A thread of 3 messages, 1 October 1988 to 19 October 1988, in the order they were sent.
Does anyone have any ideas for traveller at high Tech Levels
above 16 (in addition to that in Megatraveller....) as well as
explanations and/or descriptions of said items?
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Tim Thomas [email removed] *!psuvax1!gondor!timIn message #169 Tim Thomas asked if anyone had ideas for hi-tech traveller... I found a number of interesting things, complete with modifiable descriptions in FASA's *Space Opera* game. I say modifiable, because their tech level system is 0-10, vs our 0-18(or so). Also, they make some assumptions about availablility and use (etc) that do not hold for Traveller. A big thing to look into is how they describe CT (antimatter) driven ships. Comparing some of the ship design concepts from *Space Opera* with the new hi-tech drive and power information in the MegaTraveller Referee's book (I think that's the one) gave me some ides for TL17+ CT-powered jump ships. Right now I have a lot of characters in my campaign on personal technology quests. Most of the players are experienced D&Ders and originally thought of tech level in much the same way as a better weapon. Slowly, they are learning that sometimes better technology is not worth the cost. The costs are more than just MCr (but is is a good way to keep some of your wealthier characters a little bit in check). Often the character's education is lacking. So is the character's responsibility. Consider the CT ship: Ferd, a good pilot (ex scout, pilot 3, Nav 2, computer 2, ...) stumbles accross a TL18 scout ship, for some reason peculiarly abandoned (lots of possibility for trouble here :-). Ferd takes it to a good shipyard and promptly discovers that no one knows how to fix it, and no one knows where he can get any help. Finally, Ferd's ship is ready for take-off (assuming he/she didn't just dump it for some fast MCr). Mission one is to fine some antimatter. Well, you get the picture. I enjoy having hi-tech things as well as lo-tech things around. It gives the campaign some color. I'll see if I can find that write-up I did for force blades, laser swords, and light swords from *Space Opera*. Have fun. Richard - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Johnson FPS Computing, Beaverton Oregon home:[phone removed] UUCP: ...!tektronix!fpssun!spock work:[phone removed]
Actually, "Space Opera" was published by FGU (Fantasy Games Unlimited) the publishers of Chivalry and Sorcery, Bushido, and other games. BTW, Space Opera has one of the MOST tedious character design systems I've ever seen. My first character took me 5 hours to complete, and even after I got used to the system, it still took me 1.5 hours. And this is coming from someone who played Chivalry and Sorcery for 6 years (Another system renowned for its complex character generation system.) The problem is that each skill is so interdependant with other skills, that you can't figure out your skill level in one skill, until you know your skill level in all of your other skills; kind of a catch-22. Perhaps my dislike for this game was accentuated by the fact that the group I was playing it with at the time was using it as a means for extremes of Power Gaming, with Dark Lords. Basically, everyone had a Dark Lord, of equal or greater power than Darth Vader. Very boring. Brett Slocum UUCP: ...[email removed] Arpa: [email removed] "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."