Welf wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 24, 2019 3:15 pm

Drinaxian Companion, please release before I try out Traveller with my group and have them decide between FFG Star Wars and Traveller Pirates of Drinax

Isn't the Drinixian Companion just a consolidation of the ten mini patron adventures already published? Is there any new material?

There are examples of VERY long times spent frozen as cited above, but those are rarely intentional. As for what would be considered “routine”, I would go with “years”, given the known concept of the navy’s frozen watch.

Can also be a powerful politician’s pawn to move as needed. Goods or passengers need to be moved quietly. No one suspects the boring fst trader plying its gov’t subsidized backwater route. . .

Someone on the Mongoose Facebook discussion group mentioned that their campaign was set in the 3I, but they used Savage Worlds Science Fiction rules. I used Savage Worlds (and Sci Fi companion) for my last game set in 3I and it worked well. I've ben looking at running another game and it might be s...

Someone on the Mongoose Facebook discussion group mentioned that their campaign was set in the 3I, but they used Savage Worlds Science Fiction rules.

Of course you would find one that isn’t seaworthy to make your point. There’s a reason that boat is going for less than 1/3 the price of others the same age. Oh well, Not worth arguing about.

So should spaceships get some sort of advantage over starships? The battle rider and similar sci-fi concepts already give ships the advantage of not having to tote around fuel/jump drives. I'm just idly speculating on this and interested in other opinions and thoughts here. No. As you point out, th...

Lol. A 40’ foot Sea Ray, 20 years old and in need of refurbishment, will easily set you back $100,000. One in decent shape, say 10 years old or less or completely redone, will cost you $200,000. Brand new, they’re $500k. And most yacht owners would scoff at you calling that a yacht. Which raises the...

Moppy wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:29 pm

I wonder how many campaigns will end that way, with the "murderhobo republic" being founded in some far place.

Heck, you don’t even have to go that far to do that. We just call our murderhobo republic the “Kingdom of Drinax”.

phavoc wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:24 pm

The Traveller hull has always been magically resistant to micrometeroid damage while travelling at high speeds.

This is true of all science fiction starships is it not? Excepting those that have magical navigation shields, of course.

Yeah, the rules are pretty generous to small merchants one jump-1 routes. That’s the primary reason I didn’t like standard merchant campaigns. To avoid quick and easy wealth accumulation the GM needs to constantly come up with pirates, thieves, taxes, dangerous passengers, etc. Otherwise the struggl...

The best source for truth on the operation of subsidized merchants is The Traveller Adventure —or, using the Mongoose version— Aramis: The Traveller Adventure . The basic arrangement is that the ship is paid for by the subsidy agency and that the crew pays its running costs. That's a gross oversimp...

Well, there’s only one person whose opinion really matters here (and I really appreciate him asking us what we want). Hopefully we’ve given him some inspiration.

If you are doing it for free

I don’t think that’s how this works. . .

Phavoc, your points are well taken regarding errors in the text. Proofreading is not Mongoose’s strong point. As for the “justification in the rule is . . .extremely weak”, this argument, which is a matter of opinion, can be used anywhere in the rules, for any rule you don’t like. The ruleset is des...

Whatever is done, I’d prefer to see it a little more detailed, including personalities, so the information presented can a be more “plug and play”. The existing briefings have great ideas, but still require a lot of prep.

So instad of a lot of ideas at a high level, fewer ideas but more detailed.

Well, you aren't saying I am crazy, which you means you believe most of them are actually valid

That’s quite the leap of logic. You didn’t answer my question. Using your logic, I’ll take it that you don’t actually like Traveller, since you did’t specifically state otherwise.

Rules have a tendency to be ambiguous, with multiple possible interpretations; pick one and stick with it. They don't if you write them properly, but RPG companies tend not to have technical writers on their staff, and they're expensive to hire. People often say that conciseness and correctness mea...

Lol. Good stuff.

Assuming a ship makes regular runs, hydroponics wouldn't make much sense for bulk food (wheat, corn, etc). Smaller products, like fruits, vegetables, spices, etc, could work since they are generally tastiest when fresh. The other issue is going to be foodstuffs that aren't normally available in the...