aka LSM, awarded for serving 5+ terms in military service. I know I saw this somewhere in Traveller but I can not remember to save my life where. Any ideas? Am I just misremembering from some 3rd party source?
Long Service Medal
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Ahh, many thanks!
Timerover51
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Are any campaign medals mentioned as well? Such as the ones issued for WW2, the Korean War, Vietnam, etc. on the part of the US? Victorian Britain was also very much into campaign medals, so it is not exactly a new thing.
Xerxeskingofking
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not really, the Mgt Merc book mentions a few medals, but its all gallantry type medals.
Not in any of the editions officially, but I've used them in pretty much all of my Traveller campaigns, along with an expanded medal list for Imperial service and various and sundry planetary and foreign medals that could be or are awarded.
D.
wrong.
CT, Bk4, p 10, Combat Service Ribbons
MT, PM, p 49, Combat Ribbons
T5.09, p 47, mentions them under medals, but no rules on issuance.
ISTR Doug mentioning them in GTGF, too.
All 3 military careers award a campaign ribbon for successful rolls for Risk AND Reward, so you can get 2 per term.
Most cool.
Any chance of you sharing these. I am also adding to the base for my ATU. Curious as to what others have done, especially since I am still working on it.
Xerxeskingofking
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allow me to rephrase my last post.
their are campaign service ribbons and such, but as far as I know, we don't have any canon examples of campaigns for which they were handed out for.
their are campaign service ribbons and such, but as far as I know, we don't have any canon examples of campaigns for which they were handed out for.
Any chance of you sharing these. I am also adding to the base for my ATU. Curious as to what others have done, especially since I am still working on it.
Sure, what I have here is a reduced level from what I used to do which was about as twice as long...
The generally applicable Imperial services are (in order of precedence) Navy (plus Marines), Scouts, & Army - plus some services from the Ministry of State and the Ministry of Justice.
In order of precedence:
Other Awards
Wound Badge (Wounded during Service, Red for non-combat, Purple for combat)
Reserve Service Good Conduct Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Long Service Medal (20+ years)
Expeditionary Medal with Ribbon (aka Combat Service Ribbons)
Service Expeditionary Medals are usually awarded for planetary campaigns, larger meta-campaigns, and then entire conflicts. Combat Command is noted by a Star on the Campaign Ribbon.
Basic Commendation
(Imperial Unit Commendation Medal)
Service Good Conduct Medal (Non-Combat)
Service Achievement Medal (Non-Combat)
Service Commendation Medal (Heroism or Meritorious Service)
Service Commendation Medal with Valor (Combat)
These service medals are service-specific, so it's an Army Achievement Medal or a Naval Commendation Medal with Valor or a Scout Good Conduct Medal. Also Unit Commendation medals are never granted below the Battalion level, and can be granted to any starship.
Meritorious Conduct under Fire (Mentioned in Dispatches - MiD), does not come with own medal, is noted by a Laurel on the Campaign Ribbon. Multiple awards grants pips on the Laurel
Conspicuous Commendation
(Imperial Meritorious Unit Commendation with Fourragère)
Service Medal (NM, SM, AM) (Heroism or Meritorious Service)
Legion of Merit (LM) (Non-Combat)
Military Cross (MC) (Combat)
Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry (MCG) (Combat)
Distinguished Commendations
Legion of Honor (LH)
(Imperial Distinguished Unit Citation with Fourragère)
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) (Non--Combat)
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Intelligence Star (IS)
Navy Cross (NC)
Starburst for Extreme Heroism (SEH)
Imperial Cross (IC)
The Imperial Cross came about given the sheer number of SEH's that I've seen rolled over the years. It's meant as the analog to a Victoria Cross or Medal of Honor.
Foreign awards I tended to make up as I felt inspired, I'll see if I can drag some up from old notes. I tended to assume that Conspicuous Commendations had a chance of being accompanied by one while Distinguished Commendations were usually accompanied by one. They were all often noteworthy due to their ostentation - drawing from W. E. B. Griffin's novels. Most are considered jokes by Imperial forces, with some exceptions.
Hope this is useful!
D.
Doh! That's what I get for typing and not thinking... LOL...
There is also Combat Command... Clusters? from Bk4, I can't remember what they were called, but it's worth mentioning.
D.
Check the patents list. EG: SEHD, Battle of Boughene... If it gets a clasp, odds are it has a service medal of its own.
Silly follow-up here but looking at that list prompts me to ask, is *SEH* read as Starburst for Extreme Heroism with Diamonds?
True, but different from a campaign medal, though I'm sure you knew that.
