[ Section 3: The Role-play and The Fantasy ]
As an organization, we maintain a strong presence on UseNet in
alt.tv.barney, alt.barney.dinosaur.die.die.die, and alt.tv.the-jihad. The
posting topics vary greater, but little goes uncommented by Corps members.
The World Wide Web is area of continuing TRES efforts. Many members
have put up pages with episode reviews, fiction, ethos, character profiles,
art work, or just about anything related to b'harnii.
As mentioned earlier, fiction writing is another area of activity
for the Corps. Seven of the past seven operations in the Jihad have either
originated from our membership or have been contributed to by our members:
Phoenix, Pacifica, Home Front, Cairo, Ate, Tenderfoot and Marraketh.
The reader will note at the time of writing, not all of these operations
have been posted[7].
There are many more areas of activity. In the interest of brevity,
they have been omitted[8].
?Tell me more about the Corps?
In the Jihad Universe we are a large, influential organization that
operates covertly behind the veils of Mundania[9]. We maintain a full
research and development facility controlled by Zeta Squadron. The branch
of the Corps has produced numerous technological gadgets for our use such
as: the Puffer[tm], Gemini Cannon, FireBomb Rifle[tm], TRES Corps Space
Fleet, Nemesis BattleArmor, and many more items.
Corps members are able to operate in every environment. However, as
an organization, we tend to concentrate on Land and Space warfare. We
possess a minimal navy, and often rely on the Doberman Empire for assistance
in naval theatres[10]. The aerial theatres are jointly shared by the DE and
TRES.
Our membership is multiracial both in terms of humanity and species.
There are a few aliens and drop-ins from other dimensions living among us,
but most members are human, though possibly altered in some way.
In the arena of land warfare, TRES personnel range in technique from
swords and medieval methods, to tanks, to BattleArmor, to 'mechs and other
futuristic vehicles. Obviously, our space fleet is the realm of sci-fi; we
tend not to use it as much in stories since b'harnii's interest in space is
somewhat limited.
Our areas of activity are pretty open to whatever members wish to
involve themselves with -- presence or lack thereof in this FAQ is *not* a
strict limitation on what someone can do in the role-play universe[11].
?Can I be a ________ in the Corps?
The general answer is "Yes." Characters need to make sense and fit
in with the overall theme of the Corps and Jihad Universe 2.0. Playing an
omnipotent deity isn't much fun or very interesting, so you wouldn't fit in.
Being something like a mage is fine, so is a vampire, trans-dimensional
visitor, werewolf, normal human, an alien, anthromorph, or whatever fits in
and makes sense while staying within the limits defined for JU2.0 at
http://home.amigo.net/mrfnord/ju20rules.html.
We are interested primarily in Earth and its people. Dragging us
off to far-away solar systems to fight some super sci-fi battle with an
alien race isn't going to get very far with people as it's not topic.
Likewise, spinning threads about your fave video game, novel, tv show, or
whatever isn't going to work b/c we're not interested in it.
In a nutshell, we're members of the Jihad to Destroy Barney, not the
Jihad to [fill in the blank with whatever]. See, simple. :)
?More readings?
Archives of previous fiction involving the Corps can be found at
http://www.jihad.net/Archives/ as well as
several sites scattered about the World Wide Web.
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