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bubbacleese
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BubbaCleese
Name: Jeff Hunt
Age: 55
Country: Texas
Favorite version of Traveller: CT and MGT
Military Service: Just missed Vietnam
Favorite Supplement: all good
Favorite Sector: Spinward Marches / Trin's Veil
Favorite Race: Human
Started Playing Traveller: 1977
Started GMing Traveller: 2009
There are many RPGs out there but there is just something special about Traveller. I think it is Travellers ability to do anything that makes it so very special. High Tech espionage, ship to ship combat, political situations, basic trade routes, just about anything. I think Mal said it best “We’re still flying.”
Name: Jeff Hunt
Age: 55
Country: Texas
Favorite version of Traveller: CT and MGT
Military Service: Just missed Vietnam
Favorite Supplement: all good
Favorite Sector: Spinward Marches / Trin's Veil
Favorite Race: Human
Started Playing Traveller: 1977
Started GMing Traveller: 2009
There are many RPGs out there but there is just something special about Traveller. I think it is Travellers ability to do anything that makes it so very special. High Tech espionage, ship to ship combat, political situations, basic trade routes, just about anything. I think Mal said it best “We’re still flying.”
Hi.
Just found this forum.
I'm a semi-retired gamer with a considerable penchant for Traveller (Classic Traveller I think it's be called now, which I used to play in the 80s when you had to do it all with paper and pencil. I still do. Very much TL4, I am!)
Hoping that maybe I might be able to find a few like-minded bods to do a bit of gaming some time ... but not really convinced it'll ever happen. Still, more likely with the internet than without (time to become TL5??)
So, to business:
Name: Jeremy Burrows
Age: 43
Country: England
Favorite version of Traveller: Classic
Military Service: English Civil War Society (pike, shot, artillery, on-field first aider, cavalry. I think I've done just abotu every role they have)
Favorite Supplement: Spinward Marches. It's a wonderful adventure setting
Favorite Sector: Spinward Marches
Favorite Race: Aslan (um ... yeah ... precious few of them in the Marches ... )
Started Playing Traveller: 1982 or 1983
Started GMing Traveller: 1982 or 1983
Just found this forum.
I'm a semi-retired gamer with a considerable penchant for Traveller (Classic Traveller I think it's be called now, which I used to play in the 80s when you had to do it all with paper and pencil. I still do. Very much TL4, I am!)
Hoping that maybe I might be able to find a few like-minded bods to do a bit of gaming some time ... but not really convinced it'll ever happen. Still, more likely with the internet than without (time to become TL5??)
So, to business:
Name: Jeremy Burrows
Age: 43
Country: England
Favorite version of Traveller: Classic
Military Service: English Civil War Society (pike, shot, artillery, on-field first aider, cavalry. I think I've done just abotu every role they have)
Favorite Supplement: Spinward Marches. It's a wonderful adventure setting
Favorite Sector: Spinward Marches
Favorite Race: Aslan (um ... yeah ... precious few of them in the Marches ... )
Started Playing Traveller: 1982 or 1983
Started GMing Traveller: 1982 or 1983
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abomination
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Snap! You still a member?
I am in one of my temporary non-membership periods.
I had a period of serious ill health a couple of years back, and this was one of many activities which went by the wayside.
Went and watched them march at Whitehall this January, though, and it certainly stirred a few yearnings. Crying shame they're not allowed through the arch any longer.
Can't quite get used to the idea of wearing red rather than blue, however ...
I had a period of serious ill health a couple of years back, and this was one of many activities which went by the wayside.
Went and watched them march at Whitehall this January, though, and it certainly stirred a few yearnings. Crying shame they're not allowed through the arch any longer.
Can't quite get used to the idea of wearing red rather than blue, however ...
abomination
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Oh you're a donkey walloper? I've still got a blue coat somewhere. I'm in Rawdons.
Rawdons eh?
Hmmmm - I think it must have been Berwick in 1986 or 1987. Rawdons managed to infiltrate themselves behind the RA lines. And BOY did they do some damage to some poor saps who thought they were receiving reinforcements ...
I was a Blackwell in them far distant days. First muster was Ulverston '84. Fought pike until Blake Hall '88 when I went for a ride on a stretcher. Then, having no licences, did a single dummy musket muster (Scarborough) before switching to the regimental gun.
