Re: Nobility in Traveller

Mike Metlay's comments about *ruling* Dukes and other high nobles
are righ on the money, but there's another possibility, that of
the *children* of such nobility. For centuries it was traditional
in the British Empire for younger sons to make a career in the
armed forces (one younger son was expected to go into the military,
another into the church, and subsequent ones would frequently follow
their brothers into the army or navy).

Such a character might have a social status of D or E, and yet be
adventuring. The positive side of this might be the wide availability
of contacts and money, balanced with having the paparrazi taking
photos of you all the time and the need to go to all those formal
balls, just to be polite. Or the character could be going around
incognito, which opens up all sorts of possibilities.

And the there are the ``black sheep'', scions of nobility who did not
live up to their families hopes and expectations and drifted into
less-than-savoury activities. Plenty of examples of them in history.
pursuits.

Jonathan Clark
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The Englishman never enjoys himself except for some noble purpose.