Buck Rogers XXVC
Designers Flint Dille | | |
Publishers | TSR, Inc. | |
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Publication | 1988 (board game), 1990 (role-playing game) | |
Genres | Science fiction |
Buck Rogers XXVC (sometimes written as Buck Rogers in the 25th Century) is a
History
In the 1980s, John Dille's granddaughter,
The company
Setting
History
The setting of XXVC is a possible future of the real universe that we live in. In the year 1999, the Soviet Union and the United States are involved in the "Last Gasp War." This is the world's first nuclear war.
This war causes many governments of
is controlled by IAC.The main method of interplanetary travel from this time onward is the rocket ship. These vessels use fusion reactions to power the ship throughout its entire voyage. Rocket ships usually can range from 5 to 500 tons.
In the year 2275, RAM revolts against Earth and gains independence. Furthermore, because of Earth's dependence on the other planets for resources, RAM begins to dominate Earth. In 2310, refugees from Earth begin to colonize Mercury. In the next century, the asteroid belt and Jupiter begin to be settled. Human DNA is modified with genes from various animals, resulting in genetically modified humans commonly known as "gennies." These play a role in the settlement of Venus, Mars, Jupiter and also of many asteroids and moons.
In the first half of the 25th century, certain
Most of the XXVC material takes place in the time from 2430 until 2460.
Buck Rogers
Like all other versions of the Buck Rogers universe, one central story is that of Anthony "Buck" Rogers. In this case, Buck is the pilot of an experimental spacecraft for the
The battle ends badly for both combatants; the Masterlink satellite is neutralized (but not destroyed), and Karkov dies from space exposure. Masterlink integrates Karkov's mind into its program before he dies. Rogers survives the battle, but his own ship has taken too much damage to make
In the year 2456, Rogers's spacecraft is discovered, and a number of factions race to recover it for various unrelated reasons. He is ultimately recovered by a civilian researcher who brings him out of cryogenic stasis, resurrecting the 20th century hero. Rogers, upon discovering what Earth has suffered in his absence, joins NEO, a resistance movement fighting to liberate Earth from its absentee landlord, RAM. His expertise, dedication and symbolic value ultimately prove to be the key to NEO's defeat of RAM.
Computer games
These two games were developed and published by
- Buck Rogers XXVc SF Computer RPG, Volume I: Countdown to Doomsday (Sep 1990, 16685-04135; Amiga, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Sega Genesis.)
- Buck Rogers XXVc SF Computer RPG, Volume II: Matrix Cubed(Jan 1992, 16685-04154; MS-DOS.)
Board games
The
Following lackluster response, TSR decided to try again with a more conventional table-top RPG, this time based on the original 1928 Philip Francis Nowlan novel Armageddon, 2419 A.D. (Ace, Aug 1978,
Bibliography
Gaming supplements
- ISBN 0880388471.
- ISBN 0880388544.
- Tracy, William (1991). Inner Worlds. TSR. ISBN 1560760893.
- ISBN 088038879X.
- ISBN 0880388730.
- Cook, Dave (1991). Luna. TSR. ISBN 1560760923.
- ISBN 0880388641.
- The Belt. TSR. 1991. ISBN 1560760966.
Novels
There were 10 novels published under the XXVC banner, including three trilogies.
- ISBN 0880385820.
- The Martian Wars Trilogy:
- Murdock, Melinda Seabrooke (1989). Rebellion 2456. ISBN 0880387289.
- Murdock, Melinda Seabrooke (1989). Hammer of Mars. ISBN 0880387513.
- Murdock, Melinda Seabrooke (1989). Armageddon off Vesta. ISBN 0880387610.
- Murdock, Melinda Seabrooke (1989). Rebellion 2456.
- The Inner Planets Trilogy:
- Miller, John (1990). First Power Play. ISBN 0880388404.
- Murdock, Melinda Seabrooke (1990). Prime Squared. ISBN 0880388633.
- Bloom, Britton (1991). Matrix Cubed. ISBN 0880388854.
- Miller, John (1990). First Power Play.
- The Invaders of Charon Trilogy:
- Brennan, C.M. (1992). The Genesis Web. ISBN 1560760931.
- Keith, William H. (1992). Nomads of the Sky. ISBN 1560760982.
- Keith, William H. (1993). Warlords of Jupiter. ISBN 1560765763.
- Brennan, C.M. (1992). The Genesis Web.
References
- ^ "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century AD". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2008-08-14.