On 14Oct2020 1922, xxxxxx@gmail.com wrote:
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> On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 4:27 PM <xxxxxx@quibell.org.uk
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>     On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 1:54 PM Rupert Boleyn
>     <xxxxxx@gmail.com <mailto:xxxxxx@gmail.com>> wrote:
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>         On 14Oct2020 0633, xxxxxx@gmail.com
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>         > One of my axes to grind (beyond the possible abuses of BPs)
>         is that  > I've yet to meet a basic MT generator that will let
>         me start an
>         spend > a term or two in a second career before play.
>         That's in houserule territory, so I'm not surprised. Taking a
>         second
>         career before play begins is a perk of being a Vargr.
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> Likely, but it makes sense if you do a term in the military and then
> go into another career for 2 or 3 terms. It also would be sort of like
> going to schools or academies then a career. Most people go through at
> least 4 jobs in their life (of different sorts) apparently (last I
> heard).
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> As a feature you could use if you wanted to, I'd rank it highly.
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> When did this Perk come in for Vargr? MgT? Or back to CT Alien modules?

They've always had it. MgT let's everyone swap careers (so did TNE).

I've always assumed that CT/MT saw Imperial society as being like most
pre-20th century ones, where the vast majority of people followed one
career for their working life. Even soldiers used to sign up for 10-20
year stretches, and a great many kept on soldiering until they weren't
physically up to it any more.

PCs and other some Travellers were unusual because they changed their
career *once* (to traveller/general scum). This is not the 20th/21st
century west in space.

A guy who knocked around a lot, did this and that - he didn't have a
multitude of careers, but rather he took 'Other'. Later he probably took
Rogue. I wish Other had been a stronger career in the Book 1.

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Rupert Boleyn <xxxxxx@gmail.com>