[TML] New Member & the Sylean Rangers

[Douglas Berry]

alan hume wrote:
> 
>> 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:.(

You can blame that man of many talents, Jesse DeGraff for the guns. We 
only carried them during the party, since they violated the Baycon "the 
SJPD have quick trigger fingers" rule.

> 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:.)

Thanks so much!

> 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:.)

Well, edged weapons and wings have worked as military symbols for centuries.

> 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?

There is a standard badge for being Drop Capsule Qualified. I saw it as 
a stylized capsule with a set of wings spread out to the sides. The 
Marines make a point of *not* wearing theirs because all Marines are 
jump-trained.

> 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:.)

It might be cool, although we've already covered that ground pretty well 
in our separate works.

Doug