Here's the first player response about Melisa Johnsway. This PBM stuff
is going very slow on my end, but I expect to invest a pile of time over
the holidays in it. Having a broken mailing list hasn't helped. I've
got the boxed set of MegaTraveller on hold at the Military corner, and
I'm going to pick it up in the next week or two...
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Date: 25 Nov 87 10:10 EST
From: DAVIS JONATHAN E [email removed]
Subject: PBEM Traveller - Melisa Johnsway
To: [email removed]
Date: 25-NOV-1987 09:18
From: Jon Davis (for Al Muller)
Sender: DAVISJE
Subject: PBEM Traveller - Melisa Johnsway
To: [email removed]@[email removed]
Cc: davisje
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James,
Here's the data on Al's character. He used the MegaTraveller
rules for character generation. Neifrii's data will be sent to you
before I leave for Thanksgiving vacation.
Jon
(typed verbatim)
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Melisa Johnsway
Education = B
Loss of her father caused her to enter a 4 month state of
depression in the 2nd half of her junior year. During that time
she let her grades slip to the point where, when she did snap out
of it, she could not retain her 4.0 grade average. This put her
3rd in her graduating class.
SS = 9
OK. She and her family get treated as if they had a SS = B
when they are back home with the locals and the scouts that knew
and worked with her father. Daughter of a "LOCAL HERO"!
Father's death
I will leave the exact OFFICIAL and REAL story for you to flesh
out.
Melisa and her fathers's friendship was one of common interests
and shared experiences. Her brother joined the Scouts more out of
tradition (not to mention that is was and is the only real job
available) then out of desire. Her sister did not have a large
selection of available men to pick from for a spouse that were not
scouts.
She fondly remembers the bed time stories her father would tell
her, when he was home from a tour of duty, of the "good old days",
where each system they entered was new and totally unknown to them.
How the Scouts would chart all astronomical bodies and make initial
contact with any sapient life forms they would encounter. How it
was crucial to have a GOOD Alien Contact Specialist on board. He
would also talk of the day when the first Scout ship would head off
toward the center of the galaxy. He would like to be one of the crew
on that historic flight. All those new worlds filled with new and
different life forms. What a grand adventure!
These stories so inspired Melisa's imagination that she joined
the Scout Explorer Club as soon as she was old enough. As part of the
Explorer Club activities, she took part in a month long field trip
aboard a scout tender. The trip took the club to two other asteroids
within the Galan's Belt system and to the neighboring Grenadine
system. This sealed her career direction and eventual fate.
Her first goal after graduation from UAL was to join the Scout
service and serve on at least one tour of duty with her father before
he retired.
Now that was not possible. EVER! Why did this happen? It was to
be a routine patrol for her father, updating astronomical charts at a
near-by system. She knew the rest of the crew. They were seasoned
scouts and good at their job. They were not reckless, they knew the
ship and how to use it. Why or how could they let Scum Shucking
Smugglers get the better of them?
Love interests
There was a fellow skydiver, Franklin, who dated her steadily
from late sophomore year till her father's death. Her withdrawal
from life for an extended period of time was too much for the
relationship to weather. She now regularly dates a pool of about
10 guys. None of the 10 are joining the Terran Navy.
Q & A
Yes, I do have High Guard, but I never used it. I'll use whatever
is best for you. I just got MegaTraveller (MT) and was considering
using that.
Do you want me to make the die rolls, or will you? She would
try for the Technical branch first and accept Line second but would
try to change if it were any other. According to MT, with a SS of 9+
she gets her choice.
The NOTC has done a lot to mature her. The requirements of her
duties forced her to think beyond her self interests and contend with
those of other individuals and that of the Navy.
As far as her quest for her father's killers goes... I can see
it going one of several ways:
1. She succeeds in bringing the guilty parties to justice, or at
least they are convicted of the crime and the case is closed.
2. She learns all or part of the real story and acts accordingly.
3. The smugglers are never located while she is in service and
she has to continue the quest after her discharge, possibly
utilizing information gathered whil on active duty.
Once her father's killers are brought to justice, her interest
in anti-smuggling will change.
CHARACTER SHEET
Date of Preparation: November 22, 1987
Character name: Melisa Johnsway
UPP: 9B9BB9
Apparent Age: 34
Actual Age: (34)
Birthdate: xxxx-127
Homeworld UPP: B000486-E
CAREER HISTORY
Career: Navy
Branch: Technical
Terms: 3
Final Rank/Position: O4/Lieutenant Commander
Retired: No
Retirement Pay:
Discharge Location:
TAS Member: Yes
Awards and Decorations: Combat Service Ribbon
Four Oak Leaf Clusters
Command Cluster
Meritorious Conduct Under Fire
Two Oak Leaf Clusters
Medal for Conspicious Gallantry
Purple Heart
Special Assignments: Intelligence School
Staff College
SKILLS AND PSIONICS
Sum of INT and EDU: 22
Date of Psionics test:
Psi Strength:
Trained:
Date Training Completed:
Skills Level ATs Date
Grav Vehicle - 0
Computer - 3
Handgun - 1
Vacc Suit - 0
Robot Ops. - 1
Admin - 1
Laser Weapons - 1
Ship's Boat - 2
Bribery - 2
Electronics - 3
Interrogation - 1
Forgery - 1
Ship Tactics - 1
CASH AND POSESSIONS
Cash on hand: 70,000 cr
Credit: 0 cr
Monthly Upkeep: 2,250 cr
RESUME
MELISA JOHNSWAY
GENERAL
Age: 34
College: Graduated 3rd in class from
Unified Academy of Languages
BA degree in Linguistics
Service: Navy, three terms Technical Branch
Final rank: Lieutenant Commander
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS
Intelligence School
Staff College
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Combat Service Ribbon with four Oak Leaf Clusters
and one Command Cluster
Purple Heart
EQUIPMENT QUALIFIED ON:
Handgun
Laser Weapons
Computers
Robot Operations
Ship's Boat
Electronic Devices
Office Equipment
POSITION SOUGHT
Counter-smuggling and Counter-piracy consultant
and/or undercover operative.
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