Re: [DL] Agency Questions....

[XRebelX@aol.com]

First off......thanks for the answers John..... but they did kind of bring up 
a couple of more (I wouldn't be a deadlands fan / player if I didn't come up 
with them huh?). Soooooo.......(and the judicious use of the dreaded snip!)

>>They don't have the Law Man edge; Agents have no authority of arrest, 
search, etc. They do, however, have a writ requiring the full participation 
of Union law enforcement officials. <<

As for the no law man edge.....I either read the listing in Law Dogs wrong or 
this is  an upcommer fro M.I.B...D (HAD ta use that   heh heh heh).    They 
(then the Pinks) are listed to have Law Man 1.      I think I was more 
comcerned with the aspect of say    Operative blows the werewolf away and the 
town marshal shows up to see this guy in black holding a smoking gun over a 
nekkid corpse of Joe the Mercantile owner.     Does a writ keep the marshal 
from giving the M.I.B. legal trouble just on it's say-so?    Cover story or 
no (and I have come up with some dillies!), this could be a problem that the 
ever popular   "Sorry Marshal..... national security...need to know...I'm 
sure you understand" might stop.     

>>Yes, they do have I.D. of some sort. The jury's still out on exactly what 
it is, but it will most likely be a document of some sort. However, the 
operative won't always carry the papers and they certainly won't go flashing 
them around.<<

Totally agree with this...but again...there's those situations where an agent 
would need to carry I.D. if for no other reason than to "grease the wheels" 
for the cover story.     But if they have no authority, the I.D. would be as 
much worth as Confederate cash at the Castle, wouldn't it?

>>The Agency facilities are never common knowledge. Word of the main 
facilities may leak out (rather like Langley or Area 51 in real life) but the 
government never admits to the existence thereof.<<

Now I might buy this about the Denver office, but the Castle is listed in the 
Northern book player section like it's a tourist attraction!     It states 
that they..."provide intelligence about the south and fend off incursionsby 
forgien agents."    The rest ...ok.....(hmmmm   need to have a revision of 
the town map   heh heh heh.    It's now his law offices   yeah!))

>>Think of the Agency as a 19th century NSA or CIA and you'll be right 90% of 
the time. There are lots of rumors about them, but few people know the real 
story. They maintain an air of mystery and authority, but they still have to 
operate according to the Constitution and laws of the land.<<

N.S.A is the way they've been protrayed in our games....but even they get the 
"Need to know.....National security.... look the other way officer" schtick.  
   Need to see that book!     (April is too dang far away!!)     I still 
think that the Agency should be as.....shall we say, authoritative...as the 
Rangers.     Even if they keep if a whole lot quieter!          Thanks again 
John!!

Later Days
Reb
("In every world, every dimension, every Plane of Existence...I AM the REBEL! 
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