The Silurian hypothesis

[bookwyrm]

Did you have lot of folks circa Ancient Greece learning Computer-1 or Gunnery?

I'm sure that if a Barbarian is intelligent or curious enough, they could learn a little about 'computers or gunnery' without giving up their culture and/or beliefs. If a Barbarian is enchanted enough by technology, they might give up their old culture and convert to the new culture. At this point, they are no longer a Barbarian but a Technologically Savvy Traveller.

 

[aramis]

While I find the question a little silly and disingenuous, I will still answer it.

I have never, ever had a player ask to play an Ancient Greek in Traveller, ever. Nor have I ever had a GM run a Traveller game set in Ancient Greece. Interesting game you play sir. Glad you had fun playing your way.

Someone actually wrote a Traveller variant for the ancient greek/roman era. So, no, it's not of need either disingenuous nor silly. More than one, actually, as I've two on my old computer, and a third on this one.
And the ancient greeks had at least one computing device for certain: The Antikythera Device, a calendar/orrery. certain descriptions of other devices, once thought to be mere legend, now have peopla actually making them with techniques demonstrated to be period appropriate and resulting in a working reimplementation of the quite broken Antikythera Device. Clickspring, on youtube, did a whole series on making it, documenting his techniques and materials. Gorgeous little beast.

 

[casquilho]

Someone actually wrote a Traveller variant for the ancient greek/roman era. So, no, it's not of need either disingenuous nor silly. More than one, actually, as I've two on my old computer, and a third on this one.

The idea of Greek/Roman era game was not what I felt was silly and disingenuous. I have played Rider and the Sword of Cepheus so era crossing rule sets are not what I found disingenuous nor silly. It was the question itself that was.

I said I had never tracked the TL a skill was earned at, to then be asked how many Ancient Greeks I had learn Computer - 1 or Gunnery. That, to me, felt like a personal jab and a gate keeping question. If it was not, then I am sorry, I wish he had worded his question differently.

 

[bookwyrm]

Someone actually wrote a Traveller variant for the ancient greek/roman era. So, no, it's not of need either disingenuous nor silly. More than one, actually, as I've two on my old computer, and a third on this one.
And the ancient greeks had at least one computing device for certain: The Antikythera Device, a calendar/orrery. certain descriptions of other devices, once thought to be mere legend, now have peopla actually making them with techniques demonstrated to be period appropriate and resulting in a working reimplementation of the quite broken Antikythera Device. Clickspring, on youtube, did a whole series on making it, documenting his techniques and materials. Gorgeous little beast.

Looked up the A. Device on the Wiki. An interesting read for many reasons. Thanks for sharing.

 

[kilemall]

Looked up the A. Device on the Wiki. An interesting read for many reasons. Thanks for sharing.

The TL3 Model/0 computer.

 

[PVernon]

Would that not be a TL1 Model/0 computer?

 

[whartung]

Would that not be a TL1 Model/0 computer?

TL1 Model/0 fib. Pretty sure it's immune to EMP effect from nearby nuclear detonations.

 

[kilemall]

Tomfoolery aside, I am about 80% certain the LBB2 computers correspond to the US naval fire control computers, with Model/1 being the US battleship analog computers.