Darrians in Alien Module 8

[Gadrin]

Are Darrians considered more prone to psionics than most other races (excluding the Droyne and Zhodani ) ?

Just rummaging around my PDF and came across Cascade skills on pg29(31 in pdf) and it seemed offer psionics where most other races don't. Of course I'm not an expert on CT Alien Modules either. Further searching didn't reveal much. Maybe I'm trying to read too much into a small portion of the book.

Thanks for taking the time.

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[Gray Lensman]

Interesting

If you look at the skill tables Talent isn't even listed there.
And psionics does not appear to be mentioned once in the whole book.

Oops maybe.

 

[Ranger]

I think there were a few cut and paste errors that snuck into that one. There are a couple of places where it says Aslan when it should say Darrian, so it could just be a mis-pasted list.

 

[Gadrin]

I think there were a few cut and paste errors that snuck into that one. There are a couple of places where it says Aslan when it should say Darrian, so it could just be a mis-pasted list.

???

Well earlier on in the book/pdf it mentions that a great deal of non-genetic Darrians are Aslans (and others too).

Apparently Aslans settled there a while ago.

I thought psionics *might* have something to do with the fact they're
a rather ancient culture compared to some of the neighbors.

But I'm guessing.

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[Ranger]

???

Well earlier on in the book/pdf it mentions that a great deal of non-genetic Darrians are Aslans (and others too).

Apparently Aslans settled there a while ago.

I thought psionics *might* have something to do with the fact they're
a rather ancient culture compared to some of the neighbors.

But I'm guessing.

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It's possible I am mistaken about which module that mistake was in (I've been reading through several of them lately). I do distinctly remember it though in a couple of the boilerplate paragraphs. Anyway, as I said, when things like that crop up in GDW stuff I just attribute it to copy and paste errors in the writing process.

 

[rancke]

Personally, I think the Darrians in the interest of keeping on the Imperium's good side keep their use of psionics low-key, but that they do use it.

(This is from an Amber Zone I wrote for JTAS Online; it's not canon, of course: "Since psionics is not illegal in the Darrian Confederation, it seems likely that adepts can be found there, too. However, if there are any, the Darrians do not advertise the fact.").


Hans

 

[beowulf2044]

On page #46 in the Advanced Character Generation, you can roll for Telepathy under the Special Arm Branch. That's it. Yet another item that needs attention in the Classic Traveller setting.

 

[Gadrin]

On page #46 in the Advanced Character Generation, you can roll for Telepathy under the Special Arm Branch. That's it. Yet another item that needs attention in the Classic Traveller setting.

Ah, much thanks!

Well that's a pretty narrow option, however PCs or NPCs can be wrangled into being full psionics, what with the extra-Imperial origins.

I just happened to come across (my first post) and the fact that the Darrians are pro-Solomani (or can be) as well as having Darrian Aslans, is just perfect for a scenario I'm concocting. The possibility for psionics is even better.

I love it when ideas mesh nicely with canon.

I'm ripping off Han's Spice Ship running it from another merchant group (Imperials but less than scrupulous fellows) and they're headed into the Reaver's Deep with it. I don't think they'd turn out a like-minded Darrian, who happens to be psionic.

Boy this came together nicely. < looks for Blue Moon in sky tonight >

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[Jame]

Personally, I think the Darrians in the interest of keeping on the Imperium's good side keep their use of psionics low-key, but that they do use it.

(This is from an Amber Zone I wrote for JTAS Online; it's not canon, of course: "Since psionics is not illegal in the Darrian Confederation, it seems likely that adepts can be found there, too. However, if there are any, the Darrians do not advertise the fact.").


Hans

This is the conclusion that I, and separately the guy running my group's Traveller campaign, came to; I played a Darrian for a while and asked.

 

[Whipsnade]

I just happened to come across (my first post) and the fact that the Darrians are pro-Solomani (or can be)...

Gadrin,

I'd say they're pro-Solomani while also not being pro-Solomani Party or pro-Solomani Confederation.

Given their history of gentle contact and technological uplift by Terrans, the Darrians remember what Terrans and Terra used to be like before the Long Night, Imperial Civil War, and the creation of the Solomani Sphere.

