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Welcome to James Kemp's Wiki
This is a collaborative web platform that allows people to edit1) the web pages to provide additional content for some of the stories I have written and the roleplaying games that I am involved in, whether as a player or GM.
There are several namespaces operating slightly different wiki subjects. These are, in no particular order:
- Skyss - Story Background - a fantasy novel I wrote for NaNoWriMo 2016.
- Perfects - background for the near future story and some police roleplaying that I ran in that universe
- Theocracy of Daprav - A D&D campaign that I ran with Glasgow University Games Society around 2002-3.
- Jim Wallman's Universe - a roleplaying by e-mail campaign that I play in, this is an unofficial wiki and none of it is canon unless Jim says it is.
- Interstellar Freelance Unlimited - subset of the Universe pages covering the activities of a mercenary company that we are currently roleplaying every Full Moon.
- Earth Imperium pages. These cover the activities of the Government of the Solar republic (aka Earth Empire) in Jim's Humanity Will Prevail campaign, including the Earth Imperium News Items.
- Free Worlds Alliance - covering the activities of another emerging polity in the Humanity Will Prevail campaign. Mostly contributed by Eric Moroney.
- Universe Background - page collecting the various bits of background info that have come up in various e-mail discussions for the campaigns set in Jim Wallman's Universe.
- Master map of the Universe (6Mb PDF, as at 3212).
- Delta Green - some roleplaying campaigns about horror and conspiracy. The main one was set in Berlin in 1953.
- Free games rules - a collection of free rules for wargames and other sorts of face to face games that I have designed or run.
- Wargames rules - I'm not just a player of games, I also do rules for them from time to time as well as one-off games. A primary outlet for this is through Chestnut Lodge Wargames Group.
- Other free rules - at the moment just those for the 1689 (Orange or Lemon? and Bonnie Dundee, respectively about the debates in the Scots Parliament and then the military campaign of Viscount Dundee during 1689) and The Other Side of the COIN (about what makes people become insurgents). All games that I have have produced for Chestnut Lodge Wargames Group.
- Background for a near future universe where I have written some fiction and also run some roleplaying games in.
Comments and complaints to me at webmaster@full-moon.info please.
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Jim Wallman's Universe
This is a wiki stub for stuff to do with Jim Wallman's universe which is a persistent game environment set in the future. It has a number of roleplaying campaigns and also several specific rule sets for playing wargames.
Humanity Will Prevail
These items relate directly to the ongoing e-mail campaign.
- Earth Imperium of the Solar Republic - pages on the Earth Government and its recent activities
- Operation Boldly Go and follow-up missions
- Scouting the outlying sectors - the current status of Humanity's watch on adjacent sectors of the galaxy.
- Logistics Support to the Combined Human Forces fighting in Sector EJ - the logistics train in place from NEW DRACONIS to Sector EJ.
- MYSTERY - the forces around the MYSTERY system in Q0, major Forerunner site
- Universe Personalities - an attempt to list all the player characters and NPCs and what I know about them.
General Universe Background
Miscellaneous bits here to do with the Universe include:
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- Bounce into Action wargame rules for company level actions sitting between 'Starship Soldier'2) and 'Plan A'3)
- Space Pirate random crew generator giving you a names crew with homeworld, skill level, criminal record and crew function.
Interstellar Freelance Unlimited
Mailing Lists
There are several mailing lists used to support the play by e-mail games mentioned above. These are run using mailman and so have a web interface for managing your subscription as well as publicly accessible web archives. These are the publicly accessible mailing lsits, there are some others but those are by invitation only.
- berswar - the 'official' list for Humanity Will Prevail where posts should all be in character. You can use these links to the berswar list interface and the berswar mail archives to subscribe to the mailer or read its posts.
- OOC - An Out of Character (OOC) list for the players in the Humanity Will Prevail game where all the admin messages and general chatter goes. Mostly this is all game related but out of character rather than wildly off topic. OOC list interface and OOC mail archives
- SM (Starship Marine) - a list for those of us that play universe related roleplaying games on or around the full moon each month in the South London area. Currently we are playing in the Interstellar Freelance Unlimited (IFU) campaign. Some of this is played by e-mail through this list and other parts are done face to face with whoever can make the sessions. SM list interface and SM mail archives
Other material may well feature on occasion.
| this page is a game resource for Jim Wallman's Humanity Will Prevail play by e-mail game. None of the material on this domain is canon unless Jim says so. |
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Belgica Treasury Accounts
Prepared by Glitius Decianus
Valerius Asiaticus, the Governor of Belgica, has insisted that I keep a proper set of accounts for out Treasury that it may be audited by the Letters to the Roman Senate or Imperial Officials if required. I do not see why this need be done and I think that he did not trust me enough to make sure that there are funds sufficient to pay his legions. History has shown that I paid the German Legions for a year after Rome had stopped sending us money. It was not my fault that they then marched on Rome and sacked it.
