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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kesh" data-source="post: 721947" data-attributes="member: 1308">Bester is the quintessential Gothic anti-hero. He's Victor Frankenstein, a man who's blind to the harm he's doing because he believes the end justifies the means. Bester doesn't think he's evil, he thinks that telepaths everywhere are being oppressed (which they are), and sees himself as their savior. If some mundanes have to die, so he can protect his fellows, then... *shrug*He'd make a great Darklord in Ravenloft. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Yes, Season 5 was weak because of production problems. TNT held off on their renewal decision until literally the last minute. So, while waiting to hear back, JMS squashed part of his storyline to fit into Season 4, so there could be some semblance of completion. The battle for Earth was supposed to be in the first 1/3 of S5, originally, and leave more time to bring the teeps to B5 in a logical manner.And then Claudia Christian bailed. Well, to be fair, there were mistakes made on both sides (based on postings to the newsgroup). Claudia's agent was trying to hold out for more money, which wasn't forthcoming. And then, the contract just expired. JMS found out after it was too late, and CC wouldn't sign back on once she was out (though it's unclear whether that was because of money or just the principle that she felt ignored). So, more rewrites.All things said and done, JMS did a tremendous job with all the difficulties thrown his way.As for plots, there's plenty of things to do with B5!<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Babylon 5 - Duh. Play as the lead cast, or put your own characters into the adventure. Be one of the Starfuries squadrons! Work security under Garibaldi! Be a maintenance crew! Sign up for Earthforce now! 8)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Psi Corps - As a regular teep or a Psi Cop, you represent telepaths everywhere. Deal with prejudice, crime, terrorism and aliens trying to subvert your government... and secrets within the corps itself.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rangers - Fight the good fight. Train under the best Minbari martial artists, and struggle against the darkness. Whether you're carrying messages to those in the know, or crewing a White Star for the Alliance, you can make a difference to the galaxy.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Earthforce - Similar to the B5 campaign, work on an Earthforce cruiser or base. Defend yourself against Raiders, aliens, and decide which side to fight on during the Earth Civil War. Then clean up the mess, and prepare for the Telepath War. Then clean up the mess and prepare for the Drakh plague.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Interstellar Expeditions - Archeaologists for the modern day. Explore dead worlds, and alien landscapes. Discover secrets long lost, and things that should remain lost. Then, bring them home for R&D to turn into useful products for Earth!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Colonies - Struggle on the rim as you build a colony for Earth. Or, try to survive the mean streets of older, established colonies. Whether you're a trader, explorer, Blip or alien, there's someone willing to pay for your services.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Raiders - Yeah, you get the crappy ships. You get shot at. You get in barfights. You wouldn't trade it for anything else when the cargo hold is full of stolen Quantium-30, worth millions.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Alien races - Who says humans have all the fun? Be a Centauri pilot, fighting for glory against the barbarian Narn! Be a Narn soldier, defending your home from the ruthless Centauri! Be a Minbari warrior, aching for battle that has been denied for years! Be any creature you can imagine... there are wonders no one has seen yet.</li> </ul>"I am both terrified and reassured to know that there are still wonders in the universe and that we have not yet explained everything." - G'kar, Babylon 5</blockquote>

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