Comments, and an Idea..

        I guess the summer suspension of the PBEM game is OK with me,
BUT I will be looking forward to it resuming in the fall! I want a
crack at those "Ringworld natives"! (Hmmmmmmm...wonder if they're
shaped like hula-hoops?)

     In the mean time, I had a bit of a `brainstorm' the other day. I
know, I can here you thinking "Oh God, what now". Read on.........

     In our current MT game we are always running into (and needing to
generate!) interesting `characters' (NPC's that is). Wouldn't it be
great if there were a whole bunch of these listed somewhere? What if
we all share with the list some of our favorite characters (which
could be our current NPC's or PC's!)? I would think that Name, UPP,
home world, current status & location (and date), and a very brief bio
might be enough. I'll give you an example below.

        I'm very curious what y'all think of this!??! Or, has it been
done? Let's hear.
                           *** Example ***
                        Dr. Zbar Ramem Norin
UPP-7A5AD8      Homeworld-Darrian       Race-Darrian
Age (as of 190-1120) Psionics-Tested, has none.       Currently a PC
Career-Scientist (PhD in Multi-Sophant Archeology)

Primary Skills: JOAT=4; Linguistics=4; Robotics=3; History=2;
Engineering=2; Forensic, VaccSuit, Electronics, SensorOps, GunCombat,
Instruction all=1; GravVehicle, GunTurret, Intrusion, Leader,
Navigation= 0.

Specials: Speaks fluent Darrian (of course), Galangic, Vargar, Aslan,
and some Droyne. Carries a break-down neural pistol (only weapon) which
takes approx. 2 combat rounds to assemble. Personable, with a slight
tendency toward practical jokes...

Bio: Educated mostly on Darrian. Finished PhD at University of Regina.
Title of dissertation:"Interpretations of `Tech Level-10' by Four
Divergent Races, with Racial Philosophy Seen as the Prime Underlying
Variable". Mentor: Dr. Ethan Thomas. Was stranded in Corridor due to
the unrest following Strephon's assassination. Signed on with a
para-military group as `science officer', then was hired by Systems
Enterprises, a small specialty `recovery' company based on Regina.
Current Special intrests: Ancients, and their technology; Robotic
design and construction; staying alive.

                                Well?
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        Bruce T. Ritchie ([email removed]) AKA: Zben Blaine
        Plymouth State College
        Plymouth, N.H. USA
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"The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground,
                              and miss.
                                Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy