Traveller Update

[MongooseMatt]

Hi guys,

Just to let you know what is going on for Traveller at the moment. . .

1. Bad Moon Rising (Dredd adventure) is out this week.

2. The Traveller Character Pack is now in stock (as is the Referee's Screen - and that one is a real beauty).

3. There is a bit of a 'reveal' on future Traveller projects on Planet Mongoose - http://blog.mongoosepublishing.co.uk/

 

[kafka47]

Thanks for the reveal...

In February next year, we are releasing a new setting for Traveller (which we are saying nothing about until the State of the Mongoose, so don't ask!), and while development will be carrying on for the next couple of months, I have been working on a scenario that tests various rules and concepts for the game. Now, being a lazy Games Masterm, this is the first 'proper' scenario I have written myself for nearly two decades! It took a while to get back into the swing of things and, unfortunately, I started treating it as I would a novel - so, instead of a straightforward scenario to test the required concepts, there are twists, and new characters, and side plots... it never seems to end (though it better, as I am supposed to be running it through October...). Anyway, it should prove to be a real change of pace for the players, and I can't wait to see everyone's reaction when we announce this puppy. It is a good 'un.

Not even a tiny hint...what about then can you tell us about the campaign that is advertised in S&P.

We have also been discussing the forthcoming Secrets of the Ancients campaign. Written by Gareth Hanrahan, we were planning a big mega-campaign, filling 256 pages of Ancients goodness. We had a few ideas on what we wanted to change foer this campaign (or rather, what perceptions of the Ancients we wanted to change for veteran players), so we contacted Marc Miller - and he was well up for it! What we got back was a document sprawling over several pages with his views and ideas on the subject - and all of a sudden, I could see us doing three, four, five, or more 256 page campaigns, all interconnected, all burrowing just a little deeper into the true mysteries of the galaxy. Needless to say, Secrets will reveal a lot about what has happened/is happening, but it will be a long time before all is revealed.

kewl. Assumptions about the Ancients are meant to be shattered. I want to see more 256 campaigns. Would they perhaps be connected together with bridge adventures like Tripwire? This way everyone could follow a common Traveller story...

Almost as an aside after that, though it has had me very excited, is the Spinward Marches Map Pack - we have outdone ourselves on this one, as this will be a huge 40" poster of the Marches, with as much information as we could squeeze onto it. Trojan Reaches is following - and, incidentally, if you have not picked up Aslan and seen the Reaches, do so now! It is not just about cats. As gareth described it in the book, if the Marches are the frontier, the Reaches are the badlands. If you want a real Firefly type campaign, you cannot do better than set it here.

Maps are good props, I can hardly wait to learn more about the Reaches...I have Aslan & 3i and want to know more...

And now I have to start collecting notes on the Traveller Campaign Guide, released next year - this is the book designed specifically for lazy Games masters and the aim is for someone to be able to run a complete Traveller campaign with nothing more than this guide, the rulebook and perhaps a sector book (like the Marches or the Reaches). Not a scenario in sight and yet, for the players, it will feel as if it is all scenario led. A lot of Mongoose staffers are piling into this one with ideas, so watch out for it. You'll be able to approach any game session without any preparation, and yet be completely confident of its outcome.

I resent being called lazy. Time challenged. But lazy...this time Mongoose you have gone too far...

Keep up the excellent work.

 

[Spinward Scout]

That Campaign Guide sounds interesting!