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I have two questions on the "Asteroids Belt" chapter of Beltstrike (MGP3804). 1. Page 7 - "Asteroid Size and Yield Table", in the "Size/Extent (Tons) lists numbers for entries 2..7 but entries 8...12 are just "Small Planetoid" and "Large Planetoid". If that is not available, has anyone got any...

Some of the threads in the Traveller forum are really long. Would it be practical to provide a way to download a forum thread as a PDF file for printing/viewing offline?

Hello, I'm due to be running the "Belt Strike" adventure (Mongoose, 1st Edition) and I need a little help with number crunching. Looking at the "Standard Travel Times in the Schaeffer Belt (at Thrust 1) in Days" I was wondering... how do I convert the Thrust 1 times to Thrust 2 times? For...

In my copies of the Traveller CRB (Core Rule Book), I frequently put in page numbers. And sometimes, in other Mongoose Traveller books there are the occasional page number reference to the CRB. That is fine until a new update is released or... potentially... a translation. My idea, shamelessly...

On page 150 of the Traveller Companion, the "Distant inner system bodies (e.g. Earth to Asteroid Belt)" is listed as "400,0000,000km" - I'm guessing that it should be "400,000,000km". Thoughts? EDIT 1: The same text appears on page 159 of the Traveller Companion Update 2024. EDIT 2: I Googled...

Hi, I have High Guard 2016 and am wondering what the differences are between it and High Guard 2022 Update? Do the updates merit buying the new 2022 update? Also, does it have an index and/or glossary? TIA! Ian PS... I've moved my page about Free Software to GitHub, the link is in my...

I was wondering, does anyone else here modify their game books? My copy of the Traveller Core Rule Book 2016 (CRB) is a bit battered so the book is secured to the covers using duct tape. Also, some time ago I had some spare ribbon that I wasn't sure what to do with it. So I took my CRB, the...

I spent years running AD&D2e games in the Free City of Greyhawk. I read Fritz Leiber's Lanlhmar books. I am currently reading "Zobeck: Clockwork City", recently purchased, looking for inspiration to run Traveller adventures. Are there any Traveller equivalents of these cities and their...

Hi, I am reading the Trojan Reach sector book that came as part of the Pirates of Drinax box-set. While the presence of an index is greatly appreciated, not all worlds are listed in the index. So, I am wondering, is there a world list available in which you can look up the name of a system and...

The CRB 2016 Edition states: Personally I think it should be "the patient loses more characteristic points equal to the Effect of the Medic check". Does that make sense?

I've read the rules in the CRB2 (2016 Edition, Page 104) and I think I understand them - but I'd like people to share their experiences of using computers and software, in case I have missed out something useful. EDIT: Added a PDF of my brief notes on computers in Traveller.

Hi, I'm interested in running: Solomani Adventure 1: Mysteries on Arcturus Station Solomani Adventure 2: The Bell of Rocamadour I already have Alien Module 5: Solomani. Would it be sufficient to run the above mentioned modules? Also, what are the differences between AM5: Solomani and Solomani...

Assuming 2016 edition of the Core Rule Book Regarding the World Size table (page 217). How come it wasn't expanded to show time to travel to the 100 diameter limit for differing values of Thrust? It would make life so convenient. I've come up with a spreadsheet, using LibreOffice Calc, to do...

Hello, Here is my understanding of (software) expert systems in Traveller:- Expert (TL 11-> 13 Mimics an INT/EDU skill at a skill level of Bandwidth-1. Agent (TL 11-> 14) Is an expert system dedicated to providing Electronics (Computer) skill at a skill level of Bandwidth. Intellect (TL12 ->...

Hi For the life of me, I cannot remember the meanings of all the components of a UWP/UPP codes. So, today, I wrote a small (just over 300 lines long) C program, create-datasheet, written in what I think is portable standard C. I run it on a Linux (x86_64) system but it should compile and run...

Hi, I was working on some GM's notes for playing in the Spinward Marches and I was coming up with ways to help new players understand how really big space is. My physical copy of BTC (page 4) agrees with WikiPedia that: * 1 AU is 150,000,000 Km * 1 Light Second is 300,000 Km The BTC PDF...

Hi, I'm going to be running some Mongoose adventure modules, some set in the Spinward Marches, some set in the Trojan Reach, possibly with a bit of my own material, and was wondering what/which online name generators people use for this sort of thing. TIA! Ian

Hi, A pulse laser does 2D damage. But when I read this on p158 of the CRB:- However, if two or more weapons are of the same type, they may be fired together. One attack roll is made for all weapons being fired, but each additional weapon adds +1 per damage dice to the final damage total. It...

Hi, Is there anyone out there who views Traveller PDFs on a tablet? Would be very interested to know if it works for you and what your experiences have been. TIA, Ian

Hi, I have a few issues with the economics of the traditional Traveller game. In particular, I am not sure that your typical troupe of adventurers could afford the mortgage payments of a new ship. One work-around is to give the players a battered old spaceship as a reward for a good deed or...