Pyramid Review
Chi-Chian the Roleplaying Game
Published by Aetherco/Dreamcatcher Multimedia Inc.
Written by Chris Adams, David Fooden, & Voltaire
Illustrated by Voltaire with Chris Adams & David Fooden
144-page b&w softcover; $29.95
If you have been wondering what Aetherco have been doing since releasing Further Information: A Gamemaster's Treasury of Time, a supplement for their acclaimed time-travel RPG, Continuum: Roleplaying in The Yet, then look no further than the Chi-Chian the Roleplaying Game. Based upon, and set after the events of the Chi-Chian comic book and the animated web series broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel website, the RPG allows players to enter the strange creation of the artist, musician, and animator, Voltaire -- that of New York in the year 3049. Manhattan is a prefecture of the Japanese Empire, administered under Imperial command by Mimitsu Lines, Inc. It was bought for $27 to protect Japanese interests in the wake of the New York/New Jersey War of 3000 that was the Republic of Americas' attempt to prevent the secession of the island. In the 50 years since, parts of Manhattan have been rebuilt in the classic Japanese style, and -- under the guidance of the company's leading scientist, Soma Mitsui -- also undergone several major changes. Giant worms core the big apple, providing clean and safe urban mass transport. X-Y Relax technology that gives women sole control of organic devices. But his biggest project was the installation of K-Seg, or "Kind Segregation," . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: May 7, 2004
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