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First Public Railroads in Australia

Track laying

” New South Wales: In 1849, the Sydney Railway Company started building the first railway track in New South Wales between Sydney and Parramatta—a distance of 22 km. The project ran into financial difficulty and was taken over by the New South Wales colonial government. The line opened on 26 September 1855. “

https://infrastructure.gov.au/rail/trains/history.aspx

So for an 1820s each set Australian game, prototypes by your crazy science types are very likely..

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DCC Dice Meets FASERIP

DCC FASERIP - Spider Woman
DCC FASERIP – Spider Woman

http://graphiteprime.blogspot.com/2019/01/dcc-dice-meets-faserip.html

Quoting:

“Well, the answer’s simple, you never want to force players to buy “funky” dice to play your game.  And OSR types (myself included) are plenty content with the dice we already have.  Still, it’s too good an idea to ignore, so how about this?

Feeble  d3
Poor  d4
Typical  d6
Good  d8
Excellent  d10
Remarkable  d12
Incredible  d14
Amazing  d16
Monstrous  d20
Unearthly  d24
Shift X  d30
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Dejah Thoris

Dejah Thoris
Dejah Thoris

From: https://jackolanternsmshblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/write-up-dejah-thoris.html

F: Rm (30)
A: Ex (20)
S: Gd (10)
E: Rm (30)
R: Gd (10)
I: Ex (20)
P: Rm (30)

Health: 90
Karma: 60
Resources: In (40)
Popularity: 40 (on Barsoom/Mars)

Talents:
Sharp Weapons
Guns
Leadership*
Sex Appeal
Pilot
Dual Weapons*
Nobility*
Knowledge: Barsoom Culture
Knowledge: Multi-Lingual
Knowledge: Barsoom History

Powers:
Martian Physiology:

  • Dejah is a red Martian, with the following racial abilities:Longevity: as a red Martian, Dejah can live upwards of 1000 earth years
  • Telepathic: Dejah has Pr (4) telepathy with other Martian races.
  • Recovery: Dejah can recover Endurance at a much higher rate with Ex (20) ability
  • Resist: Temperature: Dejah, like all Martians, has some natural resistance to standard temperature extremes with Gd (10) ability.
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