A thread of 2 messages, 17 May 1992 to 19 May 1992, in the order they were sent.
I've been out of touch with the Traveller net community for a few months. Can someone tell me what we finally learned from GDW about NeoTraveller (or whatever they're going to call it)? - -- Via DLG Pro v0.991 Wally Hartshorn | [email removed] | The Quest | [email removed] | [phone removed]
[email removed] (Wally Hartshorn) writes:
> Subject: (4150) What's the story on NeoTraveller?
>
> I've been out of touch with the Traveller net community for a few months.
> Can someone tell me what we finally learned from GDW about NeoTraveller (or
> whatever they're going to call it)?
No news is good news? GDW opened the discussion of the revision again
on GEnie about a month ago, and there has been little activity. I guess
that everything that people wanted to say was pretty much said last year
when the issue was first raised. About the only things that are "certain"
are that it will be called "Traveller: The New Era" (TNE), and that the
basic mechanics will be Twilight:2000 with a d20 instead of a d10. (So
much for that intersystem compatibility they were hoping for?). The Star
Viking project (originally a miniatures game for planetary raids based on
Command Decision) will not be issued for Gencon as projected, and it won't
be a miniatures game when it does come out. (Board game?)
Meanwhile, the folio adventure Assignment: Vigilante has been released with
absolutely no fanfare, for the bargain price of $4.50.
I can't say much else, since there isn't much to say. I've chided, castigated,
and cajoled GDW about this in private, in public and in person. I've
volunteered to edit, to proofread, to playtest and gotten no real response.
I've volunteered the list. What else can I do?
Rob Dean