Scott Thede writes:
>1. I own a decent amount of CT (Books 1-6, some adventures, etc) and
> a fair amount of MT as well. I am considering buying T:TNE, and
> was wondering if it is worth it. I would buy the Deluxe box, and
> would just like to know if it is worth the money. (The local store
> is having a sale :-)).
The Deluxe box is pretty good bang for the buck. It includes a *BIG*
main book, which covers a lot of ground. It can't however cover over 10
years of previously printed Traveller material. One of the biggest lacks
is details on Alien PC generation. It does however have a good character
generation section. Explaination of skills, three mini-adventures, a
decent equipment section, some common vehicles and spacecraft.
The box also includes errata for the book. The book needs errata, but
it's a lot cleaner than the old MT books.
>2. Is the Fire, Fusion, and Steel book good? I like tech stuff, and
> like to design things, so from what I have read it sounds
> interesting, but I'd like to hear a first hand opinion. How big
> is the book (pagewise), etc.
The book is good. There are some holes but in all it's fairly good. I've
designed a TL 5 cargo Zeppelin and small arms from TL 5 to 9. I've seen
some good grav vehicles come out of it (posted here). I've heard some
complaints on designing small helos though.
>3. Is the game system in T:TNE similar to CT and/or MT, or will I
> have to learn a whole new system?
The mechanics are the same GDW's TW2K/Merc2000/DarkCon/C&D. What they
call the `House Rules'. I've seen a lot worse (Space:1889 springs to mind).
The system isn't overly complex. You should be able to pick it up quickly
if you understood the MT rules.
>4. Are there any sourcebooks available for the system? Also, what
> sourcebooks are planned for the near future?
FF&S is the basic source book out now. GDW has posted a release
schedule here and in Challenge. You sound in good shape with all the CT
and MT stuff you have anyway.
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