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Title: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 1-4 more!
Post by: Grakelin on August 03, 2010, 08:47:10 pm
We're going to have a Traveller Campaign. We will probably use gametable and IRC or another type of group chat medium.

Sign up by drawing up a character. We will be using the Mongoose Traveller rules.

There is no SRD. Don't clutter this sign up thread by asking for one. If you need help finding a place to read the book, that will do fine.

There IS an SRD. It is here (http://www.offtopicbooks.com/rpg/?Mongoose_Traveller_SRD_1.1). You'll still want to be able to look through the book to see the career tables.

You can also use this thread to ask questions about the setting, if you like.

Most of all, use this thread to post up your characters and your availabilty.

EDIT: You may use any of the sourcebooks to build your character (Except Dilettante, which I don't think is out yet). This includes career books and the like. Just make sure you specify which books you used.

EDIT2: Battle Dress won't feature prominently, so I am house-ruling the skill 'Battle Dress' out of the game. If you somehow have Battle Dress on your sheet, replace it with a combat skill of equal level, or take Zero-G 1 and Vacc Suit 1 instead.

I am looking for 4-7 players altogether.



Our current characters:

Quornes Partekness (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=63126.msg1457059#msg1457059)

Cervantes Liopram (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=63126.msg1459044#msg1459044)
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: Spartan 117 on August 03, 2010, 08:52:29 pm
SRD? Wuzzat?
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: Grakelin on August 03, 2010, 09:19:35 pm
This is an SRD (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=SRD).
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: MagmaDeath on August 03, 2010, 09:36:56 pm
Ill join in.
Drawling up a character now.
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: Spartan 117 on August 03, 2010, 09:42:36 pm
This is an SRD (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=SRD).

Scottish Rite Dormitories? What?
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: Criptfeind on August 03, 2010, 09:45:13 pm
::) (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=SRD&l=1)
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: Lucus Casius on August 03, 2010, 09:45:37 pm
I'm trying to decide whether to giggle or to facepalm.

Thoughts?
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: Criptfeind on August 03, 2010, 09:46:12 pm
Giggle, it is a joke.
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: Lucus Casius on August 03, 2010, 09:55:18 pm
No, I know it's a joke.

I'm trying to decide whether it was a funny joke and deserves a good chuckle, or just plain stupid and deserves a facepalm.

Seriously, I can't figure it out.  I don't know why I have this problem, but I do.

Help me.
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: Criptfeind on August 03, 2010, 09:58:10 pm
Lobotomy is the only option.
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: Lucus Casius on August 03, 2010, 10:00:34 pm
You may well be correct.

Anyway, since I really have nothing better to do at the moment, I'll try to find a book.
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: Grakelin on August 03, 2010, 10:04:19 pm
Please don't clutter the sign up thread. It makes it harder to see who has and hasn't actually signed up.
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: quintin522 on August 03, 2010, 11:18:50 pm
Which books would you be using, just the core player handbook or will you include the career books, such as the Psion one? I wanted to play a psion character so thats why im asking. Also, what type of campaign will it be? Trader, Explorer, Military?
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: Grakelin on August 03, 2010, 11:47:05 pm
You will be Traders in an unexplored Galaxy during a Galactic War. So there will be a bit of everything.

I don't personally have the Psion Sourcebook, but if you can send me the pages with their essential information, I wouldn't be opposed to it. Don't go too crazy imba on me, though.

EDIT2: I found a copy of the the Psion Sourcebook. I'll look it over and let you knpw, but I usually don't have an issue with this sort of thing, so go ahead and roll your psion.

I'm thinking of having a Statistic Array instead of rolling for Base Stats, since rolling is quite lopsided in the 2d6 system. What do you think?

EDIT: Turns out I have access to ALL of the MongTrav sourcebooks now. Lucky find!

EDIT3: Just realized that I should give you details for fleshing your character if he is a Psion. I will add some setting information to the OP.
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: neotemplar on August 04, 2010, 04:03:20 am
Ok I'm signing up.

No time to roll up a character right now but I'm very much leaning towards some kind of scientist.  Namely cause it'd be amusing to roleplay- I have no actually idea what they do in this game.  Also I aquired the mongtrav set as well so that's what I'll be using.

I may roll it up tomorrow time depending.