Also, given the fact that the Darrians are a minor race and their confederation includes Aslan as full members, they'd be somewhat shortsighted to embrace a political and social system that assigns permanent second class status (or worse) to human minor and alien races.

Your campaign could gain a lot from that dichotomy. There'd be Solomani they meet who assume that the Darrians' pro-Solomani leanings equate automatic support for the Solomanis' current political and racial goals and there'd be Darrians aboard who'd never really examined the current political and racial aspects of the people they admire.

Pulling out a Real World example here: Examine the great disappointment and shock felt by many African students who attended the University of Moscow during the days of the USSR. They'd been raised since they were toddlers on tales of the benevolent communists who were fighting Western imperialism while also eschewing racism and eagerly took the opportunity offered them to attend U-of-M, only to find themselves thought of and treated as "n-words" or worse by their fellow students, professors, others once in Moscow.


Regards,
Bill

 

[Gadrin]

Yes, I'd envisioned they like Solomani Culture, not necessarily it's politics.

Disappointments make the world go 'round eh ? :rofl:

The phrase Caviat Emptor explains more about the world than any
book can.

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[Cryton]

Only mention I've ever come across for Darrian/Daryen psionic potential is in the TNE Regency source book (pg 31 sidebar) where it states "Psionics: Identical to procedures in TNE.".

I'd have to say they are no more prone to psionics than any other human, though they probably DO have practitioners in their space, they most definitely wouldn't advertise this due to their alliance with the 3I.

 

[kafka47]

I wonder, if the effects of Turkish culture can still be felt in Darrian culture today. I have, in the past viewed them as Space Elves but realize that they are more complicated too much...but that is the uncanny resemblence that the CT module bears to Elfquest...

 

[Shadowfax]

The Darrians fight against the Zhodani and their outworld coalition in the 5th frontier war. The Darrians are buddy-buddy with the Imperium. Fighting the Zhos and being allied with the Imperiaum would give 2 big reasons for the Darrians to be against psionics. I'd say that sure there are Darrians with psionics, but I bet that the do not advertise that fact.

My guess is that psionics are viewed with almost as much distaste as in the Imperium.

20% of the Darrians are descended from Solomani. Their Neighbors the Sword-Worlders are nearly 100% descended from Solomani exiles.

The Sword-worlders also don't like psionics much even though they are allied with the Outworld Coalition and fight for the Zhodani in the 5th Frontier war in 1105.

Even the Sword-worlders have a distaste for psionics eventhough they don't supress them like the Imperium does. So, my guess is that the Darrians don't have much love for psionics.

I do not know if the Darrians would go so far as to suppress psionics, but it would probably be quite a social stigma to be psionic in Darrian Space.

I doubt that the Darrians have much love for the Solomani either, considering their enemies the Sword-Worlders come from the Solimani Sphere, but I am going out on a bit of a limb here and I am sure that someone will crack his whip soon about this! ; - )

 

[aramis]

Keep in mind: Daryans don't lose PSR every term until trained; they just lose it as part of normal aging.

 

[kafka47]

Pulling out a Real World example here: Examine the great disappointment and shock felt by many African students who attended the University of Moscow during the days of the USSR. They'd been raised since they were toddlers on tales of the benevolent communists who were fighting Western imperialism while also eschewing racism and eagerly took the opportunity offered them to attend U-of-M, only to find themselves thought of and treated as "n-words" or worse by their fellow students, professors, others once in Moscow.

To be fair, not all. Indeed, many students at the Patrice Émery Lumumba University were discriminated against. But, so were many White Europeans in Russian universities. Many stories of people coming back from Russian universities or any those from the East bloc save Hungary and Yugoslavia felt a superiority complex of the natives because of the ruling ideology the reinforced nationalism above all else.

However, many couples were formed people who still wanted to stay in the USSR and were attendees /graduates of Lumumba University. I remember a few years back that a fairly major city (name escapes me but it was in Siberia) in Russia elected black man as mayor who was a gradute of said university.

I would rather protray the Solomani as Swiss. There is something innate about being Swiss which precludes other forms of European identity despite the fact that your compatriots may speak French, German, Italian or Romansch (sp). Thus, it is with those in the Solomani sphere there are many forms of humaniti...however, culturally there is only one valid form - those descended from Earth's sweat, blood, toil and soil.