Kirby Hall ... scary memories of being caught half way between the gun and the ammunition chest when the cavalry appeared out of nowhere. Could get to the gun before they hit ... but the ammunition chest would be a liability. Could get to the chest, but no time to pick it up and return to the gun. So went to the chest and dropped over it while the horses thundered past on either side of me.
Ah ... happy days ...
Hmmmm - I think it must have been Berwick in 1986 or 1987. Rawdons managed to infiltrate themselves behind the RA lines. And BOY did they do some damage to some poor saps who thought they were receiving reinforcements ...
I was a Blackwell in them far distant days. First muster was Ulverston '84. Fought pike until Blake Hall '88 when I went for a ride on a stretcher. Then, having no licences, did a single dummy musket muster (Scarborough) before switching to the regimental gun.
Kirby Hall ... scary memories of being caught half way between the gun and the ammunition chest when the cavalry appeared out of nowhere. Could get to the gun before they hit ... but the ammunition chest would be a liability. Could get to the chest, but no time to pick it up and return to the gun. So went to the chest and dropped over it while the horses thundered past on either side of me.
Ah ... happy days ...
AlegisDownport
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Name: Steve
Age: 42 (Just hit that DM -1 aging modifier)
Country: United Kingdom
Favourite version of Traveller: Classic Traveller with all the supplements
Military Service: 20+ years on the front line of supporting schools and education sector in IT/networks
Favourite Supplement: Supp 4: Citizens of the Imperium and Book: 7 Merchant Prince
Favourite Sector: Any Imperial
Favourite Race: Humaniti, Zhodani are worthy adversaries
Favourite Empire: Third Imperium
Started Playing Traveller: 1985, bought the Citadel miniatures 1983
Age: 42 (Just hit that DM -1 aging modifier)
Country: United Kingdom
Favourite version of Traveller: Classic Traveller with all the supplements
Military Service: 20+ years on the front line of supporting schools and education sector in IT/networks
Favourite Supplement: Supp 4: Citizens of the Imperium and Book: 7 Merchant Prince
Favourite Sector: Any Imperial
Favourite Race: Humaniti, Zhodani are worthy adversaries
Favourite Empire: Third Imperium
Started Playing Traveller: 1985, bought the Citadel miniatures 1983
arbitrary.remora
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Name: Sean
Age: 45
Homeworld: Calgary, Solomani Rim
Favorite Version of Traveller: CT
Military Service: Asiduously Avoided.
Favorite Supplement: Citizens
Favorite Sector: Trojan Reach (it's the Canada of space...)
Favorite Race: The Zhodani are our friends.
Favorite Empire: ROM, if only for the decadence and depravity.
First Traveller: 1982 one time on Band Tour, Little Black Box. Whoa.
GM Traveller: shortly after above event...
Favourite Conspiracy: Hivers cancelled Firefly.
Reason to Drink heavily: TNE
I'm back on-line after going seriously offline 6 years ago or so. Vargr Corsair (my genetic offspring) began playing CT off-the-cuff a few years back. He has now ventured into this universe I had turned my back on for a time. My dormant Traveller soul has awakened.
Right now I'm instructing Vargr Corsair in Engineering Fundamentals as has been commented on in The Fleet thread on the New
Titanic.
-a.r.
Age: 45
Homeworld: Calgary, Solomani Rim
Favorite Version of Traveller: CT
Military Service: Asiduously Avoided.
Favorite Supplement: Citizens
Favorite Sector: Trojan Reach (it's the Canada of space...)
Favorite Race: The Zhodani are our friends.
Favorite Empire: ROM, if only for the decadence and depravity.
First Traveller: 1982 one time on Band Tour, Little Black Box. Whoa.
GM Traveller: shortly after above event...
Favourite Conspiracy: Hivers cancelled Firefly.
Reason to Drink heavily: TNE
I'm back on-line after going seriously offline 6 years ago or so. Vargr Corsair (my genetic offspring) began playing CT off-the-cuff a few years back. He has now ventured into this universe I had turned my back on for a time. My dormant Traveller soul has awakened.
Right now I'm instructing Vargr Corsair in Engineering Fundamentals as has been commented on in The Fleet thread on the New
Titanic.-a.r.
VargrCorsair
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Aww....
Father you are so kind in regarding me like that.....
Father you are so kind in regarding me like that.....
Looks like I should have posted here rather than starting a "new guy" thread. Sooooo...
Name: Scott
Age: 43
Homeworld: Charlottesville, VA, US
Favorite Version of Traveller: Heck, I dunno. I never got to play when I was young enough to have time for gaming. I'd like to try CT and GURPs Traveller. Maybe some of this here high-tech "internet" stuff will give me a chance.
Favorite Supplement: Scouts
Favorite Sector: Of the official ones, I dunno. I'm cooking one up in my head for home use only.
Favorite Race: People. (I like other peoples' Vargrs, but I don't want to have one at home.
)
Favorite Empire: (grumble, grumble) Don't like empires. (grumble)
Favorite Ships: Standard IISS Scout, Manta-class freighter variant of the Animal-class from Brook's Traveller Lowport, Type L Lab Ship
Favorite Game Types: Exploration, mystery/unknown, survival etc. -- not really interested in combat or accounting-heavy trading games
Name: Scott
Age: 43
Homeworld: Charlottesville, VA, US
Favorite Version of Traveller: Heck, I dunno. I never got to play when I was young enough to have time for gaming. I'd like to try CT and GURPs Traveller. Maybe some of this here high-tech "internet" stuff will give me a chance.
Favorite Supplement: Scouts
Favorite Sector: Of the official ones, I dunno. I'm cooking one up in my head for home use only.
Favorite Race: People. (I like other peoples' Vargrs, but I don't want to have one at home.
)Favorite Empire: (grumble, grumble) Don't like empires. (grumble)
Favorite Ships: Standard IISS Scout, Manta-class freighter variant of the Animal-class from Brook's Traveller Lowport, Type L Lab Ship
Favorite Game Types: Exploration, mystery/unknown, survival etc. -- not really interested in combat or accounting-heavy trading games
kaijupanda
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Name: Georgie
Age: 32
Country: Unknown. I smacked my jump drive with a hammer and am still waiting to come out of jump. Food is running low....
Favorite version of Traveller: Mongoose
Military Service: None, but my father was an RAF aircraft mechanic.
Favorite Suppliment: Tie between Scout & Merchant Prince
Favorite Sector: Whichever one doesn't get me killed.
Favorite Race: The one where I actually escape the authorities (;p)
Favorite Empire: I prefer out on the fringe. I can get away with more stuff.
Started Playing Traveller: 1995
Age: 32
Country: Unknown. I smacked my jump drive with a hammer and am still waiting to come out of jump. Food is running low....
Favorite version of Traveller: Mongoose
Military Service: None, but my father was an RAF aircraft mechanic.
Favorite Suppliment: Tie between Scout & Merchant Prince
Favorite Sector: Whichever one doesn't get me killed.
Favorite Race: The one where I actually escape the authorities (;p)
Favorite Empire: I prefer out on the fringe. I can get away with more stuff.
Started Playing Traveller: 1995
Name: Phil
Age: 44
Country: UK
Favorite version of Traveller: CT/Mongoose
Military Service: A bit of playing soldiers as a kid.
Favorite Supplement: Striker
Favorite Sector: Spinward Marches
Favorite Race: Droyne (NPC), human (PC)
Favorite Empire: Just over the border from the Imperium
Favourite ships: Annic Nova, and the asteroid ship from Expedition to Zhodane.
Favourite game types: a long patrol, firing the odd shot here and there.
Started Playing Traveller: 1982 or thereabouts
Age: 44
Country: UK
Favorite version of Traveller: CT/Mongoose
Military Service: A bit of playing soldiers as a kid.
Favorite Supplement: Striker
Favorite Sector: Spinward Marches
Favorite Race: Droyne (NPC), human (PC)
Favorite Empire: Just over the border from the Imperium
Favourite ships: Annic Nova, and the asteroid ship from Expedition to Zhodane.
Favourite game types: a long patrol, firing the odd shot here and there.
Started Playing Traveller: 1982 or thereabouts
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Name: Ruarigh
Age: 45
Country: UK
Favourite version of Traveller: CT (still have my LBBs)
Military Service: OTC
Favourite Supplement: Striker 2
Favourite Sector: Spinward Marches
Favourite Race: Human
Favourite Empire: Do the Sword Worlds count?
