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Old 05-25-2021, 04:57 PM   #4
johndallman
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Cambridge, UK
Default Re: Steampunk National Security Character Type Help Needed

If Lord Whatisname does a good job, he'll be looking for people something like this:
  • Someone of proper class to be in charge. He's likely to have military experience. and with any luck, attended Oxbridge first. The Guards regiments are very fashionable, but someone who was selected for brains might be a better choice: Royal Engineers, or Royal Navy.
  • Someone with policing experience. The Metropolitan Police Special Irish Branch is the place to look for them. They might well come with an Ally in the form of an experienced Sargent.
  • Someone who knows about telegraphs, the new-fangled telephones, and other forms of communication. Capable of operating, tapping and sabotaging them. They might come from the General Post Office, or the Eastern Telegraph Company, which does overseas communication.
  • Someone who knows about transport: railways, ships, even the new motor-cars and airships. Capable of operating and/or sabotaging as many of them as possible.
  • Someone who has lots of society and artistic contacts, welcome at upper-class events. This is the best slot for a female character.
  • Someone who does stealth, lockpicking, eavesdropping, and maybe the odd stabbing. Strictly in the cause of national security, of course, but they're likely to have a criminal background.
Everyone should be handy with a revolver, of course.
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