Recent content by Bobson

Well, it's a new year again. Any word on whether we're going to see this fulfilled this year? My taveller game is long since over, and the odds of me finding another to join are low, but I'd still like to finish and share the projects I started, if the SRD will let me without the hassle of...

I'm going to assume that since it's been over a year since this was first asked, the trade table is unlikely to be added to the SRD. However, I would like to ask about it again, on the hopes that it will be added. Even a stripped down form (no d66 roll, no descriptions) would be useful. Any...

That's the problem - making huge piles of money was entirely incidental to whatever else my group was doing. It was like: "Ok, we need to follow up on this clue at this world 6 sectors away. Here's a path of jump-2 systems that'll get us there. Ok, we take 10 minutes to buy and sell at each...

I really like this idea, although it would add even more rolls to trading. It would put more randomness into the profits that can be made, without actually penalizing traders. I might suggest replace replacing the X*1d6 roll with an X*(2d6-1d6) roll, though - otherwise you get the problem...

I really like this idea, although it would add even more rolls to trading. It would put more randomness into the profits that can be made, without actually penalizing traders. I might suggest replace replacing the X*1d6 roll with an X*(2d6-1d6) roll, though - otherwise you get the problem...

That was exactly the situation with my group, except we split it equally rather than based on shares. We went wherever our Referee's plot took us, and our broker made us huge profits in doing so (or minor profits when the planet codes weren't good for trading).

It could work like MacOS did before System 7. When you launch a program, it quits the Finder, and when you quit that program it relaunches the interface so you can launch something else. Each program has its own interface to itself, there's just no global interface.

Wow, this thread really exploded yesterday. I agree with this 100%. Penalizing players for being really good at what they do, or deliberately preventing them from doing what they're good at is not the right way to handle excessive ability. In any system, really. If I build a character to be...

Well, since you can run one rating 0 program on it, that basically limits you to interface 0 (maybe it provides status and controls for the gun? Eh), Security 0 (no one can mess with your gun), Translator 0 (Don't share a language with the person you're about to shoot? Let your gun translate...

I thought I posted this before, but I can't find it now, so here it is: My Traveller group started off rather poor, but was quickly (in about 20 game-weeks) banking upwards of 2MCr profit per jump, and usually much more. Our trader was rolling 3d6+6 (minimum 9, average 16.5) on his trading...

It's taken longer than I anticipated, mostly because I've had other things to deal with, but the Planet Generator is back, using only SRD data (no rules for temperature or minimum tech level needed to survive on a given world). The trade calculator will be coming shortly, now that I have all...

I see five ways to designate OGL content that I, personally, would feel are sufficient (and I'm not a lawyer, so no idea how well these would stand up to a challenge): Mark all OGL text when it appears on screen (such as a different font color). Indicate that all such text is OGL.Create a...

Ok, I finally have an official response form Mongoose about software. I am compelled at this point to mention that there is some disagreement (as I understand it) about how the OGL affects software. There's this FAQ, which states that . There's also this thread which discusses the issue...

It's not your fault - I could have just told you to ask, rather than asking myself. They didn't give me any indication of the reason, but I did notice that the SRD is released under the OGL (see the developer pack), and the OGL specifically allows software. So I'm still waiting on a...

Well, unfortunately, it seems like I should have left well enough alone and just left the confusion. When I asked, they told me that "on reflection, I believe we have to be more even-handed in our application of software licensing, so I am afraid I must retract our earlier permission on your...