Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence This book interrogates the promises of transhumanism, arguing that it is deeply entwined with capitalist ideology. It casts doubt on a utopian techno-capitalist narrative of unending progress and shows how an alternative ethical framework might foster a more inclusive future.
A soothsayer's prophecy offers the chance for timeless romance to those brave enough to defeat an invincible sorcerer king in three challenges. The story explores the themes of fate, love, and courage as characters navigate the perilous path set by the prophecy, raising the question of whether one should challenge such a powerful destiny.
For the first forty years of his life, tech entrepreneur Alex Thomas focused on two things: business and family. When his marriage began to fall apart, his search for love and wisdom began.Part memoir, part down-to-earth exploration of spirituality in an accelerating world full of loud voices, Man in Motion takes us on an unflinchingly candid journey as Alex wrestles with that age-old question: hey wait, slow down – what the heck is goin’ on here?
As the Pathfinder plunge into the history and mysteries below Kaer Maga-the no-holds-barred 'City of Strangers'-Valeros plunges far deeper into the great beyond, defending his immortal soul in the courts of the dead! From Pathfinder author Crystal Frasier comes this scintillating tale of life, death, and what lingers when we're gone. Bonus materials: include twenty pages of character sheets, encounters, and world detail for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, plus an exclusive poster map.
Hired guns Now employees of the Deep Cultures Institute, the heroes are set to investigate what's happening in the sun. Burglars in the DCI museum throw that plan askew by stealing the institute's data. The missing files are compiled and cross-referenced rumors on potential intelligent life inside the Pact Worlds' star, none of them substantiated. Who might want such speculation, and why? Following the robbers' path takes the heroes to the bubble-city of Corona and the infamous, unstable Brass Bazaar, where they learn the thieves weren't the only ones interested in the DCI's guesswork. The heroes must uncover who has the stolen data, find out where it's stored, and extract it. In the process, they discover more than they bargained for! This volume of Starfinder Adventure Path continues the Dawn of Flame Adventure Path and includes: - "Soldiers of Brass," a Starfinder adventure for 3rd-level characters, by Crystal Frasier. - An array of quirky locations in the Brass Bazaar, along with the people and items found in them, by Adrian Ng. - A tourists' survey of the Burning Archipelago, by Kate Baker. - An archive of elemental creatures, from mischievous mephits to cruel salamanders, by Crystal Frasier and Owen K.C. Stephens. - Statistics and deck plans for an efreeti starship, by Thurston Hillman, and a vignette of a desert world that serves as a haven for damaged starships, by Christopher Carey.
Go back to the city that started it all! Return to Freeport is a new adventure set in and around Chris Pramas's classic City of Adventure that mixes fantasy, pirates, and Lovecraftian horror with nonstop danger and potential rewards. Player characters begin at 1st level and progress all the way to 11th as they seek to cure an ancient curse, track down slaver gangs, face off against the forces of the nation of Mazin, and uncover who is behind the long line of threats to Freeport itself. Compatible with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Return to Freeport is the perfect companion to the Freeport: The City of Adventure setting book!
Rogues Gallery collects super-villains from Green Ronin's popular online series, with the addition of new material and never-before-seen characters. It has dozens of fearsome foes for your Mutants & Masterminds series, enough to keep your heroes busy stopping schemes and saving the world for quite some time! In its pages you will find solo and loner villains, teams and alliances, organizations and outliers, and bad guys of many different power levels, backgrounds, and styles, suited for different M&M series, all with complete game information. Plus each villain comes with ready-made adventure hooks, making the book a collection of more than a hundred possible adventures as well!
A series of connected adventures for the Pathfinder game in the city of Kintargo, a formerly free city under the rule of devils.
Examines the dynamics that occur between great cities and their hinterlands in order to explain how the tiny village of Gilboa, New York, was destroyed in order to make way for the expansion of the New York City water supply.