Basic Information about Dream Pod 9 and its product lines
Text Copyright (c)1999 Dream Pod 9, Inc. 

- What is Dream Pod 9?

Dream Pod 9 (DP9) is a design house and publisher of quality 
games and wargames. The DP9 design studio and publishing 
house was established in 1994. Though we pay the day-to-day 
bills by publishing games based on our creation, we also work on 
special projects from time to time, creating worlds and 
backgrounds to order for a large variety of clients. 

With a well-rounded team of writers, artists, graphic designers 
and modelers, we can tackle any kind of projects, from creating 
the background of a new computer game from scratch to 
establishing the looks of the technology in a new science-fiction 
movie. In between projects, though, we spend most of our time 
crafting game books and support items, adding to the extensive 
backgrounds we've created for our three main product lines: 
Heavy Gear, Jovian Chronicles and Tribe 8. 

- What is Heavy Gear?

Premise:	human colonies caught in interstellar war
Genre:	military science fiction
Primary Game Locales:	human habitable planets
Realism:	high
Tech Level:	high
Default Player Role:	military, though many others are 
possible
Psy, Magic or Superpowers:	no
Aliens/Monsters:	no
Space Travel:	some (enough to get from one planet to the 
next)
Core Customer Group:	wargamers, military personnel, sci-fi 
fans

- What is Jovian Chronicles?

Premise:	exploration/conflict in the solar system; "2001 
meets Top Gun"
Genre:	"hard" science fiction, action
Primary Game Locales:	colonies in the solar system
Realism:	high
Tech Level:	high
Default Player Role:	space pilot, though others are possible
Psy, Magic or Superpowers:	no
Aliens/Monsters:	no
Space Travel:	yes
Core Customer Group:	science-oriented gamers, anime fans

- What is Tribe 8?

Premise:	tribal mystic fantasy; "Mad Max with soul"
Genre:	fantasy/post-apocalyptic/mystical
Primary Game Locales:	tribal community, wilderness
Realism:	low
Tech Level:	low
Default Player Role:	Fallen (member of the 8th tribe)
Psy, Magic or Superpower:	yes
Aliens/Monsters:	yes
Space Travel:	N/A
Core Customer Group:	mature gamers, alternative crowd, 
fantasy gamers

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Heavy Gear, Gear, Terra Nova, the Heavy Gear logo, Silhouette, 
Dream Pod 9 and the Dream Pod 9 logo are trademarks of 
Dream Pod 9, Inc. Heavy Gear, Gear, Terra Nova, Silhouette and 
all other names, logos and specific game terms are (c)1994 
Dream Pod 9, Inc. All Heavy Gear art and designs are Copyright 
(c)1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Dream Pod 9, Inc. 

Jovian Chronicles, the Jovian Chronicles logo, Jovian 
Confederation, CEGA, Exo-Armor and Exo-Suit are trademarks 
of Dream Pod 9, Inc. Exo-armor, Jovian Confederation, CEGA, 
Silhouette and all other names, logos and specific game terms 
are (c)1993; all Jovian Chronicles art and designs are Copyright 
(c)1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Dream Pod 9, Inc. 

Tribe 8, the Tribe 8 logo, Fatima and Z'bri are trademarks of 
Dream Pod 9, Inc. Tribe 8, Fatima, Z'bri, Silhouette and all other 
names, logos and specific game terms are (c)1999 Dream Pod 
9. All Tribe 8 art and designs are Copyright (c)1998, 1999 Dream 
Pod 9, Inc.