It may just be a difference between systems, where some nations hand out medals but those are the only ribbons they get to wear, whereas others may issue ribbons and medals, both of which get to be worn as ribbons on service dress in barracks or the office.
Would the list in Bk4 be just the 3I options? If so, would there be more that could be handed out by a sector or subsector navy? Others issued by a world that contributed marines and army pers to the 3I in times of conflict?
T5 service ribbons
Campaign and Service Ribbons are mentioned in T5 for Spacers (p. 89), Soldiers (p. 90), and Marines (p. 94), with the guidance on their award (and naming) on p. 103, sec. 07b & 08b.
Campaign and Service Ribbons are mentioned in T5 for Spacers (p. 89), Soldiers (p. 90), and Marines (p. 94), with the guidance on their award (and naming) on p. 103, sec. 07b & 08b.
There's one in an example on pg. 47 in T5.09, The Retreat from Jewell.
There's also tables of generic ones on pg. 77.
Alternate award schedule
I've tweaked the T5 table for medals (since it skewed heavily to higher prestige decorations), with different award names for my domain-sized Realm Imperium "pocket empire."
C-R
_1_ Commendation (XS equiv.) [1]
_2_ Commendation (XS equiv.) [1]
_3_ Commendation (XS equiv.) [1]
_4_ Mention-in-Dispatches (MCUF equiv.) [2]
_5_ Mention-in-Dispatches (MCUF equiv.) [2]
_6_ Mention-in-Dispatches (MCUF equiv.) [2]
_7_ Navy/Military Medal (MCG equiv.) [3]
_8_ Navy/Military Medal (MCG equiv.) [3]
_9_ Navy/Military Cross (SEH equiv.) [4]
10_ Navy/Military Cross (SEH equiv.) [4]
11_ Knight's Cross (*SEH* equiv.) [5]
12+ Knight's Cross (*SEH* equiv.) [5]
[1] Worn as a star device on the campaign or service medal ribbon. Comparable to U.S. military commendation medals.
[2] Worn as an Imperial starburst device on the campaign or service medal ribbon. Comparable to to U.S. military Bronze Star Medal.
[3] Navy Medal awarded to Spacers and Marines; Military Medal awarded to Army or other Ground Forces. Comparable to U.S. military Silver Star Medal. Raises Social Standing to A.
[4] Navy Cross awarded to Spacers and Marines; Military Cross awarded to Army or other Ground Forces. Comparable to U.S. military Distinguished Service Cross. Awardee inducted into Imperium Knights Military (IKM) order of knighthood and raises Social Standing to B.
[5] Comparable to U.S. military Medal of Honor. Awardee inducted into Crown Knights of the Realm (CKR) order of knighthood and raises Social Standing to B.
I've tweaked the T5 table for medals (since it skewed heavily to higher prestige decorations), with different award names for my domain-sized Realm Imperium "pocket empire."
C-R
_1_ Commendation (XS equiv.) [1]
_2_ Commendation (XS equiv.) [1]
_3_ Commendation (XS equiv.) [1]
_4_ Mention-in-Dispatches (MCUF equiv.) [2]
_5_ Mention-in-Dispatches (MCUF equiv.) [2]
_6_ Mention-in-Dispatches (MCUF equiv.) [2]
_7_ Navy/Military Medal (MCG equiv.) [3]
_8_ Navy/Military Medal (MCG equiv.) [3]
_9_ Navy/Military Cross (SEH equiv.) [4]
10_ Navy/Military Cross (SEH equiv.) [4]
11_ Knight's Cross (*SEH* equiv.) [5]
12+ Knight's Cross (*SEH* equiv.) [5]
[1] Worn as a star device on the campaign or service medal ribbon. Comparable to U.S. military commendation medals.
[2] Worn as an Imperial starburst device on the campaign or service medal ribbon. Comparable to to U.S. military Bronze Star Medal.
[3] Navy Medal awarded to Spacers and Marines; Military Medal awarded to Army or other Ground Forces. Comparable to U.S. military Silver Star Medal. Raises Social Standing to A.
[4] Navy Cross awarded to Spacers and Marines; Military Cross awarded to Army or other Ground Forces. Comparable to U.S. military Distinguished Service Cross. Awardee inducted into Imperium Knights Military (IKM) order of knighthood and raises Social Standing to B.
[5] Comparable to U.S. military Medal of Honor. Awardee inducted into Crown Knights of the Realm (CKR) order of knighthood and raises Social Standing to B.
Any chance of you sharing these. I am also adding to the base for my ATU. Curious as to what others have done, especially since I am still working on it.
Quint, I meant to ask earlier, do you have some system of awards for character generation? I was wondering what it takes to earn all those awards. Did you by chance get around to drawing them up?
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