Hi there I'm Back....
Ok lets start, Scott (2g) Kellogg: I don't think a telepath is going to be
much help in mapping someone's BRAIN; His/her's MIND maybe; Even my wife
noticed that! how about a clairvoient Doctor. Hummm and even then I'm not
so shure that the Zho's would be all of that much ahead in Nural jack tech.
After all they have all of those nifty Flicking controls...
Some of you hace been talking about the Regancy. I too have been in a high
powered game and had a character installed as Duchess of Egryn... She does
not have time to adventure, Reigning, Working for Norris and Intellagence
( Only a few people know about this... :-) ) and using her unexpected
talents as a Fleet commander to help the Domain's Vargar problem. She is
a very buisy lady. As is the rest of her family...
Over the years I have devloped a picture of Norris that is ( ONLY in my
version of the Traveller universe ;-)) interesting. He and my Duchess grew up
on Regina and know each other very well, as such she is one of the people he
trusts to tell him when she thinks he is going off the trail. She takes this
VERY seriously BTW. Norris was the younger Son and as such did not expect to
reign so he decided that he would do something fun during his career. Then
POW there he is no more Mr. Background there he is reigning. Wow this is
not what I expected, but I'll Try to do the best I can. And so he has, I
feel that he has a talent, ( like Justinian ! ), to pick unlikely persons
to do jobs for him, But they turn out to be monstrously successful. ( who'd
ever think that a 70 year old Eunich would turn out to be one of the Military
geniuses of his time ? [ Narsess of course ! ]). So given this and his
Cahrsima and political astutness I think he will do well by the Regancy. As
will all of those who belive in him and his stance... I think that Seldarion
will probably succeed him than maybe Avery. The Nobility will have by that
time have built up a tradition of service to the Regancy or will have fallen
by the wayside.
I like some fo the political factons and will prob. use tham in addition
there are a few others... Anybody remember the Psionic knights about time
they came out of the Closet... OOps I'd better be carefull I might let to
much slip some of my player's lurk here Hi, James and Catie...
On the Zhodani next door. Why spend time and money and lives conquering the
Regancy when they are turning into good neighbors? But I don't think that
the Zhodani would get to far trying to covertly modify the culture.
First, ( as Marcus remarked to one of the "covert" Marines on board. " Covert
IS spelled with a C!" ) The Zho's I'm afraid not subtile enough to pull it
off. In addition ( In My universe at least. ) the Scout Service has been
doing manulipitions all along now ( Some one has to fix all of those poor
planets' cultures after being contaminated. Surelly you don't think TED's
are NEW do you ? ;-) ) I think thay will be looking for anything like that
here.
I also feel that there are strong political factions in the Consolate as
well some of whom would want to keep hamds off and see if the people next
door will devlope into ( naturally ! ) the best culture ( Zhodani of Course )
and others would see the different culture as a stimulas for their own
slightly stagnating culture.
More on the group of Characters They are on this weird covert mission to Ruby
They arrived on Ruby Flak and Marcus accually talked and determined that both
of their govenments had given them the same Contact! so they decided that
Flak should go and make the drop. When he arrives he finds that the contact
has been taken off to jail by the local police. Not the Tvarchedl'. Flak has
to fend off the lady by implying that he is Gay... She tells him that some
person has payed for the girls to take care of anyone who comes in for free
for that week. Flak comes back to the ship and reports.
Gunnar goes up and informs the troops that there is a free house and is almost
trampled by them. ( he figured that this will make it easy to find them if
needed )
Flak left.
Gunnar left.
Falk went to the covert Tvarchedl' office and identified himself and told
that he needed help with this mission as his contact is languishing in a
local jail. They get excited and promise all the help that they can give.
So Flak got a turban, false moustache and a Car and driver. and headed
for the police station when he arrived he saw a man, Big, wearing a trench
coat Shades, and a hat walking past the station. Uh Oh that looks like Gunnar
I'd better get him out of the way for a while. So he calles on the car phone
and askes his Tvarchedl' people to arrest Gunnar.
