Recent content by OriginalCaruso

Spreadsheets work fine for many use-cases - all data starts in excel and ends up in excel. There comes a time when spreadsheets become unwieldy and databases take over. Spreadsheets have many advantages over databases under certain circumstances, but not all circumstances. Databases win...

If I were so inclined to develop a data model, processing and build in Snowflake but MySQL would do equally well Pricing could be a simple correlation to availability / stock levels

We played Traveller very well without spreadsheets back in the day before computers were widely available I fully understand how spreadsheets help - though I personally prefer a relational database - horses for courses

I prefer to not play “Spreadsheets in Space”. I don’t make Credits an issue, they are a minor part of my game

I don’t imagine player ships to be more than tramp steamers schlepping cargo from port to port and scraping by.

Commercial travel or free traders to minor outposts for example - few and far between

I’m not convinced of the anaogy A 747 which stays in orbit with a pinnacle able to land the Travellwra with pinpoint accuracy on a planets surface? I’m not saying a ship is essential. I am saying a ship is a key enabler for many of not most parties and provides an awful lot more freedom than...

Pros and cons My group prefer the flexibility to travel according to their desires - and occasional GM influence. I prefer to support player agency by facilitating the style of game my players want to play. I’ve seen GMs run a different style of game than the players want to play and it never...

For me, the ship shares “thing” is all about establishing player agency - giving the Travellers the opportunity to travel the stars. My players want to cross the heavens and a spaceship is their vehicle of choice. Other groups may prefer to use commercial liners or stick to a single planet, mine...

I GM my game and rolled up a Noble NPC in Session 0 who owned a small ship. One of the PCs had shares in a ship too, neither ship was suitable for their needs so they cashed everything in, took out a mortgage and bought something more suited to their needs. I did not go with RAW in similar...

That's where 30+ years of working with data helps. There are always outliers, bad data and inconsistencies to address. Data cleanup is a huge issue. Most organizations accept 70% data quality as sufficient for decision making, I find the OODA Loop useful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop...

I have always thought the UWP was the result of a survey therefore fixed at a point in time, and stats change, they could even have been mis-recorded on the survey. Stuff changes dynamically and IMTU we don't pay too much attention to the trivial detail - there's a whole galaxy to explore so I'm...

I am a great fan of vignettes which I throw into the mix, Something for your consideration: Gorram have implemented an "Air Tax" - 20Cr per person, per day to upgrade the air supply system. Several station inhabitants are upset at the tariff whilst others have taken the tax to imply the air...

I'm not after an argument though it seems MasterGwydion is looking for one everywhere If you are looking for a point, it is this: Put up or shut up. Stop complaining and start publishing stuff that everyone can enjoy, then maybe you will influence content creators to join your efforts with...

Not many Traveller authors exist and those who do have my utmost respect. Each author has particular interest in a subset or "variant" of Traveller so it is natural we see different themes emerging. Personally I applaud the diversity of content being published despite having zero interest in...