Recent content by fvcoulter

I'm assuming that the history of Traveller is more of a text based book and less dependent on tables and maps. If so, it would be nice if Mongoose released it as an ePub, not just as a PDF. It's much easier to read text based books on my Kindle, although it's horrible for PDF files.

I question that "good relationship [...] until recently" statement. Basically, the Earth has had two stable climates. First, the frozen ice ball. Second, the ice free planet. The current case, which is part of an ice age without massive ice caps, tends to be unstable.

I'm not at all convinced that you can predict your arrival location to any level of precision, given the vast distances involved. You're just counting on the incredibly small probability of arriving where another ship is.

Don't forget to factor in water's strange behavior when it transitions from liquid to solid. Most liquid to solid transitions involve becoming denser. Water is weird in that the solid form would float on the liquid form. I don't think that's true for the other liquid oceans.

Let's see what the market charges. We've only got one ocean liner left, the Queen Mary 2. Everything else is a cruise ship. But let's look at a typical trans-Atlantic cruise from New York City to Southampton from June 15 to June 23, 2024. (The prices are per person.) Available staterooms...

Regarding the JoTAS, I'm going to toss out that I'd love for the Journal to come out regularly -- quarterly would be nice -- and have the option of buying a subscription with a discount over buying each issue separately. I'd prefer that to the six issue batches you've produced in the past. I...

A long time ago, I remember reading somewhere that there are two distinct sounds. First, the exploding gun powder. This sound helps identify where the shooter is. This helps you shoot back at the shooter. Second, the sonic boom from the bullet passing by. The problem with the sonic boom is...

The same way the Lunar Colony will survive in the next couple of decades. Mine what you can. Ship the rest from Earth. And recycle like crazy. The biggest problem is that these worlds are fragile. If a society crashes on Earth, there will be survivors. If a society crashes on the Moon...

Ah, so a strong caste system are bad guys? Just because it isn't the modern western ideal?

I'm not sure how Mongoose's JTAS program would be able to affect your ability to use other publisher's IP. Mongoose (I think) only owns its own IP. Either the other publisher (or whoever ended up with its assets) or FFE would be the person to contact about that other IP.

How big are you looking? The big box office supply stores print on large paper or on foam backed pages.

I'd like to see a license for translation of existing Mongoose material to VTT programs. I don't have a problem with Mongoose getting a piece of the action. However, if someone translates an existing module for a specific program, they should be able to share it with other users.

Mongoose just got their first monthly payment from me: Traveller Companion Update 2024 and a bonus purchase, Far Trader #1. Planning ahead, I've got Central Supply Catalogue Update 2023, JotTAS 10, and World Builder's Handbook on my wish list. Which one should be my December reading list? The...

If you're an American, think about Texas. What can you do with guns and armour in Texas? (A better question is what can't you do with guns and armour in Texas?) And yet the vast majority of people in Texas are not wearing level four armour when they go to the store. Why not? You need to...

My players learned that when they land on a (relatively peaceful) low-tech world and go out in full armor and armed for bear, children in large numbers followed them around. "Mommy, come look at the strangers." As a GM, you should be able to make children NPCs into remarkably annoying encounters.