Gunnar has put on his Trench coat hat and shades and gone for a walk past the
police station, When four cars pull up and turbans come pouring out, They
arrest him then as they are putting this obvousely Sword Worlder in the car
they noticed his psi shield... a natural one ( you have to be in close
proximity to tell if a shield is natural or not... ) They start asking him
pointed questions. Gunner is thinking "Flak I'll get you for this... Some day"
and then produces Id showing his Sorag idenitiy. ( Flak is not the only one
with several covert idenitiys! )
The Police are all watching the show four tvarchedl' cars one man being
arrested and even before the media get their cameras rolling he is let out
and continues on his walk!
at about that time Flak & Co. invade the policce station. Flak rants and
raves about how horrible and ilegal the recent actions of the local police
have been and he goes through the cells and sets some fo the prisioners Free
some for reeducation and at about that time the Military Governor shows up
and they have a shouting match Flak finds out that the media is outside and
he convinces the Governor how to turn the situation to his advantage and
he asks for a delivery truk to be parked around the side so he can port into
it so he won't be recognized by his shipmates who do not know about his real
idenity.
Mean while Gunnar goes to the "house" and engages a slim dark haired girl
( Exocitic fo rhim...Blond Blue eyed... ) then reports back to the ship.
just in time to see the reruns of the press ( why do they call it the
"press" Hungh? ) reports. He sees himself being let go and FLAK walking up to
the police station shure he is waring a false moustache but as Catie mentioned
in a story where one of her Zho cahracters on catching one my characters,
"Dear Lady you can disguise a face but you can't disguise a walk". Marcus
( who has devloped soem supisions about Flak's real idenity ) recognized Flak
as did Gunnar ( Who already knew, Gunnar is a Brigadeer General and works for
INI ).
Flak goes to the "house" and makes contact gets the information, and heads
for the spacce port. He arrives to find a riot, The Zhodani Tvarchedl' are
going on a rampage and arresting people off of the streets and talking over
police stations... ( Our Gm is playing this as a newly [ 5th] taken planet.)
After Flak convinces a guard that he is a ships crewman and wants to rejoin
his ship they tell him to wait until they can get him in finally he gets to
the ship, Gives Marcus the information does not notice Gunnar or anyone else
as he goes to his room and colapses, One tired man he used a lot of psi.
Gunnar will deny being out side of the station if Flak ever asks.
Oh what a tangled mess. Flak is a Zhodani Gunnar is the Ini operator watching
him. The other two marines know Gunnar is Ini, Flak does not but he discovered
that the marines can't be read they have psi shields. Mahgs and Gunnar's are
natural although they both have implanted shields. Doug's is an Implant.
this makes Flak very nervious as he is no longer shure who is who anymore.
Oh I forgot we had a run in with one of the pirates and found out why the
Zho's are putting up with the Vargar pirate base in their system a Bio weapon
this is why both governments have put pressure on this group to do this OP.
Gunnar is VERY unhappy with the planning and orders that have been givin.
So is Flak, Marcus, and the troop commander Colonel Whotsisname Who has been
not at all happy about the ring of command that these two marines have after
all they are only sergents. Just before the raid Gunnar is going to tell him
and inform him that during this part of the mission thsy are not sergents and
they do outrank him and he sould listen to them ( especally if the want to
make it back as they ar eonly grund pounders, Why oh why couldn't Ini found
some marines? ).
I apligise fo rany spelling errors and I hope that you find my comments as
interesting as I find most of yours. I am going to play as long as my group
wants, During the events leading up to the formation of the Regancy. The
Regancy and Consulate treaties. and then start the children and maybe later
the grandchildern. I have already given thought to the children of soem of my
characters. The son fo my Duchess wil go to the Naval Academy then into the
Navy of course. Then she and her husband get sent by Norris on a Diplomatic
mission to Zhodant and beyond. He musters out and hangs around fo ra year
then tells his sister that he is going on a hunting trip where upon he runs
away to join the scout service! The daughter will go to the niversity then
come home. She has been influenced by the liberals at school and while Mom
is gone she institutes some of those policies at home. She almost bankrupts
the Duchy but she is fically saved by this accountant who she decides to
marry! When MOM comes home she is NOT going to be happy!
The grand childern have not been given quite as defined backgrounds but one
fo the more exotic looking ones will be a singer...
Uh Oh I think I've rammbled on for too long now...
see all of you soon.
jim
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James M. Kelleher
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