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- Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:48 am
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: The name's Prefect. Ford Prefect.
- Replies: 0
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The name's Prefect. Ford Prefect.
I had an idea the other night to create a character based on Ford Prefect, of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I'm happy with the outcome, even though the process took a sharp turn toward the end and I wound up with secret agent Ford Prefect. The idea is that, per his Term 4 Event (Mishap 2, ce...
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:25 pm
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: Missiles & Defensive Fire (Vehicles)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1567
Re: Missiles & Defensive Fire (Vehicles)
1. How does the missile fire work with Full Auto? Does this mean three attacks and nine missiles consumed? Correct. 2. The APC will use the gauss cannon to attack the missiles. What modifiers are relevant (e.g. missile speed)? After a quick review of the vehicle combat rules, I can't find anything ...
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 8:02 am
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: Large troop transports?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2282
Large troop transports?
I'm looking for a class of ship suitable for use as a transport by a regiment-sized mercenary unit (3,000-5,000 soldiers), minimum capacity 1,000 passengers plus equipment. High Guard doesn't have anything that looks suitable.
- Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:25 am
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: Prevalence of military vets among PCs
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3208
Re: Prevalence of military vets among PCs
Isn't that what the skill package is for?Old School wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:48 pmBut even the diplomat or scientist in the group is going to have at least Vacc Suit 0 and Gun Combat 0, plus something useful to do on a starship.
- Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:51 pm
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: Prevalence of military vets among PCs
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3208
Prevalence of military vets among PCs
In the Traveller game I'm in (or was, before the pandemic, and hopefully will be again eventually), all four PCs have at least some military experience. My character was career Navy, another PC was a career mercenary, a third was drafted into the Navy for three terms, and the last spent one term in ...
- Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:10 pm
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: Is the Empress Marava-class supposed to have a fuel scoop?
- Replies: 19
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Is the Empress Marava-class supposed to have a fuel scoop?
Yay, I'm actually playing Traveller! Our group has inherited an Empress Marava-class far trader, and while High Guard lists the design as including a fuel processor (40 tons/day), it doesn't show a fuel scoop. Is this an oversight, or does it mean that the Empress Marava can refuel from water source...
- Wed Sep 11, 2019 8:41 pm
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: Sourcebook for the Aslan?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1831
Re: Sourcebook for the Aslan?
So what's Behind the Claw?Old School wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:26 pmRight. I doubt they'll be a 2nd edition Aslan sourcebook.
- Wed Sep 11, 2019 12:28 pm
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: Sourcebook for the Aslan?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1831
Sourcebook for the Aslan?
I'm reading the article on the Arhiyao clan in JTAS Vol. 3, and I feel like I'm missing big chunks of what the author was trying to say. Part of it is terminology, part of it is knowing nothing about Aslan history, culture, or politics. I gather that Behind the Claw will be Mongoose Traveller's Asla...
- Sun Jul 07, 2019 1:18 am
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: Weapons for a special-operations ship
- Replies: 60
- Views: 15170
Re: Weapons for a special-operations ship
Unless you're building a ship-to-ship boarding craft? But that doesn't seem low profile to me. It's kind of obvious once you fly up alongside. Boarding space stations and spacecraft is definitely part of the mission profile. The stealthy part is the ship's use of the "superior stealth" hull option ...
- Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:58 am
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: Weapons for a special-operations ship
- Replies: 60
- Views: 15170
Weapons for a special-operations ship
I'm designing a special operations frigate: 2,500 tons, TL16, thrust 6, jump 4. Carries a marine company, primary mission is low-profile insertion and extraction of same. What should I arm her with? I'm thinking ion cannons, EMP torpedoes, and jumpbreaker missiles for disabling spacecraft, and conve...
- Sat Jun 08, 2019 10:48 am
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: Blank (really, really blank) subsector maps
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1681
Re: Blank (really, really blank) subsector maps
So did I. How many pages deep was that?
- Sat Jun 08, 2019 2:20 am
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: Blank (really, really blank) subsector maps
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1681
Blank (really, really blank) subsector maps
I want to generate the Foreven Sector for my game, and I want the hex numbers to correspond to the hex numbers on travellermap.com. Every "blank" subsector map I can find has hex numbers already applied. Is there a source for actually blank (just the hex grid and nothing else) printable subsector ma...
- Fri May 17, 2019 11:26 am
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: Why can't I add bookmarks to my PDFs?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1705
Re: Why can't I add bookmarks to my PDFs?
Editing bookmarks really ought to be allowed, even if editing the content is otherwise verboten.
- Thu May 16, 2019 12:09 am
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: Why can't I add bookmarks to my PDFs?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1705
Why can't I add bookmarks to my PDFs?
No, seriously. The core PDF is severely lacking in bookmarks, but I am inexplicably prevented from creating new ones. Who do I need to slap?
- Mon May 13, 2019 8:34 pm
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: JTAS errata
- Replies: 30
- Views: 12434
- Sun May 12, 2019 2:25 am
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: Are 13mann's products worth anything?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1540
Are 13mann's products worth anything?
One of my players (yes, holy crap, I'm running Traveller) wants to build a couple of engineering robots, and says he's gotten recommendations of Traveller ROBOTS by 13Mann. I'm not familiar with their material; is allowing this book worthwhile?
- Wed May 08, 2019 8:47 pm
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: What's Traveller5 like?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 39982
Re: What's Traveller5 like?
Can you be more specific? What's wrong with those systems?
- Wed May 08, 2019 8:34 pm
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: What's Traveller5 like?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 39982
Re: What's Traveller5 like?
What is it that makes T5 unplayable?
- Mon May 06, 2019 10:25 pm
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: What's Traveller5 like?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 39982
- Wed Apr 24, 2019 8:45 pm
- Forum: Traveller
- Topic: What's Traveller5 like?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 39982