tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899408099257648174.post5460747987778898647..comments2023-11-15T21:31:39.318+13:00Comments on Waystar High Port: A to Z: T is TravellerDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899408099257648174.post-72107474357956362942012-04-24T20:14:37.293+12:002012-04-24T20:14:37.293+12:00Now you have me wanting to introduce some Cthulhu ...Now you have me wanting to introduce some Cthulhu cultists on a remote colony world (maybe finding an Elder God artifact) for an Eldrich Horror in Space genre!Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899408099257648174.post-90514506715470086852012-04-24T11:08:12.455+12:002012-04-24T11:08:12.455+12:00Welcome Sylvia, this challenge has been a bit of ....Welcome Sylvia, this challenge has been a bit of ... well a challenge in that it is making me reconsider my assumptions about how what I write is understood by a reader. Writing for myself, I tend to slip into jargon and paraphrase - to engage with readers who may have never heard of <i>Traveller</i> I have to balance how much to explain against how much it will slow down my narrative. So, it has been an interesting learning exercise.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899408099257648174.post-15776497203452826512012-04-24T11:03:24.048+12:002012-04-24T11:03:24.048+12:00Exactly what I love about Traveller - I have run W...Exactly what I love about <i>Traveller</i> - I have run Western-themed games, Tales of a Thousand and One Nights, Film noir French gangster themes, Napoleonic Romance, Horror, mystery - any genre you can think of can slip into a <i>Traveller</i> game as flavour as the players visit planets with different technology levels and cultures.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899408099257648174.post-56396885382117263242012-04-24T10:58:39.190+12:002012-04-24T10:58:39.190+12:00Agreed about T20 - The rules are ok but the experi...Agreed about T20 - The rules are ok but the experience point/level thing (with level titles, if I recall correctly) was so D&D that it dilutes the science fiction flavour. Some good adventures and supplements written for it by Martin Doherty (not Mark D, I hasten to clarify), and a very good fanzine called <i>Stellar Reaches</i> at http://stellarreaches.nwgamers.org/ explored a large section of Gateway Sector and the Empty Quarter.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192928573798426693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899408099257648174.post-4150605135780322782012-04-24T10:16:34.419+12:002012-04-24T10:16:34.419+12:00So interesting. I've never seen this before. ...So interesting. I've never seen this before. New follower here. I’m enjoying reading my fellow “A to Z”ers. I look forward to visiting again.<br /><br />Sylvia<br />http://www.writinginwonderland.blogspot.com/Sylvia Neyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700149683391617521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899408099257648174.post-17149182101718807512012-04-23T23:59:16.840+12:002012-04-23T23:59:16.840+12:00Adventure, opportunity, excitement, challenge, cou...Adventure, opportunity, excitement, challenge, courage, resilience, fellowship.<br /><br />Perhaps (as silly as this sounds) Traveller is a state of mind in which we enjoy allowing our creativity and wishes to run free. Whatever mechanics you prefer, or aspect of the setting piques your interest, they combine to allow you to be a 'Traveller'.Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899408099257648174.post-68677837606448435602012-04-23T22:50:51.182+12:002012-04-23T22:50:51.182+12:00For me, Traveller is wholly the setting. I've ...For me, Traveller is wholly the setting. I've played it using all sorts of rules, and as long as it's remained true to the setting, it's felt like Traveller to me. Interestingly, the least congenial conjunction (to me) has been Traveller d20 (T20). That system feels more shoe-horned than most.Peter Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17675284304482852740noreply@blogger.com