Moral and Ethical Dilemmas
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fiat_knoxReproduced from everywhere.
Michael had several friends including Roger and Daniel. Roger has recently met and started dating a wonderful lady named Phyllis. He is convinced this is a long term relationship. Unknown to Roger, Michael observed them at a restaurant several days ago and realized Phyllis is the wife of his other friend Daniel.
Michael is deciding whether to tell Roger that Phyllis is married when he receives a call from Daniel. Daniel suspects his wife is having an affair and since they and Michael share many friends and contacts, he asks if Michael has heard anything regarding an affair.
To whom does Michael owe greater friendship to in this situation? No matter who he tells, he is going to end up hurting one, if not both friends. Does he remain silent and hope his knowledge is never discovered?
This tale of wonders was written for a roleplaying game called Traveller, and is loosely based on the classic science fiction adventure Quatermass and The Pit.
The characters discover something extraordinary. An ancient spaceship is discovered buried in very old rock strata. It had crashed untold aeons ago, and is stuck firmly. Its drive section is ruined; it is going nowhere.
Its sentient computer wants to die. But due to a design feature, it cannot trigger its own self destruct: one member of the adventuring party has to remain behind in the old ship's bridge and manually push the self-destruct button. Which member of the party is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, to save his teammates and the planet?
Personal Friendships
Michael had several friends including Roger and Daniel. Roger has recently met and started dating a wonderful lady named Phyllis. He is convinced this is a long term relationship. Unknown to Roger, Michael observed them at a restaurant several days ago and realized Phyllis is the wife of his other friend Daniel.
Michael is deciding whether to tell Roger that Phyllis is married when he receives a call from Daniel. Daniel suspects his wife is having an affair and since they and Michael share many friends and contacts, he asks if Michael has heard anything regarding an affair.
To whom does Michael owe greater friendship to in this situation? No matter who he tells, he is going to end up hurting one, if not both friends. Does he remain silent and hope his knowledge is never discovered?
The Thing In The Pit
This tale of wonders was written for a roleplaying game called Traveller, and is loosely based on the classic science fiction adventure Quatermass and The Pit.
The characters discover something extraordinary. An ancient spaceship is discovered buried in very old rock strata. It had crashed untold aeons ago, and is stuck firmly. Its drive section is ruined; it is going nowhere.
Its sentient computer wants to die. But due to a design feature, it cannot trigger its own self destruct: one member of the adventuring party has to remain behind in the old ship's bridge and manually push the self-destruct button. Which member of the party is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, to save his teammates and the planet?
