History TabletopGame / JovianChronicles

* WaveMotionGun: The spinal laser on the Valiant Class Carriers which can one shot the heaviest space craft. Commonly referred to as [[FanNickname The Spinal Laser of Doom]].

''Jovian Chronicles'' is a tabletop RPG put out by Dream Pod 9. Set in the 23rd century, its primary metaplot revolves around the start up and ongoing war between the Jovian Confederation and the Central Earth Government and Administration (CEGA). It's very much a western take on the Franchise/{{Gundam}} style of mecha anime.

Has been published for three separate rulesets: {{Mekton}}, [[TabletopGame/BigEyesSmallMouth BESM d20]], and [=DP9=]'s own Silhouette rules.

And, has two sister games (both of which exploit the minis game/RPG bifecta), HeavyGear (smaller gears, ground-based, more distant future) and GearKrieg (AlternateUniverse World War II).

** The Lucifer class terror drone is a frightening example. Basically [[MacrossPlus X-9 Ghost]] about the size of a space shuttle designed for independent commerce raiding. Faster than all but the fastest of exos and packing immensely powerful [[{{BFG}} particle cannons]] it easily qualifies as a LightningBruiser.

Has been published for three separate rulesets: {{Mekton}}, [[BigEyesSmallMouth BESM d20]], and [=DP9=]'s own Silhouette rules.

''Jovian Chronicles'' is a tabletop RPG put out by Dream Pod 9. Set in the 23rd century, its primary metaplot revolves around the start up and ongoing war between the Jovian Confederation and the Central Earth Government and Administration (CEGA). It's very much a western take on the {{Gundam}} style of mecha anime.

* {{Expy}}: This game has numerous ones for {{Gundam}}. These include CEGA ace Ranho Garand and the Wyvern which are Expys for [[MobileSuitGundam Char Anzable]] and the [[MobileSuitGundam Zaku]] respectively. The Jovian Stormrider and its prototype predecessor are reworked [[{{Gundam0083}} Dendrobium Gundams]].

* SpaceElevator: Earth has a variant called a Skyhook to transport from the surface to the Orbitals. A proper one was built by the Martian Federation on Mars. [[spoiler: It was destroyed in a ColonyDrop. This event predates the one from ''{{Gundam 00}}'', being instead the climax of ''Literature/RedMars'' with the SerialNumbersFiledOff.]]

* ShoutOut: [[ExoSquad Exo-Armor.]]

* SpaceElevator: Earth has a variant called a Skyhook to transport from the surface to the Orbitals. A proper one was built by the Martian Federation on Mars. [[spoiler: It was destroyed in a ColonyDrop. This event predates the one from ''{{Gundam 00}}'', being instead the climax of ''RedMars'' with the SerialNumbersFiledOff.]]

* PowerArmor: Exo-Suits. They are utilized in a variety of roles, from exploration, mining, construction, maintenance, and, of course, combat. The Mars Republic Sand Stalkers best fit the vision of RobertAHeinlein's ''Literature/StarshipTroopers''.

* XanatosGambit: The Venusian Bank. Success levels vary.