Post by Kit on Jan 9, 2010 23:22:49 GMT
The Intrusion CounterMeasures Group was a special military unit operating within Great Britain in the early 1960s. Most of the personnel were assigned from the RAF, but scientific advisors were seconded from the British Rocket Group It was under the command of Group Captain Ian Gilmore.
In 1963, the ICGM became involved in “The Shoreditch Incident.” Renegade and Imperial Dalek factions battled each over the Hand of Omega, a dangerous Time Lord artifact hidden on Earth by the First Doctor. With the aid of the Seventh Doctor and Ace, the Daleks were defeated.
It is possible that the ICMG had other interesting missions before they were replaced by UNIT. They may face alien threats, crazed scientists, or spies. It’s a lot like a UNIT game, but may have a Cold War or Swinging 60s flavor. Characters may be military members of the ICMG, scientific advisors [possibly still members of the British Rocket Group], or civilians who have found themselves in the wrong place and time.
One angle to consider is the involvement of Torchwood. How did Torchwood feel about the ICMG [and later UNIT] operating on their turf? Perhaps a player character can be a Torchwood liaison, torn between his ICMG colleagues and Torchwood masters? Perhaps Torchwood can be used in an ICMG game as those not-to-be-trusted spooks interfering in military operations and causing complications?
An ICMG game offers some interesting possibilities.
In 1963, the ICGM became involved in “The Shoreditch Incident.” Renegade and Imperial Dalek factions battled each over the Hand of Omega, a dangerous Time Lord artifact hidden on Earth by the First Doctor. With the aid of the Seventh Doctor and Ace, the Daleks were defeated.
It is possible that the ICMG had other interesting missions before they were replaced by UNIT. They may face alien threats, crazed scientists, or spies. It’s a lot like a UNIT game, but may have a Cold War or Swinging 60s flavor. Characters may be military members of the ICMG, scientific advisors [possibly still members of the British Rocket Group], or civilians who have found themselves in the wrong place and time.
One angle to consider is the involvement of Torchwood. How did Torchwood feel about the ICMG [and later UNIT] operating on their turf? Perhaps a player character can be a Torchwood liaison, torn between his ICMG colleagues and Torchwood masters? Perhaps Torchwood can be used in an ICMG game as those not-to-be-trusted spooks interfering in military operations and causing complications?
An ICMG game offers some interesting possibilities.