Who are we?

[wordserpent]

Name: Joe
Age: 35
Location: Based in New York State
Occupation: Marine Engineer
Favorite Version: Classic Traveller. I also Like the Character generation system from Megatraveller.
Least Favorite Version: I didn't like The New Era much, have never seen T4.
Favorite Supplement: Citizens Of The Imperium
Favorite Race(s): Aslan
Favorite Sector. The Spinward Marches and Gateway
Favorite thing about Traveller: UPP's
Least favorite thing about Traveller: The armor system.
Non Traveller Games: D&D, Call Of Cthulhu, Pirates. Numerous others.

 

[Anthony Emmel]

Name: Kjeran
Age: 35
Country: Texas
Favorite version of Traveller: Classic Traveller w/ Mercenary, High Guard, Scouts, etc.
Military Service: US Army, medic, 2 years
Favorite Suppliment: the Traveller Adventure
Favorite Sector: Spinward Marches
Favorite Race: Aslan
Favorite Empire: Third Imperium, no collapse

 

[beeber]

name: dennis
age: 36
location: west trenton, NJ, US
fav traveller: CT era, MT rules
role: ref, far too often
fav supplement: book 6, scouts (it opened my eyes to the real potential of traveller, back in the day)
fav sector: the marches
fav race: aslan, then virushi
fav world: efate (tech D, law 0, 'nuff said)
fav empire: 3rd imperium, ca. 1107 (but would like to do the "terrans vs. vilani imperium" sometime)
non-traveller games: many, but keep coming back to CT/MT

 

[lengland9702]

Name: Larry
Age: over the hill(54)
Country: US; currently in Central Indiana
Favorite version of Traveller: CT and D20
Favorite Supplement: Paranoia press original Merchants for CT
Favorite Race: Vargr
Favorite Empire: Solomani

 

[Pickles]

Welcome aboard, gentlemen! Remember, there is to be no smoking on board this vessel. Sir, do not throw that cigarette butt out of the window!

(With apologies to Mr. Hendrix)

 

[Gruffty]

Originally posted by Bromgrev:
Welcome aboard, gentlemen! Remember, there is to be no smoking on board this vessel. Sir, do not throw that cigarette butt out of the window!

(With apologies to Mr. Hendrix)

Bromgrev: did I hear you say "No smoking"?! You mean, No?! Smoke?! -Ing?!

Nobody told me this is a smoke free board! Goddammit! What am I supposed to do, then?

<Looks around for fire exits, stationery cupboards, oxygen cylinder store rooms....> Hmmmm....

Guess I'll just have to go and stand under that leaky ol' bit of corrugated iron roof over there.

<lights up smoke and walks to said leaky roof>

<Puff> <puff> <cough> <puff> <puff> <puff> <cough> <puff> <hackhackhack-retch-coughcoughcough-hackhackhack> <puff> <puff> <puff>

Ah, the first smoke of the day. Ya can't beat it.

Welcome aboard, people

P.S. I'm a smoker, doncherknow

 

[Pickles]

Sir, that's not a "leaky ol' bit of corrugated iron roof", that's one of our state-of-the-art hydrazine storage facilities.

Waitaminnit ... did you say "leaky"?!?

 

[Gruffty]

Originally posted by Bromgrev:
Sir, that's not a "leaky ol' bit of corrugated iron roof", that's one of our state-of-the-art hydrazine storage facilities.

Waitaminnit ... did you say "leaky"?!?

Yeah, that's the one, got a nice rhythymic "dripdrip-dripdrip" leak...hydrazine makes pretty colours on the tarmac, when the light hits it right.

<puffpuff> Right, now, where I can put this still lit cigarette butt out? Can't see anything handy, so I'll just have to follow the good ol' Solomani tradition of flicking it away, then crossing my fingers and walking off whilst whistling a pointless tune......

<flick>

<whistleswwhistlewhistle....>

 

[Jame]

*BBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!*

*Jame looks, with a very cross expression, at Gruffty.*

"Now see what hydrazine does? You're lucky we've got insurance! (mumbled) Dratted smokers, that's the third one we've lost this month!"

 

[Chuck Anumia]

And let us not forget about those Stinky old cigars that Trader Jim Favors...

(I wonder if he has a smoking area aboard the King Richard?)

 

[Gruffty]

Mmmmm, I love the smell of burning hydrazine in the morning - smells like Trader Jim!

 

[lengland9702]

Sitting back in my chair; lights up a nice big stoggie- watching the burning building and smiles! Teach these people to try and find a place to smoke at! Why not just stay where you are and light up? After all we do have medical treatments for deseases related to smoking; I think!

I like this conversation!

 

[Fritz_Brown]

Hey, Gruffty, how does a Hiver talk while he's smoking?!

 

[Gruffty]

You forget, Fritz88...Hivers sommunicate via arm flapping, writing and drawing. So fag in mouth, tentacles a-flapping and a-writing. No problem for a modern, 57th C Hiver.

Advert:

"A real Hiver smokes Six Eyes brand. A smooth blend of premium K'Kree tobacco, specially grown, dried and rolled in the Federation for discerning Hivers everywhere. Only Cr 1.50 for a pack of 24. Great value with a smooth taste. Remember, a real Hiver smokes Six Eyes brand."

 

[Fritz_Brown]

Well, I suppose that makes sense, Gruffty: a Human takes the cigarette out of his mouth to talk, a Hiver puts it in.

 

[Gruffty]

Yup, makes sense to me if Hivers don't vocalise but need free tentacles to wave and draw/write.

Anyway, where the heck is a Hiver's mouth?

 

[The Hinterworlds Rambler]

You may not want to know. I am now running a total of three Hivers, including our plucky Benjamin on these very boards...

Since Hivers have a combined "Cloaca" that does a lot of things including eating, The lads tend to eat in thier cabins. Only Claudius of Fornax in the TNE era smokes, but he literally doesn't inhale, preferring to watch it burn and smell it.

 

[SpacerX]

Name: Darren "Shades" Buck
Age: Growing younger every day (37)
Country: Virginia
Favorite version of Traveller: Classic Traveller w/ Expansions
Military Service: Air Force, 10 years active, now reserve -- Satellite C2, Communications & Network Ops, Space Launch & Range Ops
Favorite Supplement: STRIKER & JTAS
Favorite Sector: Spin Marches
Favorite Race: Darrian
Favorite Empire: I'm decidedly non-aligned...

 

[Fritz_Brown]

Welcome from a fellow Virginian, SpacerX! (And a fellow AF vet!)

 

[SpacerX]

Thanx, Fritz, for the welcome. Have been away from "the game" and gaming in general for quite a while (about 15 years since last "Travelling").

Just started scratching the surface of what this BBS has to offer -- there's a wealth of info here. I always liked the fact that Traveller's "hard science" core always attracted a thoughtful, creative, science-oriented (i.e. relatively more "reasoned") constituency. Good to learn things haven't changed in that respect.
--Darren