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Post by Admin Pete on Jun 15, 2017 11:31:24 GMT -5
For those of you who are Traveller Fans or are even just curious about it, ffilz ( see here) would like to get a new Traveller pbp going. Considering the views that @makfan's Traveller game got and the views that erisred's current Traveller game is getting, surely there are enough people to support another game. It is my hope that some of you will dive in. Also IMO if you have never played before this would be the time to get your feet wet. If I did not have very pressing health matters to attend to I would be diving in head first.
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Post by ffilz on Jun 15, 2017 12:00:46 GMT -5
For those of you who are Traveller Fans or are even just curious about it, ffilz ( see here) would like to get a new Traveller pbp going. Considering the views that @makfan's Traveller game got and the views that erisred 's current Traveller game is getting, surely there are enough people to support another game. It is my hope that some of you will dive in. Also IMO if you have never played before this would be the time to get your feet wet. If I did not have very pressing health matters to attend to I would be diving in head first. Thanks for this plug... For those who haven't played play by post, it really doesn't take that much time investment, just being willing to check the forum at least a few times a week (with at least some players willing to check at least once a day). With a few frequent posters driving the game, others can coast along, enjoy the ride, and chime in if they have some input they'd like to make (i.e. really, if you give us an idea of what your character would do, you could get away with posting once a month and play...). Frank
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Post by Mighty Darci on Jun 19, 2017 10:47:23 GMT -5
Thanks for this plug... For those who haven't played play by post, it really doesn't take that much time investment, just being willing to check the forum at least a few times a week (with at least some players willing to check at least once a day). With a few frequent posters driving the game, others can coast along, enjoy the ride, and chime in if they have some input they'd like to make (i.e. really, if you give us an idea of what your character would do, you could get away with posting once a month and play...). Frank Great post, hopefully some more people will get on board with the few times a week. Perhaps if you post a teaser about the game you would like to run or some options of the game you would like to run.
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Post by ffilz on Jun 19, 2017 10:53:40 GMT -5
Hmm, I never posted my blurb here... I'll post it here and in the other thread: I will be using Classic Traveller 1977 Books 1-3 (with some text taken from 1981), though I am seriously considering the range band space combat from Starter Traveller. I have been taking a lot of Christopher Kubasik's ideas to mind (and the other folks who have also been posting in the same vein), so reading his blog will be useful for getting a feel for where I cam coming from. I have in progress, reasonably happy with, modified skill tables for Supplement 4 which I am open to discussion with players about. Setting will be my own, currently working on a 2 subsector area somewhat inspired by the Seven Sisters and District-268 subsectors of the Spinward Marches that is at the frontier and beyond of "the imperium" (whatever that is...). The encounter tables and procedures in the books (and more tables I pull from other places or just flat out make up) provide a lot of implicit setting. I've posted a map here in this board. My concept within the setting is that the PCs are mostly ex-military (with Merchants and Other thrown in of course, plus possibly the odd Supplement 4 career or two) all having mustered out on the same world, or having made their way there. I will leave it up to the players to add more definition as to why they know each other, but I think that should be a given (or if someone is unknown the the group, the players have primed things so we don't play the "we all meet in the bar and get into a fight). I'm assuming someone will muster out with a ship and the group has an interest in exploring the sandbox and figuring out what they can make of it (trade, trying to find a world to exploit, just wandering, whatever). But it's a sandbox, and it's your game as much as mine, so ultimately we will work together and I hope something exciting will emerge from play. My campaign has a web page with links to my house rules, setting information, various inspections of Traveller material (including a section by section comparison of the various versions of Classic Traveller) and links to all of Christopher Kubasik's blog posts on Traveller: www.mindspring.com/~ffilz/Gaming/winedark.htmlThanks for your interst, Frank
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Post by Mighty Darci on Jun 19, 2017 11:41:45 GMT -5
