MT- What do you like about it?
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mike wightman
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The things I still use in some form or other.
Special Duty roll
Imperial Encyclopedia
Referee Companion
Personal combat->vehicle combat with the potential to handle ship combat too
Special Duty roll
Imperial Encyclopedia
Referee Companion
Personal combat->vehicle combat with the potential to handle ship combat too
The Detail!
I still use the checklists from Imperial Encyclopedia and the Referee's Companion and the chapter on Communications.
I still use the checklists from Imperial Encyclopedia and the Referee's Companion and the chapter on Communications.
punkrabbitt
SOC-9
I still remember how the books smelled fresh out of the box. It was unique!
Megatraveller was, at the time, a breath of fresh air that pulled everything together into one place with one unified system. I enjoyed the vehicle design system as its own mini-game, I spent a lot of time looking around my neighborhood and designing every vehicle I saw. I was the GM and the only one with the rules. I backported the whole Rebellion setting to our quasi-Spinward Marches campaign and used the chaos to stage a Vargr invasion. Good times...
Megatraveller was, at the time, a breath of fresh air that pulled everything together into one place with one unified system. I enjoyed the vehicle design system as its own mini-game, I spent a lot of time looking around my neighborhood and designing every vehicle I saw. I was the GM and the only one with the rules. I backported the whole Rebellion setting to our quasi-Spinward Marches campaign and used the chaos to stage a Vargr invasion. Good times...
- I like the task system; I've liked it since TD Issue 8 (where I first encountered it).
- I like the attack and damage system for personal combat, and the unit combat (from the Referee's Companion). Including the vehicles mechanics
- I like the Research rules, too (Ref's Companion).
- I like the increased skill access in basic gen.
- I like the rules for vehicle combat (other than ships)
- I like that there is enough information to use the vehicle rules for starships. Batteries are just conglomerate units...
- I like that there is 3I setting included.
MichaelSTee
SOC-12
Character generation, with more skill cascades to pick your skills more often; and the system generation flowchart is easier to follow than Book 6. I was still fairly new to Traveller, having just picked up the Deluxe box the previous year, and the 3 book set was awe-inspiring. (Pity about the errata)
Although nowadays I have migrated back to Classic Traveller mostly, many things about MT I really like and continue to use:
- The general layout, style and presentation.
- The Imperial Encyclopedia. Still the go-to background bible for my Traveller games.
- The cover of the Referee's manual (and the box) remains one of my favorite pieces of Traveller artwork.
- The expanded system information (PBG, stellar data)
- Bringing basic and extended character generation in line as far as skills are concerned. Snatched the "special duty" roll for my CT games.
- The "nugget" formula for adventures.
And of course:
- The quality supplemental material produced (mostly) by DGP. So many adventure ideas and exploration of different aspects of the game.
- The general layout, style and presentation.
- The Imperial Encyclopedia. Still the go-to background bible for my Traveller games.
- The cover of the Referee's manual (and the box) remains one of my favorite pieces of Traveller artwork.
- The expanded system information (PBG, stellar data)
- Bringing basic and extended character generation in line as far as skills are concerned. Snatched the "special duty" roll for my CT games.
- The "nugget" formula for adventures.
And of course:
- The quality supplemental material produced (mostly) by DGP. So many adventure ideas and exploration of different aspects of the game.
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Hard Times.
mike wightman
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Agree. I didn't include it in my list because it isn't something I have on my table unless i am running a scenario for it, But it is one of my favourite settings for Traveller in any iteration.
While i prefer classic timeframe, I have run (and enjoyed running) HT.
And I love all the MT cover art, tho' my favorite is the Referee's Companion, with the semi-submerged type-S with two scouts atop it.
MT is also my favorite version, though most of the points I most like have one (or several) but...
- I like chargen, (voth, basic and advanced) and the results it gives
- I like the vehicle building rules, even though they give some unrealistic results ar many points (as the PP efficiencies) and are unclear in others
- I like character developement rules (ATs), being (IMHO) the version where they are best
- I like the detail of system creation (mostly since H&E made the workfon you, as it was quite time consuming)
- I like the setting and its evolution, though some points are quite unbelieveable and not reproducible with the rules (Varg invasions, the high numbers of ships destroyed, etc)
- And many more points. In general, I like the whole lot as it is (once errata is applied, as it has a true issue on it), despite being many points fit for improvement
As a curiosity, I always saw it as they were refuelling from ocean
Yep, same.
E.D.Quibell
SOC-13
I agree. Hard times where your space is in a recovery mode after a war is where your PCs can have real impact.
I don't use the 3rd Imperium, but I have my own TU that had a war to stalemate, and produced a Hard Times setting.
and MT is my favourite addition.
The task system is the best in Traveller (and lots of other RPGs as well (although I should put in probably somewhere to be balanced (but I didn't because I'm biased)))
I like the character gen basic and advanced (although I like life events that MgT brings (and wish I'd have thought of it))
I like the vehicle building rules because they are crunchie enough to make it interesting but not so crucnchie that it's not worth the effort
I like the character development
I like ...
I like ...
MT is just my favourite addition ...
ManOfGrey
SOC-12
Actually, interestingly, my two favorite publications from MegaTraveller, were the two Alien Modules that Group Digest Publications released. I was heartbroken when GDW decided to abandon MegaTraveller in favor of The New Era, prompting Group Digest Publications to cancel any plans they had for any future Alien Modules.
The writing, background, and reference material for the Vilani, Vargr, Solomani, and the Aslan was second to none. And frankly, in my opinion, has yet to be equaled to this day.
The writing, background, and reference material for the Vilani, Vargr, Solomani, and the Aslan was second to none. And frankly, in my opinion, has yet to be equaled to this day.
I agree. I would have loved to see the three additional planned installments and their treatments of the rest of the Major & Minor races:
- Vilani & Vargr: The Coreward Races (Volume 1)
- Solomani & Aslan: The Rimward Races (Volume 2)
- Zhodani & Droyne: The Psionic Races (Volume 3)
- K'kree & Hiver: The Exotic Races (Volume 4)
- Humans & Non-humans: The Minor Races (Volume 5)
Is that described somewhere?
(I am unfamiliar with it.)
mike wightman
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From the wiki:
- Innovative New Cinematic Nuggets: In the new cinematic nugget format, background setting dictates the way material is organized. Special plot synopsis diagrams illustrate ways that background nuggets can be linked together to form pre-planned adventure scenarios.
- Knightfall's cinematic nugget system clearly defines the incidents player characters pass through in the course of their explorations. Each nugget includes a scene and an action, which make the adventure come alive for the players and referee.
