Recent content by NOLATrav

This. My very first ever home-brewed subsector (using The Traveller Book, 1985-ish) was a mash-up of all my favorite movies. There was a Blade Runner world, a Road Warrior world, a Brazil (Terry Gilliam) world, Outland in an asteroid belt… Hawk the Slayer and Lynch’s version of Arrakis made it...

Also just realized the updated Companion has rules of varying turn length in the chapter on vector-based space combat.

I’ve always really liked the Safari Ship, with its multi-environment tanks, lounge with floor-to-ceiling windows and the form-fitting launch. The original Classic version also had a collapsible balcony/veranda. Pretty unique and cool IMO.

Hello @Yatima Apologies for the long delay. I was wrong, the rules I was thinking of are from GURPS Spaceships, page 48, Basic Space Combat: I have modified these with inspiration from Traveller5 and have a home brew system of varying turn lengths that we have found very fun and that feels...

Probably an emergency inflatable Vacc suit and breather mask/bubble helmet combo for the Fast sleepers is a standard/required part of the program. When depressurization is detected it automatically inflates and has the standard six hour air supply.

Hmm, I may have been thinking of GURPS Space, my apologies. I’ll try to find and let you know.

+1 for Trav OP. I have a nearby FLGS that I think would be interested…

Siggtrygg’s comments about Starter Trav upthread are well taken, range bands should be consistent, not just arbitrary ever-increasing distances and momentum should carry over. Also I’ll say again, GURPS Traveller instituted a system of varying turn length based on range. Longer range, longer...

So much potential, just sort of lingering, meandering… Galaxiad could be supercool, what Rob Eaglestone has done is a nice start but it needs someone to really take the reins and start defining the setting. I don’t have a game going right now but my next pitch will be Traveller2000, set in...

Backed at the Mission Commander level. Glad to see the Ares tier is quite popular, bit much for me tho.

Space Combat should mirror Personal Combat: 1 Significant Action, 2 Minor Actions per turn. Pilots firing fixed weapons should be a Minor Action. Use the Aid Gunners action as your Sig, fire the Fixed mounts as a Minor (so you’re helping yourself dial in on the target) and maybe Change Facing...

High Guard has rules for synchronized jumps, sorry don’t have a page reference right now. I agree, ship encounters should vary based on expected system traffic. I use 1-in-6 for D ports, 2-in-6 for C, etc. E and X are at my whim as GM. These are blips at maximum sensor range but may be closer...

Maybe we just need a D66 table of “Why this shipment is Un/Available” that has plot hooks/fluff to sprinkle about. It doesn’t matter if every system can produce everything locally, sometimes Jethro’s thingamajig craps out and he needs shit shipped in. Or, what if the regularly scheduled big...

Peter was fairly active over at CotI, you could try searching for him there in order to contact him directly. But to be honest, I haven’t looked at CotI in ages. https://www.travellerrpg.com/

Supercool idea 👍🏼