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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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Jack Rackham
Serving IEN Admiral based in Q0.
Current Position
| Promotion to Rear Admiral and recall to Q0 prior to taking up an operational command was announced on 3207.325. Details of the operational command have yet to be released. Rear Admiral Rackham is one of the Empire's finest naval officers, with a reputation for fairness towards his friends and ruthlessness towards his enemies. Not an officer to suffer fools at all, his somewhat robust attitude to bureaucrats and timeservers has made his promotion slower than his abilities and record might suggest. |  |
Biographical Details
3155 Born in zone 69, Southern Brit-Cit, Earth
3177 Educated at Brit-Cit Central University, to Level 10.
Religion
not known
Career History
| 3179 | Completed initial Naval Induction Course | |
| 3180 | Officer Training Completed at Naval Academy | |
| 3181 | Joined first ship as Ensign on the ESS Hyperion | |
| 3182 | Promoted to Lieutenant, posted to ESS Lloyd George. | |
| 3185 | Promoted to Lieutenant Commander, posted to ESS Ho Chi Minh. | Decorated for gallantry in rescuing injured crew during a reactor accident. |
| 3189 | Promoted to Commander, posted to Fleet Staff, Navy HQ Earth. | Commended for his analysis of revised pacifier doctrine in fleet actions. |
| 3192 | Promoted to Captain, first command, destroyer ESS Nouhadibou. | Decorated for his part in the 'Viglen Incident' of 3193. |
| 3194 | Appointed to command of heavy cruiser ESS Agamemnon. | |
| 3197 | Mentioned in despatches for conduct of First Battle of 116AL | |
| 3198 | Awarded the MOBE for anti-pirate activity in the Marque system. | |
| 3199 | Involved in attack on the Exterminator base at Granyt. | |
| 3199 | Took part in the punitive expedition against the 'Draconian Empire' | |
| 3201 | Involved in the destruction of Woods Asteroid | |
| 3201 | Temporarily promoted to Commodore | Command of flotilla investigating loss of Agamemnon at Tuskan |
| 3201 | Promoted to Flag Captain, posted to command Battleship ESS Kiev, Q7 | |
| 3207 | Promoted to Rear Admiral, returned to Q0 for posting to operational command. |
Outgoing message to crew of ESS Agamemnon
Message from the Captain
The Aggie is a good ship. It has been my privilage and honour to command her for the last four years.
The crew have tremendous skill, experience and I am proud to be their commander.
In the last year we have been involved in operations against the new enemy, known to the media as 'Exterminators'. As in the past, members of the crew, in common with the rest of the fleet, performed expertly and bravely, and the supreme sacrifce of our Navy and co-belligerents in the Exterminator War have at least brought the enemy to a halt in Quadrant 7.
I fully expect this to gain the recognition it so richly deserves.
The Aggie is currently attached to 1st Allied Fleet, based in Sirian space, and I know I speak for all the officers and crew when I say that we can't wait until we have another crack at the foe.
I know we will all do our best, and our duty to the Emperor and to Earth and to all humankind.
Humanity will prevail.
Captain Jack Rackham, EN
Other Information
Hobbies include Scottish country dancing, fine art appreciation and classic music of the 20th century.
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Lord Stephen Bailey
A leading figure in the Earth Empire's cultural life, Lord Bailey has had a rich and distinguished career in broadcasting, journalism, the arts and public service.
Current Position
Since 3201 he has been the Imperium's Colonial Minister serving both in the Senator Lee Zhang and Senator Danso Ashanti Governments. He is a senior member of the Imperial Party (IP).
Biographical Details
Born into an aristocratic family Lord Stephen William Fortnum Bailey was the fourth son of a Baron. He attended the exclusive Lunar Academy where he excelled in rhetoric and debate. After school he went to Triton as an officer candidate and qualified as a pacifier pilot.
Religion
Universal Church (frequently attender at Havana Cathedral)
Career History
Where known starting from the earliest to latest.
He then served as a junior officer in the Earth Navy from 3164 to 3170 and received an award for meritorious conduct whilst serving on board ESS Ark Royal during a reactor leak incident.
From 3170 to 3182, Lord Bailey worked as host, writer and producer of several influential programs on Tri-D for the Disney Corporation, including Take Thirty and the Fifth Estate. A noted writer, he also contributed numerous articles to major news media and magazines in the Imperium and wrote three books ('The Imperium', 'Friends in High Places', and 'The Babylon Scandal'). He has also written and directed several films. His work in the media has garnered dozens of Tri-D awards.
He received a peerage in the new year honours list released on 3183.001 which prompted him to start a career in politics in his own right as a probationary Senator with the Imperial Party. He became a full senator, elected by BritCit, in the 3186 senatorial elections.
In 3183 he also assumed responsibilities as Executive Producer, Host and Writer for the program 'Lord Bailey Presents' for a period of 11 years in tandem with his political career. The program is famous for presenting the arguments for and against current legislation in an accessible fashion for the popular audience.
During the Ghandi Government he became a Junior Minister and was responsible for sponsoring the Bill to introduce mandatory identification chips on non-perfect children. He held this post from 3194-5. Following the change of Government in 3196 he was appointed Governor of Quadrant 5. He was recalled after the elections of 3201 and served as the Minister for Colonial Affairs in the Zhang Government and continued with the Ashanti Government.
