Mithras
Banded Mongoose
I'm working on a new game and I've created a fighter pilot career set in 1953. This means the event tables had to be carefully written. Based on your age you roll on slightly different event tables as your career progresses. They are all era specific; Pre-War, War in Europe or Pacific War, Post-War and finally Korean War. The following bios give an idea of the kinds of events on the tables:
Lieut. Colonel Dean Myers 4856C5 Age 30 3 terms
Flyer 2, Sensors 1, Mechanics 2, Tactics 2, Heavy Weapons 1
Dean is a slim, blonde-haired pilot with an air of confidence. Dean flew B17s during the war in Europe and once assisted an engineering team to carry out various technical and engineering refinements on the bomb-sights of the day. He gained a life-long friend from this work, a scientist called Robert Riderman as well as an early promotion to the rank of captain. In the post-war period Dean flew C-47 transports and participated in the 1948 Berlin Airlift crisis. With a promotion to major, Dean transfered to a fighter squadron where he oversaw trials of a radar gunsight. He had transferred just in time to fly missions against North Korean MiGs during the Korean War and was involved in some intense dogfights. A technical expert, Dean’s work is focussed on improving on-board radar and other systems to give US pilots the edge in combat. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1953.
Captain Frank Goodman 84B575 Age 26 2 terms
Flyer 1, Heavy Weapons 2, Comms 1, Drive 1, Melee 1
Frank is a lean and athletic pilot, terse and blunt in his conversation. Joining up after the war his first assignment took him to Erding Air Base in Occupied Germany where he became involved in government investigations to uncover a leak of sensitive information out of the air base. He gained a CIA contact during this event. Frank is an air combat specialist and he flew in the Korean War. On one harrowing mission escorting B-29 bombers into North Korea, his Shooting Star was badly shot up but incredibly he was able to nurse the plane back to base. He was promoted to captain in 1952.
It does use the Traveller rules. It is a game that is best described as a mix of UFO, X-COM and The Invaders.
Lieut. Colonel Dean Myers 4856C5 Age 30 3 terms
Flyer 2, Sensors 1, Mechanics 2, Tactics 2, Heavy Weapons 1
Dean is a slim, blonde-haired pilot with an air of confidence. Dean flew B17s during the war in Europe and once assisted an engineering team to carry out various technical and engineering refinements on the bomb-sights of the day. He gained a life-long friend from this work, a scientist called Robert Riderman as well as an early promotion to the rank of captain. In the post-war period Dean flew C-47 transports and participated in the 1948 Berlin Airlift crisis. With a promotion to major, Dean transfered to a fighter squadron where he oversaw trials of a radar gunsight. He had transferred just in time to fly missions against North Korean MiGs during the Korean War and was involved in some intense dogfights. A technical expert, Dean’s work is focussed on improving on-board radar and other systems to give US pilots the edge in combat. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1953.
Captain Frank Goodman 84B575 Age 26 2 terms
Flyer 1, Heavy Weapons 2, Comms 1, Drive 1, Melee 1
Frank is a lean and athletic pilot, terse and blunt in his conversation. Joining up after the war his first assignment took him to Erding Air Base in Occupied Germany where he became involved in government investigations to uncover a leak of sensitive information out of the air base. He gained a CIA contact during this event. Frank is an air combat specialist and he flew in the Korean War. On one harrowing mission escorting B-29 bombers into North Korea, his Shooting Star was badly shot up but incredibly he was able to nurse the plane back to base. He was promoted to captain in 1952.
It does use the Traveller rules. It is a game that is best described as a mix of UFO, X-COM and The Invaders.
