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Are other races besides Vilani are accepted into the Imperial Navy?
Alsan, Vargr, Droyne????
Alsan, Vargr, Droyne????
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Are other races besides Vilani are accepted into the Imperial Navy?
Alsan, Vargr, Droyne????
Note that some races are not suited to military service. For instance, the Virushi are pacifists, and are exempt from military service.
a Virushi surgeon was recently elevated to the emperor's personal medical staff.
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Careers: When using basic Traveller rules, enlistment in the Navy, Army, and Marines is prohibited because of the refusal to take orders. Scouts appeal to the Virushi sense of individualism, and Scout service enlistment earns a DM+1.
In Supplement 4, Citizens of the lmperium, the same favorable DM is applied to careers such as doctor, belter, scientist, and any other career in which service to others and/or extreme independence are stressed.
Virushi characters going through the expanded character generation system presented for merchant characters (elsewhere in this issue) receive a DM+1 when applying to free traders, and a DM-1 in joining either of the other merchant services.
Although they are found in Imperial service as doctors - JTAS #12 says
The Third Imperium is cosmopolitan. Theoretically any citizen capable of service may serve.
Although they are found in Imperial service as doctors - JTAS #12 says
I don't have that one. Good to know.
CHaracter generation mechanics for both Ael Yael and Virush imply otherwise.
By comparison, the Virush are much more well known across the Imperium, and most recruiters know better than to look to the Virushi for combat service. Even if the recruiter missed that day in class, the organization behind them will know. There are Virushi in the Navy, but the vast majority will be back at base in the medical staff, and will be using the Doctor career to represent their time in the Imperial Navy.
The Third Imperium is cosmopolitan. Theoretically any citizen capable of service may serve.
Yes, but keep in mind that the Virushi are not only pacifists, but they are also individualistic, and do not respond to "taking orders". They will consider what you say and make up their own minds whether or not they want to do it. Therefore, they have other reasons (based on racial psychology) that make them unsuitable to a military career with a structured command hierarchy.
Perhaps a sidebar to this thread but definitely related would be non-human races in the Imperial Marines.
If the model of the Ottoman Empire or modern France, the idea of a foreign legion or even janissaries being fielded by the Imperium should not be overlooked. With such a large expanse to police and patrol it makes good sense to draw on the resource of those 'native' to various zones of conflict whom posses local knowledge.
Mind units composed of former adversaries either taken captive or willing enlistees would be screened and reviewed to insure loyalty and lessen an possible insurgent networks from being founded.
If commercial starships can operate with diversified crews then why not brothers-in-arms ?
How big a "kit" would be needed for each species?A key issue would be the logistics of how they are deployed: as racially-uniform independent units, or as integrated/mixed units.
There is a difference between integrating different human ethnic-nationalities in a formation versus integrating different species in a unit. Different species may have different biological and/or dietary needs, as well as different ergonomics for equipment based on physiology.
From a logisitics standpoint my guess would be that in general it would be easier to outfit and field a racially-uniform unit (with kit optimized for the particular species-based needs for a given unit) than to mix significantly different species in a single unit with provision for many different "kits" in the supply-train to meet any possible contingencies.
How big a "kit" would be needed for each species?
Vargrs have digigrade legs, but I don't think Aslans do. Most of the clothing and weapons can be used equally well among humans and at least these species. So other than footwear, and some tailoring on the pants, these species might be in mixed units.
K'Krees should not be an issue in the Imperial Marines. And frankly if they were, I do not think it would be a good idea to leave a K'kree in charge of K'Kree forces. Hivers as well. I don't think either of them would be in Imperial service.
Aslan hands can't handle tools designed for humans and vice versa.
Hans
they can but there's a simple dice or difficulty mod added for bad ergonomics.
not as bad as, say, using a hiver toolkit, but it's not impossible. same goes for weapons.
(Also, this might explain 500ICr wrenches and screwdrivers...):rofl: