| From: | IronRaven cyberraven@********.net |
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| Subject: | NPC Deckers [was: Construction of items...] |
| Date: | Thu, 26 Aug 1999 21:53:50 -0400 |
>He's in good shape for being 43, keeps up with the SOTA curve as best he
>can, but that sort of thing is a young man's game
Some of the toughest guys I know are in thier 40s and 50s. They blow this
"punk kid" away.
>He used to be in the CAS special forces until his whole unit got left behind
Ah, ha. Then you may want to add this:
The Special Forces Creed
as told by a shamanist (purists complain, but I can't swear to a god I
don't belive in, now can I. And no, I never wore the sword and lightning
on my shoulder.)
I am an American Special Forces soldier.
A professional!
I will do all that my nation requires of me.
I am a volunteer, knowing well the hazards of my profession.
I serve with the memory of those who have gone before me: Roger's Rangers,
Francis Marion, Mosby's Rangers, the first Special Service Forces and
Ranger Battalions of World War II, the Airborne Ranger Companies of Korea.
I pledge to uphold the honor and integrity of all I am - in all I do.
I am a professional soldier.
I will teach and fight wherever my nation requires.
I will strive always, to excel in every art and artifice of war.
I know that I will be called upon to perform tasks in isolation,
far from familiar faces and voices, with the help and guidance of the
Spirits.
I will keep my mind and body clean, alert and strong, for this is my debt
to those who depend upon me.
I will not fail those with whom I serve.
I will not bring shame upon myself or the forces.
I will maintain myself, my arms, and my equipment in an immaculate state as
befits a Special Forces soldier.
I will never surrender though I be the last.
If I am taken, I pray that I may have the strength to spit upon my enemy.
My goal is to succeed in any mission - and live to succeed again.
I am a member of my nation's chosen soldiery.
Spirits grant that I may not be found wanting, that I will not fail this
sacred trust.
"De Oppresso Liber"
Actually, the two creeds and Roger's Standing Orders are good rules of
thumb for runners to remember. Add some basic buisness sense and some
tactical know how, and you are calling the dance.
(And these are the only two I keep on hand- I send them to folks to stuff
into thier dayplanners for inspirational purposes.)
>team in to do anything is "No one gets left behind."
I've only ever broken that rule once, and it meased with that character's
head, even if he would have shot her in a heartbeat if he thought it was
worth the bullet.
>I think the word you're looking for here is "liege." And, in one fashion or
Yep- I don't type well after that much calculus homework.
Kevin Dole, aka CyberRaven, aka IronRaven, aka Steel Tengu
http://members.xoom.com/iron_raven/
"Once again, we have spat in the face of Death and his second cousin,
Dismemberment."
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in
your philosophy."
