If they don't have END (like in 2E) you can rule that 1/3 of their HP is END, can also modify it a little depending on the creature. Obviously only do this if there is STUN weapon around.

Tbh, I would allow them for a char played by a guest player who will most likely play 1 session. If he wants to play more afterwards, the rest of the generation methods are well balanced.

Compared to 1st ed, a lot of things had their price changed.

The two which I remember:

Battle dress became almost 10 times cheaper.
Spare parts became 10 times more expensive.


I assume they made the grav vehicles far more expensive than before.

The new one uses more streamlined rules (easier), which also allow for more "sway" of interpretation. The rules are simpler, but some edge cases might appear. However, I am not familiar with the rules of the 1st edition, only know that it's more complex. Haven't made a comparison of weapon firepower...

House rules - it can be like a community companion (free ofc)

For practical purposes, I like the errata to be more flexible - (3) and (4). (2) will also work for me.

You can't. That is the charm of rpgs - you can't, unless you use some cheesy stuff, but then you lose the respect of the players.

Something new to add: CSC Page 43 - the Torpedo description (is a copy of the Laser Cannon)! Mailed Matt about it, here is what he sent: Torpedo : Effectively an underwater missile, torpedoes are large and unwieldy weapons when they first appear, but can prove extremely threatening to even the large...

Yes, I spotted that too. Seems a page or a few paragraphs are missing (or perhaps even a piece of ART!) edit: removed a piece that I read wrong. Some pieces not clear to me on Page 161 1): PD with dogfighting missiles doesn't mention they have to make a successful attack roll. So, do they auto hit, ...

The book, so far, is pretty good. I think it's definitely better the ones from 1st ED. There are some minor discrepancies (will compile a list), but the consistency is solid. No "critical" errors this far. There are some areas which could use a little better formatting, to increase comprehension. It...

If we manage to make the Q&A with Matt, some of the questions will get more answers! I have a list prepared which is maturing on some of my electronic notebooks.

Yes, I play that, theoretically, a good shot (high dmg roll) from a small arm can do 1 dmg to an unarmored craft (as RAW). To my memory Effect is lost in scaling the damage. I might be wrong. 10 dton ship has 4 Hull points. This means it suffers 2 criticals from 1 dmg. Hull hit will most likely be f...

give him 20 bucks

We track (with who tracks what): GROUND: * Who's turn is in the round - Ref * Dodges - Players their own, Ref the npcs (but as Dilbert stated, npc don't always dodge or aim) * Check/attack scores - Players vs a target the Ref gave them (unless secreted, then only the Ref) * Check effect - Ref types,...

Looks good!

In case you need further playtesting, I know someone who can help related to game mechanics

Well done! The quality is outstanding!

The CSC Track trait is official. I emailed Matt some time ago and he confirmed it's an omission. The trait stays. Also, can someone elaborate a little on this one: "Page 135, Vehicle Critical Hits Where results “increase hull severity”, apply a hull critical hit at the lowest level not yet applied.....

I will repeat what others said. Purely by game rules, it is damn overpowered, both as net effect and listed price. But traveller was never a game to be played purely by game rules (at least classic and mgt). What the other people here said makes a lot of sense. For a year, I train with weights, most...

It's a book mostly full of rules. Even if we wait for a bit more, I would prefer it polished rather than having flaws cause by hurrying up.

Which edition? The 2nd doesn't state a specific penalty (or at least I didn't find any).

In low-vision I would impose bane.
In no vision, I would impose chance to miss (1-5 out of 6) and -2 to hit (as if the target is hiding), in case of a hit. Of course, no aiming.

A comment from the authors stated that High Guard is not meant to be fully balanced, as the availability of the options written there isn't limited (except perhaps for TL), thus a referee should be careful when granting anything from the book. Some options are clearly better than others. Of course, ...