[TML] UFO ( was Re: Trade Tables [SEC=UNOFFICIAL])

[shadow at shadowgard.com]

On 2 Oct 2007 at 20:11, Michael Jenkins wrote:

> On 02/10/2007, Peter L.S. Trevor <hemdian at trisen.com> wrote:
> >
> > Shadow wrote:
> > > Occurs to me that UFO could be
> > > reworked into an "interesting"
> > > Traveller adventure.
> > >
> > > Instead of Earth, have a world outside
> > > the Imperial borders. They haven't been
> > > contacted by anybody but the
> > > organlegger "pirates" that have been
> > > raiding them for years (a higher TL
> > > world nearby).
> > >
> > > The players misjump into the system
> > > and have to deal with SHADO....
> >

> > For twisted First Contact scenarios that could be run in Traveller
> > check out Crusade episode 12 ("Visitors From Down The Street")
> > ... which was actually pretty good ... The players encounter a
> > lifeboat with a pair of aliens onboard.  The aliens are convinced
> > the players are involved with their government in a conspiracy to
> > supress the truth about other worlds. 

> 
> [shudder] ... Urgh.gh.gh.gh.gh ... [shudder] ... Crusade ... [shudder]
> 
> *Loved* Babylon 5, but definitely *not* Crusade. Something about the
> Technomage character I personally found extremely annoying ... the
> supercilious pontificating git!   ;-)
> 
> I'm not entirely sure what it was about him that annoyed me and why,
> but am I alone in this?

He fit the part of a technomage. They are "supposed" to be that way. 

> Other than that, it would have been alright!     :)

Well, try watching the episode in question. You see, it's a "ripoff" 
of X-Files. Only they barely bothered to paint over the serial 
numbers (on purpose).


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Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
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