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Date: Sent on: 1994-May-12 01:59pm
From: Bruce Pihlamae
PIHLAMAE BRUCE
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TO: Remote Addressee ( _traveller@engrg.uwo.ca )
Subject: RE: some ideas
>Bundle: 600
>From: David Hoey [email removed]
>Subject: Some Adventure Ideas
>
>The following are some brief adventure ideas, the first two I used while
>playing Classic Traveller. The last one struck me last night after dropping
>someone of at the airport.
>
>Idea 1:
>The Imperial Police Agent: This came from an idea involving extradiction
>of criminals from countries and even states within countries. Basically
>if a criminal commits a crime on planet A and then flees to planet B, who
>brings the criminal to have justice on planet A. The Imperial Police
>Agent was different from bounty hunters in that they were given a ship
>for there use and have powers of arrest on all planets. If they required
>extra help on the arrest they could enlist the aid of the Imperial Navy.
Excellent idea. Some variations would be to introduce the "Circuit Judge"
like "Judge Roy Bean" (sp?) or even Judge Dread (without the weapons).
I've always wondered how they would take a case to a higher "off-world" court.
You also could have an inter-system bodyguard operation for important
personages like: the visiting diplomat, professor, surgeon, or scientist.
>Idea 3:
>The Customs Barrier: After going through security at the airport here
>I noticed two things: it is very light, and in all the traveller games
>I have played I have never had to go through security or customs at a
>starport. For this adventure the PC's have just landed on a high law
>level world and are trying to get through customs. Unknown to the PC's
>(unless they ask) the government has decided to outlaw a large range of
>items. Items outlaw should included an item on of the PC's is carrying
>i.e. the wearing of black items of clothing is now outlawed.
How about introducing the players to some important personage and have
one of them call hime "recalcitrant" and have the locals misinterpret it
as "thick head". Don't laugh, our Prime Minister did it to the Indonesian
Leader. Substitute whatever words you like but make it a grave insult
and have them carted off for flogging or something equally violent.
>I hope these ideas are of some help
They were, hope mine are too.
Bruce... [email removed]
"The more complex the argument gets, the easier it is to refute."
"Killing is wrong!" -- Trent 'The Uncatchable' Castanaveras
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