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Rrinku replied to the thread Core Rulebook 2022 Updated Today.Is there a change document for what was updated? All I've spotted so far was the copyright date and the change to where the hardcopy is...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Imperial Battleships.Whups. My apologies. I'll leave my posts uncorrected to expose my shame regarding the spelling. Maybe if it had been at Jutland I might...
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RI kept my pedantic daemon under control so far, but since there seems to be a 50-50 split in what people are saying in this thread: it...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Traveller 5E.While other sub systems are at play in CT, the core mechanic is roll 2D6 against a target, with modifiers, trying to equal or exceed the...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Request for comments on ship quirks.Potentially you could save maintenance by mothballing the ship, but even a ship that's not travelling requires a fair degree of...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Help with a character concept.Temper your expectations. Agent or Rogue start with suitable Basic Training suites. After a few terms skills in both careers are going...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Traveller 5E.There are three things that could be considered "Traveller". In practice, most of the time two or all three are in play. 1) The...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Help with a character concept.If it basically involves violence, then yeah: Agent (Intelligence) or Rogue (Enforcer) sound best. If you're wanting to match the...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Imperial Battleships.The same Christmas (1980) that I got Traveller, I received Avalon Hill's Jutland, so how about that? (I'd asked for either, was more...
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RThe name didn't stick except among the media and authors. Navies did not refer to the battleships they build during the 20s and 30s as...
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Rrinku replied to the thread PoD PWH vs Cluster Truck Shifts.Cluster Truck is VERY focussed on junk tech. Pirates of Drinax assumes a fairly normal TL range and access to tech higher than TL8-9...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Imperial Battleships.The Star Fleet Technical Manual (1975) is somewhat to blame here as well. But for a fuller discussion, see here...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Highport Stats/Specs.High Guard rules, yes. Although in terms of destruction, there are aspects that won't apply in the same way as for a ship. Space...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Imperial Battleships.MJD aside, as Collins355 said above, in Fighting Ships the text uses Dreadnaught as an alternate for Battleship (p.9), and for the three...
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Rrinku replied to the thread Space Combat - Did I miss something?.In the outer system, those "noise" emissions will show up better, since all the other things are much dimmer. I'd... not rely on...
