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Still early days, but it seems that if you give it a solid chunk of lore on your planet then it grasps what you want. Also it is terrible at naming plants and animals. Absolutely terrible.

Me: Write me a list of adventure prompts for a traveller game where the player characters are visiting this world: Ylavernalin Ylavernalin: A sparsely populated desert world with virtually no surface water, this planet relies heavily upon underground aquifers to sustain life. Air is thin and...

I've been messing around with Chat GPT to see if it can be a useful referee tool and thus far I have been impressed. If you give the AI a decent amount of context on your planet of choice you can use it to quickly populate stuff like plot hooks (and instantly expand those plot hooks to an...

The title says it all. What are some good Traveller actual play podcasts to listen to?

I have been poking around and found some free online DMing tools which I have been finding useful. This random subsector generator in particular has proven to be quite helpful. This sector generator works on larger scale, but doesn't generate a map and doesn't have as many fine tuning...

I suppose it depends on what the focus of the game is. Scout ships are pretty great for getting around and doing stuff, but less good if you want to do speculative trading.

So I know that this is going to get some varied answers, but all other things being equal what is your initial starship of choice when starting out a new crew? Are you the sort to go for the iconic Fat Trader, the cost effective Free Trader, the versatile Corsair, or does some other ship catch...

I know right? Everyone is really nice and happy to share their experience with us, it's a sign of a great community!

Are there schematics anywhere for a space-cruiseliner? Some big tour ship with a bunch of staterooms, luxuries, and facilities suitable for doing tourist cruises of the local cluster for tourists and retirees?

I should clarify that I am running this Play By Post, so I have a little bit of time leeway thanks to the nature of the medium. Still, excellent advice. My players are really liking the system thus far.

Hey guys, girls, and everyone on the spectrum in between, it's a pleasure to join this community. As you noticed in the title I am starting running my first game of Mongoose Traveller (1e, because I already had the books for it). I'm taking some general tips from Stellaris for my worldbuilding...