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Hello... (introduce yourself)

ross@ — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:54:14 -0500

My name is Ross. I am a 42 year-old freelance game writer and Traveller player since 1978.

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drtgrav@ — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:24:48 -0500

Re: Hello... (introduce yourself)

rik_packham@yahoo.com — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:43:14 -0500

Been playing and reffing Traveller on and off (off for the past few years unfortunately) since 1979.

Loved CT. Never got into MT or TNE because of the direction they were taking the storyline. Liked the Mileiu 0 but never looked into the T4 rules after I heard from many of my friends reviews.

I'm currently in love with the GURPS version, because I just love GURPS in general. I havent looking into either T20 or THero. Though I am curious about T5.

Rik "Rycharde" Packham

IMTU: tg++ ru+ tc+ t20 t4 (tn) (mt) ge 3i+ c+ jt au(+) ls+ pi(+) he+ zh++ so+ as++ va+ dr hi++ kk+

Re: Hello... (introduce yourself)

JRMapes@ — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:54:55 -0500

What Ross said -- except my name is Jerry. Heh.

Glad to see the forums back - life is good again.

Jerry

Re: Hello... (introduce yourself)

davebill@ — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:02:16 -0500

Hi,

I'm David. Ran a lot of Traveller from the mid-80's to the early 90's. Reading the MongTraveller Beta rules got me interested in running CT again. Have had one game session, a couple of weeks back, which went really well. Like riding a bike, once the rust flaked off, it was a breeze!

David

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shadowcat1313@ — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:57:19 -0500

longtime traveller player, co-author of Traveller Hero
#Traveller IRC geek and co-founder

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donm61873@ — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:13:16 -0500

I'm Don, I'm the moderator of the ct-starships yahoo group, and the keeper of the MegaTraveller errata, and the keeper of the Traveller Integrated Timeline.

Welcome back, everyone!

Old is the New New! :)

Re: Hello... (introduce yourself)

Greek_Letter_Moshpit@ — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:48:39 -0500

HI.

Probably one of the younger guys (25) on here. Never, ever, have played traveller - all my gaming involvement with Trav has been GMing it, and getting people my age interested and playing.

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rgd@ — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:55:04 -0500

Hi, I'm Rob. Played Traveller first in 1980 (or was it '81?). Loved it. Lost the ardor when MT broke up the Imperium, and really didn't like the TNE post-apocalyptic setting, went on to other things. But got the feeling back in '96, and I like the GT universe (not the system so much), and am looking forward to T5.

I've been assistant/junior listmom of the TML since, darn - 2000? 2001? Something like that. I prefer mailing lists ( mostly because it's easy to keep local copies of the posts to mine later for ideas. :) but this web board of Jeff's looks promising. Good work, Jeff!

Re: Hello... (introduce yourself)

rgd@ — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:58:37 -0500

Maybe we should mention where we're located - do the old "let's see where everyone is" thing.
(Or isn't there an online GIS type app for locating RPG players - I know I've got the link somewhere...)

Anyway, I live near Cleveland, Ohio.

And Greek: good for you - bring in the young blood to Our Great Game!

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badger2305@gmail.com — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:45:07 -0500

Hi there. I'm 45, a PhD student (almost done, thank Ghu), and I started playing Traveller in 1977. Mostly played Classic Traveller, and mostly in homebrew universes and not the Third Imperium. I've come back to it after a long time away, and find that I like both CT and MT. The other versions haven't appealed as much, but there are good bits everywhere (e.g. Pocket Empires).

Re: Hello... (introduce yourself)

Nick@ — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:41:17 -0500

Good evening

long time traveller player (little black box era) and compleatest (I have most things that have come out as dead tree products :)

Over here in West Yorkshire in the UK

Re: Hello... (introduce yourself)

od1e1@ — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:18:54 -0400

Hi, I'm Chris, born and living in England.

First exposure to Traveller was via Snapshot (1973/4). Got big into CT and have a big collection of the original GDW A5 books, plus many of the 3rd party supplements.

Liked MT with its more in-depth creations systems (FF&S, COAC, Worldbuilders, etc). Never realy got into TNE and had dropped out of Traveller by T5 and GURPS.

Now at nearly 40 I still enjoy creating star systems and planets (though I do tend to get a little technical and strive for more realism than is strictly necessary.

Glad to see Traveller still has a following, though I think it is a little greyer and longer in the tooth than in my youth.

Re: Hello... (introduce yourself)

Davaris@ — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:05:45 -0400

Hi,
I'm an old timer and have always wanted to play Traveller, but never got around to playing it. So now I'm keen to learn as much as possible about it and would like to find a play by email game or something similar.