| Period | Description | Entry |
|---|---|---|
| SEPT. LXVIII | balance: | 0 |
| Income | 70 | |
| Pay, 2 x Legions | -60 | |
| Roads | -7 | |
| Postage | -1 | |
| Admin Costs | -1 | |
| Balance | 1 | |
| Credit | Governor Belgica | -25 |
| to pay for | Mil.Gov.Ger.Sup. | -10 |
| the legions | Mil.Gov.Ger.Inf. | -10 |
| Interest | -21 | |
| Gov.Brit. | -15 | |
| Legions | -150 | |
| Balance | -230 | |
| NOVEM. LXVIII | From Rome | 280 |
| Postage | -3 | |
| Balance | 7 | |
| DECEM. LXVIII | Income | 70 |
| Roads | -7 | |
| Admin | -5 | |
| balance | 66 | |
| Legions (I, IV, V, XV, XVI, XXI & XXII) | -245 | |
| Balance | -179 | |
| from the Senate | 47 | |
| Religious Ceremony | -5 | |
| balance | -137 | |
| MAR. LXIX | Income | 70 |
| Admin costs | -3 | |
| Roads | -7 | |
| From Rome | 300 | |
| Balance | 233 | |
| redeeming credit note | -140 | |
| redeeming credit note | -75 | |
| redeeming credit note | -30 | |
| redeeming credit note | -50 | |
| Legions | -290 | |
| Fleet (CLASSIS BRITANNICA) | -25 | |
| Balance | -377 | |
| JUN. LXIX | From Rome (Senate) | 235 |
| Income | 40 | |
| Admin & Roads | -10 | |
| redeem credit note | -35 | |
| Legions Loyalty Bonus | -200 | |
| Balance | -347 | |
| Temple to Minerva | -25 | |
| Legions | -272 | |
| Fleet | -10 | |
| Balance | -654 | |
| SEPT. LXIX | Surplus Income (Gallia & Belgica) | 170 |
| Legions (I (Germania), I (Italia), IV, V, XIV, XV, XVI, XXI, XXII, | -325 | |
| Court case admin | -40 | |
| Subsidy to Britannia | -50 | |
| Upgrade Legions on the Rhine | -50 | |
| Balance | -949 | |
| Upgrade new Legion | -30 | |
| Subsidy to Gov.Brit. | -25 | |
| Balance | -1004 |
For those of you wondering how the treasury managed to run with a deficit practically all the time then read the letters to the Letters to the Roman Senate asking for more cash. I also wrote letters of credit on the Imperial and Republic Treasury as appropriate for the time. I somehow doubt that these will be honoured gived subsequent events…
- About Glitius Decianus
- Fabius Fabullus wrote home to his Mother & Father
- The Who Was Who?
Chairman William Jackson
From the Free Worlds Alliance, former High Admiral and current Chairman of the Council of Defense Ministers. Played by Eric.
Current Position
Since 3207.231 he has been Chairman of the Council of Defense Ministers of the SWDA/FWA. This is effectively the highest position in the FWA. (In fact, it was at his suggestion that the Lamster Summit Meeting, which renamed the SWDA the FWA, was convened.) He leads the FWA's defense policy from Naval Headquarters on Lamster, the center and de facto “capitol” of the FWA. He gave the first “State of the Alliance” speech there.
Biographical Details
Jackson was born in Alder City, Gat, on 3140.244. He is married to Lurleen Jackson, a native of Lamster, and they have two children together, Kyle Jackson and Jasmine Jackson. Kyle is an officer in the FWA navy, while Jasmine is Chief of Staff for Ali Elliam, the President of Gat (a close friend of Jackson's.) Jackson has two grandchildren, Amanda Jackson and Harold Jackson
Distinguishing Features
Religion
Jackson is a lifelong member of the Universal Church
Career History
Before becoming an Admiral, Jackson commanded a C5A in a battle against a pirate C4 and C2 as a Captain in Gat's navy. For this victory, he was awarded the Medal of Valor, Gat's highest award for valor.
Admiral and High Admiral
He was head of the Gattian armed forces before the formation of the Alliance. After its formation he was appointed High Admiral (the highest rank in the Seven Worlds Defense Alliance.) He helped form and train the first combined fleets and was critical in efforts to obtain professionally built warships, such as the CVI Starbuck.
Chairmanship of the Seven Worlds Defense Alliance
He was elected Chairman of the Council of Defense Ministers in 3207.231. His election marked a new direction in Alliance politics with the first election of a non-Minister to the post. The Council had previously been regarded as a “talking shop” where little was done. Jackson's tough, no-nonsense reputation was a major factor in his election. His replacement as High Admiral was Hermione Xen. As Chairman, he has launched the anti-piracy operation Operation Wolfhound, which rapidly became an intervention culminating in a battle on 3207.386 at the Lon Chaney system. He dispatched a C5A to Kami to assist in repairing its orbital, later called Operation Friend in Need. He strengthened the Alliance navy with professionally built warships, especially in planetary defense, where he replaced all C5As with DDIs. On 3207.320 he suggested that the SWDA should sign several international treaties, which ultimately lead to the Lamster Summit Meeting on 3208.023.
