... a character who clearly from his rolls became a radicalised religious terrorist and ended up in a place where people only remembered the good things he achieved. A character who now in his 50s wants to travel the universe spreading the faith whilst also leading a fanatical group !!
A billion followers scattered all over the empire is a minor cult everywhere.A billion followers on a Pop 10 backwater is a minor cult two subsectors away...
Like this idea. Getting added to the "plot twist" categoryHe lost a struggle for control and now is on the run as the new leader wants him dead (he may even be officially dead). If officially dead then he could even be advertised as a imposter pretending to be the former revered leader.
Jayne had a statue in Firefly. Not all statues are necessarily deserved by the subjectI would rebel against a GM informing me of this. As an option for consideration, sure, but not as a fate accompli.
Other options might be they're harmless, but so nutty no one believes it. Or they believe something really crazy (dolphins secretly control the Emperor), but once in a blue moon there's evidence they're a quarter onto something (very rarely a dolphin in an exosuit takes a shot at the pontifex). Or they're doing good work on the face of it, like thawing out and treating people stuck in long term cryofreeze for medical or other reasons, but then they sign up them for the cult, and really it's because they think one will be their next messiah. All kinds of possibilities.
Too, like Sigtrygg I'd lean on the "yes, but now you've mustered out - why, and now what?" angle.
[added] It might be too late, or the player might even want to play a cultist. But the traveller wiki entry on religions is interesting. Some have followers in the billions, so they aren't all minor cults. Most have a twist by our standards (believing every star is a deity), but wouldn't all be outlandish in the setting. I'm not normally big on canon, but actually there's enough large and small options there it's interesting to peruse and think about dropping a few in my own game.
[add 2] With all the statues, maybe it started as a cult, but went legit, somewhat against the PC's "best" intentions?
At the solar system level…ChatGuru.
Server farms allow believers instant access to one of their leader's avatars, and his infinite wisdom.
Freshest-of-the-week?Or social media. He’s big on the vid streams but no one on the ground actually thinks he’s the real guy. Factor in jump space time lags and freshest-of-the-week type TAS reports and he’s got a hand tied behind his back.
If that’s what you want. If the player is cool and his character doesn’t just want to hog the spotlight then let it run its course. If the player is being greedy and pushy, well… jump space time lags and freshest-of-the-week TAS reports can take some wind of his sails.
And the problem with believers is that they believe, not that they necessarily know. When the followers misunderstand the message, the leader might end up preaching against his "own" message. Then he will be denounced as a fake and some elaborate conspiracy will come into being justifying the illogical reasoning of the faithful.ChatGuru.
Server farms allow believers instant access to one of their leader's avatars, and his infinite wisdom.
Just meant that people are easily consumed by the newest thing, a popular Believer may be very hot one week, forgotten the next.Freshest-of-the-week?
Hiya - i would too. Those were his words and further expanded by the other players around the table. I think with the ongoing dialogue from this post and interaction via messages we are pulling it back from the total radicalisation however we do still have some very questionable acts of violence in the characters past driven by his beliefs. Its going to make for a very interesting character.I would rebel against a GM informing me of this. As an option for consideration, sure, but not as a fate accompli.
We actually used that as a conversation topic at the table when looking around for ideas to explore in relation to the character.Jayne had a statue in Firefly. Not all statues are necessarily deserved by the subject![]()
Not all statues are for heroes some are to mock people/groups.We actually used that as a conversation topic at the table when looking around for ideas to explore in relation to the character.
Statues are art. Who the heck can predict what the artist chose to depict.Not all statues are for heroes some are to mock people/groups.