CT Only: Throws

[HG_B]

Well, I'm not going to dig through old modules to prove my point. And, who knows. Maybe I'm remembering incorrectly. It was a long time ago. But, in the early AD&D years, I do remember interesting uses of dice for things--obstacles in adventures. A roll to climb up a mountain (not using the Thieving skill, but for the whole party).

You are remembering house rules (whether dropped into a module or a campaign) not RAW. Hence, my original comment.

 

[Supplement Four]

You are remembering house rules (whether dropped into a module or a campaign) not RAW. Hence, my original comment.

I'm sure it wasn't in a rulebook, and I'm sure it wasn't a house rule. I remember things--rolls--from the adventures, because I remember thinking how different authors had different takes, mechanically, on things.

Say, climbing: Some used a variation of the thief's percentage. Some used d20 throw. Some used other types of throws, like 3d6 for STR or less.

 

[Supplement Four]

I've created a new thread with some interesting throws a Ref can use in his game.

Come and put your ideas up in that thread, too!

NEW THREAD.

 

[mike wightman]

I am glad you have brought this thread up - it allows me to pin down exactly when I had my CT saving throws to resolve situations epiphany.

There is a very important line missing from all but CT 1977 LBB:1, this comes immediately after the last skill example in the book:

Skills and the Referee: it is impossible for any table of information to cover all aspects of every potential situation, and the above listing is by no means complete in its coverage of the effects of skills. This is where the referee becomes an important part of the game process. The above listing of skills and game effects must necessarily be taken as a guide, and followed, altered or ignored as the actual situation dictates.

My realisation was that the skills in the book are just examples of how to do it and are not the way you have to do it even in similar situations.

A1 opened with a guide to using throws to resolve situations, and it was expanded on greatly in The Traveller Adventure.

 

[Supplement Four]

There is a very important line missing from all but CT 1977 LBB:1, this comes immediately after the last skill example in the book:


My realisation was that the skills in the book are just examples of how to do it and are not the way you have to do it even in similar situations.

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Yes sir. Good stuff.

Thanks for posting that.