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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4496380" data-attributes="member: 19675">I don't know...I always liked the "retro-future" of Traveller- it reminded me of some of the early sci-fi movies and stories I devoured as a child.Then again, my dad was a sci-fi enthusiast, so I had access to the classic sci-fi of the 40's and 50's for many years before Star Wars ever graced the screen.Heck, I've been reading Ben Bova's "Planetary" and "Asteroid Wars" series- both set in the near future as humanity is first exploring the solar system in person- and wouldn't mind playing a game set shortly thereafter using those same old "retro-future" rules of Traveller.After all, if you watch "Future Weapons," some of the things imagined in those old stories are just now coming to light, like man-portable laser weapons with big battery packs, for instance.</blockquote>