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Disclaimer: This guide contains new magic that could be extremely dangerous to even the most rock solid of campaigns. We do not in anyway take responsibility for the deaths of party members, or the accidental cascade of calamity that comes from the magic within this guide’s pages which can result in, but is not limited to, making out with your own mother as a teenager, killing the dinosaurs, being attacked by a parallel universe version of yourself, or becoming your own grandparent. You have been warned.

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The Chronomancer’s Guide to the Future version 1.04

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To the ones we’ve lost along the way.

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int roduc t ion » YOUR FRIEND IN TIME ..................... 4

prEfAcE » WELCOME TO THE FUTURE .............. 6

p 1. trAvE linG throuGh timE » Adventures in Time ......................8

» What is Time Travel?.....................8

» Building your Timeline ................9The Pillars of Change 9Progression of the Past 10Futures of the Universe 11

» Alternate Futures/Histories ...... 12

» The Prime Dimension .................. 13Alternate Timelines + New Dimensions 13Time + Space 13Optional: Dimensional Decay 13

» The Prime Timeline ..................... 14Temporal Rift Theory 14Alternate Theories on Time Travel 14

» Chronomagical Risks ................ 15Paradoxes 16

» The Rules of Time Travel .............17

» Building a Time Machine ............ 18

p2. E xplorinG thE cybEr AGE » Running a Cyberpunk Campaign 20

» Cyberpunk Aesthetic ................. 20Alternate Aesthetics 21

» Rapid Technical Advancement... 22Biomechanical Augmentation 22Oppressively Connected 22Online vs. Offline 22

» Authoritarian Rule .................... 23Enforcing the Law 23City Wide Surveillance 24

» Optional City Laws .................... 24Illegal Magics 24One Life Policy 24

» Class Warfare ........................... 25

» Currency ................................... 25Currency Conversion 25Chronological Investments 25

» Transportation.......................... 26

» Future Guilds + Corporations .. 27Notable Guilds 27Major Corporations 31

» Future Gods ...............................33

» The Realm of Cyberspace .......... 34Adventure in Cyberspace 34

p3. modErn mE chAnics 36 » Modern Vehicles .......................36

» Crafting Complex Devices ........38

» Hacking Devices ........................39

» New Drugs, Viruses, Diseases + Conditions .............. 40

Drugs 40Viruses 41Diseases 41Conditions 42

p4. chArAc t Er opt ions » Mechanoids ............................... 44

Androids 45Automatons 47

» Future ANCESTRY ........................49Dragonic Ancestry: Purple Dragonborn 49Racial Feat: Ancestral Bloodline 49

» Future Backgrounds .................50Companion 50Corporate 51Driver 51Hacker 52

» Future Feats .............................. 53

» Subclasses of TiME + Space ...... 54Barbarian: Path of the Stars 54Bard: College of Tempo 54Cleric: Temporal Domain 55Druid: Circle of the Abyss 56Fighter: Protean 57Monk: Way of the Ancient One 58Paladin: Oath of the Constant 59Ranger: Temporal Traveler 60Rogue: Slipstreamer 61Sorcerer: Astral Bloodline 62Warlock: The Void 63Wizard: School of Chronomancy 64

» Subclasses of the Future .......... 65Barbarian: Path of the Mutant 65Bard: College of the Host 66Cleric: Faithless Domain 67Druid: Circle of the Atom 68Fighter: Gadgeteer 69Monk: Way of the Squared Circle 70Paladin: Oath of the Nameless 71Ranger: Specialist 72Rogue: Scrapper 73Sorcerer: Psychogenic Mutation 74Warlock: The Program 75Wizard: School of Technomancy 76

p5. AuGmE ntAt ions 78 » Physical Limitations .................. 78

» Infection Risks .......................... 78

» Installation Quality ................... 78

» Recovery Time ............................ 79

» Power Cost ................................ 79

» Activating an Augment .............. 79

» List of Augmentations ...............80

p6. modErn E quipmE nt86 » Understanding Technology ......86

Firearms 86Armor 88Equipment 88Tools 88Special Devices 88Ancient Relics 88

» Future Weapon Details ..............89

» Future Armor Details ................90

» Future Common Items ................ 91

» Future Tools ..............................93

» Special Devices .........................94

» Ancient Relics ...........................96

p7. modErn ArcAnum98 » New School magic .....................98

» Modern Arcana Spell List .........98

p8. thE infErnAl pArAdox : An AdvE nt urE throuGh timE » Adventure Synopsis ................ 108

p9. crE At urE s + const ruc t s » Advancing Weaponry ...............122

» Future Combat Behavior ...........122

» Evolving Evil ............................122

p 10. thE GAmE mAst Er of thE fut urE’s tool K it » Optional + Variant Rules ..........142

» Quick armor customization......143

» Quick firearms customization ..144

» Quick Reference Tables ............145

» Quick Rule Summaries ............... 147

» Random Tables ........................ 150

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