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    rinku replied to the thread If nothing else, background for a Merchant campaign.
    "Too risky to refuel at" is a fairly effective blockade for Traveller. The navy book is literally named after the idea. It's worth...
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    rinku reacted to Geir's post in the thread If nothing else, background for a Merchant campaign with Like Like.
    You may have noticed some activity in the Persian Gulf region recently... Yeah, so, anyway, What's Going on With Shipping is at least a...
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    rinku replied to the thread Merchants weapons.
    Ehhh. It's all overall profit and loss. Making an example of a feisty merchant who puts up a fight may result in easier encounters later...
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    rinku reacted to Endie's post in the thread Traveller 5E with Like Like.
    As a mildly-disgruntled purchaser of T5, I don't think it was a cash grab at all (although, naturally, I am sure that Marc *hoped* it...
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    rinku replied to the thread Imperial Battleships.
    And you just KNOW some Navy genius has come up with the idea and pushed for it. If they were influential or loud enough, prototype ships...
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    rinku reacted to Vormaerin's post in the thread Merchants weapons with Like Like.
    As always, this argument fails to resolve the initial condition. What does piracy look like in the area in question? In the Imperial...
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    rinku replied to the thread Merchants weapons.
    Yeah. and it's worth remembering that the original Traveller default is adventure on the wild frontier, with a powerful but distant...
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    rinku reacted to Vormaerin's post in the thread Traveller 5E with Like Like.
    Honestly, the envelope it came it was practically worth the cost of the goods. (This isn't a picture of mine, which has a different...
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    rinku replied to the thread How to make Traveller more popular with TTRPG players.
    Great idea, AM. I think as long as it's kept typical it should be fine. The tension of sandcasters vs lasers, lasers vs missiles...
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    rinku reacted to actionman's post in the thread How to make Traveller more popular with TTRPG players with Like Like.
    So I was looking for scifi battle scenes for a post I decided not to post. Example: Then I thought, Traveller doesn't have a media...
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    rinku replied to the thread Space Combat - Did I miss something?.
    It's hard to see how lasers can really miss at short range or lower, aside from tracking being jammed. Inverse square law and the laws...
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    rinku reacted to swordtart's post in the thread Space Combat - Did I miss something? with Like Like.
    For most actions you don't get ridiculous DMs. Combat is a special case and it is because the effect adds to damage. I don't think...
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    rinku replied to the thread Merchants weapons.
    It's a point in regards to alpha strikes, although I suspect a standard missile sized nuke isn't a city killer. They probably aren't...
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    rinku reacted to swordtart's post in the thread Merchants weapons with Like Like.
    Ok. In that case why would they move to the range where you get all those DMs or can even attack at all? You won't get to fire as they...
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    rinku replied to the thread Imperial Battleships.
    If it's a structural issue, there could be a case for duplicate M-Drives, one fore and one aft. If only one is thrusting at any one time...
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