Recent content by ottarrus

Thanks, Matt!

Noting that Armies of the 5FW was set back a month, I'm wondering if Invasion is still running on time? What's the update?

Back to the OP on this one. Life support, or rather the mathematics of life support are one of the few magical handwaves in Traveller. There isn't one Traveller starship, for example, that has a sewage tank or an oxygen scrubber accounted for in the ship design worksheet. Okay, there's ONE...

It is these inconsistencies that a lot of folks want to address. I understand different technologies and accommodations for different races. That totally makes sense. Aslan crews need a shrine, Daryen crews have extra backup electronics, and so on. That's the flavor text that makes the game fun...

The more we all discuss this with the Vehicle Handbook, the Robot Handbook, High Guard, etc., the more I'm becoming convinced that a new Fire Fusion and Steel: the Technology of Traveller is indeed what is required. Couldn't agree more. And yeah, I will, in fact, buy all of it.

Back to the OP on this one. We don't need a 'minor update'. It's the considered opinion on the board that what's needed is a rewrite of HG, one that addresses all the issues we've been grousing about. To wit: - A design process that is logical, clear, and rational from all the way from 10-ton...

With RQ it really does depend on that d100 roll... I tell new RQ players "This is NOT d20. Even the local equivalent of a goblin [a trollkin with a short spear] has a straight-up 3% chance of killing you outright [crit to your head... 12-16 pts of damage ignoring armor]. The HP you have on your...

L5R is vicious. RQ /d100 isn't much better. When I talk to people playing these two games in particular I tell them that if they want to fight, fine. But they better have another character ready to go. If the sword comes out the sheath odd are somebody is gonna die.

Just so long as nobody asks her to pick something up, dance, or shoot something! :D

Truth....

We love labors of love! That's what keeps fandom going.

Sorry, Lt. Uhura. No answers on hailing frequencies. ;) The whole point of there being no FLT commo in Traveller is to give the players agency. They have to make decisions and take action without having a superior or advisor to blame when it all goes hairball. Change that and you might as well...

Yes.

I can see your confusion about the mechanics. It seems a little off to me too. All I can think of is that sometimes the creative or discovery process is best done with one mind's effort rather than as a group. Group processes often wander off into trivialities or digressions, whereas a single...

I think I would probably rule that it depends on the skill check by the psion vs the TL of the psi shield. That's in keeping with the rest of the sensor checks.