I posted asking about medicine in the imperium, and got some
interesting responses. Now I'm curious about the rebellion. In the
past I've played pre-rebellion campaigns or played apolitical
characters. I'm currently playing a character who retired from the
Interstellar Diplomatic Service, so I suppose he should have a clearer
idea of where his loyalties lay. What's this whole rebellion about?
I vaguely recall a few details, mostly mentioned in play or from
occasionally reading TASJ news; Strephon was assassinated, but later
turned up claiming that the slain Strephon was a double/clone/robot.
Admiral/Archduke Norris is contesting Strephon's claim to the throne
(there was some mention of the second Strephon being a clone). People
are siding with one or the other - whatever happened to the guy who
assassinated Strephon? I thought that was part of some sort of bid
for the throne.
Moving on (or back) to medicine:
Eric Sergienko said:
> I can safely say that everything I did was fairly available now with
> the exception of two things:
>
> 1) the nanocytes used in the repair of his brain (and the subsequent
> reprogramming done on them by IASIC).
> 2) the programming device that created a binding macromolecule to soak
> up the benzodiazepine given to Bishop while he was seizing
I have a fair idea of what the nanocytes were doing; how
widespread is their use in the imperium, and how effective are they?
I missed the macromolecule programmable toxin binder. Is its
use limited to soaking up poison, or is it more flexible? How
bulky/portable is it? Are there any devices using similar technology
for other ends?
The table you posted, originally developed for "traveller done
right", mentioned a few things that seem interesting, but rather
cryptic. What are:
Chemical tracing
"feinberg machine"
"tricorder"-like imager systems
nanocyte imaging
gene tracers
gene therapy
smart antitoxin
enhanced smart cells
?
Steven J. Owens
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