BSE Digest V1 #39

From: kerry@io.com (Kerry Harrison)

Date: Mon, 02 Jan 1995 04:21:29 +0000

BSE Digest                 Sunday, 1 January 1995       Volume 01 : Number 039

In this issue:

+       [none]
+       Re: BSE: WCE Port Augustus (3870) Market Report
+       BSE: NEWS
+       Re: BSE: WCE Port Augustus (3870) Market Report

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From: steve668@dallas.relay.ucm.org
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 1995 10:08:11 CST
Subject: [none]

United Press Intergalatic    -   News Release

At a press conference at ISP HQ at Jax, ISP sources reported an increase in
combat within the Periphery.

* Podkay sys. planet Korvus; 194-51.
A new pirate, Ens. Knobb of the RIP ship Blind Ambition (Fast Freighter
#3115), committed the error of his life by entering orbit around an Imperial
Naval Base.  IMP Hibernia vaporized the young pirate.  A RIP source was
reported to comment: "*BOB* save us from the stupidity of rookies."

* Jovian system, planet Little; 194-51.
A Flagritz scout, FGZ Dumb Luck (3696) attempted to come to the aid of the
Demons by attacking the Imperial Battlegroup.  The ITS Battle squadron,
commanded by VAdm. Graf von Monts, engaged and destroyed this Flagritz
vessel.  Civillian anaylsts are beginning to wonder why the Imperials have
not responded to what is now 4 slaps in the face.

* Jovian system, planet Little, IMP Demon's Gorge; 194-51
The Foelians attempted to recapture their foothold in Imperial space by
sending a regiment of 3000 Demons through the shadowgate to retake the
colony, in addition to sending through 4 additional GP's to build 4
airbase's.  The Demon Regiment walked into the waiting Disrupter fire of the
Imperial fleet and an Imperial Armor Battalion; not a single demon survived,
and no losses were taken by IMperial Ground forces. Meanwhile a vicious naval
battle was fought by the Imperial fleet and the demon airbases.  In the end,
the demon bases were lost, and the Imperial Armor Battalion destroyed the
Shadowgate so that no further demon reinforcements would bother the
civillians.  ISP sources reported that the planet Little, and the space
square it is in is now declared a war zone.  No ships of any affiliation will
be tolerated, till this declaration is lifted.  Apparantly, information has
reached the ISP about the existance of a secret RIP colony there, and the
colony is being hunted down for destruction.  The Periphery Red Cross
announced that 342 slaves were freed at Demon's Gorge.  The slaves will be
evacuated to the hospital at IMP Independence for full medical examination,
and mental treatments (to remove memories of the horrors endured at the hands
of the demons).  The survivors will then be evacuated to IMP Jax to be
reunited with their families in the GTT. Already intersystem shuttles are
beginning to bring in the eager family members from GTT Bome and other GTT
colonies.  In a strange twist, ISP PD von Ludendorf announced the official
gratitude of the Imperial Governement to the Demons, for the gift of the
teleporters captured and for the gift of all the plague shells the demons
were stockpiling in preparation to use on an unsuspecting Periphery.  Thanks
were also offered for something else captured, but Imperial sources refused
to disclose what it was, simply saying that the demons would know what was
captured.

Joe Bob Briggs
UPI News

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From: Paul Schneider <pauls@realm2.realm.net>
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 1995 16:55:06 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: BSE: WCE Port Augustus (3870) Market Report

On Sat, 31 Dec 1994, Kerry Harrison wrote:

>
> On Sat, 31 Dec 1994, Chip Charnley wrote:
>
> > Jeez Kerry, you really don't give a damn about the color and history of this
> > game do you?
>
> I like the game's history just fine, but I'll be damned if I'm going to
> be slave to it.  History is just that: history.  I refuse to let the
> actions of players from years ago interfere with my enjoyment of the game
> now - if you've got a problem with it tough.
>
> Kerry
>
I like the new name.  But it's a lot like the mayor of New York declaring
that the name of New York is now Port Augustus.  He'd probably be
recalled/laughed out of town.

