Patron Zero
Mongoose
The best way to start this thread is to ask how many people remember the 1984 SF-Comedy film Ice Pirates ? If you've never seen it, do so immediately, if it's been a while watch it again soon.
It's not too much of a stretch to place the plot-setting of Ice Pirates into a Traveller campaign, minus the space herpes (sorry for the spoiler), the weapons brandished are common enough and the ships pretty much follow the rules concerning such.
What I did take from the film directly into my personal TU was the ComBots, the the one's seen on screen were a bit campy and overly stooge-like but an upgrade to their programs, a few mechanical tweaks and they become a force to be reckoned with.
Such were employed in my campaign setting as a back-up to human security forces in private sector facilities as well as bouncers in more colorful starport bars and casinos. The player characters in my game came into possession of a pair after an aborted hijacking by marauders, said villains making a hasty retreat and leaving such behind.
After considerable expense and effort the two mechanical Brunos found residency with the crew in roles of 'guard dogs' and walking bulkheads-shields that proved useful in several firefights.
Again, take in the film and give the robots their due and see their potential for your campaign.
It's not too much of a stretch to place the plot-setting of Ice Pirates into a Traveller campaign, minus the space herpes (sorry for the spoiler), the weapons brandished are common enough and the ships pretty much follow the rules concerning such.
What I did take from the film directly into my personal TU was the ComBots, the the one's seen on screen were a bit campy and overly stooge-like but an upgrade to their programs, a few mechanical tweaks and they become a force to be reckoned with.
Such were employed in my campaign setting as a back-up to human security forces in private sector facilities as well as bouncers in more colorful starport bars and casinos. The player characters in my game came into possession of a pair after an aborted hijacking by marauders, said villains making a hasty retreat and leaving such behind.
After considerable expense and effort the two mechanical Brunos found residency with the crew in roles of 'guard dogs' and walking bulkheads-shields that proved useful in several firefights.
Again, take in the film and give the robots their due and see their potential for your campaign.
