As a lot of adventures in Traveller lean (or dive into really) the more illegal aspects from a current Earth viewpoint, you do have to remember that even in the Imperium, each world is its own thing and only the Starport (and any Imperial bases) are really directly controlled by the Imperium. To help my players see that some things, while patently illegal in our worldview, are not the same in the MTU or even OTU. But I will have backup plans just in case they don't bite at the adventure hooks in the Kinunir. I've also added in a couple of the rumors from the book, which I wish I had thought of earlier!
Dateline: 340-1105
Imperial Naval Forces have rotated ships in the Pax Stellar systems. 3 New Amara class cruisers and support craft are now orbiting the strange planets, Red Zoned by a joint Imperial Navy and Scout decree. Many theories surround the reason behind the blockade that has been in place almost 20 years now. Madame Tricia Garn of the Krim University of Alien Antiquities claims to have been on Pax Stellar prior to the blockade and has written her thesis based on that experience. She claims that there was an ancient society there where its computer science tech level exceeded anything in the Imperium, yet they were still a sub-light culture. Others have noted that the Imperium tends to interdict worlds where it is trying to conceal its mistakes in social and political planning.
Dateline: 345-1105
According to Banthra Nore of the Montca Free Press, the Imperium has been ramping up Naval forces in the D’Arlee Quadrant to suppress political unrest. The League of Independent Planets has been ramping up hiring for the Space Patrol and has increased shipbuilding at various shipyards. While no forces have interacted yet, Ms. Nore believes it is only a matter of time until things may have a tipping point.
Dateline: 353-1105, Montca
Protesters have gathered outside of General Products M-Drive plant in Enris, protesting the Imperial megacorporation. Spokesperson Eugene Stockard has released the official press release indicating that the internal investigation is also on-going and cooperating with the Montca Department of Public Space Safety as well as the SPA Safety Board. Additional support has been brought in from the General Products Port facilities as production has been halted. Communications to the main office is expected to take 16 weeks.
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| Shipyard on Montca (from https://www.artstation.com/ |
First game is tomorrow. Between that and a couple job interviews this week, I'm a bit nervous!
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