[TML] New Member & the Sylean Rangers

[alan hume]

> There really isn't that much canonical information about the Sylean 
> Rangers. I had to use the name since it had appeared in print before. If 
> anyone wants to get more information for using them in the game, look 
> into the exploits of the British SAS, the US Special Forces (the Green 
> Berets) and other such special-ops units. The Marine Commandos were 
> based on Navy SEALS, the Royal Marine Commando, and Spetznatz.

Hi Doug,
            I just saw your Baycon photos, nice one:.)
the con looked like it was a blast and your uniform was 
pretty darn neat (we never would have got away with the weapons
here in the UK though:.(

Ground Forces, it has to be said, is probably the ultimate Traveller Army/Marines book
it's a tremendous book, I lent it out to one of the Munchkins at our local RPG group and I think it got him thinking 
about gaming Traveller seriously he thought it was that cool:.)

Giving the Sylean Rangers the SAS crest if pretty neat, and actually highly believable, after all
many allied forces wore it in WW2, the French and Belgian paras certainly did as do their modernday counterparts additionally, the current day New Zealand and Australian SAS wear it as well as the SAS (is there anyone I have missed out?:.) so,  I for one can see no reason why it couldn't last out till the far future:.)

the flames idea is really cool and it fits perfectly too, I wonder if the standard (if there is such a thing) drop troops would wear a similar badge (like a flaming comet or meteor) or some such design on their combat armour?

Anyhow, here's a pipe dream of a plan for you, you and Martin J. Dougherty could get together one day and write a book (maybe along the lines of "Imperial Might - Army, Navy and Marines") between the two of you.
I think it would truly be awesome (and most of the work is already done between your "Ground Forces" and his "Grand Fleet"If I had any money I would commision it but I don't so I can't:.(

But seriously, can you imagine the book that would be:.)


Best wishes


Alan Hume


> Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 09:27:33 -0700
> From: penguin_boy at mindspring.com
> To: tml at travellercentral.com
> Subject: Re: [TML] New Member & the Sylean Rangers
> 
> Ewan Quibell wrote:
> > Robert Faust wrote:
> >> Hi everyone, I'm Faust and I'm new to this list.  I've been a Traveller nut since 1983 when I started with The Traveller Book.
> >>  
> >> I recently purchased GURPS Traveller Ground Forces and was quite taken by the Sylean Rangers.
> >>  
> >> I was wondering if any of you know of additional material, canon or not, that I can read up on about these guys?  Specifically, uniforms, insignia, etc. as I plan on painting up some miniatures for my skirmish game as Sylean Rangers and am looking for more ideas.
> >>  
> > The guy in the Imperial Army Uniform is the Doug Berry, the author of 
> > Ground Forces:
> > 
> > http://visionforgestudios.com/jesse/traveller/baycon_2000.htm
> 
> God, that beret failed miserably.
> 
> > and Doug is on the list, if he's reading it at the moment, so he might 
> > be able to offer some suggestions.
> > 
> > But hay IYTU if you want the Sylean Rangers to have a puce uniform (or 
> > any other colour for that matter), go for your life!!
> 
> Puce?!
> 
> > Better yet write up how you think there uniform should be and post it to 
> > the list.
> 
> I describe the basic Army uniforms on page 24. I never really thought 
> too much about distinctive insignia, although the character template on 
> page 61 mentions "earning that beret" so I suppose I intended for the 
> Rangers to wear a beret (the Marines probably giggle about the Army 
> imitating them with this.)
> 
> In my mind the Sylean Rangers would wear a distinctive cap/beret badge 
> based on the SAS crest
> 
> http://www.rampantscotland.com/visit/graphics/sas.gif
> 
> But I've always pictured it wreathed in flames, to represent a meteoric 
> re-entry.
> 
> There really isn't that much canonical information about the Sylean 
> Rangers. I had to use the name since it had appeared in print before. If 
> anyone wants to get more information for using them in the game, look 
> into the exploits of the British SAS, the US Special Forces (the Green 
> Berets) and other such special-ops units. The Marine Commandos were 
> based on Navy SEALS, the Royal Marine Commando, and Spetznatz.
> 
> Doug.Hi Doug,

            I just saw your photos, nice one:.)

Baycon looked like it was a blast and the uniform was 

pretty darn neat (we never would have got away with the weapons

here in the UK:.(



Ground Forces, it has to be said, is probably the ultimate Traveller Army/Marines book

very cool, I lent it out to one of the Munchkins at our local RPG group and I think it got him thinking 

about gaming Traveller



Giving the Sylean Rangers the SAS crest if pretty neat, and actually highly believable, after all

many allied forces wore it in WW2, the French and Belgian paras,  in
WW2 wore it as do their modern counterparts additionally, the current
day New Zealand and Australian SAS wear it as well as the SAS (is there
anyone I have missed out?:.) so,  I for one can see no reason why it
couldn't last out till the far future:.)




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