Mike wrote: > A lab goes dark, a marine det went in to check it out, it did not report > back. > a tramp ship was in the area and went in to check it out, not reported back. > Now your team of fixers/recon (players) is going in and ... how much will > you the GM tell them and how much is there, and how to make it unique if you > play things again?
Obviously the lab was far away for safety and secrecy. Not enough to put it into an asteroid, you put it into another solar system. By and large, governments don't go to outsiders to solve their classified problems. Deniable contractors, maybe, but no random guys off the street. Perhaps they can't send the Marines because they're not cleared, but then people with a sufficient clearance might not be allowed into danger. Think of ULTRA in WWII. So (1) something happens, (2) the scheduled tramp freighter doesn't come back, (3) the corporate hotshot calls in the freelance PCs, or (1) something happens, (2) the scheduled deniable freighter doesn't come back, (3) the Marines go in and don't come back, (4) the HQ sends their best guys, the PCs. > An encounter matrix or flow chart? Player-proof your plots. Each encounter/scene needs multiple approaches. If the players don't catch the subtle clues, be prepared to give them unsubtle clues without the need for a recton. Draw a good deck plan, that will offer ways to move about. > Research was: > - ancient relic and arch sites? Why keep that top secret? > - transwarp or like propulsion? Accident happened or it was stolen? Cutting edge technology requires cutting edge researchers. Can you disappear them to the edge of nowhere? Maybe in wartime, but then reactions to problems in these research facilities will be drastic. > - Farming and like? Again, why keep the fact that you're researching that secret? > - Aliens and their existence, lives, diet and culture? good or bad? Do the aliens agree to be kept secret? > Station was used for: > - Neutral ground and den of spies. That goes completely against the previous scenario notes. > Its in contested space? > - someone says they own it and will not rest? > - Run by the local criminal element or someone else? > - gambling or like allowed? You don't place secret labs in these places if you can't control them. > Slave trade or employment hub? Come here for work on the new terraformed > world or something else that is BIG? You need good explanations to mix slavery and high tech. > Unit goes in: > - yes > - no > if No, why not, and what could be done to force them to go in and why? "Well, that's it for today. Shall we order a pizza?" There is the unspoken contract between the players and the GM that the players will play. Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