Hmm, I never posted my blurb here... I'll post it here and in the other thread: I will be using Classic Traveller 1977 Books 1-3 (with some text taken from 1981), though I am seriously considering the range band space combat from Starter Traveller. I have been taking a lot of Christopher Kubasik's ideas to mind (and the other folks who have also been posting in the same vein), so reading his blog will be useful for getting a feel for where I cam coming from. I have in progress, reasonably happy with, modified skill tables for Supplement 4 which I am open to discussion with players about. Setting will be my own, currently working on a 2 subsector area somewhat inspired by the Seven Sisters and District-268 subsectors of the Spinward Marches that is at the frontier and beyond of "the imperium" (whatever that is...). The encounter tables and procedures in the books (and more tables I pull from other places or just flat out make up) provide a lot of implicit setting. I've posted a map here in this board. My concept within the setting is that the PCs are mostly ex-military (with Merchants and Other thrown in of course, plus possibly the odd Supplement 4 career or two) all having mustered out on the same world, or having made their way there. I will leave it up to the players to add more definition as to why they know each other, but I think that should be a given (or if someone is unknown the the group, the players have primed things so we don't play the "we all meet in the bar and get into a fight). I'm assuming someone will muster out with a ship and the group has an interest in exploring the sandbox and figuring out what they can make of it (trade, trying to find a world to exploit, just wandering, whatever). But it's a sandbox, and it's your game as much as mine, so ultimately we will work together and I hope something exciting will emerge from play. My campaign has a web page with links to my house rules, setting information, various inspections of Traveller material (including a section by section comparison of the various versions of Classic Traveller) and links to all of Christopher Kubasik's blog posts on Traveller: www.mindspring.com/~ffilz/Gaming/winedark.htmlThanks for your interst, Frank See my comments in the other thread, that PD linked to. This is fantastic!!
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Post by ffilz on Jun 19, 2017 23:45:19 GMT -5
Hmm, so which is the right forum for advertising for a PbP game here? Because it now looks like I should be recruiting for OD&D.
Would still love to do a Traveller game. Perhaps I could manage one of each here plus the one of each at ODD74.
Frank
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Post by Admin Pete on Jun 20, 2017 13:26:12 GMT -5
Hmm, so which is the right forum for advertising for a PbP game here? Because it now looks like I should be recruiting for OD&D. Would still love to do a Traveller game. Perhaps I could manage one of each here plus the one of each at ODD74. Frank Just advertise her in General Discussion. I move these threads when they are done anyway.
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Post by raikenclw on Jun 20, 2017 20:30:17 GMT -5
I am definitely interested in this. Where do I sign up?
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Post by Admin Pete on Jun 20, 2017 20:50:51 GMT -5
I am definitely interested in this. Where do I sign up? ffilz you have another vict er uh player, yeah that's it another player. raikenclw, I think here is fine or you can follow the link in my first post above.
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Post by mao on Jun 26, 2017 8:43:37 GMT -5
Love Traveller
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2017 11:22:57 GMT -5
You might go here if you want to play. There is recruitment going on.
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Post by Mighty Darci on Jun 27, 2017 10:46:47 GMT -5
You might go here if you want to play. There is recruitment going on. mao, I am assuming that means you would like to play. If so follow the link, I posted about you in that thread.
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Post by Robert the Black on Jun 27, 2017 14:21:22 GMT -5
I don't have time or inclination to play in a pbp, but I do enjoy reading them.
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Post by Bartholmew Quarrels on Jun 27, 2017 16:47:23 GMT -5
I don't have time or inclination to play in a pbp, but I do enjoy reading them. I can only agree with this.
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Post by mao on Jun 27, 2017 17:04:21 GMT -5
I am interested but I dont want to spread mysef to thin, Im supposed to do Traveller on another website and Im more interested in the OD&D game that is starting here, Ill look at link and let you know.
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Post by ffilz on Jun 27, 2017 17:34:24 GMT -5
I am interested but I dont want to spread mysef to thin, Im supposed to do Traveller on another website and Im more interested in the OD&D game that is starting here, Ill look at link and let you know. The Traveller may be closer to starting... Curious where else you are playing Traveller, always interested in where Traveller is played and discussed. Frank
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Post by mao on Jun 27, 2017 17:37:52 GMT -5
There is a chat game on Dragons Foot starting. Im going to play an Old Barbarian, love barbarians in any genre. Dont have anything else on my char yet.I have 10 St.
