tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post4843543203691262335..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: troupe TravellerJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-64215441421277515842012-04-23T14:05:51.983-05:002012-04-23T14:05:51.983-05:00http://www.signalgk.com/http://www.signalgk.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-75687580881782941562012-04-23T11:12:14.573-05:002012-04-23T11:12:14.573-05:00Not a bad idea, but there are decision points to n...Not a bad idea, but there are decision points to navigate in the process.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-71644476791824032412012-04-23T11:09:48.149-05:002012-04-23T11:09:48.149-05:00After doing char gen a bunch of times manually I w...After doing char gen a bunch of times manually I was totally hooked; I was thinking of thinking of making an android app for this but that seems dumb to me.<br /><br />Alternately, something like this: http://www.jmarrdesign.com/dcc/. What do you think?Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585204340254292108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-27012063924078394382012-04-22T17:09:01.148-05:002012-04-22T17:09:01.148-05:00what edition are you playing, out of curiosity? if...what edition are you playing, out of curiosity? if not mongoose -- why not? just a matter of owning the books already?Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12215651059418273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-11565992411515957432012-04-21T15:47:55.188-05:002012-04-21T15:47:55.188-05:00I'd just say as a referee that in that situati...I'd just say as a referee that in that situation, there's no possible way the dude is getting out alive and it doesn't matter whether they spend 1 bullet or 20 on him. I could see the situation being different if the pistol could fire only twice before the guy's rescue forces arrive, or the pistol only contains one bullet, or his armor is unremovable and the pistol round might not get through, or if he's a tough alien and one bullet might not do it regardless of how helpless he is. <br /><br />But if it's a naked dude getting executed I'd just say it's a one-bullet show regardless of what the rules say. <br /><br />Then again, in a different game I could see mitigating factors come in immediately. If the game focuses on people who have outstanding luck, or magic powers that they could use to deflect the bullet to sever their bonds, that would certainly matter. But Traveller isn't really like that afaik.1d30http://1d30.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-69544770776642068332012-04-21T11:37:14.057-05:002012-04-21T11:37:14.057-05:00This sounds really great. Trek Trav? And filling o...This sounds really great. Trek Trav? And filling out the crew with real characters sounds like the "single point of light" campaign Chris Kutalik was talking about a few months back. <br /><br />"how the ship works" - my view of Trek was changed forever when I saw a conference paper on pulp fiction of the 1910s, which said that before aviation popularized the individual heroic airman, the pulps were full of submariner stories, involving ensemble casts of specialists.richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517340075234811323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-86771856021496567282012-04-20T16:29:56.085-05:002012-04-20T16:29:56.085-05:00Love troupe style play, ever since an Ars Magica g...Love troupe style play, ever since an Ars Magica game years back. Dark Sun had something similar. Keeping a stable of characters just seems like such a useful technique but I'm a little surprised it doesn't see more use.Peter K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17181421723646836427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-89631083527666167982012-04-20T14:13:25.769-05:002012-04-20T14:13:25.769-05:00As is typical for games of this period, buying equ...<i>As is typical for games of this period, buying equipment will probably take the longest. I ought to figure out how to streamline that.<br /></i><br /><br />Equip the ship's stores and the weapons locker yourself. Then the command PCs draw from them as needed. Players can fill out personal items owned by PCs in off minutes, but only when the PC in question is in their quarters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-38882275014661220852012-04-20T13:54:21.429-05:002012-04-20T13:54:21.429-05:00Or some sort of "head shot" rule where y...Or some sort of "head shot" rule where you roll damage and subtract that number from each physical characteristic at once.Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10976139843020550189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-1672881768728652682012-04-20T13:38:20.242-05:002012-04-20T13:38:20.242-05:00"Stupid red squiggly lines." Is that jus..."Stupid red squiggly lines." Is that just a screen cap from your text editor application? Most have a print preview. If you capture from there bet you could get rid of the "Stupid red squiggly lines."Jeff W. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172275785507310262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-23509834108354822052012-04-20T13:25:22.195-05:002012-04-20T13:25:22.195-05:00As far as equipment, most of the adventure pregens...As far as equipment, most of the adventure pregens have theirs listed.<br /><br />Extra weapons, vacc suits, exploration gear, etc. should all just be purchased when the ship is and left as ships inventory to be drawn as needed.<br /><br />Some special items and new gear from adventures special gear lists can be bought as needed.<br /><br />Lots of gear in the game is so bulky that most characters couldn't carry it all the time anyways. it would be left on the air raft or on ship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-83398175529824985462012-04-20T13:10:30.773-05:002012-04-20T13:10:30.773-05:00A Nguyen Ngoc Loan type execution is not the sort ...A Nguyen Ngoc Loan type execution is not the sort of situation which I would use the combat system at all. Maybe I'd allow a saving throw of some sort (roll 4D, survive on a 24?) but that's all the mechanics I would employ.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-41064356012153536272012-04-20T13:06:23.386-05:002012-04-20T13:06:23.386-05:00>Combat in classic Trav is pretty brutal. It&#...>Combat in classic Trav is pretty brutal. It's good to have some back-ups ready<br /><br />I have (and play) Mongoose Traveller. Last time we played, my players were disappointed at how poor damage was, which came to a head when they tried to execute someone with a pistol and found there was no way they could actually kill them with one shot with it. I agreed and just flat out doubled all damage.<br /><br />Then they fought some dudes and had a micro grenade launcher. That got pretty brutal pretty quickly.Changling bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319790792209346325noreply@blogger.com