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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mhensley" data-source="post: 106956" data-attributes="member: 1604">Ahh... the classic Traveller rules.  I thought you'd never ask.There is a Zen-like quality to Traveller in 3 little black books.  Sparse graphics and clear text - almost no background info to speak of.  Its quite refreshing compared to the encylopedias of information that most of today's rpg's make you memorize.  The rules resemble the best of today's 'rules light' systems.The biggest thing that makes Traveller unique is the character generation system.  You roll up your stats and then you decide what career path that you want to follow.  The length of time and the skills that you get in your prior career is vey random.  Once you either choose to leave or are forced out of your career, your character is ready to begin adventuring.  Even though characters can begin play as inexperienced newbies or old veterans, there really isn't much of a problem with balance.  This is due to the fact that no matter how good your character is, combat is lethal.  The skill of the player is far more important than the skill of the character.The other great thing about Traveller is that it is a GM's dream system.  There are great, easy to use systems for creating everything that you need in the basic set.  Starships, solar systems, alien creatures, trade - everything is covered.   If you don't like something or want something that isn't covered, the rules are simple enough that it's easy to extrapolate from what's given in the rule books.But beware of Traveller if you are a power gamer or a hack and slasher.  Like I said, combat is lethal.  Random violence will get you killed quickly.  Also, there is little provision for making your character better with experience.   It takes years of game time for your character to improve.  More likely, you'll lose more stats because of ageing penalties.</blockquote>

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