Incidentally, for the people who haven't figured it out, there's
several good reasons why there is no Regency sourcebook for TNE
yet.
1) The Regency is huge and complicated. A lot of published material
exists which involves the area. Any reasonable sourcebook on
the Regency will therefore also be big and complicated and...
2) A lot of work to write it. Especially considering the other
important projects to get out the door. RC set-up and support.
(Yes, despite many opinions on TML, this is important.) The
Brilliant Lances Express rules. Long-term preparation for
upcoming stuff -- the history will get ever more interesting
as TNE develops, and to get stuff out in a timely way, they
have to start now.
3) Later usefulness in the plot of the Regency. Think about it.
Personally, I'd rather see other materials come out first rather than
have a *bad* sourcebook or nothing for a long time, stagnating sales
of Traveller and cutting off the game at the ankles.
Besides, for people who don't like the current future history, this
gives you a chance to tell GDW what you don't like so they can fix
it for the later stuff without "causing too much damage".
Patience, folks. For now, you can make it up as you go!
Steve Bonneville
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