Re: First thoughts after reading _Survival Margin_

Mike writes a long and deeply felt article, which I
to a large degree sympathize with.

I would, however, like to share with the Traveller
Mailing List a quote from something that Hans wrote
up, which is (I hope) going to be on the first real
page of the Aoreriyya Dawn sourcebook we're pounding
pieces of together:


>     "Domain of Deneb goes off the air immediately.
>     We keep the flame. Good luck."
>         -- Deneb, 1130
>
>     "Anybody got a light?"
>         -- Aoreriyya, 1200


I agree with Mike that what was done to the Third Imperium
was pretty depressing, from a "where'd my Imperium go???"
point of view.  I enjoyed over 12 years of gaming in the
third imperium myself, and have had a few small contributions
to it here and there.  It felt sort of comfortable, and sort
of homey after all these years, and I miss it.

Well, that's gone.  I support Mike's effort to do a "It never
happened" sourcebook, and if asked (and if I have the time)
would help with it.  But following what happened in the official
Rebellion I agree with GDW that the Imperium couldn't have
been saved.

Traveller has to a large degree become a blank slate.
If we can put our feelings about the demise of the previous
regime behind us, we can make that which succeeds the
Third Imperium as interesting a place as the Imperium was.
I see this as the challenge of the hour, and I am honored
that GDW has let the tne-pocket crew have a crack at
doing so, at least in our corner of Reavers Deep 8-)

I will be holding a wake for the Third Imperium at some
point (anyone who can make it to Berkeley is welcome).
But I also hope to help launch something new.

- -george william herbert