ottarrus
Emperor Mongoose
OK, my Old Geek heart just skipped a happy beat [as opposed to the other kinds...].
I knew that the 5th FW was going to kick off soon. Glad that's happening sooner rather than later.
I'm happy to see Traveller Pioneer is getting its feet under it. That might be interesting.
I'm pleased the the Senior Service of All Charted Space, the Imperial Navy, will be getting some detailed attention. I sincerely hope it won't turn into the hot mess MgT 1 High Guard turned into. And I have to admit that I was VERY impressed with Martin Dougherty's Sector Fleet [both versions]. The new version will have to work hard to improve on that base.
But what really, really, really made my evening was the announcement that not only is the Kaefer War kicking off, but that Mongoose got permission to republish and update the Sky Raiders Trilogy. Like most right-thinking sophonts, I'm a HUGE fan of everything the Keith Brothers have contributed to Traveller and Sky Raiders was one of their great works. It showed the way for everyone to follow: that a Traveller campaign did not have to be MnM's [Merchants or Mercenaries] and that investigatory campaigns could have as much or more to say about the Traveller Universe as any ledger sheet or gunfight [although both of those did show up in Raiders].
As for the 2300 Kaefer War, let me say that I'm a veteran [as most of you know] and a military historian. Now, I was a DAT, a dumb assed tanker, not a sailor but for my money GDW's classic Invasion book portrayed one of the most authentic interstellar wars I'd ever read. In that very slim book, you could see the politics of High Command play out like you would if you were an aide to Chester Nimitz or Dwight Eisenhower. Or for that matter, Doug MacArthur or Bernie Montgomery. How the petty grievances of decades before influenced the command decisions upon which nations balanced. But you also saw the 'boots eye view' of fighting the Kaefers, both on an occupied world and as a line grunt. While mostly a Star Cruiser campaign [and some of the scenarios for that were as nasty as anything in either World War], it inferred, referred and implied almost every single aspect of races at war. And it's getting Colin Dunn's sure hand as reboot. That ought to be pretty frikkin' awesome.
There's lots else going on at Mongoose and I encourage everyone to read all about it, so to speak. But the above is what I'm really excited about.
I knew that the 5th FW was going to kick off soon. Glad that's happening sooner rather than later.
I'm happy to see Traveller Pioneer is getting its feet under it. That might be interesting.
I'm pleased the the Senior Service of All Charted Space, the Imperial Navy, will be getting some detailed attention. I sincerely hope it won't turn into the hot mess MgT 1 High Guard turned into. And I have to admit that I was VERY impressed with Martin Dougherty's Sector Fleet [both versions]. The new version will have to work hard to improve on that base.
But what really, really, really made my evening was the announcement that not only is the Kaefer War kicking off, but that Mongoose got permission to republish and update the Sky Raiders Trilogy. Like most right-thinking sophonts, I'm a HUGE fan of everything the Keith Brothers have contributed to Traveller and Sky Raiders was one of their great works. It showed the way for everyone to follow: that a Traveller campaign did not have to be MnM's [Merchants or Mercenaries] and that investigatory campaigns could have as much or more to say about the Traveller Universe as any ledger sheet or gunfight [although both of those did show up in Raiders].
As for the 2300 Kaefer War, let me say that I'm a veteran [as most of you know] and a military historian. Now, I was a DAT, a dumb assed tanker, not a sailor but for my money GDW's classic Invasion book portrayed one of the most authentic interstellar wars I'd ever read. In that very slim book, you could see the politics of High Command play out like you would if you were an aide to Chester Nimitz or Dwight Eisenhower. Or for that matter, Doug MacArthur or Bernie Montgomery. How the petty grievances of decades before influenced the command decisions upon which nations balanced. But you also saw the 'boots eye view' of fighting the Kaefers, both on an occupied world and as a line grunt. While mostly a Star Cruiser campaign [and some of the scenarios for that were as nasty as anything in either World War], it inferred, referred and implied almost every single aspect of races at war. And it's getting Colin Dunn's sure hand as reboot. That ought to be pretty frikkin' awesome.
There's lots else going on at Mongoose and I encourage everyone to read all about it, so to speak. But the above is what I'm really excited about.
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