Re: Hello... (introduce yourself)

jrmapes@ckt.net — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:30:55 -0400

Welcome to the Universe!
If you are in need of books then head over to Far Future Enterprises, Marc Miller's main place. He has all the Classic, Mega, 2300AD and soon T5 available on CD. As soon as T5 is released I heard that The New Era CD was supposed to be completed ( not 100% positive on that though)

But if you are looking at Classic (the original Little Black Books game) or MegaTraveller then you can get everything Marc and GDW ever published for each game on CD for $35 each.

As for online games, I know there are a few going on, even some played live using GRIP ( an online rpg whitetable like setup with interactive character sheets, maps, etc.) I think most of them are advertised over at Citizens of the Imperium.

The GRIP games can be mostly found over at GRIP Forums

Again, welcome to Traveller, and the Freelance Traveller Forums.
Feel free to jump in and ask questions, comment on current threads, whatever!

Also, there is a pretty good sized Traveller contingency on the web and lots of cool things people have done for Traveller - lots to see and do! So keep an eye out for link pages.

IMTU:JR Mapes
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THE SPINWARD MAIN - My Classic Traveller Site on the Web

Hello

Grendel_T_Troll@ — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:52:42 -0400

Hello again, everyone.
Apparently, my old account was erased, so I had to resubscribe.

I have been dealing with Traveller since 1980.  I was part of the T5 
playtesting.  Currently, I use T5 for character creation and task 
resolution.  I use MT for everything else.  I hope, when I get some extra 
cash, to pick up the full T5 Cd soon....



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Bentogs@ — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:35:06 -0400

Hey, Ya'll My name is Ben and I'm a Traveller Addict

I ve been playing since 1978, where I walked into the FLGS in Tulsa, OK, looking to buy D&D, and instead walked out with the first Traveller boxed set.

And now I own the same FLGS, The Original Game Shop (shameless plug). The new Mongoose edition really has me looking out there on the web for resouces and boyo, did I find one here! Thanks to the folks who run this netsite, it is Excellent.

BenTOGS

Re: Hello... (introduce yourself)

GreatSunJester@ — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:44:25 -0400

Hi there,
I'm Bob & I just found this forum via the Traveller Wiki. I didn't know this one existed. Heh. I was a lurker on a few other Traveller mail lists, lately TAS & CT-Starships Yahoo, but TAS flooded my email with over 100 posts a day & CT Starships is mainly about... well, starships! Which is nice, if I need to learn a thing or two about CT starships, (and I do!) but I was looking for a general forum for Traveller and I hope this is the one.

Its been so long since I played or even looked at my little black books that I forgot most of what I understood as a 13/14 yr old, and when I read the stuff I don't understand in my 40's, well, I'm not beyond pride when I ask for a bit of help understanding some of it. ;) I have some CT books & the big 3 MegaTraveller books which I cross together once in awhile, but I never like MT rules as much as CT!

Oh, & uh, by the way... thanks for having me!
:D
Bob, aka Bobjester, but here, the Great Sun Jester. ;)

Re: Hello... (introduce yourself)

newsadmin@freelancetraveller.com — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:23:32 -0400

On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:44:25 -0400, GreatSunJester wrote:

>Hi there,
>I'm Bob & I just found this forum via the Traveller Wiki. I didn't know this
> one existed. Heh. I was a lurker on a few other Traveller mail lists, 
>lately TAS & CT-Starships Yahoo, but TAS flooded my email with over 100 
>posts a day & CT Starships is mainly about... well, starships! Which is nice
>, if I need to learn a thing or two about CT starships, (and I do!) but I 
>was looking for a general forum for Traveller and I hope this is the one. 
>
>Its been so long since I played or even looked at my little black books that
> I forgot most of what I understood as a 13/14 yr old, and when I read the 
>stuff I don't understand in my 40's, well, I'm not beyond pride when I ask 
>for a bit of help understanding some of it. ;) I have some CT books & the 
>big 3 MegaTraveller books which I cross together once in awhile, but I never
> like MT rules as much as CT! 
>
>Oh, & uh, by the way... thanks for having me!
>:D
>Bob, aka Bobjester, but here, the Great Sun Jester. ;)

Welcome aboard!  Hopefully, we can get some traffic here; I've not
really pushed the existence of these forums other than on the TML - but
while I have a number of people signed up, they all seem to be waiting
for someone else to start discussions...

Contact wanted

Orian_Argus@ — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:15:51 -0400

Looking for a way to contact the person who created the imagies of Type S Scout-Courier(MAG)

Orian Argus

Re: Hello... (introduce yourself)

Orian_Argus@ — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:28:49 -0400

I have played Traveller off and on since 1979

Rice Paper #0

Gadrin@ — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:40:46 -0400

I'm getting old and my eyes aren't what they used to be, is the Tech Profile (Line #9) of the Rice paper #0 missing the explanation ?

