tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858297528794751657.post3880031961517585530..comments2023-10-26T03:22:16.772-07:00Comments on Infinite Stars: A Less-Travelled Road: A Fresh Look at Classic TravellerOmer Golan-Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858297528794751657.post-89726946747103394902016-02-01T21:37:28.778-08:002016-02-01T21:37:28.778-08:00IMO HG introduced the idea of scalability into the...IMO HG introduced the idea of scalability into the Traveller system. It gives the referee another option for his campaign. With the release of Trillion Credit Squadron GDW took it up yet another notch. While the fleet and strategic levels of gaming aren't to everyone's taste, its nice to have those tools available.ron65https://www.blogger.com/profile/06074986703119342744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858297528794751657.post-16499338099270207722016-01-27T14:14:58.459-08:002016-01-27T14:14:58.459-08:00Forgot to add, I have never played this game befor...Forgot to add, I have never played this game before. Always wanted to. Almost bought into the whole 3I thing, that that was what Traveller was. The Classic Traveller google+ community illuminated me to the fact that the LBB's would do what I always wanted to do; run the type of sci-fi game I was into, not the type of game the publisher was into.Jay Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00069789456292604679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858297528794751657.post-87209423640357192072016-01-27T14:11:53.674-08:002016-01-27T14:11:53.674-08:00Omer I will. After the PC's finish the first a...Omer I will. After the PC's finish the first adventure. Wouldn't want to leak out any spoilers :)Jay Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00069789456292604679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858297528794751657.post-81983398230447980902016-01-27T06:32:02.036-08:002016-01-27T06:32:02.036-08:00This sounds like absolute fun! I would love to see...This sounds like absolute fun! I would love to see a blog with posts about your subsector...Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858297528794751657.post-35473967656527210572016-01-27T06:03:07.251-08:002016-01-27T06:03:07.251-08:00I've just started my own Traveller campaign us...I've just started my own Traveller campaign using only "Starter Traveller" rules. No Imperium, only one backwater subsector, and mind-numbing planet-side anomalies the PC's just have to stick their nose in...Jay Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00069789456292604679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858297528794751657.post-44241169081775878242014-09-24T18:01:57.626-07:002014-09-24T18:01:57.626-07:00Great observations. I'd personally prefer the ...Great observations. I'd personally prefer the smaller scale.Never had much use for the whole Imperium setting of latterday Traveller.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858297528794751657.post-78189960828550331832013-02-04T15:31:20.204-08:002013-02-04T15:31:20.204-08:00While I love CT-LBB5 High Guard, I think that it s...While I love CT-LBB5 High Guard, I think that it started a chain reaction which made Traveller extremely different from what was apparent from the original three little black books. HG did two main things: 1) it increased the size of military starships, as well as they costs, by one or two orders of magnitude; 2) it changed the focus from small civilian and paramilitary ships with light weapons to big naval engagements.<br /><br />The result was, of course, a VERY expensive navy - not 4x 1,200 dton cruisers per subsector, but rather multiple 30k dton cruisers. This costs a lot of money, and a loose Imperium or pocket empires as implied by LBBs 1-3 can't finance and maintain such an expensive fleet. So then came a huge, powerful Imperium of 11,000 worlds with strong Imperial rule and large interstellar military presence making piracy and smuggling much less feasible. A large, powerful, stable Imperium became, at one point, a bit boring, so they started a Rebellion, which, due to the huge ship sizes, was mostly fought above and beyond the players' level. Because it involved such huge fleets and empires, it eventually fell into stagnation and the slate had to be cleaned by the Virus. But the Virus was controversial and so fractured the fan base.<br /><br />Now, MT and TNE aren't necessarily bad, but they do have a completely different tone than LBBs 1-3 and the first few adventures.Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858297528794751657.post-20641361766484635562013-02-04T15:03:12.239-08:002013-02-04T15:03:12.239-08:00I fully agree. My current solo "Currents of S...I fully agree. My current solo "Currents of Space" campaign (which is a blend of CT / MGT / SWN) is a Book 2 campaign. I have the original LBB High Guard, but never used it. However, I do love the Kinunir adventure. The two largest warships I have (although they have not yet seen action) are 5000 tons each and are of the Promethean Navy.Brass Jesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899077720233853100noreply@blogger.com