Nov 28, 2022 7:43 am
Welcome aboard new players Pedrop and WhtKnt.
We will be using the newest Traveller rules from Mongoose Publishing, the 2022 Update edition. From what I understand, this is very similar to the 2e version, the biggest change is that it includes basic rules for things like Spaceships, which 2e was widely criticised for leaving out --requiring another book. There are also changes to the numbers in the tables and requirements, so making characters using 2e has caused slight problems.
Do you have the Traveller 2022 Core Rulebook 2022 Update? There are still a few hours on the Bundle of Holding offer. If not, let me know and we can make a plan to get you what you need to make characters and play the game.
It has been a few months since we set this up, so the existing players --including the GM-- will need to read the rules again as we go through the character creation process (or any process the first time we see it:). This is my first time running (or even looking at) Mongoose Traveller.
I welcome your input and corrections, some of you have more experience than I do, and some of you may have read the rules more recently than I, so often new players spot things that are being 'done wrong' since the rules are fresh in their minds.
I will try to call out where I deviate from the rules so we don't have confusion. At the start I plan to try play by the rules, it is unwise to change rules before seeing how they actually work or what else they might affect.
To keep things tidy and easier to find later, you each have a Character Creation thread in the Setup subforum. Go ahead and peruse the existing characters' threads, but it might be easier to focus on the summaries in the How do you know each other? thread or the Character Sheets.
Questions not directly related to your character's creation can go in General or in Rules clarifications to keep those threads tidy, but don't stress about that.
I run very collaborative games, so please answer each other's questions where you can, don't wait for me. Page number references are useful where applicable so people can check for themselves and see more detail.
Most of what was chatted about in Where are we playing this? has been tweaked and summarised on the Game Details page. I can not remember offhand if there is anything interesting in the What are we playing here? thread, it was mainly intended to decide what we were playing... that seems obvious from the title, now that I write this :).
We will be using the newest Traveller rules from Mongoose Publishing, the 2022 Update edition. From what I understand, this is very similar to the 2e version, the biggest change is that it includes basic rules for things like Spaceships, which 2e was widely criticised for leaving out --requiring another book. There are also changes to the numbers in the tables and requirements, so making characters using 2e has caused slight problems.
Do you have the Traveller 2022 Core Rulebook 2022 Update? There are still a few hours on the Bundle of Holding offer. If not, let me know and we can make a plan to get you what you need to make characters and play the game.
It has been a few months since we set this up, so the existing players --including the GM-- will need to read the rules again as we go through the character creation process (or any process the first time we see it:). This is my first time running (or even looking at) Mongoose Traveller.
I welcome your input and corrections, some of you have more experience than I do, and some of you may have read the rules more recently than I, so often new players spot things that are being 'done wrong' since the rules are fresh in their minds.
I will try to call out where I deviate from the rules so we don't have confusion. At the start I plan to try play by the rules, it is unwise to change rules before seeing how they actually work or what else they might affect.
To keep things tidy and easier to find later, you each have a Character Creation thread in the Setup subforum. Go ahead and peruse the existing characters' threads, but it might be easier to focus on the summaries in the How do you know each other? thread or the Character Sheets.
Questions not directly related to your character's creation can go in General or in Rules clarifications to keep those threads tidy, but don't stress about that.
I run very collaborative games, so please answer each other's questions where you can, don't wait for me. Page number references are useful where applicable so people can check for themselves and see more detail.
Most of what was chatted about in Where are we playing this? has been tweaked and summarised on the Game Details page. I can not remember offhand if there is anything interesting in the What are we playing here? thread, it was mainly intended to decide what we were playing... that seems obvious from the title, now that I write this :).
