Recent content by ross

There were some interesting ideas for micro-corporations in Kromosome for Amazing Engine in the 90s

I really think that free art for any game is problematic. It is important that publishers support artists. The writer isn’t the only one who needs to get paid.

Hear, hear!

Actually, I think there’s significantly more argument that military cruise should be significantly smaller for certain types of craft. It has always been the case in the Traveller universe that scout ships can and our regularly crewed by a single person. I think it tracks with a significant...

This would definitely have an xboat communication array and I’m still struggling with what utility it would have with j-4+j-1 and not just J-5. As a matter of fact there’s a decent use case for very advanced ships like the J-6 naval courier ship from CT.

Actually, I did write something about this… Aging in Traveller

Depends on your Traveller universe, I was thinking in terms of MGT2e and how in SW there appears to be no delineation between piloting types or gunnery types, but there is in Traveller, and yes those are not including PSI or DEX bonuses.

I’ve also long been a proponent of the max starting skill level of 4 in any area and a level 5 is the maximum skill level available. As an example, Darth Vader who is respected as one of the best pilots in the galaxy has Pilot Spacecraft 5 and Pilot Jump 5.

Yeah, search YouTube for Roll20 Traveller. I see a few dozen.

What I do generally IMTU is look to the British colonial government system and the Age of Sail. The Imperium may generally allow self government to most planets, but make no mistake Imperium rule is absolute. Naval authorities can use their discretion and authority to do nearly anything to...

Multiple print runs are a good thing, but that doesn't mean that print books always outsell PDFs, nor does it mean that each print run was large enough to fulfill the previous demand. Many publishers print relatively small print runs because of capital issues. If you are printing 50,000 copies...

Again, this is your opinion and not a fact nor immutable. I have regularly received updated digital versions of the books I have purchased with corrections and errata integrated into the text. This is a useful and arguably better option for most publishers.

All printed materiel is temporary, but we have PDFs now and they can be updated.

The biggest problem with this is it removes the bell curve and makes skilled characters less effective. One of the great things about Traveller is that is a success based system. That is an average character with an average skill has a more than 50% chance of achieving. Without that curve, this...

Hey Matt, et al... Why don't we have sportswear and swag? T-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, messenger bags, backpacks? Polo shirts with an embroidered logo on the right chest? Sure, some with funny sayings, but others with just the logo appropriate for business casual wear. Actually, it might be a...