Is this announcement really ready for prime time? It's not linked in from the main FFE page. It is on the site map, but that has some broken links, and the last link is broken. <shrugs> That whole FFE site has like three layers or versions still lurking somewhere.
The ship is well painted but I'm getting Chris Foss painting a 1950's submarine car vibes in 1975 from it. Fossmobile activate; 2 out of 4 thrusters on, hindparts flap at the ready, scope fin up!
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The white blanks stand out badly to me on the other cover. <shrugs> Ted Lindsey's mockup though still sticking to LBB style at least put a starship on it, and one that's both recognizable and not as retro.
For the rules / books themselves the writeup’s a little confusing. Are the player’s book etc. separate products from the core rules and if so then is the listing of what’s in T5 for the core rules only?
As for the “REAL” Traveller “hype”, as a Traveller player who doesn’t stick to any one particular set of rules it grates and frankly turns me off on T5 even though it doesn’t seem to be official hype. It likely only means anything positive to grognards who will be buying it sight unseen. I might be one of those except I already did that with T4. That was “REAL” Traveller too.
Updated previews, options in the main book (like alien, point-based chargen, and a modular multi-tiered Tech Architecture that actually meshes and is written out beforehand), and as few errata as possible will go a long way in whether or not I buy this. I’ll likely get the freebies when I next order a FBB. Oh well, I’ll see how things are 3 Origins from now.
Casey goes back to the
Tekumel luv; now with 32 Unspeakable Acts! Free chlen, eye of wonder, and tubecar ride with every order.