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Post by foxroe on Dec 1, 2017 20:02:46 GMT -6
"Oh Jigglypuff, oh Jigglypuff..."
(Sung to the tune of "O Tannenbaum." I know, I know - its Kirby, not Jigglypuff. Sue me.)
Best of the season to all!
Festivus for the rest of us!
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Post by foxroe on Dec 1, 2017 19:52:20 GMT -6
And I was so proud of myself for entering that Chi square BASIC program from Dragon magazine into my Commodore Vic20 back in the day... Excellent post, krusader74.
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Post by foxroe on Dec 1, 2017 19:44:12 GMT -6
What does the Library have to say about Cheapside (or did we ask that already)?
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Post by foxroe on Dec 1, 2017 19:38:30 GMT -6
Sharron hums to herself as she oils her revolver... for the 18th time this trip. She happily adds, "Where there's war, there's pay."
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Post by foxroe on Nov 30, 2017 19:31:40 GMT -6
"*%&$ wonderful." curses Mother. "This is going to make resupplying for the outbound trip difficult. We'll need to move quickly, before they lock-down the `port... if they haven't already." she adds gloomily.
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Post by foxroe on Nov 29, 2017 5:03:04 GMT -6
I watched Guardians of the Galaxy 2 last night (great movie, BTW). I can't help but think about Carcosa when reviewing it (and the first GotG) in my mind... lots of great ideas for your campaign.
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Post by foxroe on Nov 29, 2017 4:59:34 GMT -6
Borrowing from Tekumel may be a good way to flesh out a Carcosa campaign. And I think geoffrey would agree!
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Post by foxroe on Nov 25, 2017 19:30:40 GMT -6
Hah! That's great! The "tag-team" approach was a clever idea; I think children take to that readily as it is a common theme in modern video games and such (i.e. Pokemon), and it's a great way to get them used to the system before they start worrying about maneuvering and tactics.
(PS) Should I find it disturbing that Firefox's spell checker does not flag "Pokemon" as a misspelled word?
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Post by foxroe on Nov 24, 2017 20:09:13 GMT -6
Quite a bit younger than classic Traveller (and I'm generally not a fan of most "modern" sci-fi literature), is James Alan Gardener's Expendable series. They're a fun read and I can easily see the parallels between the Explorer Corp and the Imperial Scout Service.
And this one's a stretch - a BIG stretch - but I can't help drawing parallels between Forester's Hornblower books and the Imperial Navy of Traveller. Ships of the line bristling with multiple batteries whittling away at each other, boarding actions, raids on shore installations, foiling privateers, etc. IMO, Book 2 combat is very 18th century ship-to-ship in style.
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Post by foxroe on Nov 23, 2017 20:14:38 GMT -6
Random thoughts:
IMHO, It's difficult to quantify sci-fi as either "hard" or "fantastic". An "Appendix N" would contain influential fiction for the creator, regardless of classification. Certainly Star Trek was considered "far fetched" in its time, but now we have flip-phones, electronic medical devices, talking computers, etc...
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Post by foxroe on Nov 23, 2017 20:06:10 GMT -6
Excellent list thus far.
I would like to add: The Lensmen series by E.E. Smith (yes I know... more of a space opera, but clearly fodder for Traveller) Niven & Pournelle - The Mote in God's Eye and The Gripping Hand Frank Herbert's Dune series
David Drake's Hammer's Slammers series oops, already posted Asimov's Foundation series, etc.
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Post by foxroe on Nov 18, 2017 23:28:23 GMT -6
Hmmph. What about the Mediums and Acolytes, shouldn't they get some recognition as well? You mean Medics and Air Support? A happy belated Veterans Day to my fellow Vets. Semper Fortis (Don't Give Up the Ship!), Semper Fidelis, This We'll Defend, Aim High, and Semper Paratus!
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Post by foxroe on Nov 18, 2017 23:04:48 GMT -6
Awesome to hear he's doing well! Get well Marc!
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Post by foxroe on Nov 9, 2017 20:21:56 GMT -6
I forgot about the co-owner bit. I'll play Victor for now, I suppose. Just have to dig around for his current stats...
