Well I hoped you liked the first two turns, because this is where the fun
really starts. Just to note, you are reading turn #3, and the game is on
turn #7. If you have any comments about the game, I'ld love to hear them,
it would be fun to know what you "the readers" think is going on, and that
might add some interesting things for the "players" to think about.
Well onto turn #3.
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Hello there, I hope you all had a great vacation, I know I did. Now I
didn't recieve a turn from either Ed or Kurt, but I will play this by ear
anyway. Please, from now on, mail all responses to the turn as: Turn (#)
Response. This will make it easier for me, to sort through my mail, and not
accidentaly delete anything. Well, I hope you all have your Traveller minds in
gear, 'cause here we go.
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Reminder: I will get you the floor plans to the ship ASAP. The copier broke
down where I work, and didn't get it done.
Note to Samantha:
You can go ahead and create the info on your friend at Aramanx. Just
mail me whatever you decide.
By the way, when you all boarded, you were asked to check all your weapons.
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Passengers' Move
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Erc and Samantha graciously accept the Captains' invitation to drinks
in the crew lounge. Steve has accepted Erekosses' challenge to a hologame of
quickdraw, and they begin after Steve goes to his stateroom and returns.
Samantha sit down by the CRT and begins requesting info about the Lewis
Subsector, and Erc retires to his stateroom for a nap.
Dan and Charlie go to thier stateroom and return with papers and a
portable lap-top computer with heads-up display. They both begin working
on what seems to be business. They have schematics, manuals, and some small
circuit board/computer chip testing equipment out. Moe and Curly both return
to thier stateroom, and are not seen till almost dinner.
Around 3:30, Robert walks out of his stateroom in slacks and shirt,he
is also wearing a windbreaker jacket over his shirt, the bulge is not noticeable
anymore. He picks up some reading material and reads until dinner. Samantha
has punched up some info on the Arter Apparel Corporation [you all get to
see this since you all will do it anyway]:
Arter Apparel Corporation, was established in 1067, and was founded by
Arter Espinoza, of Paya. Mr. Espinoza dealt at first with designing and
producing clothes for the working man, that were both affordable and fashionable
for the time. He spent 10 years working from 1 factory on Paya, when the
Imperial Government gave him a contract to produce clothes for the Navy. These
clothes were basically for the enlisted personell in the mechanical, engineering and technical services. His clothing designs were both practical and very
rugged.
The contract propelled Arter from a small time manufacturer to a major
one. He expanded across the Spinward Main, and in ten more years had grown
almost twenty times his original size. But in 1093, he declared bankruptcy, and
shut down entirely. The reason for his closeing was not know, but in 1101 his
son, Hernan, re-open the original factory on Paya. The company has remained
small since, and is working on another deal with the Imperial Navy. This
contract, if it goes through, would reopen nineteen of the twenty-five shut
down factories.
- ----<Above Data compilied before 1109
- -----<Data Below compilied 1115
Arter Espinoza was believed to of had connections with both the Zhodani,
Vagr, and Aslan. He was rumored to of had many dealings with all three races
that went possibly as far as selling Imperial uniforms to them. It is unknown
if any of this data is true, but speculation is that this information was
found out by the Imperial Navy, and they caused the shutdown of Arter Apparel.
It is also rumored that Arter Espinoza had dealings with Steven Anderssen, the
rumored head of the Valhalla Family.
Dinner is served promptly at 6:00 pm, and the Captain and Erekosse
are dining with you. The meal is standard and all are present at a table that
elevated out of the floor. The Captain is at the head of the table, and
Erekosse to his right. The table is circular, and going right to left, from the
Captain, this is how you are seated:
Captain, Erekosse, Dan, Samantha, Robert, Steve, Moe,
Erc, and to the Captains' left is Curly
You all sit down and begin to eat, and the discussion is plain until
Robert asks, "So Captain, how long have you owned this ship?"
"I've worked on it my entire carrer."
"No, I meant how long have you been the single partner?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Well, I was just wondering what I could do with a ship like this,"
says Robert as his hand goes into his jacket, with a stern look on his face.
"What do ...."
"GUN!!!!" yells Steve ....
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Well here is Turn #3, I hope you liked it, because it's gonna get more
interesting. All responses are due to me by Feb. 1. No Later, if I get them
sooner, we'll get turn #4 out, until then.
NOTE: This material is copyrighted, Brad Post, circa 1988, any use of this
material without the author's consent is a felony.
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