RE: Doing it ourselves

Metlay talked a lot about trying to take over Trav from GDW.

(Much stuff on creative writing by commitee deleted)
'Fraid he's right folx.  I've seen a lotta projects on the TML die
off because there was a lack of a shared vision on how it was all
to work.

Metlay sed:
}I think we should enjoy doing things on a small scale, like
}Gamba, & enjoy the victories of which we ARE capable.

As a matter of fact, the only project I've seen live all the way
through was The Horde.  That had 3 motivated people.  It started
with Rob's ideas, some collaberation, then I cranked out the
designs which Rob approved.  Metlay did the story by hisself.

The reason I think that Gamba is gonna work is because we got
Rob out there who stated from the start 'This is not a democracy'.

Look, we all as GM's are very different.  We have our strong points
where we can go to town.  Mine is physics and to a certain extent,
military hardware (craft design).  But you put me in economics or
some other area, and Steve and Wildstar will walk all over me.
I'm certian our campaigns reflect this.  Me?  I barely ever use
the economics stuff in Trav.  I don't think I've read the full Trade
and Commerce rules.  Mark and Eric can tell you what they think of my
knowlege of psych and bio stuff.  Well, I know those are my weak
points and I stay away from 'em.

So the areas where I'm weak, I use more simplitic rules than others
more competant in that area would.

Ya know, what *I'd* like to see on the TML would be some stuff on what
I *DON'T* know.  I'd *LOVE* to see some Trade & Commerce stuff that
makes sences and works.

I'd *LOVE* to see some bio stuff in it all.

Computer stuff.
Geology stuff.
Chemistry stuff.

All kinds of stuff worked out by folx who *KNOW WHAT THEY'RE
TALKING ABOUT*.  Like George's Watercraft design stuff.

So, while I'm out here, lemme ask a few folx who seem to know
where their heads are at a few questions:

Mark, Richard, James:  How do you handle computers, robots and
AI in Trav?

Steve, Wildstar:  How would you handle trade and commerce from the
point of view of a bunch of jokers in a free trading starship?

Mark, Eric (Loren Wiseman?  You there?):  You ever come up with
something on Bio?

Catie:  How do you handle rock knocking in Trav?

Rob:  How do you handle chemisty stuff in Trav?

Metlay:  How do you handle Rock & Roll in Trav?  :-)

I sed:
>You mean that with all the OTHER silly musical names in Gamba sector
>I can't add one more?  Why don't we have a balkanized planet named
>Guitar?  With the nations Fender, Gibson, & Danelectro?  Maybe a
>world named Xpander?  Metlay?  :-)

Metlay sez:
}Make fun of me at your peril, sonny boy. Make fun of my Xpander and
}you've had it. |->

HA!  Put yer Music where yer Mouth is kiddo.
I'll match my good ol' TL 6 Danelectro, with lipstick pickups
'gainst yer TL 8 Xpander any day.  Les Rumble!  |->

'Course Gamba Man Dean is stuck back @ TL 3...  :-)

Scott 2G Kellogg^Z