Actually can I use this? :)
http://games.softpedia.com/get/Tools/Traveller-Character-Generator.shtml

Actually that one seems to be for an older version... sadly
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: quintin522 on August 04, 2010, 04:09:06 am
Alright made a character. Needs polishing but it works
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: Grakelin on August 04, 2010, 04:10:56 pm
Looks good to me. You remembered to do an aging roll at the end of Term 4, right? If so, your character is ready to go!
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: quintin522 on August 04, 2010, 06:48:57 pm
Thanks for reminding me, I actually forgot that one. I'll make the roll and change my previous post if I failed. Also, forgot to ask this but what will the general TL available to us be? 9-12? And will we be doing a Skills Package?
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: neotemplar on August 04, 2010, 07:04:54 pm
Generation Complete (aka Someone please inform me how to use spoiler tags here)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Ok I'm pretty sure I did this correctly but I'm not completely sure.  I'll leave fleshing out my enemy and the chunk of ancient technology I got to our GM.  Feel free to correct me in any way though!  Also I need tech Level info to pick my scientific equipment.
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: neotemplar on August 04, 2010, 10:27:59 pm
On a separate note for Quintin. Did you roll skill gains with each promotion? IE: "If you make a successful Advancement roll, then you move to the next rank and gain an extra roll on any of the Skills and Training Tables for this career. You also get any benefits listed for your new rank. "

Also: "Skills can be listed with or without an associated level. If no rank is listed, then you gain that skill at Level 1 if you do not have it already, or increases its level by one if you are already trained in that field. If a rank is listed, then you gain the skill at that level as long as it is better than your current level in that skill."  I took this to mean that you gain any skill not listed as a 0 at rank 1, and you seem not to have done this for the advocate skill so I'm wondering which of us is correct?  Or is this different for Psion characters?
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 2-5 more!
Post by: Grakelin on August 05, 2010, 12:25:51 am
Society at large is at TL12, though items of higher TL DO exist.

Ancient Civilizations do not feature prominently in this campaign, but I will give you something of equal value and flavour suited to the campaign to compensate, so no worries! I'll send you details once all the characters have been submitted, and you can choose to share this information with the other players at your own leisure.

We WILL be using skill packages, yes. Expect to be using the 'Traveller' skill package on page 38 of the Core Rulebook. We will also be using the connections rule, so start thinking about your characters' back stories and how they might relate to the other players (if we have to do a session before you get connection skills, that will be fine).

To do a spoiler tag type [ spoiler ] text or image [ /spoiler ]. You can also do [ spoiler=Something Amusing ] to give the Spoiler a title. For example:

Spoiler:
Cervantes Liopram
(click to show/hide)

It didn't matter in this case, but you do the survival roll BEFORE the event when you're rolling on careers. Since you never failed the survival roll, this is a moot point, so it won't change anything.

I had completely forgotten about gaining an extra skill during advancement, but you're right. It's easy to miss stuff. If you didn't do this already, Quintin, make sure you add these skills now.
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 2-5 more!
Post by: neotemplar on August 05, 2010, 01:20:22 am
Ok I'll pick out my science equipment after considering the tech level options.  As far as Character backgrounds I'm going to have mine be a wandering field scientist who investigates some form of social sciences.  Theoretically this means I could have a run in with anyone so I'm open to suggestions.  Perhaps I was investigating the culture of the psion underworld and ran into Quornes?  That seems fairly plausible and wouldn't even mean I actually found out he's a psion.

Also for clarity do bonus connections skills start at 0 or 1?  I'm assuming 0 currently. Also what type of weapon is a stunstick?  As I may take a weapon proficiency with it as I kinda really want one hahaha.  here I assume Bludgeoning?
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 2-5 more!
Post by: Grakelin on August 05, 2010, 02:13:07 am
Stunsticks are, indeed, bludgeoning weapons.

EDIT: One thing I overlooked on both your sheets. You need to pick a specialty for gun combat.

Slug Thrower Pistol/Slug Thrower Rifle/Energy Pistol/ Energy Rifle
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 2-5 more!
Post by: neotemplar on August 05, 2010, 02:22:41 am
Ok no problem, I had no idea how the gun specialties worked.  I think I'll be going slug thrower rifle because it makes more sense for my Field scientist guy given his wilderness survival skills.  Also I'd rather be somewhat further away from ravenous aliens than pistol range haha.

I just noticed something happy! We've got a high enough tech level for gauss rifles! If only they didn't cost over 3k credits a clip.

