GURPS Classic: Bio-Tech

The Future Is Alive

"Who needs chrome, pal? Raw meat is where it's at now. Mother Nature always did it best – she just needed a little help. Get down to the black clinic, old-timer, and you can be 15 again. That is, if you still want to be human at all . . ."

Who needs silicon and steel? Upgrade your old body with steroids and smart drugs, transplants and viral nano . . . or just get a new one. Or maybe you don't think being human is so great? Then improve on nature with eugeneering and genefixing, or just go parahuman: Why just admire cats when you can be one? The technology's changing fast, but you'll have lots of time to get used to it – death is a temporary nuisance with cryonics, cloning, and braintaping.

Welcome to the post-human age.

Have you upgraded your genetics this year?

Written by David L. Pulver