Recent content by GothiousRex

I'm about 80% finished making an Excel/VBA based Trade Generator utilizing the rules presented in the Core Rulebook. Currently Does: - validates the source and destination UWP's - determines what Trade Codes are present on each world - generates number of each type of Passages available -...

also note that there are minimum Tech Level values for certain Atmosphere values (as shown on Pg 179)

Protocol Droid A: "Welcome Visitors to Retron V, Please feel free to visit with our pleasurebots while our maintenance drones refuel your hydrogen tanks. Does your ship require any additional maintenance?" Captain Smith: "No, our coils are a bit worn but don't need replacement yet. Where is...

yeah I noticed after running it there are occasionally some odd systems that result, but apparently they can be generated by the rulebook.

Step 3 does say you can't "choose a career you have already left" however, under Step 3d, it does say "The Draft can put you back into a career you have been forced to leave, at your old rank." and on page 8 "Once you leave a career you can not return to it. The Draft and Drifter career are...

1) you can't leave a career and come back to it later with 2 exceptions: you can return to a career via the draft and you can always go back to the Drifter career 2) each previous career gives you -1 DM to enter another and if you fail the roll you end up as a Drifter or you can draft once 3)...

on it.

are we allowed to make and distribute a character generator? or would that be bad? I was thinking of doing one in excel using VBA

Traveller has the monthly mortgage being 1/240th of the remaining amount owing so a Free Trader with 10 ship shares would leave about 32MCr owing 32,000,000/240 = 133,333 Cr/month mortgage plus maintenance plus life support that is pretty steep but... you should be able to pull off two...

I have a shipbuilder excel sheet posted on the yahoo group but it doesn't do anything about the cost in MCr

I've created a rudimentary World Generator based on the rules in the Core Rulebook with Microsoft Excel. You can download it here F9 will refresh and create a new world.

I'm thinking the Population mods should be Size 6-9 = +1 Atmosphere 5-6, 8 = +1 it gives bigger planets more population which seems to be indicated (second paragraph right column pg 170) except size 10 because the High-G is uncomfortable (fourth paragraph right column pg 170) the most...

you can also look here for info http://traveller.wikia.com/wiki/Nobility

In modern day Peerage rules, The sons and daughters are accorded the right to use lesser titles of their family. Duke Izar of Rhylanor may also have lesser secondary titles say Marquis of the Ramparts, Count of New New York, OverBaron of Rhylanor. The Duke is allowed to travel incognito using...

I totally understand. Sometimes you want to make the cake from scratch. Sometimes you just want to decorate the cake you have before you.