Out of the dust storm emerges the ancient wreck of a prime mover and fuel tanker.
It is partly charred, its wheels and sides studded with metal crossbow bolts.

Kapcon XIV - The Big Ten-Four

Wellington's Annual Roleplaying Convention - 22nd & 23rd January, 2005

KapCon XIV -> Games->The Hole

The Hole

Facilitator	:	Frank Pitt	Number of Players	:	6-8
System	:	GURPS:Traveller	System Knowledge?	:	Not Needed
Genre	:	Science Fiction Action Film	Genre Knowledge?	:	Useful
Style	:	Filmic	RPG Experience?	:	Not Needed
Age / Maturity	:	Graphic Violence	Classification	:	M
Energy / Volume	:	Fast & furious, but with tense scenes for contrast	Scored	:	false

A crack team of mercenaries are hired to investigate loss of contact with a deep sea mining station

Designed to capture the feel of of classic military sc-fi action films such as Predator, Aliens, Aliens - Ressurrection, Aliens vs Predator

Yes, so we all know there's a good chance you're going to die, but it's how you die that matters!

Also designed to introduce players to the latest Steve Jackson Games' GURPS (Generic Universal Role Playing System) Fourth Edition and GURPS:Traveller in particular

GURPS Lite, a 32-page distillation of the basic GURPS rules, is available for free download.