Gurps Ed4 Transhuman Space Martial Arts 2100 Version 10 October 2011 Phil Masters by Phil Masters instant download after payment.

Martial arts might seem like an irrelevance in the world of Transhuman Space. Why spend years training to throw slightly more powerful punches when a dozen different hightech weapons are available to do much more damage? Why discipline your body and mind when biomods are available to enhance the former and nanodrugs can adjust the latter any way you want? Why burrow into the subcultures of ancient combat forms when you can find a thousand exotic and satisfying memeplexes on the global Web? Yet, the martial arts survive for several very good reasons. Advanced training provides proven, often satisfying routes to discipline and physical fitness, without the expense of other methods, the problem of finding a reputable clinic or doctor, or the risks to the sense of self that come with quick high-tech selfmodification. Martial-arts training can teach focused aggression and efficient crisis response. High-tech spacecraft, domed offEarth communities, and underwater bases still depend on reliable sealing and somewhat fragile technologies to keep their occupants alive; even governments with a tolerant attitude toward weaponry tend to restrict the possession of powerful sidearms in such places.