Also are you including shotguns in the slug thrower rifle group? If so the hilarity of shotgun recoil in zero G could ensue!
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 2-5 more!
Post by: Grakelin on August 05, 2010, 03:36:39 pm
Yep, shotguns typically count as Slug Thrower Rifles. You'll be hard pressed to use them in Zero-G, though, because you can't fire them in a vaccuum.
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 2-5 more!
Post by: neotemplar on August 05, 2010, 03:46:28 pm
That's odd that you can't fire them in a vaccum, I was under the impression that most shells had enough internal atmosphere to support combustion.  Still it was more to joke about using firearms as a form of propulsion anyway.

Ok for my Scientific equipment rolls I'm taking Electromagnetic Probe and (Sensors 2).

And now a question. Do I need to take specialties in the following skills? Social Science and Languages?
Also the guide says I can just buy 2k worth of personal gear... Time to look into some small stuff.

Oh yeah I'm also a semi regular visitor of the Bay 12 games IRC channel so feel free to PM me on there. (same name as here)  Might help me gain more clarity on forming character backstory and answer questions like how we are using the ship's locker rules.
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: quintin522 on August 06, 2010, 01:01:52 am
On a separate note for Quintin. Did you roll skill gains with each promotion? IE: "If you make a successful Advancement roll, then you move to the next rank and gain an extra roll on any of the Skills and Training Tables for this career. You also get any benefits listed for your new rank. "

Also: "Skills can be listed with or without an associated level. If no rank is listed, then you gain that skill at Level 1 if you do not have it already, or increases its level by one if you are already trained in that field. If a rank is listed, then you gain the skill at that level as long as it is better than your current level in that skill."  I took this to mean that you gain any skill not listed as a 0 at rank 1, and you seem not to have done this for the advocate skill so I'm wondering which of us is correct?  Or is this different for Psion characters?
Completely forgot the advancement rolls, thanks. Same thing with the skill gain. Updating that, and adding background to character with some areas for possible connections
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars
Post by: MagmaDeath on August 06, 2010, 02:38:57 am
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Needs some polish
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 2-5 more!
Post by: Neyvn on August 06, 2010, 04:37:57 am
Wish I could join up, but I don't have a lot of time these days.......... When would be the normal Playing time???
(I am +9.30hrs EastCoast Australia)
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 2-5 more!
Post by: Grakelin on August 07, 2010, 10:11:02 pm
Timing depends on whether we want evening or late night meetings (going on EST here, so it would be late or early for you). I can do late night meetings most nights, though weekends work best for me in that regard. For evenings, Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays are the days we have to choose from.

We still need 1-4 more.
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 1-4 more!
Post by: Evergod41 on August 08, 2010, 01:50:10 am
Nvm
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 1-4 more!
Post by: Neyvn on August 08, 2010, 07:30:04 am
Give me a Step by Step and remember that I might or might not be able to attend everyone so have a spare for my spot and I will make a character...
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 1-4 more!
Post by: MagmaDeath on August 08, 2010, 11:44:34 am
Give me a Step by Step and remember that I might or might not be able to attend everyone so have a spare for my spot and I will make a character...
The rulebook has a step by step in it, in the first 5 or so pages.
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 1-4 more!
Post by: neotemplar on August 08, 2010, 04:20:39 pm
Ok I'll come up with some character development soon, after this finals week is over. (After Monday)
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 1-4 more!
Post by: Neyvn on August 08, 2010, 05:45:16 pm
Give me a Step by Step and remember that I might or might not be able to attend everyone so have a spare for my spot and I will make a character...
The rulebook has a step by step in it, in the first 5 or so pages.
Rulebook.... What Rulebook??? I don't see no Rulebook...
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 1-4 more!
Post by: Cthulhu on August 08, 2010, 07:44:12 pm
Traveller isn't the kind of game you can just be given a step-by-step and expect to be able to make a character.
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 1-4 more!
Post by: Neyvn on August 08, 2010, 08:42:41 pm
Traveller isn't the kind of game you can just be given a step-by-step and expect to be able to make a character.
I mean like what am I spos to even do. Roll against what and where and what does it give me for this...

Point me at something online that can answer that...
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 1-4 more!
Post by: quintin522 on August 09, 2010, 05:00:35 am
Traveller isn't the kind of game you can just be given a step-by-step and expect to be able to make a character.
I mean like what am I spos to even do. Roll against what and where and what does it give me for this...

Point me at something online that can answer that...
OP has a link to an SRD, read that stuff
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 1-4 more!
Post by: quintin522 on August 13, 2010, 08:50:47 pm
bump
Title: Re: Traveller - Traders Among the Stars - Looking for 1-4 more!
Post by: Grakelin on August 13, 2010, 09:33:39 pm
We will still need more before we can plan a session.