Problems

A thread of 3 messages, 10 March 1989 to 13 March 1989, in the order they were sent.

#212 Problems

Brad Post · 10 March 1989

Well I've been GMing Traveller for a while, and just recently started GMing
a group of guys here in Berkeley.  Now when they were rolling up their
characters, they were using the new MegaTraveller Rules, and they were all
rolling Naval Enhanced characters, and Merc characters.  Well one thing led
to another, and I of course watched to make sure no "flubbing" of the dice
occured, and all was kosher.  Well on 3 of the 5 guys rolling up Navy personell
shocked me with there characters.  Two of them were Commodores, and one of
them was a Fleet Admiral.  These guys were also only around 44 to 52 years
old.  Now I can't quite understand why anyone would retire at that age, from
the military, with so many benefits, also I'm quite shocked they got that
far in such .... ooops, made a mistake, I was looking at a the other guys,
the ages should be Fleet Admiral (38), Commodore (34), Commodore (42).  Now
the last guy isn't so bad, but a Fleet Admiral at 38!!!!  I think that's
quite incredible, but if you look at at the time period he was in the forces,
He joined during the 5th Frontier War, but still.

My question to all of you is, do you think the rank progression is too fast
in the Enhanced Character Generation.  I mean, if I got Strikes one after
another, it's possible to be an Admiral at age 22-24, if you make all your
promotion rolls.

Don't E-mail me, post it.  That's what this list is for, right?

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#214 Re: Problems

SULAIMAN · 11 March 1989 · reply to #212

This is in regard to a submission about 22year old Fleet Admirals. If you
read the player's manual carefully, it says that officers get promoted
only ONCE a term unless they get assigned on Special Duty as Military
Attaches. This means that your Average Fleet Admiral will take about 7
terms and will be 48 or so. Theoretically if he burns a load of Brownie
points can get Special Duty every tear or so you can be a 22 year old
Adm. But not by just going on strike missions. NCO can get promoted every
year and sometimes do so but 28 year old Master Gunn Sergeants are rarely
a problem. 90% of the time the above rule restricts officer promo to once
every 4 years. Special duties(as should be) being the only exception.
I generally tell my players that Fleet Admirals don't go scumming around
so most PC's are restricted to rank O4(Commander) O5(Captain) at most
unless u give me an awfully good reason to let you. A Fleet Adm. wanted for
treason or negligence on the run from Naval Int will brighten any
campaign up. But quite a few PC's don't like that view so they can't have it.

	Ameer Z. Sulaiman.

#216 Re: Problems

James T. Perkins · 13 March 1989 · reply to #214

> Don't E-mail me, post it.  That's what this list is for, right?

Right!  But, I won't add a me-too reponse to one sent to the list
just a day or so ago, which was:

	THOU SHALT LIMIT COMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTIONS TO ONCE/TERM.
	EXCEPTION: OFFICER'S SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.

I know, I tripped over this one many times until I read the fine print.

Another thing people trip over and forget to do often is the the Navy's
Specific Assignment Retention rule, which states that you keep the same
specific assignment during the next 1 year on a 1D roll of exactly 6.

James

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> Don't E-mail me, post it.  That's what this list is for, right?

Right!  But, I won't add a me-too reponse to one sent to the list
just a day or so ago, which was:

	THOU SHALT LIMIT COMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTIONS TO ONCE/TERM.
	EXCEPTION: OFFICER'S SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.

I know, I tripped over this one many times until I read the fine print.

Another thing people trip over and forget to do often is the the Navy's
Specific Assignment Retention rule, which states that you keep the same
specific assignment during the next 1 year on a 1D roll of exactly 6.

James

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