...............................11
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Story Triggers ................................123Advice on Themes ........................128Technology .........................................131Activation Codes ..........................131Devices and Procedures ...............131Invention Rules .............................15
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Invention for GMs ........................155Advice ................................................160Tools, Tricks, and Techniques ........160Adventure Ideas ............................163Alternate Settings ..........................168Design Notes ................................170Appendices .........................................177Acknowledgements ......................177Inspiration ....................................177Closing Words ..............................178Index ..................................................17
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