Editing Technomancer

Technomancer is a setting for [[GURPS]] third edition, with a Pyramid article providing fourth edition support. It's the game's [[Urban Fantasy]] setting, bordering on modern-day [[Dungeonpunk]]. The story goes that during the [[World War II|Trinity atomic bomb tests,]] a hole was torn open in the fabric of spacetime (later called the Hellstorm), and Robert Oppenheimer spoke the now-famous line, [[Mythology#Hindu_Mythology|"I am become Death, destroyer of worlds."]] 

As it turns out, [[Shadowrun|magic had been returned to the world.]]

== Setting ==

The setting takes place in the late 90s/early 2000s, and in those 50 years since the Trinity tests, a lot has changed. 

=== Races ===

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Technomancer does away with the standard fantasy selection of [[Elf]], [[Dorf]], [[Halfling]], [[Goblin]], and [[Orc]], instead opting for various flavors of monster girls.

* '''[[Lich|Atomic Lich]]''' - The CIA attempted to create artificial mages in 1973 via radioactive bombardment. All of the test subjects died, but not all of them stayed that way. The newly-dubbed "liches" resembled burning skeletons that glowed in the dark, and were rightfully angry at the CIA for killing them. An escape was staged, with [[Cheese|predictable results.]] Some of the liches have been found and disposed of by the CIA, but many remain at large.
* '''[[Monstergirls|Chimera]]''' - Chimera is the collective term for six types of half-human, half-desert animal birthed post-Hellstorm.
** '''[[Drider|Arachnae]]''' - Human from the waist up, tarantula from the waist down.
** '''[[Khenra|Canis Latrans]]''' - Anthropomorphic coyotes, though their legs bend the same way as a human and they have feet instead of paws.
** '''[[Catfolk|Felis]]''' - Unlike their coyote relatives, cat chimera are considerably less furry. They possess soft fur, a cat tail, cat ears, and a normal, humanoid face.
** '''[[Harpy|Raptor]]''' - Hawk chimera with wings instead of arms, tipped in talons they use to walk. Conversely, their feet are as articulate as hands. [[What|This means they're always in a handstand.]]
** '''[[Naga|Serpens]]''' - Rather typical as far as naga go, with a snake tail instead of legs as well as fangs, a forked tongue, and slit pupils. 
** '''[[Kitsune|Vulpes]]''' - Vulpes are similar to coyote chimera, replacing coyote with fox and adding the ability to magically disguise themselves as humans.
* '''[[Demon]]''' - The consequence of magical accidents or a particularly stupid mage. Summoning them is illegal due to [[What|immigration law]], though they will go away after a bit. Demons come in every form you could imagine, but a few notable ones are outlined:
** '''[[Gremlin]]''' - Gremlins are technologically-minded demons, loving to improve or destroy gadgets as they see fit. In addition, they can shrink down to a diminutive size and fly, letting them go inside the machine and wreak even more havoc.
** '''[[Bloodthirster|Hellraker]]''' - Big, angry, and ''very'' dangerous.
** '''Malebrachne''' - Malebrachne are demons that worm their way into someone's life and [[Tzeentch|sow discord.]]
** '''[[Succubus]]''' - Hot, horny, and drain life through sex.
* '''[[Dragon]]''' - Here, they're split into blue and black, both originally bred by the US Government for military use. Once a dragon has served twenty years, they're allowed to retire and live life as a (massive, flying, monstrous) citizen.
* '''Halflings''' - [[Halfling|No, not that kind.]] Here, a halfling is a child of a human and a chimera.
** '''[[Catgirl|Half-Cat]]''' - They're catgirls. What more do you want.
** '''[[Beastfolk|Half-Coyote]]''' - Dog ears and a fluffy tail, plus claws for good measure.
** '''[[Kitsune|Half-Fox]]''' - Fox chimera are the archetypal [[Kitsune]] – Fox ears and a bushy tail.
** '''Half-Hawk''' - Half-hawks are probably the least conspicuous of the half-breeds, simply possessing feathers instead of hair.
** '''[[Medusa|Half-Snake]]''' - Half-snakes are, rather unlike their parents, completely humanoid, and trade hair for snakes. The snakes act independently from the person, and can bite. As such, it's not uncommon for half-snakes to shave their heads [[Fail|and then immediately regret it when the cuts get infected and the snakes painfully grow back.]]
** '''Half-Spider''' - Half spiders are human in most aspects save two extra pairs of arms.
* '''[[Human]]''' - You're one of them.
* '''[[Ghoul|Toxic Zombie]]''' - Unlike their magical counterparts, a toxic zombie retains all its intelligence, but runs the risk of turning others into zombies and must eat brains as part of its diet.
* '''[[Vampire]]''' - Vampires come about either through disease or being bitten by another vampire. They stay true to the stories, being undead, nigh-unkillable monsters with a taste for blood.