Favourite Ship: Type S Scout (it's a classic)
Favourite game type: Exploration and mystery
Started Playing Traveller: In the very early eighties
Age: 45
Country: UK
Favourite version of Traveller: CT (still have my LBBs)
Military Service: OTC
Favourite Supplement: Striker 2
Favourite Sector: Spinward Marches
Favourite Race: Human
Favourite Empire: Do the Sword Worlds count?
Favourite Ship: Type S Scout (it's a classic)
Favourite game type: Exploration and mystery
Started Playing Traveller: In the very early eighties
Name: LMB
Age: 44
Country: USA
Favorite version of Traveller: Classic
Military Service: USMC
Favorite Supplement: Hard to say,probably 4 CotI
Favorite Sector: Never did much with the official setting.
Favorite Race: Humaniti
Favorite Ship: I was always fond of the Type A Free Trader
Started Playing Traveller: 80 or 81
Not too long ago I stumbled across my LBBs and decided to give my gaming group a break from 3.5 D&D and play some Traveller. It's been a lot of fun, it's brought back a lot of good memories, and it's good to see there's a community on the net for Traveller.
Age: 44
Country: USA
Favorite version of Traveller: Classic
Military Service: USMC
Favorite Supplement: Hard to say,probably 4 CotI
Favorite Sector: Never did much with the official setting.
Favorite Race: Humaniti
Favorite Ship: I was always fond of the Type A Free Trader
Started Playing Traveller: 80 or 81
Not too long ago I stumbled across my LBBs and decided to give my gaming group a break from 3.5 D&D and play some Traveller. It's been a lot of fun, it's brought back a lot of good memories, and it's good to see there's a community on the net for Traveller.
David Johansen
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Name: David
Age: 41
Country: Canada
Favorite version of Traveller: T4
Military Service: Scouts
Favorite Supplement: Path of Tears
Favorite Sector: Corridor
Favorite Race: Tulgar
Favorite Ship: Jayhawk Class Far Trader
Started Playing Traveller: 82?
Age: 41
Country: Canada
Favorite version of Traveller: T4
Military Service: Scouts
Favorite Supplement: Path of Tears
Favorite Sector: Corridor
Favorite Race: Tulgar
Favorite Ship: Jayhawk Class Far Trader
Started Playing Traveller: 82?
Name: RobM
Age: 42
Country: USA
Favorite version of Traveller: Classic
Military Service: Army Infantry
Favorite Supplement: Alien Module (all of them)
Favorite Sector: Solomani Rim / Spinward Marches
Favorite Race: Humaniti (Specifically Solomani)
Favorite Ship: Scout
Started Playing Traveller: 85ish
Age: 42
Country: USA
Favorite version of Traveller: Classic
Military Service: Army Infantry
Favorite Supplement: Alien Module (all of them)
Favorite Sector: Solomani Rim / Spinward Marches
Favorite Race: Humaniti (Specifically Solomani)
Favorite Ship: Scout
Started Playing Traveller: 85ish
PinkSplice
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Name: Wally 755AA6 (aging rolls have sucked)
Age: 52
Country: USA
Military Service: USAF
Favorite Version of Traveller: Classic
Favorite Supplement: Traders And Gunboats
Favorite Sector: Spinward Marches
Favorite Race: Vargr
Favorite Ship: Far Trader
Started Playing Traveller: 1978
Started flying: 1963
Age: 52
Country: USA
Military Service: USAF
Favorite Version of Traveller: Classic
Favorite Supplement: Traders And Gunboats
Favorite Sector: Spinward Marches
Favorite Race: Vargr
Favorite Ship: Far Trader
Started Playing Traveller: 1978
Started flying: 1963
Gray Pennell
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Name: Tim Reynolds
Age: 42
Country: USA
Favorite version of Traveller: CT
Military Service: 3 years private defense/international consulting firm
Favorite Supplement: LBB 4
Favorite Sector: Spinward March/Trojen
Favorite Race: Darrian
Favorite Ship: Donosev
Started Playing Traveller: 82?
Age: 42
Country: USA
Favorite version of Traveller: CT
Military Service: 3 years private defense/international consulting firm
Favorite Supplement: LBB 4
Favorite Sector: Spinward March/Trojen
Favorite Race: Darrian
Favorite Ship: Donosev
Started Playing Traveller: 82?
