Ask MongooseMatt ANYTHING!!!

[Terry Mixon]

Okay, not really anything, but when we post questions about the rules or potential typos in the feedback area, we often don't receive a response, so I'm creating this thread in the hopes of getting some response to questions we have, even if it is "we're looking at that" or some such.

I'll kick this off with a question I posted a few days ago. The emergency low berths in High Guard 2022 Update are listed at MC1 a pop. Seems real pricy since Mongoose 1e and all the previous versions of Traveller we checked had it being KCr100. In Mongoose 1e, it was listed as MCr.1 and we suspect a typo. Can we get some clartity on that so we can update the starship build sheet to reflect what we suspect if we're right? Thanks.

Also, allow me to suggest that adding KCr, BCr (or GCr to please @Geir), and TCr to your repertoire would be really helpful and would minimize the complaints about not having comma separation in your big numbers, too.

And sorry for all the wild AMA questions you're about to get @MongooseMatt.

 

[collins355]

I think there is a strong case for Mercenary being rewritten as a single and better organized book. A lot of great information, organized poorly without enough examples and context.

100 percent.

I'd be happy to help.

But Mongoose and Mercenary seems to be cursed. Two failed attempts now. Maybe better to just give up and focus elsewhere.

 

[Terry Mixon]

100 percent.

I'd be happy to help.

But Mongoose and Mercenary seems to be cursed. Two failed attempts now. Maybe better to just give up and focus elsewhere.

No need to leave a bad implementation. Find the right person and watch them to make sure it is good this time.

 

[Radwraith]

100 percent.

I'd be happy to help.

But Mongoose and Mercenary seems to be cursed. Two failed attempts now. Maybe better to just give up and focus elsewhere.

The first "mercenary" book was actually some 30+ yrs ago (LBB Ed.) Hardly seems fair to hold that against them! I generally liked Mercenary books because they showed a lot better what running an Army entails. It would also be very portable to later things like The 5th frontier war or if they ever get around to another Colony builder's book! As General Barrow said "Amateurs study tactics. Professionals study logistics!

But that doesn't address my original question! Is there some officially accepted effect on CBAS from being "Armored infantry" (As defined in book 1) or do I have to just wing it?

 

[ross]

But that doesn't address my original question! Is there some officially accepted effect on CBAS from being "Armored infantry" (As defined in book 1) or do I have to just wing it?

Wing...