Best OTU Traveller scenario or campaign list

[harunmushod]

This is on the basis of 34 posts between 2014 and 2024 asking for best or favourite scenario, campaign or starter scenario, on facebook, reddit, rpggeek, rpg.net forum, mongoose forum and citizens of the imperium.

I'll be the first to admit the poll is far from accurate. In particular, it discrimates against recently published scenarios. All of the top 10 were first published in some form before the earliest of the polls (that is, before 2014). I did at least try to identify people who recommended the same thing in more than one forum but that all depends on them having the same user name, so there might still be some double counting.

But, hopefully still a useful list.

1. Twilight's Peak 25
2. The Traveller Adventure 24
4= High and Dry 15
4= Shadows 15
6= Death Station 14
6= Sky Raiders trilogy 14
7. Pirates of Drinax 13
9= Annic Nova 11
9= The Chamax Plague 11
10. Murder/Mysteries on Arcturus Station 9

Special mention to The Lords of Thunder as the highest scoring magazine scenario (4 votes, MegaTraveller Journal #4)

Link to the main spreadsheet: https://1drv.ms/x/s!AiAcP3zPiMjzgoZYQUiA6wWPMcuh4A

 

[mike wightman]

I thought Death Station would be higher, it is a much better adventure than Shadows or High and Dry in my opinion.

I would agree with Twilight's peak beating The Traveller Adventure for a couple of reasons.

The Traveller Adventure has a ridiculous opening scenario, and the Travellers must be the crew of the March Harrier.

Twilight can actually be used by a grouo that Travels the way nature intended, high, middle, low, working passage, chartered flights, stowing away. Traveller does not require the PCs to be ship crew.

 

[Spinward Scout]

I've been working on one for a Detached Scout and Crew in the Regina Subsector with Classic Traveller adventures or the CT CD.

I'm not ready to post it and may publish it if I can.

But I can send you what I've got if you'd like to look at it and see if it gives you ideas. Let me know.

 

[harunmushod]

I've been working on one for a Detached Scout and Crew in the Regina Subsector with Classic Traveller adventures or the CT CD.

I'm not ready to post it and may publish it if I can.

But I can send you what I've got if you'd like to look at it and see if it gives you ideas. Let me know.

Thanks but I'm going to go with Pirates Of Drinax, as pirates is what my group wanted. Will start with a combination of Marooned on Marduk and High and Dry, changing the ship to be fixed up to an armed Far Trader - the ship that King Oleb of Drinax gives them as their first ship (the Harrier will be a later prize) but thry have to get it home first. Will leave the option of Makergod if the players fancy getting their revenge on the Oghma Raiders for marooning them on Marduk.

 

[Timerover51]

I also like Victoria/Lanth in JTAS Two. Both that and Twilight's Peak were written by Marc.

 

[mike wightman]

Victoria was breadcrumbed in the original Annic Nova adventure...

 

[Timerover51]

Victoria was breadcrumbed in the original Annic Nova adventure...

I found it Mike, from JTAS 1.

Victoria: Finally, the map box in room G, on V deck has a chip installed
for a world named Victoria. Check imperial maps will show its location in
an adjacent subsector. Full coverage of Victoria will be contained in issue
number 2 of the Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society.