Here's a tough question for ya!
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Bandit LOAF
Long Live the Confederation!
The actor is never mentioned -- in fact, the only time the *holovid* of A Treacherous Hero is ever mentioned is in the Kilrathi Saga manual (where you see Blair's royalty check).
The original, book version (from the WC1/2 Guide) was written by Janet Williamson -- maybe that's the name you're looking for?
(Or perhaps you're thinking about the actor who played Bear in First to Kilrah?)
The original, book version (from the WC1/2 Guide) was written by Janet Williamson -- maybe that's the name you're looking for?
(Or perhaps you're thinking about the actor who played Bear in First to Kilrah?)
Bandit LOAF
Long Live the Confederation!
Still, there's no answer to that question. 
Bandit LOAF
Long Live the Confederation!
*holds up a copy of Special Operations 1*
Bandit LOAF
Long Live the Confederation!
Originally posted by LeHah
::jumps to grab it::
Mine! Gimme! Yip!
In actuallity, I was talking about a novelization of the coup. Still, I never played SO1 or 2 and, for that matter, barely played WC1.
The story is told pretty well in SO1.
I think you could get a decent story out of it. We know of the illegal order the Gettysburg's skipper gave, but he details of the mutiny are murky. Why did he give that order. After the mutiny, why did some of the pilots decide, "hey, let's be pirates!" while the others wanted to try to find a way back into confed. Did it turn out the pirates may have been infiltrated by the Mandarins? They would like to sew that sort of chaos. You could mimic the approach taken by Action Stations and have it as another study of the motivations of Tolwyn. Or even, tell the story as bits of flashback from different characters POV during the trial.
I wonder if part of the problem was the occaisional tension you would see between the Navy boys and the Space forces. I've never been found of the dual command structure, I'd rather see them follow the US Navy's approach, but that's an argument for another day.
I wonder if part of the problem was the occaisional tension you would see between the Navy boys and the Space forces. I've never been found of the dual command structure, I'd rather see them follow the US Navy's approach, but that's an argument for another day.
Wedge009
Rogue Leader
I think that perhaps you're trying to get too much out of the incident. IMHO, the captain didn't like the idea of being lenient to Kilrathi loyalists, so he gave the order to blast them. Hence the mutiny arose, and thereafter some of the crew took it as an opportunity to go freelance. IIRC, Bear said they needed Rigel Suppy Depot for supplies, but one can easily imagine the more violent of the mutineers, now unrestrained from Confed regulations, going on a crazy shooting spree, ending in the "massacre" which Bear refers to.
Me, read into something too much? Surely you jest. I still think you could make a good story out of it. Had the Gettysburg been out too long? Was the Captain named Bligh?
The first step from the light (path of good, etc) is often the hardest, so they say. The next ones are easier unitl you turn around and you can't even see the light anymore. Maybe for some of them it wasn't so hard to go pirate. I just wonder what caused that many to do it at once.
I still think you could make a good story out of it. Had the Gettysburg been out too long? Was the Captain named Bligh? The first step from the light (path of good, etc) is often the hardest, so they say. The next ones are easier unitl you turn around and you can't even see the light anymore. Maybe for some of them it wasn't so hard to go pirate. I just wonder what caused that many to do it at once.
There are historical precedents. For example during the third century AD the Roman Empire was heavily invaded in many places. Since the emperor couldn't be everywhere at once various usurpers appeared here and there. One of these was a fellow named Postumus who took over France. Then he had to deal with a rebellion. When the rebellion was crushed his troops wanted to sack a city named Moguntiacum, the HQ of the rebels. Postumus protested, got lynched by his angry men and the city was sacked, despite the fact that the inhabitants were from the same ethnic stock as most of his soldiers.
Perhaps the only explanation why the troops would inflict atrocities on their own civilians might be that they had become used to fighting one another (Rome was in a state of civil war at the time), or perhaps their pay was simply insufficient for their real or perceived needs. At any rate they obviously no longer identified themselves with the civilians they were harming.
Bandit LOAF
Long Live the Confederation!
The Rigel Depot was, IIRC, taken bloodlessly -- the slaughter occured when one of the prisoners there tried to escape. This caused the division between Colonel Ransom and Lt. Col. Poelma's groups...
'Cause I couldn't figure out how to bring in the Stletek
Actually this would have been a perfect opportunity for the Mandarins. Their purpose was to help the Kilrathi win the war. If they can cause Confed forces to fight with each other, that makes life easy for the cats. I'm not saying it happened that way, but it could make it an even more interesting story. My point was Dralthi 5 said he didn't think there was enough there for a story. I disagree. I think one could add the Mandarin element and not divert from canon. Especially if the only ones who knew the mandarin angle, died with the station.