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Wasn't sure but the 80's was when I first played it.

Funny how players and GMs readily accept the many rolls for combat but only one for everything else. Almost like anything but combat is an obstacle to the next combat. I see nothing wrong with needing multiple rolls to fully succeed at a complex negotiation. But a bad roll shouldn't kill the...

Played a lot of Car Wars over the years. Not so much the last few. I have backed the Kickstarters on the game proper and a couple of later expansions and mini collections. Star Fleet Battles was a popular game with my group. Recently found my SFB stuff and bought the updated rule book...

Don't remember it being bad. It was just another book of D&D stuff. Much like Wilderness Survival Guide and Dungeoneer's Survival Guide. Or for that matter, Dragon or other similar magazines. Pre Internet so alternative sources were very limited. Up to the GM as to what got used in which...

The questions as phrased are more about granularity. The task of blackmailing the NPC is broken down into 3 sub tasks: 1 Get over the wall. 2 Get into the office. 3 Find the documents. And the ever important but unmentioned - 4 - Get out of the compound with the documents. And it can...

As Jedi mind tricks go, was Rey's use of same to escape the Chair of Interrogation moral? The faceless storm trooper wasn't really harmed. Probably would have had some explaining to do later about the missing weapon. Except the whole base blew up. Which is more evil, a mind trick that leaves...

If the GM didn't give a brief description of the adventure before character selection, then bad GM. Sounds like OP was playing Sherlock Holmes in an adventure designed for Conan. Isn't going to work well for Sherlock. From my experience, most scenarios seem to assume that the players are all...

And a mention for a Fantasy Trip solo adventure: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjgames/the-fantasy-trip-path-of-mastery-solo-rpg-adventure/description Ends Sept 4th. If you are not in the US, I suggest a digital only pledge. Some of those physical shipping estimates are YIKES!

As a reminder, Adventure Paths used to be 6 books long where each softcover book was $19.95. And this was $120 in pre-covid money. An $80 AP in current money is a bargain by comparison. Not sure when they went from 6 to 4 per AP but it was well after I had burned through the 3 years of...

I have long thought that many encounters with intelligent critters are often played as though those critters were mindless automatons that always fight to the bitter end. I have seen zombies fight with more brains then a lot of other encounters depending on how well the creator programmed them...

Glad the two companies have talked. What had me worried was Traveller for a space based RPG and Traveler for a spaced base RPG are close enough to be a concern. As I said earlier, that last thing we need is these two companies spending money on lawsuits that could be better spent on making...

Traveller's Vargr. Not D&D but might be useful as inspiration: Vargr - Traveller

Oh, its a trap alright. But it might be a fun trap. 1/2 elves come from somewhere.... Over the years, my characters have been attacked in one form or another more often by humans then 'Monsters'. Most encounters with monsters have happened when the characters were doing what in modern terms...

People keep saying that but cases have been filed over far less. Often settled or dismissed, but filed anyway. Common use traveler may be why Marc Miller used traveller. But it might come down would the average person be confused between Traveller and Traveler when both are used on a space...

I have a few. They have been used. Poison Ivy just calls out to be used as a plant based NPC. Yes, the bases are a bit larger then the current 1"/25mm standard. So what? As long as the GM states, "this a a normal medium sized critter", it can work. Or get out a hex/square grid with 1.5"...

True, but Traveller is a long established trademark for a space themed RPG. At least in the US, trademarks have to be defended or they can wind up being lost. And a difference of the one l is fairly subtle. Especially when being used for a title on a book for a 2nd space themed RPG. But like...

I have seen lawsuits over things less similar. A space themed RPG and one letter difference on the book names? I really hope that Hasbro and Mongoose have already had this conversation and worked things out.

Bare minimum? A TV/monitor laid flat on the table with the map showing on the display. Use real minis and physically move them. Good for in person play only. But it is a virtual table top.

Why not a possibility of flirtation? It doesn't have to be 10 minutes verbal dialog any more then combat needs to involve the players picking up swords and shields and physically playing out combat, live on the floor. Fred the Fighter says he is flirting with the barmaid. "Make a...

Sorry, disagree. Not all GMs are telepathic. Or good enough to magically change the scene that will somehow fix it for the bothered player without knowing what the problem is. In a hypothetical bar scene, the barmaid has just delivered a platter of steaming meat and sides to the table with...