TrippyHippy
Emperor Mongoose
When MgT 1st edition was released it explicitly had the goal of being a generic sci-fi setting that any sci-fi setting could be hung onto.
I am wondering whether this time around the approach is slightly different - with more explicit references to The Third Imperium setting within the core rules.
I am not critical of this, actually, but I would argue that it may be the case of less is more anyway - notwithstanding third party settings.
For example, I would seriously consider making any new Judge Dredd RPG entirely stand-alone (maybe borrowing the lifepath chargen system) so that it can have it's own skill list and combat engine, be self contained and more directly compatible with the miniatures game. While being able to use a lot of Traveller systems and supplements seems cool, a lot of them (space stuff) are barely used in the JD game at all.
So, for me, I'd like Mongoose Traveller to focus much more on the Third Imperium and 2300AD settings, and occasional books for other settings being mainly instigated by 3rd party publishers. (These would hopefully include Prime Directive as an aside....)
Thoughts?
I am wondering whether this time around the approach is slightly different - with more explicit references to The Third Imperium setting within the core rules.
I am not critical of this, actually, but I would argue that it may be the case of less is more anyway - notwithstanding third party settings.
For example, I would seriously consider making any new Judge Dredd RPG entirely stand-alone (maybe borrowing the lifepath chargen system) so that it can have it's own skill list and combat engine, be self contained and more directly compatible with the miniatures game. While being able to use a lot of Traveller systems and supplements seems cool, a lot of them (space stuff) are barely used in the JD game at all.
So, for me, I'd like Mongoose Traveller to focus much more on the Third Imperium and 2300AD settings, and occasional books for other settings being mainly instigated by 3rd party publishers. (These would hopefully include Prime Directive as an aside....)
Thoughts?