maxinstuff
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Post by maxinstuff on Sept 3, 2015 5:13:50 GMT -8
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D.T. Pints
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Post by D.T. Pints on Sept 3, 2015 7:01:50 GMT -8
What you don't want to stumble through somebody's else abortive attempts to recreate a game that worked pretty damn well to begin with and then not get paid so they can in turn get paid ? Where's the problem there
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Post by Kainguru on Sept 3, 2015 9:12:34 GMT -8
They're trying to recreate GDW in all it's aspects - Traveller. Mega-Traveller. Traveller: The New Era . . . GDW closes it's doors for the final time . . . Aaron
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jeffrywith1e
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Post by jeffrywith1e on Sept 3, 2015 11:13:22 GMT -8
Well, I'm excited for it.
I kind of missed the boat on the last Mongoose and was kind of unsure of T5. So I'll check this one out.
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jaiden0
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Post by jaiden0 on Sept 3, 2015 13:35:26 GMT -8
I have a huge pile of mongoose traveller, supporting a 3+ year campaign. I'm excited about aspects of this, and will definitely purchase it. I'll probably merge them, as I run very rules-light anyway. I'm very interested in the ship combat stuff, especially the idea that there is something for everyone to do during combat! I played the old star trek system at a con recently, and enjoyed that aspect immensely. It was like Artemis, in a lot of ways.
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maxinstuff
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Post by maxinstuff on Sept 3, 2015 14:28:36 GMT -8
I am excited, just not so keen on playtesting. I'm more inclined to wait till next year when it goes to print and benefit from all the effort the early testers will be putting in over the coming months.
I'll repeat what I said to my younger brother when he asked me if I was preordering Fallout 4 - "wake me up when the second steam patch is out".
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fredrix
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Post by fredrix on Sept 4, 2015 5:14:16 GMT -8
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jaiden0
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Post by jaiden0 on Sept 4, 2015 16:45:04 GMT -8
I bought the pdf. It is very good so far, and very similar to the last mongoose edition. The formatting is much better and there are a few neat ideas. Many modernizations. 3d deckplans, boon/bane (works like advantage and disadvantage in dnd 5e) Lots more to read but good so far
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maxinstuff
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Post by maxinstuff on Sept 4, 2015 20:01:57 GMT -8
I bought the pdf. It is very good so far, and very similar to the last mongoose edition. The formatting is much better and there are a few neat ideas. Many modernizations. 3d deckplans, boon/bane (works like advantage and disadvantage in dnd 5e) Lots more to read but good so far Sounds very promising.
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d47
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Post by d47 on Sept 5, 2015 0:51:58 GMT -8
And now it is.
Includes "A $20 voucher to be redeemed against the final Core Rulebook, meaning the Beta Core Rulebook will end up not costing you a penny!" for those who might be interested.
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maxinstuff
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Post by maxinstuff on Sept 5, 2015 1:12:07 GMT -8
And now it is.
Includes "A $20 voucher to be redeemed against the final Core Rulebook, meaning the Beta Core Rulebook will end up not costing you a penny!" for those who might be interested. Yep. Only off the PDF though - cannot be used towards a print copy.
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fredrix
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Post by fredrix on Sept 5, 2015 2:10:02 GMT -8
I find myself dissing the new design here. But its not all bad, and is an improvement on the last edition.
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Post by SavageCheerleader on Sept 5, 2015 10:36:47 GMT -8
So, people were that unhappy with the newest version/debacle? Looks neat though.
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jaiden0
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Post by jaiden0 on Sept 5, 2015 19:16:46 GMT -8
So, people were that unhappy with the newest version/debacle? Looks neat though. I have always liked the mongoose version, and this is definitely just a tweak and cleanup. Traveller 5 is an abomination before the lord.
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D.T. Pints
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Post by D.T. Pints on Sept 6, 2015 7:04:07 GMT -8
Mongoose makes a great game. After rolling the shittiest character I have ever created (statistically speaking) during maxinstuff's Traveller Character Gen session I am very eager to see what this mighty crippled lawyer will do! Character sheet will be posted soon...but just as an indicator here or the incredible Fez's stats: Strength: 3 Dexterity: 2 Endurance: 2 Intellect: 7 Education: 4 Social: 8
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