Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 15:23:15 EST5EDT
From: Kevin Perrine <KEVINP@HOUSE.UVM.EDU>
Subject: [SW-RPG] HoloNews: Creature Wranglers
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                               Galactic
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    A HoloNews subsidiary serving the OuterRim Terriories & BEYOND
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    GalacticDate - 10 . 4 ASW4
    OuterRim..Minos Cluster Sector..
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ENTERTAINMENT
   On a lighter note as of recently, sources in the Minos Cluster
have heard mention of a strange new business springing from the
exotic entertainment culture the Cluster is known for.
   ~~~~~~~ Gal'Oddities ~~~~~~~~
           Their slogan: "Were myth & legend come to life"
Appartenly Gal'Oddities grew out of a small traveling circus
freighter known for it's "Beleive it or Not" specimens that for a
minor fee one could stare at or view in a HoloSim.  The Yelpir's
Beleive it or Not, has circled the Galaxy as a strange & somewhat
disturbing collection of beasts & beings, living & sinthetic
lifeforms for nearly 200 years.
Gal'Oddities (short for Galactic Oddities) is comprised of a small
flight of 4 vessels (5 including the old Yelpir, which was kept for
the nastalgic) & helmed by one who claims to be a decendant of
Wallass Yelper himself; WY Bar'Num the 3rd.  Of the 4 ships only
one is accesabile to the public, "the Nessie" is a decomissioned
Imperial StarGalleon purchased & modified for large audience viewing
halls, zoo-like facilities & a huge circus auditorium.
The others (2 YT-freighter & an old Corellian Corvette- the
Sasquatch, the Yetti & Kong -respectively) are apparently "wrangling
boats" as coined by Yelper himself.
The fortune left by the Yelper legacy funded the creation of this
exotic traveling circus, with the volunteer of some of the galaxy's
Oddity enthusiasts to crew the ships, participate in all shows & take
up permanent residency on their ships.
Contracted by worlds to arrive in system & entertain Gal'Oddities is
said to have some of the most exciting & entertaining shows in the
galaxy.
Yelper had this to add:
  "Hello little lady, & a big Gally-Ally'Oddity hello to all you
little Bantha-Pokes out there.  Listen close & tell yer mommas &
poppas to ask for the BIG Nessie, I'm sure with a little persuadin'
me an the boys'll be headin your way...  But first let me give ya a
little peep at what's to come.  Me & the boy'll be takein the next
few weeks to travel the DANGEROUS Lokarian Asteroid Belt in search of
the mythical Mine Horror,  that's right the scurge of your nightmares
& if you can keep it under yer hat I'll let you in on a tiny rumor.
We hear-tell that MH ain't the only big o'l varmit in the belt. It's
just a tale tail but we might be bringing back a ...  That's right
you'll just have to wait & see, but let me tell you this- it's the
biggest dern worm you'll ever gander...  So ask fer us by name
Gal'Oddities, that's Gal'Oddities. Hypersignal WY@Gal'Oddities.Nessie"

Wow! You heard it first, brand new exotic oddities of the Galaxy.
I'm sure we'll continue to cover this new traveling circus.  Will it
be a Galactic bust, a Universal hoax, or a genuine bonanza??  We'll
keep you informed.

This has been Arriot Fuches reporting for the Cross/Sector...
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          "Banned by the Empire & loving every minute of it!!"
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GM Scoop...
  Campaign Timeline: 7.0 - 10.3 ASW4
  Campaign InBrief: Rebel/Smugglers based on the DarkStryder Campaign
                    Boxed set.
About the Article:  I took an asteroid field from my campaign that
had 3 Mine Horors feeding on the belt when my PCs passed through,
they were almost destroyed- But in true Jurassic Park style the
Horrors closed in for the kill when a 700 meter space slug chomped
down on the Horrors...
I thought it might be neat to make up a traveling circus in the style
of PT Barnum & Ripley's beleive it or not, to collect these mythical
type things.  Although they don't know what their getting into with
the size of the slug...  I am thinking the 3 wrangler ships are
heavily equipped to capture creatures (tractor beams...etc) but I
haven't made stats.

Mail me with questions.
-kevin-

Modern technology
owes ecology
an apology.