Mike wrote: > Aliens come to invade, but instead of invading, they threaten and offer a > choice. > > Provide us soldiers and we will spare you! > > So the Earth Empties its prisons and off they go into space.
That raises questions. If the aliens need soldiers, how do they threaten Earth? Are they similar enough to humans to provide supply to a human force? I could see a scenario where they can bomb any planet, but they need troops for a counterinsurgency which they are unable or unwilling to provide. But will humans make good COIN forces in an alien population? > The grunts likely being those best suited to that life, some are > intelligent, but some are ... why they are in jail is?? Murder or .. Criminals are mostly not rational thinkers, not capable of long term plans, without the guts to stick to a frustrating problem. The worst soldiers. Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