Other Information
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Hilmi Ozkok
An earther Senator, formerly deputy leader of the Imperial Party.
Current Position
He is a back bench Senator and has indicated that he will be not be seeking re-election at the next Senatorial elections in 3211.
Biographical Details
He is married.
Religion
not known
Career History
Was the Minister of External Affairs in the Senator Lee Zhang government.
Deputy Leader of the Imperial Party until 3208.
Other Information
not known
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Senator Lee Zhang
Former Earth Empire First Minister until 3208.001 when he was arrested. Subsequently cleared of any wrongdoing and now on the back benches.
Biographical Details
 | Born in the Shanghai Arcology in 3112, to a Senate family Zhang was always expected to enter politics. During his teens he lived in Quadrant Seven where his mother was Governor for five years. He disliked the atmosphere and the politics and at 18 he joined the Pacifier Corps of the Imperial Navy. He is married to Madame Zhang. |
Religion
not known
Career History
In 3120 he joined the IEN as an officer candidate on the pacifier pilot branch. Unfortunately recurrent claustrophobia resulted in a series of staff jobs. While serving as a Lt. Commander he studied Interstellar politics and Economics, gaining a Doctorate in 3140. As a Commander he ran the Space Traffic Control facility on Phobos before being promoted to Captain in 3145 and serving several years as deputy Military Attache to the Wolf Commonwealth.
Career in IAO
In 3150 at the age of 38 he was recruited by the Imperial Audit Office and appointed Director of the Pol/Mil Audit Bureau investigating corruption amongst Ambassadors and Attaches. Over the next few years his IAO career took him into covert auditing and further promotion reaching its climax during his undercover investigation into the Lexmark Scandal while serving as Deputy Governor of Quadrant Two.
Entry to Senate
His cover was perfect for this role as he had been made a probationary Senator under the tutelage of the then Justice Minister. During this time Zhang wrote the treatise “The Lost Wealth of Empires” in which he compared the Earth Empire to the Roman and American Empires in their declining decadent years. The treatise received a very chilly reception from academics and the government, but it earned him sufficient notoriety to get him selected as Senator for Shanghai in the 3166 elections. Aged 54 he officially retired his IAO post.
For the first ten years in the Senate Zhang was a member of the Loyal Opposition, serving on Select Committees to understand the machinery of Government. During this time he rewrote and published his treatise, and followed it with another on the IAO “Knowing Me Knowing You, A-ha”. This further increased his notoriety and led to a stint as Chair of the Select Committee on Imperial Justice. Here he led an investigation into the IAO, identifying several areas for improvement, but generally giving the organisation a clean bill of health.
Early Government Positions
In 3176 Zhang was elected to a government post as Deputy Minister for Justice, and given the task of implementing his own recommendations. In 3181 he was appointed Governor of Mars, and relished the complex entanglements of Martian politics. In 3186 he continued his rise in the Government and was promoted Minister of the Home Systems. During his tenure he further improved his understanding of Interstellar Economics and wrote his first work of fiction “Money, Money, Money” a future history in which he envisaged the economic collapse of the Home Systems and their integration into the surrounding polities. The subsequent outcry resulted in his de-selection from the Council of Senators at the next election in 3191
Wilderness Years & Re-election
During the next five years he struggled to regain his credibility, but continued to debate fiercely in the Senate as a non-voting member. He was always a popular speaker and through his contacts at the IAO he was soon revealing scandal and corruption on the floor of the Council. In 3196 he was re-elected to the Council and took over the Chair of the Defence Select Committee.
First Minister
The coincident start of the Exterminator War and a series of military debacles allowed him to catch and ride a wave of criticism of the Government, such that he was the only real candidate for First Minister when the Government collapsed in 3199.
Since that time he has worked to reinvigorate the war effort, and forge new alliances, not least of which was the formation of the grand alliance under the Treaty of Old London. His latest move has been to prepare the ground for large-scale economic reform in the Home Systems, and revitalise the economy towards supporting the war effort. It remains to be seen how history judges Lee Zhang.
Downfall
Over the New Year holiday for 3208 Senator Zhang, his wife and most of his household were arrested on suspicion of espionage. Some details about the arrest and detention of former First Minister Lee Zhang are now emerging. It seems that several staff of the Zhangs, both domestic and part of their charitable foundation, had been working for some years for Martian Intelligence. No formal charges are to be brought against Lee or madame Zhang, who have both been released, and Lee Zhang remains part of the Grand Council of the Senate.
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Sir George Tryon
Earther Admiral, currently Second Space Lord. NPC but previously played by James Kemp.
Current Position
Since 3208 (T73) he has been Second Space Lord for the IEN.
Biographical Details
If known mention date and place of birth and relationships.
Religion
not known
Career History
CINC 1st Allied Fleet in 3196 sent to reinforce Q7 at the start of the Exterminator War.
Became Q7 CINC when Admiral Burwasher became head of the Combined Human Fleets in Q7. Fought against the exterminators as commander of a combined fleet and was in overall command at the last battle of the Exterminator War at Tuskan in Q7 where 16 ESBs were destroyed by the human fleets.
Returned to Q0 as Director of Imperial Naval Intelligence in 3201 [check date] and held that post until his promotion to Second Space Lord.
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