Paul

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From: fk490@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Paul D. Postak)
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 1995 21:18:54 -0500
Subject: BSE: NEWS

- -except-

THE UNIVERSAL INQUIRER

- -cover story-

*Alien Baby Give Birth to the HUMAN woman!*

In a direct interview with unnamed informed sources

- -blah- -blah- -blah- -mostly lies-

- -epage 4567-

- -a small column following and add for pill to cause male pattern

baldness-

*Applecore to be Used for Emperors Waste Dump*

During a routine transit through the Applecore system, a reporter

for the UI retrieved another bit of celebrity trash. A small

unmanned deep space probe was retrieved with no known transponder

ID. The casing was scarred and fused in sections, as if from

intense gravimeterics and heat. Readings of the harmonics at the

quantum level would have one believe that this device had

recently made a poorly executed BHT. Most curious of all, a

Jacium/Thorlium Data Disc was found containing the following

text.

- --- recording begins ---

INTRODUCTION

In 190 the newly discovered Draconian Periphery became quickly

became a haven for freedom lovers, smugglers, adventurers, rebels

and misfits from throughout the Stellar Empire. In 191/38 these

pioneers formed the Republic of Corona (ROC) for mutual

protection, governance and benefit. The ROC quickly became the

most successful affiliation in the Draconian Periphery as it

explored and developed the newly discovered Systems. In 194/43

the PTE merged with the ROC and the capital of the Republic was

established at ROC Corona. The ROC is a constitutional democracy,

its citizens are fiercely loyal, Proud and patriotic, they fear

the power and greed of the Stellar Empire.

TERRITORY, CITIZENS, GOALS

The ROC is a governmental affiliation, its Territory is the

Fortoon system and all systems adjacent to the Fortoon System, in

addition to any systems or portions of systems that the Republic

may subsequently claim. Any colonist, ship crew member or soldier

normally resident within the Territory of the ROC, or a member of

an ROC position is a citizen of the Republic. The goal of the ROC

is to protect the civil and property rights of its citizens. It

is the duty of every ROC citizen to seek the destruction of ROC

posted positions by any available means.

LAWS

1.  The ROC Periphery Director serves as the President of the

Republic has sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution. The PD

may grant exceptions to the ROC Laws, and may post any position

or group of positions without warning or justification. The

PD may post positions which violate the laws of the ROC.

2.  All space squares, alien artifacts, flora, fauna, minerals

and heavenly bodies within the Territory of the Republic are the

property of the Republic, held in trust for its citizens.

3.  It is illegal to commit an aggressive act against any

non-posted position within the Territory of the ROC.

4.  It is illegal to deprive, deny, or constrain the civil or

property rights of ROC citizens, or the property rights of the

Republic.

5.  A governmental affiliation is an affiliation which claims one

or more systems or portions of systems. It is illegal for

positions belonging to governmental affiliations other than the

ROC to exist in The Republic without prior arrangement. ROC

positions are expected to obey the laws of the governmental

affiliation which claims their location, as well as the Laws of

the ROC.

6.  Ships from non-governmental affiliations major travel freely

through the Republic. Non-ROC ground parties or colonies are not

permitted within the Republic without prior arrangement. usually

ROC Chartered affiliations are permitted to establish colonies

and ground parties within the Republic, such colonies and ground

parties would be composed of ROC citizens and required to

obey the laws of the ROC. The ROC may also offer citizenship to

the colonies of ROC chartered affiliations outside the Republic.

7.  All ROC positions, and all colonies, ground parties and ships

within the Republic must set their combat program to 'ATTACK ALL

ROC POSTED'.

8.  All systems not within the Territory of the ROC are ROC Free

Fire Zones.

- --- recording ends ---

This reporter was not fooled. This is an obvious hoax. Such a

blatant attempt by the Imperials, or whomever, to play on the

fears of the Joe imperial citizen by creating some evil,

war-mongering group in the new frontier will surely fail. This

will not slow the expansion of freedom loving beings into the no

frontier.

UI staff reporter - Deep Throat

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From: Kerry Harrison <kerry@io.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 1995 22:17:08 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Re: BSE: WCE Port Augustus (3870) Market Report

On Sun, 1 Jan 1995, Paul Schneider wrote:

> I like the new name.  But it's a lot like the mayor of New York declaring
> that the name of New York is now Port Augustus.  He'd probably be
> recalled/laughed out of town.

Not really, Izac Neutin/Port Augustus is basically a minor frontier
colony in the grand scheme of things so it's not really any more
different then when New Amsterdam had it's name changed to New York -
besides it was put to a vote of the citizens in the colony and passed (of
course I did heavily bribe them with goodies <g>).

Kerry

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