Sorry to be a bother.

Thanks, Gadrin

Re: Contact wanted

newsadmin@freelancetraveller.com — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:30:10 -0400

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:15:51 -0400, Orian_Argus wrote:

>Looking for a way to contact the person who created the imagies of Type S 
>Scout-Courier(MAG)

I can pass on any comments to him, but be advised that his English is
very poor - how's your Japanese?

Please email your message to newsadmin@freelancetraveller.com and I'll
pass it on.

Re: Rice Paper #0

newsadmin@freelancetraveller.com — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:37:52 -0400

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:40:46 -0400, Gadrin wrote:

>
>I'm getting old and my eyes aren't what they used to be, is the Tech Profile
> (Line #9) of the Rice paper #0 missing the explanation ?

You're indeed correct; the explanation of the technical profile is
missing.  As soon as I can dig out my copy of DGP's World Builder's
Handbook, I'll correct this.

(This would also have been appropriate for the Website Issues forum,
freetrav.website.admin.)

Re: Rice Paper #0

Gadrin@ — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:35:01 -0400

(This would also have been appropriate for the Website Issues forum,
freetrav.website.admin.)

I'm sorry, I was thinking that was for technical issues like dead links and such.

>

Re: Rice Paper #0

newsadmin@freelancetraveller.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:19:52 -0400

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:35:01 -0400, Gadrin wrote:

>> (This would also have been appropriate for the Website Issues forum, 
>> freetrav.website.admin.)

>I'm sorry, I was thinking that was for technical issues like dead links and 
>such.

No problem - yours was a reasonable interpretation, hence 'also'.

Re: Contact wanted

Orian_Argus@ — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:37:56 -0400

Well What I wanted to ask him was if I might get a 3DS file of his Seeker and his Far Trader for my personal use...I have a hobby of 3d art using Bryce. His layout of the ship and its looks are far supperior to anything I have done. The attached file is one of my better works but I do not think of it as more than passable and not even close to the quality of work that MAG does, he is far above my level.

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:15:51 -0400, Orian_Argus wrote:

Looking for a way to contact the person who created the imagies of Type S Scout-Courier(MAG)

I can pass on any comments to him, but be advised that his English is
very poor - how's your Japanese?

Please email your message to newsadmin@freelancetraveller.com and I'll
pass it on.

Re: Contact wanted

newsadmin@freelancetraveller.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:55:10 -0400

On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:37:56 -0400, Orian_Argus wrote:

>Well What I wanted to ask him was if I might get a 3DS file of his Seeker and
> his Far Trader for my personal use...I have a hobby of 3d art using Bryce. 
>His layout of the ship and its looks are far supperior to anything I have 
>done. The attached file is one of my better works but I do not think of it 
>as more than passable and not even close to the quality of work that MAG 
>does, he is far above my level

I don't honestly know what he uses to generate his images; all he does
is send me an archive of the GIFs or JPGs.

I think we need to take any further discussion of this off the forums;
please contact me at newsadmin@freelancetraveller.com.  HOW you want to
use the image, even if for completely personal use, may be an issue.

Re: Contact wanted

Orian_Argus@ — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:37:24 -0400

Any word yet ??
had not heard anything off forum yet?

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maeso@ — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:47:45 -0400

Hello, I played Traveller since 1989. I´m 33 years old. I´m from Europe.

Feedback shared from Freelance Traveller

newsadmin@freelancetraveller.com — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:44:01 -0400

This was sent anonymously using our Feedback form.  You really want to
be familiar with the Famille Spofulam legend to fully appreciate it.

The feedback was sent in connection with Les Bates's story, "Friends in
High Places":

>That's some pretty good writing.  Seriously.

>I don't know whether it counts as fanfiction, or something else 
>entirely, but I like it.  I LIKE it.

>I'm also imagining a twenty-year-old Ditzie.  I can't decide whether to 
>fall in love with her or flee in gibbering terror.  Possibly both.

Re: Scout's Honor solo

newsadmin@freelancetraveller.com — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:07:42 -0400

On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:08:12 -0400, JameRowe wrote in
freetrav.website.admin:

>The Referee of my group ran this for us, but he converted to MegaT.

(Reply crossposted to freetrav.chatter, as that would have been the more
appropriate group.)

If your referee is willing, please ask him to write us an article
concerning (1) how he converted it from a solo to a group adventure, and
(2) how he converted it from Classic Traveller to MegaTraveller.

Re: Hello... (introduce yourself)

copeab@ — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:49:44 -0400

My name is Brandon and I'm 42. I've played Traveller since 1983.

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JameRowe@ — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:03:29 -0400

My name is Ben (yes, there are two of us), and I'm actually 28. Been playing Traveller since 2003, though I discovered it through TNE in 1993.