My house rule for planetary size
A problem with the random generation of worlds in Traveller is that for small worlds (where size < 4) is that these worlds might get an ordinary breathable atmosphere. This is a problem, since the minimum molecular [...]Read on >>
Asteroid Mining
Today it was announced that Planetary Resources will be mining asteroids in the near future. This is very interesting. Phil Plait agrees on his Bad Astronomy Blog. At Wikipedia, there is an entry about asteroid mining. P[...]Read on >>
troupe Traveller
So I made this super-simple Traveller character sheet that holds five PCs per page. Eight of them come with one of the pre-gens from Adveture 4: Leviathan already filled in for the first character. Like this:[...]Read on >>
Goodbye Wessex, hello outer space
Tonight's tabletop game is going to be the last Wessex game for a while. I don't know if anybody has noticed or not, but I haven't run my Monday morning game for a couple weeks now. School has gotten kinda he[...]Read on >>
Mongoose 2300AD Mini Review
Bought and read the Book. This version of 2300AD is just OK. It biggest issue is that it is not worth $50, maybe $40. The biggest plus is bringing the 2300AD to the Traveller game system. The second biggest plus is that [...]Read on >>
0602 Derry
One of the first worlds settled in the Eire Subsector and still of significant importance, Derry in recent centuries has become overwhelmed by tension between the system’s different human populations. Intractable d[...]Read on >>
Here’s an old Trav chart I made
Found this on the old hard drive the other day. I guess I made it for filling out the roster of larger ships plying the Gateway Quadrant.RANDOM CREW MEMBERSHuman? (1d)1-5 Yes, roll on Humaniti Type table 6 No, roll[...]Read on >>
Giving Savage Worlds a spin
So last month I wrapped up my one and a half year D&D campaign and was looking for some new worlds to adventure in. I was clamping at the bit to get into Dark Sun and was pretty excited about DMing it. My players ran[...]Read on >>
The Zhodani Base St. Patrick’s Day Contest
A quick competition. A $10 prize at DriveThruRPG for the winner. Design something (e.g. a character, a ship, a patron, a system) for last years St. Patrick’s Map. The most interesting entry will win. Send Your entries [...]Read on >>
GM’s Day Sale at DriveThruRPG.
For a week, (until March 7th) You can get 141 Traveller products and lots of other products for 25% less than usual. Have a look and see if you need something. [...]Read on >>
[XP] My problem with XP and advancement in D&D
February 22, 2012 from d4, d6, d8, d10, d12 and d20s behind the skeleton in the closet
Filed under: RPG Hub, Traveller
Recently I’ve been dipping into the various rules on gaining experience points in D&D-type games and I’m of the opinion that while they are great in a ‘standard’ game, they are hardly adaptable enough for mo[...] Filed under: RPG Hub, Traveller
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Old Traveller adventures – the emptiness of space
I recently bought the Mongoose edition of Traveller, as you might remember me mentioning before. It is a good game, and a fun read. Now I have brought som eof my other Traveller stuff out of storage as well, browsing it [...]Read on >>
Gaming in January 2012
Inspired by Mike, I thought I’d write up a little summary of my gaming related activities for the month. On the boardgames front: January is OxCon month and all of my boardgaming too place there. I gave Civ a try &[...]Read on >>
Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 07 Episode 02
Season 07 Episode 02 Your Hosts: Stu, Stork and JiB Voicemail Episode. Tips for GMing Traveller [...]Read on >>
Subsystems As Gamer Toys
Way back in the distant mists of 1983-1985, I was young teen who was totally hooked on role-playing games. Alas, at the time, I had yet to discover my first real gaming group. With a friend of mine in 6th grade, I stumbl[...]Read on >>
Runequest – how much flavor do you force on it?
January 7, 2012 from Temple of Demogorgon
Filed under: Fluff/Inspiration, glorantha, RPG, RPG Hub, Traveller
One of the most challenging things about running classic Runequest, beyond the mechanics of full character creation and combat crunch, is setting the mood. Hell, originally I wasn’t even sure a proper mood could be set[...] Filed under: Fluff/Inspiration, glorantha, RPG, RPG Hub, Traveller
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Zhodani Base Awards 2011
Welcome to the Zhodani Base Awards 2011! 2011 has been a very good year for Traveller. There have been lots of new publications, and old ones have been made available on pdf. The first category is “Best Fanzine[...]Read on >>
623 Worlds
I’ve been working on a sector generator for Traveller using Microsoft Excel. I think I’ve got it worked out. This is just the dice rolling, not the mapping. I’ll do that using Hexographer and a modified[...]Read on >>
The Barrier Peaks Syndrome
Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. Believe it or not but I've never had the privilege of either running or playing this module. Never had the chance to do so but it always remains as one of my best inspirations in terms of[...]Read on >>
If you think dungeon crawls are fun…
...don't let anyone else tell you it isn't (run your games this way if you want). I recall a sentence to this effect in Robin Laws' book on refereeing. Today, our gaming group validated this statement.It started out with[...]Read on >>
Like A Box of Chocolates
I really hadn't intended on posting anything until after New Year's Day, seeing as how I have a lot of things on my mind that are not directly gaming related. Still, when a gaming thought worth discussing comes up, well,[...]Read on >>
A Traveller rule for general empowerment and player satisfaction
Even though I hate the idea of a "balanced" party, there are some value to having game system support for everyone getting involved. Today I noticed, reading my new shiny rulebook from Mongoose, that the latest incarnati[...]Read on >>
Traveller – the game I thought I had quit
Traveller is one of the icons in the hobby. For me the acronym LBB always meant Little Black Books, and referred to the three volumes of Classic Traveller from 1977. I have never seen the OD&D books in real life, so [...]Read on >>
All I Want For Christmas
Or Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus or whatever appropriate gift giving holiday comes around that you find worth celebrating.Honestly the only thing I could possibly want is an easier and more enjoyable next year as compared [...]Read on >>
A Humbug This Is
Did I mention how much I dislike December?The past few years, December and the 'Holiday Season' post Thanksgiving have not very kind to me and I find myself dreading this time of year this time around. For one reason or [...]Read on >>
Vacation Plans
As we roll into the holiday season, my business tends to slow down a bit. In addition, my Mom travels on her annual vacation to somewhere with ancient ruins, rich culture, amazing food and little to no toilet facilities.[...]Read on >>
Blues Traveller
Great minds?For the better part of the day I've been thinking about posting about Traveller. Low and behold, I come home to find I am not the only one with 'Science Fiction Adventure in the Far Future' on the brain. Even[...]Read on >>
That Old Feeling Again
For the last three weeks, I've been running a game of Classic Traveller with a bit of MegaTraveller and Traveller5 draft thrown in. I was very worried at first about doing it. After running Patherfinder games off and on [...]Read on >>
And the winner is…
The votes have been counted. The winner of the third Summer Zhodani Base 76 Patrons Writing Contest is Alegis Downport with the Patron called “The Builder“. The runner up is Steven Cabral with the Patron called “A [...]Read on >>
Traveller LBB, Why do I like it so Much?
I've been playing Traveller off and on for the better part of twenty-five years. Yes, I sorry to say I am that old. I've suffered through the Virus (I'm sorry but it's not my thing), had the entire rule system changed, a[...]Read on >>
