Re: You are invited to a wake.....

Brian Makens mourns:

[big snip]

> Now comes this bloody virus and Survival Margin. Gone is the complex
> socio-political/technical environment. Gone are the mighty stellar empires,
> Gone is the Merchant Captain of a free trader who crossed the breath of the
> Third Imperium for the almighty Imperial Credit. Friends, we have gone from
> the struggle of Rome and Carthage straight into the Dark Ages where Hanfred
> the Drunk hacks off a peasants head to steal 4 cows.  From having an NPC who
> broke into the Imperial Research Center to steal a warbot prototype, we now
> will have a cold yokel backwater peasant whose big worry is who is molesting
> his wildesheep.

[snip]

> Just how many campaigns can you run with the Space viking sacking the tech 4
> underpopulated world. (OH this is Tuesday, lets go get that bidet on Sirius
> 4). Just how exciting is it going to be, to play the Brave Denebian Regency
> naval Captain blowing away some bandaged 100 year old space hulk carrying
> some wretched better life seeking denizens of the "wilds" who just might have
> the a copy of "The Virus" onboard. Pfffooof!!!! This is a universe for a
> couple of 14 year kids to play a couple of of rounds with, as a break from
> AD&D. With all this low tech bang the guy on the head with a claymore sword,
> going on maybe we can merge the systems). Yeah, thats the ticket.. the low
> tech peaseants on Home mutated in 75 years and became ORC's, the ones on
> Gushmege KOBOLDS.. Yeah thats the ticket, who needs Spelljammer, we got
> TRAVELLER the New Era.

PLUS, with GDW's 'house rules' combat system, you get to hack to your
heart's content!  Hey, this is great!  Combat is great!  Let's fight!
Nah! You can't get hurt!  That guy's gonna have tuh shoot ya AT LEAST
4 times _just_ to knock your guy down!  So who cares about negotiating or
leaving fighting as the last resort!  HACKFEST! shoot, hack to your
heart's content.  ;-)

Well, I suppose GDW could fix those assinine T:2K combat house rules...
Oh! Sorry, just dreaming... ;-)


> I recommend that if you have views like me, you'll make a new universe to
> play and dream in.

Gee, mabye we're gonna have tuh dust off those TDR archives... TDR II: The
Proper Era...


;-)

steve camp