Central Supply Catalogue

[AndrewW]

3> After a crazy weekend of science-fiction design and adaptation, I added the last stuff necessary to the Traveller: Central Supply Catalogue. Since most of the "normal" stuff was already covered, it was my job to fill in the wierder holes with stuff that will not likely be used at all within the OTU, but people running their own settings will get some good use out of them. I'm sure some of the items will be recognised from other sci-fi tropes, but from the few emails I have received from fans asking for specific not-to-be-named licenses be touched upon in some way...I think this will be a popular book.

 

[GypsyComet]

If its a "black label" book, that's all well and good.

Newcomers are really not getting a lot of guidance on what the OTU is, or means, however.

 

[AndrewW]

If its a "black label" book, that's all well and good.

Newcomers are really not getting a lot of guidance on what the OTU is, or means, however.

Mostly equipment of course but is a guide to technology levels and what they mean included.

 

[Infojunky]

If its a "black label" book, that's all well and good.

Newcomers are really not getting a lot of guidance on what the OTU is, or means, however.

Mostly equipment of course but is a guide to technology levels and what they mean included.

Oh and what do they mean?

Mind you that we have argued this one to death.....

 

[AndrewW]

If its a "black label" book, that's all well and good.

Newcomers are really not getting a lot of guidance on what the OTU is, or means, however.

Mostly equipment of course but is a guide to technology levels and what they mean included.

Oh and what do they mean?

Mind you that we have argued this one to death.....

Covers various technologies that become available at that level. There's never any one answer for this, at a given tech level some societies will develop different technologies. This is of course their interpretation of what becomes available when.

 

[Infojunky]

You might want to look at the tech level progressions as presented in TNE, they did a good job of explaining them....

As for myself I pretty much have discarded Tech Level as a concept in my games, or at least as a numeric value.

I tend to use TL as the level of infrastructure in the UWP situations.

 

[whtknght]

Please proof read it a couple extra times. Maybe have a couple people who have never seen it before proof it for you too.

We don't want a repeat of B5

 

[Infojunky]

Good pictures would be nice too.....

 

[whtknght]

Good pictures would be nice too.....

I second that.

All in favor say Aye

 

[AndrewW]

Please proof read it a couple extra times. Maybe have a couple people who have never seen it before proof it for you too.

I don't think this one will be too bad.

We don't want a repeat of B5

Due to the different nature of the book I don't think that really applies.

 

[whtknght]

I just hope it is more like FASA's FCI Consumer Guide than T4 Central Supply Catalog.

 

[GypsyComet]

I'd rather it more resemble the 2300AD Equipment Guide, myself.

 

[whtknght]

I'd rather it more resemble the 2300AD Equipment Guide, myself.

I have not seen that one. I have very little 2300 stuff. Most came as part of auction lots where I was after the CT stuff.

 

[rust]

I'd rather it more resemble the 2300AD Equipment Guide, myself.

Yep, this would be my hope, too.

 

[Dave Chase]

Chrome books with a bit of advertising look to it like they did on some pages.

That would be neat.

Dave Chase

 

[qstor]

I hope there's lots of illustrations.

Mike

 

[whtknght]

I hope there's lots of illustrations.

So do I. But, not cartoon looking pics.

 

[Walker]

I'd rather it more resemble the 2300AD Equipment Guide, myself.

Yep, this would be my hope, too.

Yep, probably the best Equipment Guide i've used.