From: Atti2dboy@aol.com Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 10:14 PM To: blue_planet@lists.imagiconline.com Subject: Re: [BLUE PLANET] - Frontier etiquette In a message dated 1/9/00 9:07:30 PM, t_poh@hotmail.com writes: >Although Rich's pals were polite enough to recover the foot in a ziplock >baggie full of ice[1]. THAT's frontier etiquette for you. A pamphlet on frontier ettiquette would be a good thing to add to a survival guide for Poseidon. Knowing how to act in an armed society could extend a person's lifespan. "Keep your hands clear of your weapons when first meeting someone, and try not to make any sudden moves." =Rich "I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks." *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@lists.imagiconline.com with the line 'unsubscribe blue_planet' as the body of the message. From: Tun Kai Poh [t_poh@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 12:05 AM To: blue_planet@lists.imagiconline.com Subject: Re: [BLUE PLANET] - Frontier etiquette > >_And_ the guest PC whose foot he shot off because the reporter was asking > >him too many touchy questions > >Ah, a man of good discretion if not aim. Although I find a solid shove over >the railing while one's vessel is far out to sea works as well. ;-) Well they were in Nomad, so that wouldn't have been so effective. Although Rich's pals were polite enough to recover the foot in a ziplock baggie full of ice[1]. THAT's frontier etiquette for you. Kai Poh Malaysian Lagomorph [1] Cheap and easy to obtain in any shop in Nomad, where the locals are used to dealing with impromptu amputations-by-firearm... ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@lists.imagiconline.com with the line 'unsubscribe blue_planet' as the body of the message. From: Tun Kai Poh [t_poh@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 10:46 PM To: blue_planet@lists.imagiconline.com Subject: Re: [BLUE PLANET] - Frontier etiquette Rich wrote: >A pamphlet on frontier ettiquette would be a good thing to add to a >survival guide for Poseidon. Knowing how to act in an armed society >could extend a person's lifespan. Pamphlet? I was thinking specialized IA chip or bodycomp program. And this would have to cover all the annoying cultural differences...a friendly gesture on Mars could be considered threatening to Belters, Natives may find certain Incorp mannerisms distasteful, etc. A good guide program could give up to a 2 level bonus for Culture skills, a badly researched one could result in as much as 2 levels of penalty! >"Keep your hands clear of your weapons when first meeting someone, and >try not to make any sudden moves." "We are approaching with gun ports open, a sign of strength, as is the custom of the Warrior Caste." Kai Poh Malaysian Lagomorph ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@lists.imagiconline.com with the line 'unsubscribe blue_planet' as the body of the message. From: Atti2dboy@aol.com Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 11:19 PM To: blue_planet@lists.imagiconline.com Subject: Re: [BLUE PLANET] - Frontier etiquette In a message dated 1/10/00 7:47:46 PM, t_poh@hotmail.com writes: >Pamphlet? I was thinking specialized IA chip or bodycomp program. > >And this would have to cover all the annoying cultural differences...a >friendly gesture on Mars could be considered threatening to Belters, Natives >may find certain Incorp mannerisms distasteful, etc. > >A good guide program could give up to a 2 level bonus for Culture skills,a >badly researched one could result in as much as 2 levels of penalty! Pamphlet, as in addition to the survival guide starting on page 002.31 in the BP rulebook. However, I do like your idea. There are all sorts of reference programs that would be highly beneficial to the would-be Poseidon colonist: agriculture, construction, electronics, sciences, mechanics and medicine. The high-end software would be an expert system that offers limited advice rather than just retrieving information. How would it work for a character who did not have a skill or skill group, but was using a reference program? It should be of some benefit to them, but not so useful as to replace having a skill. Other wise characters would run around with pockets overflowing with dataspikes. :-) Maybe a skill of 10, like an Interactive Access Chip? Maybe as high as a 20 for the high-end programs. =Rich "Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." Abraham Lincoln (1809-65), U.S. President. 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