conversations.from: system
conversations.value: After Zygons infiltrated the UN Security Council, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and his troops have been seconded to Geneva to sort out the whole sorry mess. 
  
  With a new CO, and all new personnel, the UK branch of the Unified Intelligence Taskforce is remodelled for the 1990's. Combining the might of Her Majesty's Armed Forces with the brilliance and innovation of civilian scientific know-how, UNIT remains Earth's first, best hope of defence against extraterrestrial attack.
  
  *Narrator Notes*
  *1] We're ABSOLUTELY NOT touching the UNIT dating conundrum! These stories will sit in that comfortably ill-defined period after Terror of the Zygons and before the 2005 reboot. In terms of  technology, mobile phones exist but are few and far between. There's an internet, and UNIT worldwide is plugged in, but it's slow, disorganised and will take some time to find information.*
  
  *2] At no time will the Doctor be materialising, and use of existing companions and villains/monsters will be the narrator's privilege! This is for new stories with new characters set in the classic Who universe. That's partly because I don't know the copyright rules on these things, partly because I think it'll be more interesting to explore new areas.*
  
  **Revision 19/3/16: ... Unless the story gets so stalled that I need to wheel out the Doctor to pull us out of a hole. Other than that, ABSOLUTELY NO Doctor(s)!**
  
  *3] I'm taking the Classic TV series as canon, if that becomes important. Whilst I love the Big Finish audio dramas, all the comics, novels etc. there's just too much to keep track of. So the 1963-1989 TV series is where we draw reference from. Anything since the 2005 reboot is in our character's future.*
  
  *4] The structure will be 4 acts, to mimic the old classic serials four episodes per story. I'll try my best to give you a cliff hanger ending for each act!*
  
  *5] I find the best games work when players are happy for others writers to include their characters in their moves. Please be respectful of others characters and - if you have doubts about what you're about to do - please use the Storium messaging mechanisms to check with other players first. Feel free to get me to request an edit if you feel outraged about how your character is being used.*
  
