On 8/4/24 14:13, Timothy Collinson - timothy.collinson at port.ac.uk
(via tml list) wrote:
> I'm a tad leery of sharing this in the light of real world discussions
> of conspiracy theories or Traveller universe discussions of Virus, but
> I didn't think this was uninteresting as something to throw at players
> perhaps.  Indeed, isn't this much what happens at the start of Mission
> to Mithril (not Mission on Mithril)?
>
> Although it does immediately remind me of my player who was unhappy
> with my ATV transponder shenanigans which they took to feeling meant I
> thought they were less than perfectly competent as an engineer.  (If
> that conflates player and character then you may be right.  I think
> that was going on too).  So I probably won't be going there, but
> others might find inspiration in it.
>
> https://twitter.com/johnkonrad/status/1775307764073365920?t=lUen3jruFH7PbJjr4Sd5CA&s=19
> <https://twitter.com/johnkonrad/status/1775307764073365920?t=lUen3jruFH7PbJjr4Sd5CA&s=19>
>
> I'd say proceed with extreme caution but if nothing else there are
> some interesting fiction reads that are mentioned which I might look into.
>
> tc

Tim,

Yes, kit like that (such as engine room) _should_ be isolated from
external connections.

_Will_ it be?  That depends a lot on which milieu you're playing, and
where in said milieu.

New Era?  Certainly.

Interstellar Wars?  Possibly not so much on the Terran side of the border.

Alex