Aslan Book

[daryen]

My biggest problem with Ziafrplians is that it is like 90% Zhodani with no minor states. Sorry, but its boring. Far Frontiers would be way more interesting with its minor states that the Zhodani can go screw with.

But then maybe I just don't have the imagination to see how "adventuring" entirely within Zhodani space is exciting.

Ziafrplians has quite a large Vargr "bite" in it, but the "no minor states" point is a good one.

Far Frontiers, eh? You really are trying to either get my work into official print or get it erased, aren't you...
:lol:

Oh, I know it has the "bite" (which, BTW, is always such a great image ). That is why I said 90%, rather than all. (And in reality, it is probably more likely 80+%, not 90%. But still ...)

As for trying to get anyone's work made official or erased, I have no personal agenda in that regard. I know that some of my efforts have likely had that effect (with Spinward States), but please know that any such effects like that are purely incidental, and in no way intentional towards anyone.

I just want the results to be good and interesting!

 

[qstor]

If the Solomani are to be done, then the logical choice would be the ubiquitous Solomani Rim. But, it is not the only choice. Aldebaran would be a really, really cool choice, too.

The K'kree are harder. But Gateway would work well. Particularly if the information from Lords of Thunder could be used, reused, or somehow borrowed from.

For the Hivers, the perfect choice is Spica. That gives a roughly 1/3 Hivers, 1/3 Solomani, 1/3 independents split. Lots of potential there. Failing that, Leonidae would be an interesting choice, even though the Hive Federation does not quite extend into it. Spica is probably best.

Gateway was done for T20 I'd rather see a brand new one Like Luretiir!girr but there wasn't a star chart done by DGP for that one so Gh!hken might work since there's a dotmap.

Aldebaran was going to be detailed in a GT book by Jon Zeigler that never got off the ground.

Spica was done by the Spica project. It would be cool to see their work in print.

Mike

 

[kristof65]

Gateway was done for T20 I'd rather see a brand new one Like Luretiir!girr but there wasn't a star chart done by DGP for that one so Gh!hken might work since there's a dotmap.

Keep in mind that MgT appears to be drawing in people who've never played Traveller before, and won't have access to the older stuff, particularly if it was licensed stuff from 3rd party publishers. Heck, I've been a Traveller fan since 1978, and I don't have a lot of the 3rd party published stuff. EVen though Gateway is T20 and fairly recent, how available is it?

Ideally, with regards to sectors and worlds covered, Mongoose should alternate previously done stuff with stuff that hasn't been done before, either in a 1:1 or 2:1 ratio. That way every one gets something.

 

[daryen]

Besides the Gateway sector in the T20 book was based on the material presented in MTJ#4. So, that sector is already a bit of a repeat, anyway.

I see no reason not to include such. And since they would all be based off the same basic source, they would also all be mostly compatible.

 

[qstor]

*bump*

will the book have stats for the Floriani?

Mike

 

[AndrewW]

*bump*

will the book have stats for the Floriani?

Mike

There is some information on the Floriani.

 

[cbrunish]

They only problem I have with the Aslan is the new government codes. I don't understand why a clan would need a seperate code from what is already given. Basically the clan leader(s) would decide how the clan is governed. Maybe the clan uses a civil service form of government. This was used for the Chinese Empire. Even though there was an Emporer, his government was run by a civil service bureacracy.