A facinating article on exoplanets and how so many are breaking the rules we once thought were set in stone. Would be nice to see Traveller taking this new science into account when generating new systems. http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/07/forbidden-planets-understanding-alien-worlds-once-thoug...

I like the sound of it really. Thursday can't come fast enough.

I wish I had this skill

Received my hard copy in the mail. Thanks Mathew.

Sounds great

I prefer to run in the Spinward Marches, where most of the published material has been set. I have always wanted to run a Solomani campaign set in the Solomani Rim with Solomani characters, but that hasn't happened yet.

This is very similar to space travel in Niven/Pournel's Co-Dominion and that used in the Wing Commander computer game. The Co-Dominion needed no drive to enter a jump point, but had to find them because they were hidden. Wing Commander used some sort of drive to open the jump points once they were l...

I'm happy to wait the 3 to 4 months on the pre-order to get the PDF free from Mongoose.

Speaking of which, I'll pre-order this on payday.

Quick-start rules and pre gens is definitely the way to go.

Loving the sound of this, Matt

To be honest, I found the novel very difficult to read, and didn't finish it; twice. I should give it another go at least.

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Mon May 15, 2017 10:58 pm

I'm not seeing how this is helpful...

How about breaking it down into Races. Each race being a specialisation?

Medic (Human)
Medic (Aslan)
Medic (Vargr)
Etc

This will give it a more sci-fi feel. In fact, I like that breakdown a lot.

Not CT, but I'm currently running Tripwire and it's very good.

Nice to see the Spinward Marches getting some more lovin

Will pick this up on payday.

Nice. The Fiery has always been a favourite of mine. Would love to see it in a space scene, maybe combat.

Task chain

Yes, a bit of deeper searching revealed she is a homebrew mercenary cruiser.

Will it eventually support already created official star maps?

Does anyone have official stats for the Warsprite, or is it a home-grown vessel

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