Chairmanship of the Free Worlds Alliance
As the Chairman of the Free Worlds Alliance, he negotiated and signed a non-aggression pact with the MAFC and later one with the UoX. He launched Operation Panama, an anti-piracy sweep through neighboring systems. On 3209.034, he announced the formation of the Alliance's first military shipyard, the first to be built by a minor power and the first outside of Quadrant 1. He also masterminded the creation of the Interplanetary Interdiction Missile (All information about IPIMs is currently classified, save that they are an anti-piracy weapon.) Jackson has supported the Alliance's traditionally close ties with the UoX. He negotiated and signed a non-aggression treaty with the Martian Association's Quadrant 1 governor. He later signed a non-aggression and friendship treaty with the UoX. He dispatched military advisors to the independent worlds Charley and T20. On 3209.160, he visited Damper, his first visit off Lamster since becoming Chairman. He then visited the independent world of Long Dough, his first visit to an impendent world since becoming Chairman. He met with First Minister Ashanti of the Solar Republic on Lamster, in the first meeting between the FWA and the Head of State of a great power, where the FWA-SR non-aggression treaty was signed. He also proposed a Galactic Anti-Piracy Conference to be held on Lamster. His popularity and that of the Alliance has risen steadily throughout his Chairmanship. Currently the FWA has the highest popularity of any independent power. He has remained a committed Federalist, championing the cause of reforming the Free Worlds Alliance into a closer union. Jackson has also supported the expansion of the FWA and greater solidarity between independent worlds. Recently, Jackson has been pushing for the creation of a Federation between the FWA worlds. He was one of the authors of a draft constitution for the proposed “Federated Planets of the Outer Quadrants.” Jackson led the Free Worlds to victory in the FWA-Z155 War.
Other Information
He is good friends with Ali Elliam, the president of Gat. They met when Jackson was an officer in the Gatian military and Elliam was a Senator.
Hobbies
Jackson enjoys watching baseball. He is also a great bowler.
| Preceded by | Military positions | succeded by |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Achenson | Admiral of Gat 3192-3202 | Richard Elliam |
| n.a. position created | 1st High Admiral of the Seven Worlds Defense Alliance 3202-3205 | Hermione Xen |
| Preceded by | Political offices | succeded by |
| Micheal Wilson | 2nd Chairman of the Council of Defense Ministers 3207-present | incumbent |
Background
Buck Fast Foods has established a corporate megadon ranch on the surface of the main colonised world in Spuk, Q8. The ranch sits in the plains area between the two major settlements and is intended to service the colony on the planet with fresh megadon meat as well as providing export potential.
BFF don't have the monopoly on meat from the colony but they are the only corporation to have established a farm, the other companies engaged in meat production all hunt wild megadons (normal practice in newly established colonies, very low set up costs compared to farming and you need not do it constantly). Over the year and a half since the farm was set up (well outside normal hunting areas for wild megadons) there have been consistent low level losses of megadons (profit loss on a mature megadon is in the region of 4000cr per animal). This in itself is not disastrous, there is room in the business plan for some losses due to accidents, sickness and animals wandering off. However the rate of loss has increased over the last year to around four animals per octant.
More importantly a valuable breeding group has recently gone missing (one male and three mature females - the potential income from this group if most of the eggs are grown to maturity is over 100,000cr per octant, although this assumes an integrated farming approach with a high hatching and survival rate, it is unlikely anyone who is not a specialist megadon farmer could make this sort of return).
It is clear that there is a group of megadon rustlers at work and the corporation thinks it knows who they are. However because the colony is so recently established there is not yet a local police force able to take action.
Logistics Support to the Combined Human Forces fighting in Sector EJ
The GORILLA Summit of T93 agreed that Humanity would support its fighting forces in Sector EJ with a logistics train operating out of NEW DRACONIS. It was concluded that at least 10 LSSI would be required for these efforts. There was commitment from most if not all polities at the summit. Implementation of the agreement was patchy however. The NEW MARS Summit of T96 determined that all capital ships and LSSI in Q7 be allocated to JAC.
Logistics Chain as at T101 start was:
MSN - 4 LSSI [Supported from Q7]
CC - 1 LSSI [hired T98, Supported from Q7]
RNV - 3 LSSI [Supported from Q7]
IEN - 3 LSSI and 8 C5 [Supported from Q7]
This met the published logistical requirements from JAC, including an allowance for any increased size of the fleet in EJ following the assignment of all capital ships in Q7 to JAC.
The wind-down of the logistics effort coincided with the withdrawal of the fleets from EJ.