  **Doctor Who and its accoutrements are the property of the BBC, and we obviously don't have any right to them. I'll try to acknowledge original creators as and when I drop existing characters into the story. Everything here is all done out of love for a cheap-looking sci-fi show!** 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: UNIT HQ: UNIT is headquartered in a purpose-built base in the grounds of the old Scarman Priory. With scientific labs, test facilities, army intelligence offices, a firing range, barracks, an airstrip  and a communications array in the extensive grounds, this is a modern & well equipped military intelligence base. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: UNIT Military Personnel: UNIT Military are drawn from Her Majesty's Armed Forces. All ranks are needed from Brigadier down to Private, so feel free to create your own cards to reflect the variety.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: UNIT Civilian Science Team: UNIT now has a couple of Scientific Advisers - perhaps one drawn from conventional academia, the other from a more... unorthodox scientific backgrounds. No aliens please! 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Civilian Hangers-on: Sort of unofficially attached to UNIT. No more than a couple of these , please - feel free to create your own cards to outline these wild card characters. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Military - Orthodox: You're highly trained and follow orders as you've been taught. Discipline and procedure are your watchwords. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Military - Rebellious: You've been through the training, but the order & discipline didn't make much of a lasting impression. You can be insubordinate and improvise. This has probably hampered your career progression.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Scientific Adviser: Brilliant in your field. UNIT is quite the step away from your previous research... but the promise of previously unknown knowledge was just too much of a draw
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Research Assistant: You're seconded to UNIT as a lab assistant. You're a bit wide-eyed and amazed by the incredible things your Scientists are discovering.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Discipline: One thing you learned in Military training, and that's discipline. It's served you well all these years, and it won't let you down now. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Strategy: You've a strategic mind, and you're going to need it with all the strange occurrences that UNIT uncovers. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Good Shot: You're a fine marksman. Some of these alien baddies need taking out. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Charisma: You're a born leader of men. Sometimes, your troops will need that.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Insight: You know what questions to ask and when to ask them. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Scientific Intelligence: You're highly trained in your scientific field - that's why UNIT recruited you. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Courage: You're as brave as a couple of lions
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Aggressive: Sometimes your aggression overrules your better judgement.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Reckless: You take some stupid risks sometimes...
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Emotional Ineptitude: You struggle to understand other people and can be seen as rude or insensitive
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Obsessional: Sometimes your obsessions take over - even if the safety of yourself or others is at risk.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Coward: Why, oh why did you sign up to military service? There's all manner of danger out there... and UNIT expects you to put yourself right in it's way!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Greedy: You're greedy for something - power, promotion, knowledge or something else. How long can you hide it? Others will find it most unattractive.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Promotion: Put in the service to try to work your way up the ranks.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Learn Something New: Your lines of inquiry start to pay dividends. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Win an Honour: Her Majesty honours military & civilian bravery. You want a big old medal pinned to your chest. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Spectrophotometer Data: You pick up the data from the Antarctic - you'll be the team working on the Ozone Hole mystery
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Spectrophotometer Data (copy): You pick up the data from the Antarctic - you'll be the team working on the Ozone Hole mystery
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Spectrophotometer Data (copy): You pick up the data from the Antarctic - you'll be the team working on the Ozone Hole mystery
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: K-Pet: The K-Pet game device. Pick this up and you'll be part of the team investigating it's odd effects. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: K-Pet (copy): The K-Pet game device. Pick this up and you'll be part of the team investigating it's odd effects. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: K-Pet (copy): The K-Pet game device. Pick this up and you'll be part of the team investigating it's odd effects. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make Your Teams: Two assignments to choose from. Feel free to discuss them, and choose your mission. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: UNIT Mess: A nicely appointed room for fancy formal dinners. (Unlike the UNIT canteen which is utilitarian in both decor and menu!)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Social Minefield: Negotiating your way through the formalities of an Army dinner, making small talk all the while fuelled by some pretty good wine can be tricky. Try not to show yourself up! 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Peanuts: Cocktail snack and powerful allergen. Ideal for  an energy rich snack or for wedging in small places. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Stonking Hangover: Too much red wine at the Mess dinner leaves you in a bit of a state. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hole in the Ozone Layer: A Scientific mystery - how delicious! Lots of theories abound about it's appearance and rapid expansion - can you find the right one?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: K-Pet Game: This innocuous looking game is more dangerous than it seems. Can you discover it's dark secrets... and who is behind it?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: MAISIE: Antarctic Flight: A challenging enough proposition - a high stratospheric flight above some of the most challenging terrain on the planet. But some strange force seems to be acting on you and the plane; what do you experience?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: RIDER & ZANE: "Do You Want To Play A Little Game?": You're studying a phenomenon of the natural world... and you're faced with an invitation! Can you put aside your years of training in the Scientific Method and think outside the box? 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: LENNY & NICOLA: The K2 Robots: The K2 robots are the Think Tank defence force. How do you take them down?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Escape the Dungeon: You need to get out of this horrible place you're been locked in. How do you do it?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Find out about the Scientific Reform Society: Who are they and what are their aims? What dastardly plot do they have in mind?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Zane: Avoid injury from the monsters.: Complete the task, without being injured by the ravenous creatures in your charge.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jane: Solve the riddle: Zane's got his hands full with the aliens. It's up to you  & Cliff Jones to solve the puzzle. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Celestial Toymaker: What can you find out about this mysterious being?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lenny & Maisie: Find a way out of the maze: Just that - find the escape route! 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Lenny & Maisie: Escape Pacman!: The hungry yellow blob has you in it's sights! Can you avoid it?