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Rip t20?

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Kevin C. Livingston

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I suppose from the lack of any news that T20 is dead? Its a sad thought if so. Its such a great system that I would hate to see it go.
 
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I am reasonably sure that you suppose wrong.

T20 had a rough spell, but at least one product (Solamani Ships or something) is in the works and nearing completion.

And I believe that the license still has a couple years left to run.

At THAT point it needs:
To be rewritten using the MgT OGL/TTL.
OR
The T20 license renewed through MgT / Marc.
OR
It ends, like TNE and T4 before it.
 
Is there a T20 bibliography with ISBNs and such ?

I'd like to keep lookout for used versions of a few books.

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Hmmmm.... I sure hope it's not dead.... my gaming group have recently been talking about getting into Traveller again... we have a real hotch-botch of stuff, from LBB's through Mega, and TNE.... (and also, unfortunately, we have some poor unfortunates who have never played Traveller)....

Down in Oz it's not that easy to get much stuff, so we just basically design our own..... I was sorta thinking the T20 might be the way to go.......

Besides, it's a shame to see any RPG system bite the dust (laments back to the good old 'Boot Hill' days......)
 
Rotters2 said:
Hmmmm.... I sure hope it's not dead.... my gaming group have recently been talking about getting into Traveller again... we have a real hotch-botch of stuff, from LBB's through Mega, and TNE.... (and also, unfortunately, we have some poor unfortunates who have never played Traveller)....

Down in Oz it's not that easy to get much stuff, so we just basically design our own..... I was sorta thinking the T20 might be the way to go.......
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Well, as much of it has been released as PDF, some should be fairly easy to get. Indeed, if you play T20, I find the Player's Guide fills some gaps in the original system nicely and it has only been out in PDF. Of course, that requires you to find a way to get a decent printing, or have a platform like a laptop you are comfortable using it on.
 
Depends on your definition of Dead. Is it a viable set of Traveller rules, Yes. Can you expect support from the author? Apparently not. Can you expect new and exciting products to support it? Again apparently not. Will the license continue for the foreseeable future? No.

Sad, very sad.

It is, IMHO, the best set of Traveller rules to date. It combines the feel of the original Traveller with more comprehensive rules and more consistent rules. Conversion from CT material, with the exception of NPC is quite simple so there is a wealth of material out there. (Though it needs things like 101 Citizens to make quick, on the fly, NPC creation simple.) New good material, we have been left hanging for, literally, years.
 
I have been getting some email saying that my original message had a negative (and somewhat offensive) tone toward Hunter. Hunter, if you are reading this, then knowm that my intention wasn't to try to upset you. I, like many fans, would love to see T20 continue with some material from Quick Link Interactive. I know that I would buy anything (and already have about everything) from your company concerning T20.
 
I don't see anything offensive in it. There hasn't been a product in ages and no previews of anything big coming up. To gamers used to a more prolific output, it looks quite dead.
Even if something is coming up, it'll be the first thing since, what? revelation station?
I don't see how thinking this means it is effectively dead is unreasonable or offensive.

I like T20 more than MGT and would be glad to see something though.
 
Gallowglacht said:
I don't see anything offensive in it. There hasn't been a product in ages and no previews of anything big coming up. To gamers used to a more prolific output, it looks quite dead.
Even if something is coming up, it'll be the first thing since, what? revelation station?
I don't see how thinking this means it is effectively dead is unreasonable or offensive.

I like T20 more than MGT and would be glad to see something though.
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And if it is the Solomani Ships TA, which was announced as "just putting it together" January 31, 2008, it will be the first TA/EA since June 2005 which were supposed to be put out monthly.

Revelation Station is certainly not up to TA/EA standards, and while I used one of the 2 issues left in my subscription, which I purchased before June 2005, I definitely felt ripped off by it.

It may not be officially dead, but T20 definitely appears terminal and on life support.
 
Andrew Boulton said:
When was the last GURPS Traveller book published?

We'd all like more, but life just doesn't work that way.
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I wouldn't know, I have never been impressed with GURPS, so I only have a couple of products.

If I was promised new GURPS material, and haven't gotten it, especially new material I have already paid for, I would be questioning it on their forums. I would also be agreeing that it appeared to be dead.

However questions about GURPS is an entirely different matter. The question wasn't if GURPS Traveller was dead, but if T20 was.
 
Before this gets all yesitis/noitisn't; I'll take that answer and move on.

What is the next product and when is it out?
Is SciFi 20 still on the cards?
 
Traveller's Aide 9: Fighting Ships of the Solomani Confederation

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I can't give you a date yet.
 
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