"August" now, on the release schedule. Disappointing.

AnotherDilbert wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 13, 2017 5:15 am

I see:
Traveller_Core_Rulebook_BW_PRINTFRIENDLY.pdf
Traveller_Core_eBook.pdf
Traveller_Core_Rulebook_erratajun2016_Ebook.pdf

I see Traveller_Core_Ebook.pdf, but when I download from that I get the erratajun2016 file.

I may try downloading the B&W anyhow as I do use tablets somewhat.

AnotherDilbert wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 11, 2017 3:28 pm

My Drivethru library contains three core book pdfs. Two with the limitation, one without.

Don't use the "Traveller_Core_Rulebook_erratajun2016_Ebook.pdf"?

That's the only one I can download from Drivethru, bar the B&W printer-friendly version...

How transferrable are these plots to the Traveller OTU or homebrew settings?

I've just given this a try, it's kinda cool but a bit buggy in places. It doesn't seem to count ship shares (Just leaves it at 0 regardless of how many you get), It counts losing SOC during an event as an injury that can be healed, and it doesn't quite display skills in the 2e "specialisation" forma...

Long range missiles are listed as having acceleration fifteen, but are available at technological level eight; acceleration fifteen is only available at technological level eleven. I would suggest that "can go really fast" and "can go really fast while not experiencing enough Gs to squash meatbags ...

Came searching for this thread rather than start one, but it's gone unanswered... I ended up finding the answer in CSC1e, though, and thought I'd leave it here for the next searcher. The higher TL versions are only "lightweight" in that they can provide more armour for the same weight, and only the ...

If by heroic you mean invincible and invulnerable player characters, let them fight Keystone Kops with bad weapons and skills, perhaps with an extra negative DM. Some character will occasionally be hurt as a reminder of their mortality, but they will win their combats and perhaps be happy? I guess ...

My players are used to more "heroic" games (D&D, Mythras/Runequest, and others), and I'm concerned that the super-deadly combat in Traveller might be offputting - both on the ground and in space. Avoiding combat because combat is deadly is all very well, but heroic combat is also good fun, and I'd r...

This is true - Travellermap is the source we now use, and you will see various worlds updated when we re-release the Trojan Reach as part of the Pirates of Drinax set in a couple of months or so. Bit of a thread-hijack, but can you provide any guidance on how bad an idea it is to start a Pirates of...

I'm going to start running Secrets of the Ancients soon (doesn't look like I'll need to do much converting to 2e), so I've started reading through it and the most stand-out feature I noticed is the "how to play" notes for a few significant NPCs. For instance, for Pallod Norrim: • Speak clearly but n...

Condottiere wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 28, 2017 7:41 pm

I don't think any of us have given up on that indoor Olympic pool.

Speaking of which, Passengers is worth watching if you haven't already. That's my idea of an "infinity pool".

Reynard wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 28, 2017 10:34 am

Rule Zero.

"Do not be on fire?"

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He replied pretty quickly and affirmatively when I emailed him about my High Guard spreadsheet, but given that RPGSuite.com might be competing against a character spreadsheet (and that they shell out for advertising in MgT2 books), I think you're right not to just assume!

Yes. I think EMP and Ion are pretty much the same thing in 2e.

The standard method of generating income from a fancy yacht is to charter it out to others (crewed or "bareboat") when you're not using it, which is probably most of the year. There's a saying, apparently, that if you pay less than $X million for your yacht it costs you money, but over that horrific...

Is it 1% per share? I thought it was ~1MCr value per share...

Note that the missiles in TNE were not kinetic: Their warheads were (nuclear) bomb-pumped xray lasers. They maneuvered into the same hex as the target and detonated. Ah, is Star Trek the source of that idea, then? I first encountered it in the Honor Harrington books, but saw it elsewhere later. Edi...

I have never had the need to work in Google sheets before. I only just found out after another quick perusal there is an inbuilt version tracking. Taking over another persons build, without adequate documentation, can be fraught with its own problems. I have only just come back from hiatus from MgT...