RE: FCT working group

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Leary [SMTP:john_t_leary@pronetusa.net]
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 1999 11:25 PM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	FCT working group
> 
> Not to seen excessively lost,
> not that I haven'n been all evening.
> 
> Questions:
> 1)   Do we have a few starting points for the future history.
> 
	To my knowledge, there are only 3 (2 directly, 1 indirectly)
references to FCT in any of the GZG works.
	2047 War of the Americas - LLAR invades Texas, Cal, New Mexico. 
The
LLAR lose 15 yrs later
	2159 Austin and Fenris (new Pasadena) declare independence of
NAC
	2187 FCT ships are part of a joint task force to repel the
Kra'vak
at Rheinhold

> 2)   Do you have a fair value for the number of planets in the FCT.
>      (Remember that the FCT is the last refuge of the independent
>      gamer/background.
> 
	A minimum of two.  Since they've had ~30 yrs of independence, I
would say they've expanded to another system or two or are working on
it.

> 3)   Remember that the Harmony system started as a justification for 
>      the 'gunslinger' shootout by Brendan Robertson.
> 
	Fair enough, but there's no reason why it can be fit into the
history.

>      The FCT will be an interesting project because of the desire to
> maintain the 'open ended' nature of the FCT.	 The requirement/desire
> to provide the FCT with a future and history will be defeated by the 
> defination of the future history and the history and future of the
FCT.
> If you understand this please advise.   I 
> 
	If I understand you correctly, by giving FCT a history that
could
limit what FCT could do in the future.	Yes, that's possible, but can be
dealt with.  If the FCT had a fluid government, for example, policies
toward
other powers could shift frequently in odd directions.	Perhaps Austin
and
Pasadena see things differently and pursue independent policies in most
areas.

	Just a couple of thoughts.  Did I get it?

	Nathan