SV: Background: What do we want & When do we

Denny wrote:

> Just to throw my 2d(Old Imperial pennies ) into the hat on the subject
of
  
> Official background.
> Having scoured the books (FT, MT, SG2 and my soon to be delivered copy
of
  
> DS2) for background info, I think that FTIII/BDS or The Fleet book
would 
 
> benefit from including a map of human space with political boundaries 
 
> etc.

The Fleet Book, or in a campaign rule supplement (and then only as an
"example map"). One of the important endearing (to me, at least)
features
of the GZG games is that they DON'T have a lot of background material
(...those who have read any Silent Death TNM, or why not GW, modules
know
what I mean...). The Fleet Book is going to be closely tied to the GZG
background anyway, which makes it a logical place to put such a map - if
Jon wants to delay the FB for long enough to make one :-)

> Me, I'd be happy with a skeletal listing of settled worlds, colonies, 
 
> etc. It is always a good place to start from when planning/designing a
  
> campaign.

Um... that depends on how big a campaign you're playing... and the list
should only sketch the major colonies and political entities anyway.
There
will always be lots of smaller splinter colonies :-)

> I know there are people who don't like this sort of material in their 
 
> supplements, but I do feel that there is enough generic stuff in the	

> overall system already, and a handout to those interested in the GZG	

> universe would only enhance the game.

Sure. Just keep it apart from the rules!

Best wishes,

Oerjan Ohlson

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What you get out of it, depends on what you put into it."
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