GM Tarondor's Secrets of the Ancients - Traveller

Game Master Tarondor

Player's Guide to Secrets of the Ancients

Secrets of the Ancients Maps and Images

Initiatives:
Initiative
[dice=Ben]2d6+2[/dice]
[dice=Erryll]2d6+0[/dice]
[dice=Linc]2d6+2[/dice]
[dice=Malaxius]2d6+1[/dice]
[dice=Nicholas]2d6+1[/dice]
[dice=Zirrelle]2d6+1[/dice]



Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

Recruiting 1-2 new players for my Traveller game. It's a science fiction game of spaceships and lasers, but also discovery of ancient secrets and cosmic danger.

No need to know the rules.

Grand Lodge

But the fun is death during character creation! Lots of fun!


Interest!

I've played original pamphlet Traveller occasionally since the late 1970's.


This game uses the Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition rules. I use the 2022 update, but that's not important.

Sorry to tell you, Mr. Hopkins, but death in character generation hasn't been a part of Traveller since the 1980's!

Camris, I've played (and Ref'd) every version of Traveller (including the odd ones). I still own my LBB's.

If you fine folks want to sign on, let me know! I'll close recruitment on Sunday the 20th.

Silver Crusade

Pathfinder Lost Omens, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

I've never played Traveler, and unfortunately don't have time to learn at this point, but I'll probably lurk and see what I pick up. I've been yearning for a scifi rpg lately


Count me in! What's next?

Grand Lodge

Traveller Referee Tarondor wrote:

This game uses the Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition rules. I use the 2022 update, but that's not important.

Sorry to tell you, Mr. Hopkins, but death in character generation hasn't been a part of Traveller since the 1980's!

Camris, I've played (and Ref'd) every version of Traveller (including the odd ones). I still own my LBB's.

If you fine folks want to sign on, let me know! I'll close recruitment on Sunday the 20th.

Well that explains quite a bit, lol. My Ref is most likely using his older books then! I have quite a few games going on now, but I'll be lurking, and watching the shenanigans that go on!


Camris wrote:
Count me in! What's next?

For now, there's not a lot you can do. Unlike Pathfinder, character generation in Traveller is a bit more interactive with the Referee, and quite a bit more random. You may be thinking "movie star" and instead roll up a grizzled vet or convict or something.

So, you've done what you can for now.

I'd urge anyone interested to give it whirl. It's ultimately a very simple system.


Hello. We crossed paths in you Kingmaler thread.

I actually have an existing character and ship in a Pen & Paper game with friends... If you need an adversary... (^_~)

WIll be interested to watch your characer generation.

Cheers.


Just stumbled upon this and I'm very interested. Have been lurking around Traveller for years now, but never found a group with matching timetables. So if there is no prior experience with the game required and you have space for one more: count me in.


Its been decades since I've played Traveller, my rpg group doesn't like it. But I did play the LLB version and have bought many (but not all) of the later versions. I do have a copy of MGT2e in PDF. If there is room I'd like to be considered. Not sure yet what I'd aim for but as you said what you think you are getting and what you actually get tend to be very different.


I was thinking the same thing. I'd probably aim for a scientist/scholar of some kind and then just take what the dice have to offer.


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I'll be making a decision tomorrow night.

So far I have:

- Camris
- Humwa4015
- Veshly

Would you mind telling me what you want out of a PBP Traveller game? How do you feel about pre-written adventures?

Thanks!


Pre written is OK.
I really like the going from world to world, following a mystery.


Exploration, discovering something new or interesting and the Ancients are about as big as it gets. Many of the Traveller pre-written adventures are classics for a reason, good solid stories. And it will save a ton of time for you, reducing risk of you being overcommitted. I didn't read the adventures hoping I'd get to play in them someday, but have read a lot of background through the years. So pre-written is great.


Without any table experience with Traveller my expectations are a bit hazy. But I'd say I'm mostly there for the space travel and exploration part: finding strange new worlds and alien species, crew activities on the starship...
Nothing against modules. The only thing I don't like is when it gets too railroady and it's all just about finding the "solution that's in the book".


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I'll just bob to the surface here if you need an alternate at some point. I'm only really familiar with Traveler from having played (completed!) the Megatraveller I and Megatraveller II CRPGs way back when. But I remember being impressed by the setting and vast array of career paths, etc.

I love a good, classic SF tale of mystery, exploration, character development, and (of course) danger.


I noticed that what I said earlier could be interpreted to mean I've read all or many of the old adventures, I haven't. My opinions were formed by reviews and statement by my friends of the time, most of whom I've lost contact through the years. In the spirit of full disclosure though, I have watched Seth Skorkowsky's Traveller spoiler filled reviews of those adventures. Outside of that there may be a few bits and bobs of stuff most of which I've forgot by now. I studied the rules off and on for their interesting extensiveness, quality, and often frustratingly complex nature that were not always playtested enough. Great idea generators though.


I'd like to throw my interest for creating a character.

There are all sorts of fun stuff that I'd be interested in. Although, having a letter of Marque from nobility to perform piracy could be very cool


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Camris, Humwa4015, Veshly and Jhaeman, you're in.

I'll post later today about how we'll make characters together. Please don't get started on your own.

RECRUITMENT CLOSED


Does anyone else see my avatars and speech grayed out? Weird.


Standing by!

Your avatars and speech seem normal to me.


Ready.

Ditto, looking same as always.

Thanks.


Yipyip! Ready here as well!


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Turns out it was a Firefox problem. Pro tip: Don't blacklist yourself.

Anyway, new players, please join me by signing in over at the Discussion Tab.

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