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Old 06-18-2018, 01:56 PM   #588
jason taylor
 
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Default Re: 'Imperial Culture' (non-canonista)

Imperial Ministry of State Corps of Footmen and Pages:

This was inspired by watching Five Fingers (1952). It was a loose remake of the Cicero case and made me wonder in retrospect why there were not enough qualified domestics in the whole British Empire to staff such a critical post-even allowing for the drain caused by conscription. Why in other words did they hire an Albanian?

So I assumed that the Imperium would be unlikely to take that risk. The CFP are picked from a number of criteria. This includes such things as Appearance, Savoire-Faire and Skills in an appropriate number of obscure things that would give a good appearance to the Imperium. A formidable geneology is also useful or just being Somebody's Nephew. But the main criteria is being able to stand the vetting process.

Some members of the CFP are given basic counterintelligence training, and others just learn it by doing. In fact having a valet who can spot a foreign agent is considered a useful thing for Imperial Diplomats.

CFP members often go on to a full time career in the Foreign Service or branch out into other areas. Another common option is to specialize in the ceremonial aspect of Imperial Government.

Adventures in the CFP are likely to be of the espionage or intrigue sort. Others can be thought of. For a Free Trader based game, a CFP agent can be negotiating with the PCs to supply an embassy with victuals, or transport an expensive art object, or whatever.
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