Gentlesophonts:
From Sunday night, Roger Myhre [email removed] writes:
> I don't think Regency would foster instability in Gvurrdon. If whats
> remaining of Gvurrdon falls to the Virus, it just mean that Regency have
> to commit more resources to protect that border.
After reading Jeff's post about the threat from the Virus from the Vargr
border then I don't think the Regency will be anxious to foster instability
in the Extents *either* but (there's always a `but', isn't there?) *if*
there really is such a threat of Virus from the Extents then it seems to
me the Vargr are going to be somewhat `occupied' themselves and won't
pose much of a threat to the Regency. On the other hand, *if* there is
really such a threat of Virus from the Extents is it still fair to claim
that the Regency ought to be able to venture into the Wilds where it will
face the Virus head on?
If the Regency is equipped to deal with the Virus in the Wilds then it
ought not to face a `greater' threat of Virus from the Extents (I know
Jeff still has some clarification on this point) and ought to be comfortable
fomenting instability in the Extents if a credible threat from the *Vargr*
(as opposed to the Virus) is perceived. If Virus from the Extents *is*
a threat then the Regency ought not foment instability among the Vargr (and
doesn't *need* to either) and probably *isn't* capable of taking on the
Virus directly in the Wilds either. I don't see how it can be both ways.
Cynthia Higginbotham [email removed] writes:
> From: [email removed] (David Johnson)
> >Well, is this an opinion or something written in the GDW `stone
> >tablet'?
>
> ...key word & tricky phrase was "my interpretation".
> As
> I noted, it was 180 degrees from your interpretation. However, as far
> as *my campaign* goes, "my interpretation" is written in the Cynthia
> Higginbotham 'stone tablet' ...as is your interpretation in your
> campaign, no doubt :-).
I agree completely. I recognize and enjoy the fact that each of us will
have our own take on the `official' background. I was just trying to
preface my comments with (an admittedly cynical) acknowledgement of some
TML'ers' views that to take issue with what's been published in the
`official' literature is pointless. Some folks (not me) feel one `can't
argue with the rules' which, since I don't have any TNE products anyway,
I sometimes find myself doing. :-)
> Longbow and Jumpstart were introduced in "Survival Margin"; I
> believe Norris was given the locations of the Jumpstart caches along
> with Avery in AV.
Thanks for the pointer. I don't have *SM* but I looked in *AV* again
today and, although a personal message from Strephon to Norris is mentioned,
the jumpstart caches are not (nor is Longbow). It is suggested that Seldrian
`takes an interest' in Avery but we're not told why. We're told Avery is
`about' eight years old in 1126 which puts his birth(?) sometime in 1118 -
after Strephon had reappeared and *after* it was clear the Imperium would
not rally to his banner. Coincidence?
Peace,
David Johnson
Houston, Texas, USA