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Post by foxroe on Nov 7, 2017 19:50:39 GMT -6
But the power! Moo-hah-hah-hah-<cough>-<wheeze>!
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Post by foxroe on Nov 4, 2017 16:55:45 GMT -6
Oops, I don't think we ever ran the midnight raid on the clinic... Hmmm. I'd have to go back up-thread and re-read (no time at the moment - on my way to my 50th b-day party... blech ), but I thought we opted to abandon that plan??
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Post by foxroe on Nov 2, 2017 18:14:35 GMT -6
Welcome muddy! I like your avatar.
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Post by foxroe on Oct 31, 2017 20:37:47 GMT -6
OK, Mother will just train Engineering this trip.
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Post by foxroe on Oct 30, 2017 18:10:33 GMT -6
Well in that case... Mother will work on Engineering and Gunnery (if that's even possible on an unarmed ship... otherwise, she'll work on obtaining Computer). Sharron will work on Sword and Revolver.
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Post by foxroe on Oct 29, 2017 19:30:26 GMT -6
Wow, nice find! The advice in the final section about psiloi is interesting - must ponder this for a bit.
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Post by foxroe on Oct 28, 2017 1:15:17 GMT -6
I'm good, but I'll support the crew in whatever they want to do.
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Post by foxroe on Oct 28, 2017 1:12:38 GMT -6
It’s been a busy month, but I finally pulled the trigger on a hardcopy (hardcover at that) this morning...one more game for my bucket list, but at least my gaming group includes a refugee Minnesotan with a long EPT history. Nice! Can we convince you to do a quick "physical quality" review when you receive it?
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Post by foxroe on Oct 28, 2017 1:06:59 GMT -6
Those are fantastic - especially considering they're 15mm!
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Post by foxroe on Oct 27, 2017 19:20:08 GMT -6
Thanks for posting the link, waysoftheearth; I neglected to include it in my post above. And I agree with you with respect to your thoughts on wargaming the HYW.
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Post by foxroe on Oct 27, 2017 10:39:30 GMT -6
I tend towards the third person, but I'll inject a little "character" when the mood suits me... but it's usually just Python-esque comic relief. Or drunken pirates as above.
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Post by foxroe on Oct 27, 2017 10:04:43 GMT -6
I've been pondering Gronan's comment over in the custom tiles thread for a while... Well, he does have a good point. I can't speak from experience (I haven't played a wide variety of wargames), but it does always seem to me like the key in most cases is maneuvering your pieces just so for the greatest tactical advantage. In a "normal" wargame, jumping through the rules-hoops only to lose the battle in the first couple of turns because your were out-maneuvered from the start would make for an un-fun few hours of gaming. The HYW (Crecy specifically) is a prime example. Running a HYW campaign with the DBA rules might be just the ticket in this case. Bows are +4 versus mounted, and Knights can't fight back (unless in contact). So, if you can move your Bow units into striking range while the Knights are in unfavorable terrain, chances are the Bows will chew them up. And all without having to run through the normal wargaming gauntlet of command effectiveness, several dice rolls, morale checks, etc., all of which would be quite frustrating for the French player who couldn't get his or her Knights into play right away!
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Post by foxroe on Oct 27, 2017 9:40:53 GMT -6
In case anyone is interested, I created some "counters" based on 2mm element bases for DBA 1.0 (free download from WRG). The goal is to allow folks to try out DBA and decide if it's worth investing in and basing miniatures for the game. I printed each page out twice on two different colors of cardstock, then stuck them to the back of some self-adhesive vinyl floor tiles (40 cents each at your local home improvement store). Then I carefully cut them out with a hobby knife. There are enough counters to satisfy any army in the DBA 1.0 army lists.
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Post by foxroe on Oct 27, 2017 9:00:41 GMT -6
Nice! Were you planning on doing another run of "daily encounters"?
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Post by foxroe on Oct 19, 2017 19:39:29 GMT -6
I think we should be on our way then. Can we tell from our scans if his ship armed?
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Post by foxroe on Oct 19, 2017 19:36:57 GMT -6
By the Swaying Hips of Dlamélish, I'm in!
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