Re: [FT] Space Vikings, Independent FT Uuniverses

>
> > Remember, H. Beam Piper wrote a (terrific) book called "Space
Viking"
that
> > had lots of action, both ship-to-ship and ground, that would
translate
> > fairly easily into FB/DSII/SGII terms. His ships were quite large,

It is a great book read it years ago in fact at
http://www.tin-soldier.com/sg/eli.html you
can fined a miniature line that was taken from the book and although
renamed
fits them to
a tee.
The Eli are the remnants of an ancient humanoid race that is regressing
to
barbarism. Most of their worlds are impoverished, isolated low-tech
backwaters. The few Eli who have maintained some of their ancient skills
and
technology make their living as space pirates (sometimes known as Vacuum
Vikings). They will fight anywhere for money and loot.

Eli raiders are armed with heavy laser rifles, blast rifles, and
whatever
exotic weapons they can steal. They wear strange, baroque armor and are
jump
trained.