tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861350035587930909.post4541734131302209757..comments2024-03-20T20:03:56.127+00:00Comments on THE GREAT GAME: Vala Kontiri - a first attempt at Traveller PC generation (updated)Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01863160473105489597noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861350035587930909.post-21051609730775864142014-02-17T19:43:36.489+00:002014-02-17T19:43:36.489+00:00Exactly!Exactly!thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861350035587930909.post-73659703492906381802014-02-17T19:31:54.826+00:002014-02-17T19:31:54.826+00:00It is widely rumoured that Joss Whedon based Firef...It is widely rumoured that Joss Whedon based Firefly on his old Traveller campaign in the 1970s. When I first watched it, I immediately thought "But this is Traveller!"Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863160473105489597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861350035587930909.post-31718198234086114502014-02-17T17:45:39.354+00:002014-02-17T17:45:39.354+00:00To be fair, Firefly is a perfect example of how Tr...To be fair, <i>Firefly</i> is a perfect example of how <i>Traveller</i> should be, so my guess is that whoever ran it for you got it wrong. It's supposed to be about rogues on a grotty space ship trying to make a quick credit; "shiny" and "clean" are not what <i>Traveller</i> is about.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861350035587930909.post-11051142884173767302014-02-17T10:46:57.570+00:002014-02-17T10:46:57.570+00:00Rules-wise it seems slightly simpler than WFRP. Wi...Rules-wise it seems slightly simpler than WFRP. With Traveller, I think you make of it what you want. It is also deliberately written to make sandbox gaming easier. You can place an emphasis on trading, but that is not the be all and end all and can be relegated to the background, like estate management is in Pendragon (!) Mercenary campaigns involve more fighting, less trading, for example.<br /><br />I'm going to try to run a test campaign at home with the kids to see how it plays. But I like the simplicity. Given a choice between Fading Suns and the 40K background, I'd always opt for running the latter, as I'm more familiar with it (can do without Orks though). I also like the New Era post-apocalyptic background after the fall of the Third Imperium.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863160473105489597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861350035587930909.post-58295137849571275192014-02-17T10:32:42.232+00:002014-02-17T10:32:42.232+00:00Traveller system - if it works - fine - but the se...Traveller system - if it works - fine - but the setting..... never been a fan Stuart! Use the Fading Suns setting/ something like that and I know it would work.... Traveller was always an antiseptic setting in my experience of it. Clinical, clean, too shiny. Maybe that was how others ran it - but having read some of it, it seemed to sum up my problems with sci-fi rpgs: alien places which are hard to get a handle on, zipping on from planet to another....too much emphasis on trading (fine for a pc game)<br /><br />But I am happy to give it a go. I haven't played your version of it! Can we not play a trading game in space though? If we are trading, can this be a backdrop issue .... unless it is a personal interaction thing like in Firefly (a setting I like!)BenTheFerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12760136651496176499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861350035587930909.post-22276836782200959642014-02-13T14:46:13.933+00:002014-02-13T14:46:13.933+00:00Yes, I liked the setting -- although I've hear...Yes, I liked the setting -- although I've heard long-term <i>Traveller</i> fans dislike it -- but the rules were beyond me.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861350035587930909.post-22619714362285527892014-02-13T09:34:02.905+00:002014-02-13T09:34:02.905+00:00I liked the New Era's post-apocalyptic setting...I liked the New Era's post-apocalyptic setting a lot, but have heard plenty that is negative about the system. One solution might be to run TNE with Mongoose Traveller.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863160473105489597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861350035587930909.post-2609199877214715082014-02-11T21:16:09.924+00:002014-02-11T21:16:09.924+00:00I played Traveller: The New Era for a bit but that...I played <i>Traveller: The New Era</i> for a bit but that was so complicated it made <i>Pathfinder</i> look like <i>Fighting Fantasy</i> so I've long wanted to try the simpler version, either in original or Mongoose form. So count me in for your sandbox!thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.com