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Crowbar: It's a sturdy iron bar with a slight bend at one end. Perfect for jemmying, or as a blunt instrument. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Zane: Furtleby: The toy needs almost constant attention for one thing and another. Personal care isn't really Zane's *forte* - how does he cope?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Jane: Neutrinos: There's a steaming great lump of bad stuff hurtling towards you. What could you do to prevent the catastrophe?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nicola: The Children: You try to investigate what's affecting the *K-Pet* children, but their consultant is obstructing you. What can you discover?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lenny & Maisie: Play POGs: Of all the things you've been asked to do in your UNIT careers, this must be one of the strangest: play POGs to determine the fate of the nations of the world! 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Help Ernie: Can you help Ernie deal with the K-Pet device?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get to the Toymaker: Can you find a way to get yourself to the Toymaker's orbiting lair?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Persuade the Toymaker: By hook or by crook, can you persuade the Toymaker to take your wild gamble?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Cryon Minefield: Working as a team, can you devise a route across the Cryon Minefield?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Vortex Manipulator: A highly experimental Time/Space vortex manipulator for cheap & nasty teleportation. Good for one use only. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: POG: An over sized cardboard playing counter with substantial nostalgia value. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Defrost Jane: Time is of the essence! Can you figure out a way to defrost Jane?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Come up with a Plan: Well, here's another fine mess you've gotten us into. The Earth belongs to the Toymaker. Time to dig deep and come up with a plan to foil his nefarious schemes. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Lenny: Healing: What's it like being plugged into the TARDIS circuits? 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Miss Winters: I expect Nicola will have a go at Hilda, but anyone else can have a go at her. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Go!: It's UNIT vs the Toymaker - The Final Battle? Who will be your chosen Go champion? [You may **NOT** select the Doctor for this, but other NPCs are fair game]
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Flip a coin: This is what it comes down to; the survival of the human race depends on a series of coin flips. It's up to you to choose. Play one card per round and call Heads or Tails... (no pressure!)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Evolution Game: Round 1: Flip those coins & see who can evolve!
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Evolution Round 1: Lenny: Call it: Heads... or Tails?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Evolution Round 1: Maisie: Call it: Heads... or Tails?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Evolution Round 1: Jane: Call it: Heads... or Tails?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Evolution Round 1: Nicola: Call it: Heads... or Tails?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Evolution Game: Round 2: Flip those coins & see who can evolve... can you make it to Dinosaur? (Yeah... I *know* that's not how evolution works. It's only a game! ;o) )
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Evolution Game: Round 2 - NICOLA: Flip those coins & see who can evolve... can you make it to Dinosaur? (Yeah... I *know* that's not how evolution works. It's only a game! ;o) )
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Evolution Game: Round 2 - ZANE: Flip those coins & see who can evolve... can you make it to Dinosaur? (Yeah... I *know* that's not how evolution works. It's only a game! ;o) )
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Evolution Game: Round 2 - LENNY: Flip those coins & see who can evolve... can you make it to Dinosaur? (Yeah... I *know* that's not how evolution works. It's only a game! ;o) )
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Evolution Game: Round 2 - MAISIE: Flip those coins & see who can evolve... can you make it to Dinosaur? (Yeah... I *know* that's not how evolution works. It's only a game! ;o) )
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Diplomatic Adviser : A successful businessman, a world calls negotiator, and one of the best educations one can achieve. You have studied the past case files, and have familiarize yourself with many of the races you may encounter. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Liaison: You serve as a liaison between one organization or other and UNIT.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find A Way Home: You are lost.  There must be a way home.  You hope to find it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Come to Grips with his Psychic Talent: Lenny is a natural and powerful psychic. He hasn't come to grip with that though.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find what's missing: Your entire career, something has been missing.  An affair of the heart, a mission to dedicate yourself too, whatever it is, you know it's missing and you intend to find it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Charming: You are capable of charming the ..uh.. shoes off just about anybody.  You're charming, not slutty.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Ornery: You don't suffer fools gladly.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Unsure of Psychic Ability: Before he found out about his psychic ability, Lenny overflowed with confidence. Now, he is not as confident.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Worldly: You've been out there.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Seeing  Patterns: The human mind is biased to see patterns where none exist. That patterns you see  however, like Albert Einstein,  have meaning. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Play By the Rules: Why would a rulebook be invented if it wasn't to be followed...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Analytical: You cut right to the heart of matters.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Singular Focus: Sometimes going along with blinders on means you miss the rest of the things coming at you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Chess Player: You've played a bit in your time, and can hold your own.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not a Gamer: When they can simulate flight, you might be interested in computer games.  Until then???
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Good Luck: Good Luck favors the brave, the willing, the prepared. But sometimes it just happens when you need it most. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Watching out for the details: Able to think on your feet and note the little things that can make the big difference.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Moment of Insperation: Sometimes all you need is that moment of inspiration.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Self-professed "Amateur Genius": Ernie has an IQ of 226 (one IQ point better than Jane Rider!) , but has an unorthodox method, and unconventional social skills that set him apart. He is particularly adept at being a problem from an unusual angle and coming up with unorthodox solutions. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Demonstrate your cleverness: You' like everyone to appreciate your true genius! 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Athletic: Sometimes it takes a little run, push, hit or jump to get the job done.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: International Buisnessman: Lenny has brokered deals with people all over the world. He knows how to get people to see his way. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Single-Minded: You have a tendency to focus on one thing to the detriment of others.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Thinks he knows what he is doing: Lenny is confident he knows how the game is played. Let's hope he is right. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not a Gamer: if it doesn't have a joystick and flight controls, you just aren't interested.