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From: db@cstvax.UUCP (Dave Berry)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: "Traveller" comments or !!!
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Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 13:27:40 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 13:27:40 1985
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In article <770@umn-cs.UUCP> goldman@umn-cs.UUCP (Matthew D. Goldman ) writes:
>I think Traveller is the best RPG. I have heavily
>modified the game system and have around 1000-5000 pages (if typewritten) of
>assorted other stuff.  
Do you have any particularly juicy suggestions to pass on to the rest of us?  
Or even any stuff on-line?
 
>remember,  the Empire is not as nice as most player's believe it to be,  they
>do have a bureau of state security...   ...can you say that in Russian? sure
>you can.  Now can you say the initials?  KGB.
>Think about it.

All governments have a BOSS equivalent.
In Britain, it's the Special Branch, or MI5/6.  In the USA, I assume its the 
FBI/CIA.  In South Africa, I think it really is called BOSS ....
You don't have to play the Imperium as malevolent.  You can have a hell of
a lot of fun, both GM & players, if you play it as extremely bureaucratic.
Just make all Imperium NPCs (other than soldiers etc) very officious,
mildly pompous, and sticklers for correct papers. Required papers should be 
many & varied, and needlessly confusing!
-- 
	Dave Berry. CS postgrad, Univ. of Edinburgh		
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