Greetings.
       Reading the already-made adventures, I noticed a 
trend in the way a LightRaider recieves his call to go on 
a Raid.  Basically, the OLMN contacts them directly and 
they leave right away.  I was a little wary of this at first.  
Don't the LR's have people that would wonder where 
they went all of a sudden?  Aren't we supposed to "test 
the spirits" whenever we get a word from the Lord?  Are 
LRs just ronin warroirs who operate on their own 
accord?  These and other questions led me to come up 
with the following idea.
        I see LR's as a kind of reserve troop, waiting for the 
call of the Overlord.  This can come in various ways:  
dreams, prophecies, written messages ( as in LR 
Test), and through the orders of their superior officers.  
Now, whenever a LR recieves a call in the manner 
other than the last (through orders)  it would be proper 
for him to report this message to a superior officer for 
evaluation (This can find paralells in our world:  If one 
feels called to go to deepest darkest Africa for the 
Gospel, it is wise to discuss it with an elder in their 
church.).  Once the superior officer, or CO (for 
commanding officer), has evaluated the call,  he can 
equip the RaidTeam as neccesary and send them on 
their way.
       Now, I'm not saying that the OL can't send 
someone who hasn't checked with their CO, but that it 
would be prudent if they did.  In the Rescue of the 
Sacred Scrolls, for instance, the LR's really don't have 
time to report directly to their CO.  However, with my 
group, I added a bit where they send a message to 
their CO to tell him they're being whisked away to the 
Dragonlands.
       I think the idea of commanders adds structure to 
the story and gives a framework for which the LR's to 
operate.  Also, it seems like a natural extension of the 
Academy.
       Of course, the DragonRaid story could follow a 
completely opposite track and say that LR's are 
'freelance' warriors, working independent of anyone 
accept the OL.  However, this just doesn't seem right to 
me...

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							steve brown
							S.D.G.