Item 7324477 92/05/03 22:09
From: M.MIKESH Michael R. Mikesh
To: B.BORICH Bryan J. Borich
cc: LSP.MEYERS John C. Meyers
M.GELINAS Mark E. Gelinas
ED.EDWARDS Edward A. Edwards
K.BRENNAN2 Kevin J. Brennan
P.DRYE Paul J. Drye
V.UJCIK Vaclav G. Ujcik
G.VIDELL Greg P. Videll
ROB.PRIOR Robert J. Prior
Sub: The Vargr in MegaTrav
Reply: Item #8653669 from B.BORICH on 92/05/02 at 07:53
Bryan -
I'd appreciate it if you could upload the following to TML.
Thanks.
MIKE
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Reply: Item #3958 from metlay on 92/04/15 at 14:19 EDT
> An old issue of CHALLENGE has an article set on the politics of the
> Antares and Julian realms, with bits on human/vargr relations. It
> really did a lot to fill out the thin spots in the character I'm
> running in the PBEM....
Mike, I presume you're talking about "Julian Protectorate" in
Challenge 49.
You don't know how much it pleases me to hear someone express
appreciation for that. It was really a labor of love. Most of that
material was left over from Vilani & Vargr. James Holden and I worked
closely in writing the Vargr side of that (although my credit was
overlooked...).
I strongly agree with complaints about some of the slipshod
articles that get into Challenge. Challenge was still a much
respected source of Traveller material when it transformed from JTAS,
but it declined quickly.
In talking with others, at least those in HIWG, it seems likely
Challenge seldom gets quality Traveller material because they don't
print quality material. People who really know their stuff and would
do it right loose their will to try because their work would just sit
along side trash.
They need much tighter controls. And if they're not getting what
they need, they should get the staff to fill the holes if nothing
else.
Anyway, that's pretty much what we're having to do at IMPERIAL
LINES. I'm getting some good material, but I'm having to do a lot of
the writing to keep the quality high. I can't do that if we start
increasing the frequency or page count. So I need submissions.
For those of you not aware of this, IMPERIAL LINES is GDW's
Traveller newsletter. We put it together for them; they print and
distribute it. (I think the first issue is free. You just have to
send a request.) Issue #1 is out. John Meyers just sent issue #2 to
GDW (or is about to). This was our "Solomani & Aslan" issue, and I
think we really had our act together.
Issue #3 will be "Vilani & Vargr". I have some left over material
for the Vilani side of Digest's V&V from Terry McInnes, and left over
Vargr material from your's truly. But that's not enough. I encourage
queries.
Issue #4 will probably be "Zhodani & Psionics." I have two
people working on our first deck planned ship, the Noql class Zhodani
Frontier Trader (300 tons). But that's the only bite I have.
Issue #5 might be "Droyne and the Ancients." But a year will
have past by that time. Fan feedback might well take us in a different
direction.
We don't have any budget, so we can't pay you for your work. But
if you're still interested, please write me at:
Mike Mikesh; 3124 75th Avenue, #3; Landover, Maryland 20785-1920
Articles have to be short -- less than 1000 words. We only have 8
pages to work with per issue at the moment. Adventure ideas are what
I need most, like Random Nuggets, or 76 Patrons, or Lee's Guide.
Short discussion topics are good. Use Twilight 2000 rules where you
can.
Ships and vehicles ... maybe. There is a ready supply of those.
What I'd like to see are things that don't require unique circum-
stances to be encountered, yet are still interesting.
I look forward to hearing from you.
MIKE MIKESH
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