I haven't tried a PbP game in ages, and there has been some recent discussion of Traveller Character Creation and such - anyone up for a game? LBB rules, Spinward Marches - old school suckas!

Post up any interest here and we'll see if there's enough to get something rolling.

Challenge accepted.

Oh hell, I'm in a bit of a dry season with my group, so I give this PbP thing a try.

I don't own the LBBs, though, so I might need some assistance of the character-rolling and rules-compreheding sort.

Yeah, I don't own the LBBs either, but I give in to peer pressure. I'm in.

There are a couple of decent online character generators for LBB characters, so Google away. Rules are very simple, and it's all 2d6 based, we can explain things as we go to the newbies.

Any specific or general questions about the background of the Spinward Marches, what there is to do, etc. or do we all have a pretty good handle on that? Also, looking for a structured adventure-style game or more sandboxy?

Quote from: Werekoala;513222There are a couple of decent online character generators for LBB characters, so Google away. Rules are very simple, and it's all 2d6 based, we can explain things as we go to the newbies.

Is this one OK?

Quote from: Werekoala;513222Any specific or general questions about the background of the Spinward Marches, what there is to do, etc. or do we all have a pretty good handle on that? Also, looking for a structured adventure-style game or more sandboxy?

I have a vague understanding of the Third Imperium setting, but a bit of background on the Spinward Marches would be nice (I remember a bunch of Frontier Wars with the Zhodani. Is that right?). Any good online texts on that?

Regarding sandbox vs. structure, I'm a huge sandbox enthusiast, but I'm not sure how one pulls this via PBP. I'd love to see it, though

Quote from: The Butcher;513224Is this one OK?

Yup, used it all the time back in the day.

Quote from: The Butcher;513224I have a vague understanding of the Third Imperium setting, but a bit of background on the Spinward Marches would be nice (I remember a bunch of Frontier Wars with the Zhodani. Is that right?). Any good online texts on that?

http://traveller.wikia.com/wiki/Spinward_Marches_Sector is a good place to start - and there is SO much material out there, you could read for months.

Quote from: The Butcher;513224Regarding sandbox vs. structure, I'm a huge sandbox enthusiast, but I'm not sure how one pulls this via PBP. I'd love to see it, though

Traveller is actually very sandboxy (or can be) - you get a crew, get a ship, get a cargo or Patron, and off ya go. No telling what kind of trouble you might get into.

Quote from: Werekoala;513225Traveller is actually very sandboxy (or can be) - you get a crew, get a ship, get a cargo or Patron, and off ya go. No telling what kind of trouble you might get into.

So we basically have the crew and ship, we know who hired us to do what, at least to start, and from there we're launched into the unknown? That sounds great to me.

Games I've run in the past covered everything from finding the secrets of vanished alien civilizations to uncovering sabotage at a high-tech speedboat race on a waterworld, and everything inbetween. You can hunt exotic animals, prospect, play straight-up traders, be shady smugglers, work covertly (or overtly) for or against the Imperium or any of a half-dozen factions in or near the Marches - sometimes all in the same game. Traveller really is a cool game/setting/concept.

LET'S GO!

Force Commander Carl Hendricks



CA9376
Start of career as Marine.
Start of term 1.
[S  6+ =>(10 +2) = 12]
[C  9+ =>( 6 +1) =  7]
Eligible for 2 skills:
Skill: Blade Combat
Skill: +1 Endurance
End of term 1.
[R  6+ =>(11 +0) = 11]
Reenlist: succeeded.
Start of term 2.
[S  6+ =>( 6 +2) =  8]
[C  9+ =>( 5 +1) =  6]
Eligible for 1 skills:
Skill: Blade Combat
End of term 2.
[R  6+ =>( 7 +0) =  7]
Reenlist: succeeded.
Start of term 3.
[S  6+ =>( 7 +2) =  9]
[C  9+ =>(11 +1) = 12]
Received commission as Lieutenant.
[P  9+ =>(10 +0) = 10]
Received promotion to Captain.
Eligible for 3 skills:
Skill: Mechanical
Skill: Brawling
Skill: Vacc Suit
End of term 3.
[R  6+ =>( 7 +0) =  7]
Reenlist: succeeded.
Start of term 4.
[S  6+ =>( 4 +2) =  6]
[P  9+ =>(10 +0) = 10]
Received promotion to Force Commander.
Eligible for 2 skills:
Skill: Gambling
Skill: +1 Dexterity
[A  8+ =>( 6 +0) =  6]
Aging: -1 Strength
[A  7+ =>( 8 +0) =  8]
[A  8+ =>( 4 +0) =  4]
Aging: -1 Endurance
End of term 4.
[R  6+ =>( 2 +0) =  2]
Reenlist: failed.
Muster out.
Eligible for 6 benefits:
Benefit: High Passage
Credits: 30000
Credits: 20000
Credits: 30000
Benefit: High Passage
Benefit: +2 Intelligence
>>>
Marine Force Commander BB9576  Age 34  4 Terms  Cr 80000
Blade Combat-2, Brawling-1, Cutlass-1, Gambling-1,
Mechanical-1, Revolver-1, Vacc Suit-1
High Passage x2

Typical Quote: "All right, sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed? Another glorious day in the Corps! A day in the Marine Corps is like a day on the farm. Every meal's a banquet! Every paycheck a fortune! Every formation a parade! I LOVE the Corps!"

Hendricks is a loud mouth, an asshole, but a damn fine marine. He's a professional ass-kicker, and he loves that about his job. Boo-ya.

Book 1 only? Supplement 4? Books 4-7? Beltstrike belters?

Oh, and sandbox all the way. Trading and scaring up patrons ae among the best reasons to play Traveller.

Any of the basic series books are fine. To keep it simple, let's avoid Mercenary and High Guard - level characters, however.

Jeff is in, by the way. Just talked to him but he's at work so he won't check the thread until he's out.

Ooh, ooh, can I play?  

(*runs off to make Trav characters for funsies*)