Traveller Referees screen.

[Myrm]

Or a PDF format one that can be downloaded from Drivethru or whoever and used in conjunction with a certain customisable ref's screen product

Personally, I'd prefer a hardcopy.

Oh so would I, definitely, but the release schedule and hence the printers looks fairly well booked up, so a PDF is a good second choice.

The single biggest problem I see is deciding what goes on it....particularly as expansions are changing things. A weapon list is only as good as the latest book for instance. I was looking at the T20 one and there was a lot of stuff on it....but even then I had difficulty selecting stuff that I thought wuld be a) relevant for the current expression of the game and b) wasnt likely to be subject to change.

 

[Stainless]

My vote added.

 

[old gamer geek]

The crowed chants "G.M'S screen , G.M'S screen " 8)

 

[celmive]

A decent Screen would be great - I like the idea of a Customisable Screen as mentioned above as used by a different line/company. Maybe Mongoose should do the same and issue PDF Downloads for all the ranges that they do ?

If we go with a standard screen take a look at the DARK HERESY one - Pure quality *Ummmmm* *Drool* Traveller Screen.....

 

[Londo-X]

Yeah, A screen would be a nice add on to Traveller, in the mean time I'll keep using my Savage worlds Screen, Hey Maybe you guys could make a similar product then do downloads for all the games you make, that Might work as well, a 4 panel landscape job in black with web codes in the product to get the GM Screen downloads for free (otherwise charge a nominal fee of $2.00 per set)

 

[carandol]

I'm going to disagree with you all! :shock: Traveller is the first RPG I've bought for a while that I thought was sufficiently simple and elegant that I don't need a bunch of tables in front of me when running the game. No combat matrix like RuneQuest or hard-to-remember damage results like True20 (to name the last two games I've run). Admittedly, we don't play round a table, so I've no need for something to hide my notes behind, but apart from that, I can't honestly think of any tables I'd want to refer to often enough to need them on a screen.

I'm probably in a minority here, though, and if it came with a nice big poster map of the Spinward Marches, or some combat scale plans of common spaceships (like the Firefly plan in the Serenity RPG) I'd certainly buy it.

 

[MongooseMatt]

Alright, alright, we relent!

A Traveller Referee's Screen is indeed in the works, and will appear, at latest, in August.

We are currently working on a _fantastic_ piece of art for the player's side, something that will get you into the Traveller mood straight away. . .

 

[G. K. Zhukov]

A Traveller Referee's Screen is indeed in the works, and will appear, at latest, in August.

Hip hip hooray!

 

[AndrewW]

We have had people crying out for a Traveller Referee's screen - I can now confirm one is on the way, and will be available around July (ish). This will be built from the thick, luxury card stock that our RuneQuest and Babylon 5 screens were made from, and the player's side has a lovely picture of a Type-S cockpit. Just the kind of inspiration needed for Traveller!

 

[lastbesthope]

Excellent.

LBH

 

[zanwot]

A Traveller Referee's Screen is indeed in the works, and will appear, at latest, in August.
We are currently working on a _fantastic_ piece of art for the player's side, something that will get you into the Traveller mood straight away. . .

And there was much rejoicing !

(...) the player's side has a lovely picture of a Type-S cockpit.

That seems hazardous, but we will see.

 

[Anonymous]

Alright, alright, we relent!

A Traveller Referee's Screen is indeed in the works, and will appear, at latest, in August.

We are currently working on a _fantastic_ piece of art for the player's side, something that will get you into the Traveller mood straight away. . .

Fantastic news. Thank you

I always find it an essential piece of kit for runing a game, I find it quite tricky without.