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Message no. 1
From: P Ward <P.Ward@**.CF.AC.UK>
Subject: Sioux Cops (was Magic or Tech)
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 1995 10:48:47 BST
Gurth said :

> Don't forget that most Sioux-sector "police" are actually ex-Wildcat
special
> forces, so these guys know how to kick ass better than the average street cop.

Funny you should mention that...

Personally I believe that there are far to many Wild-cats running around
out of the service, if you believe all the rumours. The country hasn't been
around long enough to generate that many millions of the buggers. Not to
mention o use drekky police equipment (which is quite good in the SS, but
there ya go).

I've solved the problem, they have approximately 2 hours to find a way
to defeat the magical tracking (they have no mage, all the players come
down firmly in the Sammy side of the magic vs Tech argument) before a REAL
unit of Wild-cats comes to get them (they've killed about ten cops now,
the government has got interested), Wild-cats with full support, and mil-spec
gear.


It's funny, the other GM's on the list seemed to find that theur players
had no problems with Divided Assets, mine have excellent combat abilities,
and a seemingly innate sense of small-unit tactics (mostly...), but hardly
any idea how to carry out non-combat tasks, still they'll learn...
Or maybe the next generation will...


Phil (Runs-With-The-Pack)
Message no. 2
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Sioux Cops (was Magic or Tech)
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 1995 10:03:16 +0200
>I've solved the problem, they have approximately 2 hours to find a way
>to defeat the magical tracking (they have no mage, all the players come
>down firmly in the Sammy side of the magic vs Tech argument) before a REAL
>unit of Wild-cats comes to get them (they've killed about ten cops now,
>the government has got interested), Wild-cats with full support, and mil-spec
>gear.

Weren't military units prohibited from entering the FRFZ? If so (if my
memory serves me right, that is :), the other countries would get a bit
pissed off at the Sioux, wouldn't they?


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Message no. 3
From: robert frazine <shade@*****.EDU>
Subject: Re: Sioux Cops (was Magic or Tech)
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 1995 08:19:32 -0400
On Thu, 6 Apr 1995, Gurth wrote:

> <Snip> Wild-cats with full support, and mil-spec gear.
>
> Weren't military units prohibited from entering the FRFZ? If so (if my
> memory serves me right, that is :), the other countries would get a bit
> pissed off at the Sioux, wouldn't they?
> I write:
Military is not allowed in Denver, however, the security for
the particular sector (sioux in this case) is usually made up of
"retired" military. Oh and Milspec gear is allocated to said
security forces...Oh and by retired they usually mean soldiers
about four to six years into their military careers.(i.e. veterans)

Remember it's not the gun that
kills, it's that Ugly Troll
Carrying the gun that kills.
>
Message no. 4
From: Kay and Pete Hanson <kidkaos@******.NET>
Subject: Re: Sioux Cops (was Magic or Tech)
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 1995 07:46:14 -0500
>On Thu, 6 Apr 1995, Gurth wrote:
>
>> <Snip> Wild-cats with full support, and mil-spec gear.
>>
>> Weren't military units prohibited from entering the FRFZ? If so (if my
>> memory serves me right, that is :), the other countries would get a bit
>> pissed off at the Sioux, wouldn't they?
>> I write:
> Military is not allowed in Denver, however, the security for
> the particular sector (sioux in this case) is usually made up of
> "retired" military. Oh and Milspec gear is allocated to said
> security forces...Oh and by retired they usually mean soldiers
> about four to six years into their military careers.(i.e. veterans)
>
> Remember it's not the gun that
> kills, it's that Ugly Troll
> Carrying the gun that kills.

A possible explanation for all tose Sioux troops everywhere may come from
Lakota culture. Less than 100 years ago (real time) any man over a certain
age was ASSUMED to be a warrior. Going to WAR, (to count coup, not
necissarily to kill) was assumed. If you follow this logic into the 2050's,
of course there
will be LOTS of military, retired and otherwise in the Sioux lands. In real
time, Native Americans are very into the United States armed forces and even
have pow-wow's specifically to cellibrate those in service and those who
have died fighting for our country. Every pow-wow I've been to has at least ONE
honour dance for people in the military.
Kay
Message no. 5
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Sioux Cops (was Magic or Tech)
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 11:19:33 +0200
> A possible explanation for all tose Sioux troops everywhere may come from
>Lakota culture. Less than 100 years ago (real time) any man over a certain
>age was ASSUMED to be a warrior.

Sure, but I doubt the other five (four, at the time the treaty was signed)
countries gave a damn about Lakota military culture. The treaty prohibits
military units from entering the FRFZ, to the Sioux as well as to the
others. Naturally this doesn't stop anyone, but still...


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