On Tue, 18 Mar 1997, jimandlorel@???????.com (james xxxxx) wrote:
> Any or all of your solutions to a hierarchical ship sounded workable.
> Another possibility, based on our " herd of cats" philosophy of
>gaming: who cares who goes ashore? If we have a "Captain", anyone
>could take his place because we only listen to a leader if it suits our
>demented ulterior motives anyway.
Um, one problem. There are real BIG limits on just how demented most
characters
can be. EXCEPT for Terragen Marines, nobody --NOBODY --gets to be a
Spacer if
they have a Probationary Personality.
This especially means, hyper-xenophobes,
homicidal maniacs, pyromaniacs, and sociopaths can't go. The tests
work, and
evading this restriction is an unusual background characteristic that
equals the
total "benefit" gained from the disadvantages that give the
character a
Probationary Personality, plus ten points.
Marines are still given PP cards, but needless to say can have a higher
PP
quotient and still be assigned to extra-Confederation space duty.
Xenophobia,
in particular, is distressingly common. However, they WILL be
Marines who
follow orders.
Galactic Tradition, you see, embraces collective punishment.
>But anyway, the multiple characters
>would probably be more suitable for a ship: the navy with marines on
>board for search and destroy.
Could happen, but how likely is this G.M. to give you a SIMPLE search
and
destroy mission? (You do remember the, um, political structure of my
last
adventure, don't you?)
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