Recent content by Repairman_Jack

Regarding the previous graphs showing the auto-hit problem... the rule that is broken is NOT the range modifiers. The rule that is broken is the "aim" rule. It doesn't make even basic sense. Anyone that has actually fired a weapon under careful aiming conditions knows that you don't get...

I've always thought that when Traveller tried to abstract weapon penetration (ala Classic Trav, Mongoose Trav) that the combat system and weapon designs never quite made sense... not nearly enough differentiation of weapons. When penetration was explicitly part of the combat system (ala...

Roll them up straight... without fudging. Encourage players to discard characters that are going off the rails... at any point in the generation process (failed survival roll, etc.). To speed things up, create a spreadsheet of pre-rolled characteristics (6 sets of 2d6 numbers), then when...

Reynard... I think you misunderstood. I'm not asking about devices, which if used for a security purpose would still likely require the appropriate device-type skill to setup... Electronics-Computer for computerized security, Mechanics for lower tech mechanical device, etc. Instead, I'm asking...

When friends and I played MegaTrav many years ago, we had a house-rule added skill called "Security" which represented expertise with both security systems and setting up security protocols, both physical and electronic. In MgT2, what skill would best be used for a task like... "Setup a...

I have to respectfully disagree with some of these responses, especially since you indicated that the players foolishly surrendered. Although it's en-vogue these days for the GM to cheat for the players, it actually diminishes them. The GM should stay true to the world that he/she created...

Yeah... this was asked before, and a lot of you folks chimed in with good opinions. But, I just didn't see an official response form Mongoose. Do they monitor this forum?

This was asked before, in one of the Errata posts, but doesn't appear to have been answered... One of the grad benefits of Military Academy says "Increase EDU by an additional +1." But there is no initial EDU increase listed for attending. Is this a typo? Was there supposed to be a base +1...

I have a question about the MgT2 skill levels. It's made clear in the Core Rules that the designers expected characters with low skill levels (quote... average Joe's). However, this flies in the face of the typical skill rolls described in the rules. For example... - Performing a Systems...