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GTM #205 - Infinity: Posthumans - "The Next Evolutionary Step"
by Gutier Lusquinos

It is said that Posthumans are the next step in Mankind’s evolution. They are a flash of intelligence, a package of self-aware information concentrated into a pulse of light. They are beings living in cyberspace who can be downloaded into artificial bodies when they want to interact at the physical level. And, of course, they always have at their disposal the finest Lhosts of the market.

With the recent release of the new Post-humans box all the necessary miniatures to represent their different troop options on the game table are complete. This is great news for ALEPH players! But who are the Posthumans? In Infinity, those who have the Ghost: Jumper Special Skill are entities, of artificial origin or not, whose consciousness inhabits the data web and who are able to down-load it into different bio-artificial bodies, called Proxies, to interact with the material world.

The Posthumans associated with the Special Situations Section of ALEPH have at least two and up to three Proxies that deploy on the battlefield. Thanks to their Ghost: Jumper skill, they can download themselves into these bodies to partake of the thrill of combat, jumping from one body to another to always be in the thick of the action, or even as a quick escape method.

The Postumans have available five “types” or “models” of Proxies, with which we can cover a great variety of tactical roles.

All of their Proxies have two Wounds, in a way or another, due to their Wounds Attribute value or because they have they V: No Wound Incapacitation Special Skill, which gives them some real hardiness in the battle field. Also, another remarkable characteristic is their high Willpower Attribute, with a value of 15, making them Specialist Troops worth consideration because of their high level of success at accomplishing objectives. To sum up, the Proxies open a great variety of possibilities and tactics. Thanks to them, the Posthumans are a Swiss army knife for ALEPH: hard, versatile, and for very few points they will give your Army Lists a surprising amount of personality and color. Don’t doubt it and try them out!