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Post by mao on Jun 27, 2017 17:42:40 GMT -5
oh and Sundays at 7 am eastern
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Post by Maximum Forest Ranger on Jun 28, 2017 8:47:08 GMT -5
I am interested but I dont want to spread mysef to thin, Im supposed to do Traveller on another website and Im more interested in the OD&D game that is starting here, Ill look at link and let you know. Go ahead, it will help you stay slim.
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Post by mao on Jun 28, 2017 8:52:28 GMT -5
I am interested but I dont want to spread mysef to thin, Im supposed to do Traveller on another website and Im more interested in the OD&D game that is starting here, Ill look at link and let you know. Go ahead, it will help you stay slim. How did you know I was needing to lose weight?
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Post by Maximum Forest Ranger on Jun 28, 2017 8:59:28 GMT -5
Go ahead, it will help you stay slim. How did you know I was needing to lose weight? Don't most Americans need to lose weight, it was a fairly safe assumption and it is always funny if not the case.
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Post by mao on Jun 28, 2017 9:00:19 GMT -5
LOL
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Post by ffilz on Jun 28, 2017 11:54:43 GMT -5
Ok, who is actively interested in playing and what do you expect your posting ability would be? I want to understand if we can kick this off...
I'd appreciate it if folks who are not actively interested would refrain from posting for a day or two so I can easily see the interest level...
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Post by ffilz on Jun 29, 2017 11:03:52 GMT -5
I've requested a sub-forum. Admin Pete , hmm, could you move the two threads over to the sub-forum. Hmm, I wonder if a single sticky thread for games that are in progress to announce they have openings would be helpful, then folks looking for a game could see. GMs might want to remove their post in sticky thread when the openings are filled so the thread just has posts for games actively recruiting. Another option would be to have some way to indicate on the sub-forum the game is actively recruiting... Hmm, one way to do that, have a sub-forum at the top of the PbP section, each game can have a thread there with elevator pitch and document if it's open or not. Give all the GMs moderator privs in that sub-forum so we can move discussion from that thread into our sub-forum when a new player is accepted into the game or something...
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Post by Admin Pete on Jun 29, 2017 12:23:04 GMT -5
I've requested a sub-forum. Admin Pete , hmm, could you move the two threads over to the sub-forum. Hmm, I wonder if a single sticky thread for games that are in progress to announce they have openings would be helpful, then folks looking for a game could see. GMs might want to remove their post in sticky thread when the openings are filled so the thread just has posts for games actively recruiting. Another option would be to have some way to indicate on the sub-forum the game is actively recruiting... Hmm, one way to do that, have a sub-forum at the top of the PbP section, each game can have a thread there with elevator pitch and document if it's open or not. Give all the GMs moderator privs in that sub-forum so we can move discussion from that thread into our sub-forum when a new player is accepted into the game or something... Not a problem I can do that and the other change too.
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Post by raikenclw on Jul 1, 2017 0:51:55 GMT -5
Okay. This is getting weird. Shouldn't we be starting new threads for the actual game? Are Mighty Darci and I going to need to roll more new PCs?
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Post by ffilz on Jul 1, 2017 1:06:12 GMT -5
Okay. This is getting weird. Shouldn't we be starting new threads for the actual game? Are Mighty Darci and I going to need to roll more new PCs? I'll be starting within the week. Frank
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Post by Admin Pete on Jul 1, 2017 6:52:55 GMT -5
Okay. This is getting weird. Shouldn't we be starting new threads for the actual game? Are Mighty Darci and I going to need to roll more new PCs? I'll be starting within the week. Frank Frank is getting two games started at once, which is quite an undertaking, one OD&D and one Traveller, so there is a lot to do. I wish I had time to do a pbp, so maybe someday.
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