Recent content by smiths121

Cheers all, Its early days, but looking to run a TCS style campaign using High Guard 2020. I agree its a corner case for vast majority of players, but its those thorny corner cases player ride to get and advantage in a campaign like that!. I am currently looking for as many of these corner...

Hi All, Just getting back into Traveller, whole new version 2, and then an update to it snce the last time I posted/ Start off witha mathematical challenge! Breakaway hulls seem problematic in High Guard Update 2020 (and High Guard). The line 'Hull points of each section will be proportionate...

Could not see this in MGT 2. Traveller V1, had the uncertain task. This is where the GM rolls 1 dice, and the player rolls the other dice. For the typical task the player knows how to take the described result with a level of certainty/uncertainty. I quite like these if I do not want the...

Hi All, Just reading through the trade rules (again). On page 160 of the core rules, it says characters can look for passengers using Streetwise or Carousing. Had a look through the skills section, but I cannot find appropriate tasks. From the speclative trade section, edging towards: Find...

Barnest2, thanks for your quick response, for some reason that makes a great deal of sense. Not sure making sense is a good thing or bad thing :lol:

Hi All, Not had too many problems with the system recently, which is nice, then this came up! Exploration: Path finder roll 4 has Engineer (Ship Systems). Not defined in the rather long number of specialities in the Core Rulebook, could not find its definition in Book 3 Scout either. I...

SJE - did you pre-order the book, or have you actually got it in your hands? The reason I ask is Alien Module 5 is up on Drivethru, suggesting it has been released, I am used to the Pdf +1 month model. However it is "Pre-order" on the Mongoose site. Think I am getting a bit confused with the...

That is very nice, renders a lot quicker than travellermap. May "borrow" your layout and css?

Ph = Pre Hi population Pa = Pre Agricultural Pi = Pre Industrial These are from the yet to be released Traveller 5. In general - worlds that meat the physical characteristics for the trade classification but not the social profile (for example Pre-industrial ins an industrial world with a...

Hello, This is covered in Mercenary page 73 (probably in the Mercenary SRD as well). Summary as written: Only laser and energy weapons can be used to attack starships. Total damage dice is divided by 50. First weapon does full damage dice, additional weapons add half their dice rounded down...

Looks interesting from the preview. Seems like an update to T4 Pocket Empires. If so, hope it is a bit simpler.

I read Sword Worlds and like it, then I am pretty good at ignoring things I do not like. A friend is borrowing my Sworld Worlds at the moment, otherwise I would post the context for the Starport codes as I spotted them as well. Maybe Wednesday if no-one has beaten me to it. I do not have Sworld...

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My view is "yes" as well. If you make a dodge roll, you do not get to carry the result over to the next attack. The tactics in the combat situation is to fire enough at a ship to overwhelm its defences and do some damage. There have been a couple of BCS (billion credit squadron) rounds played...

A Star Trigger is of X tons. Where X is defined as the GM wants it to fit on the ship or not. Tonnage is explained by "well, at Tech Level 16 it is very complicated you only have physics 4, how could you possibly understand... even if I could explain". As for why the Darrians are conservative...