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Some questions - Luca Nicolai - 03-22-2006 I'd like to write some bit of IST fanfic, but all I know of that setting came from the chapter about it in GURPS Supers. Maybe someone can give me a little help? I've got a few questions (maybe more than a few): -how old you have to be to join IST? -how many IST embassies there are in USA? -wich kind of training IST operatives get? -how much time does the training take? -can an IST embassy grant political asylum? -does IST accept stagists? -when does earth and myrr had their first contact? -IST world's japan is closed and xenophobic as warrior's world's is? -how much is gravtech spread in IST world? -does the Blue Demon have a tail? (I know it's a silly question.) Thank you in advance for the help. Re: Some questions - Bob Schroeck - 03-23-2006 Okay, I can answer these, but most of them require that I be home and not at work, so I can consult a handy copy of GURPS I.S.T. (After 16 years, I don't have this stuff on the top of my head any more...) Assume any question I don't answer here needs me to check later. Quote:While it never actually got into any published material, I believe we finally settled on 18. There are, of course, exceptions. Quote:If I recall correctly, IST basic training takes 3 months. Quote:Hm. Good question. No one's ever asked or thought of that before. I'd say yes. Quote:I'm not sure what you mean by "stagist". Can you explain, please? Quote:Actually, neither version of Japan is particularly xenophobic; that was just something I threw into DW on an impulse as a background detail to show how different Doug's homeworld was. Quote:I didn't create the Demon, so I can't say authoritatively, but a) I don't remember seeing a tail in any of the illos of it that I've seen b) any kind of useful tail would have a point value under GURPS, and there's no tail listed in its stats. so I think it's likely that it has no tail. -- Bob --------- For Jor-El so loved the Earth, he sent his only begotten son... Re: Some questions - Luca Nicolai - 03-23-2006 Thank you very much for the answers. About the stagist thing, probably I've used the wrong word. In italy we use the term "stage" to referring to a period of work (in a private enterprise or a non-governative organization) that the school or the university provides to students. In this way the student can experience the everyday work in the organization, and the organization get some underpayed workers. Maybe the right word was "interns"? Re: Some questions - Bob Schroeck - 03-23-2006 Ah, interns. Yes, if I understand your definition, that would be the right word. Hm. Another thing that no one's ever asked about before. Sure, why not? They'd probably have to pass a security clearance depending on where in the IST they worked, but that's not a real big deal. -- Bob --------- For Jor-El so loved the Earth, he sent his only begotten son... Re: Some questions - Bob Schroeck - 03-24-2006 Okay, I'm home and have an open copy of I.S.T. in front of me. Quote:There are seven: Washington DC, Anchorage, Dallas, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and New York. Quote:I believe the IST basic training is covered in a sidebar in Supers, but briefly each super gets Area Knowledge for both Host City and Country at IQ, Computer Ops/TL8 at IQ, History (Intl., UN) at IQ-1, choice of Karate or Judo at DX, Language (Host Country) at IQ, Strategy at IQ-1 and Tactics at IQ-1. They also have the option of acquiring Language (English), Language (French) and History (Host Country) at whatever level they choose. This is the common training all operatives get; the IST has the equivalent of special forces, SWAT, and other elite squads; they get the appropriate training of course. Quote:Basic training lasts 12 weeks. Quote:1987 -- a primitive Meeranar probe ship with an ambassador/explorer aboard crashlanded in the River Thames not far from London. Quote:At the time the book was written, not at all, save for the occasional unique item in the hands of a super. Now, sixteen years later? I haven't given it any thought, but when I go to work on IST 2nd Ed, I'll probably throw in the Anson Gravmasters that I mention more than a few times in Drunkard's Walk. Hope that helps! -- Bob --------- For Jor-El so loved the Earth, he sent his only begotten son... Thanks! - Luca Nicolai - 03-24-2006 Thank you very much, it really helped. If I ever manage to translate my fanfic in english, may I post it here? Re: Some questions - Ebony - 03-24-2006 Quote:Depending on the effectiveness of it, gravtech strikes me as an appropriate replacement for the maglev technology used in some high-speed trains.Ebony the Black Dragon Senior Editor, Living Room Games http://www.lrgames.com Ebony the Black Dragon http://ebony14.livejournal.com "Good night, and may the Good Lord take a Viking to you." Re: Thanks! - Bob Schroeck - 03-24-2006 Quote:Certainly! You won't be the first by any measure. -- Bob --------- For Jor-El so loved the Earth, he sent his only begotten son... Re: Some questions - Luca Nicolai - 03-25-2006 Quote:Or maybe a low powered a-grav engine could be mounted on airplanes, to reduce their weight during the flight and save fuel. There's plenty of use for gravtech, if you think about it... |