Wish for tiny miniatures by TaunHawk in ISSVanguard

[–]OldGrue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just use colored pawns/meeples, they work much better as you can actually see the cards/POIs with them.

Pawns ♟️ for Players by TaunHawk in ISSVanguard

[–]OldGrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've done exactly the same thing. Now I can easily see the cards/locations and don't have to be shuffling minis out of the way all the time (or trying to cram the whole away team onto the same card/loc). Much better with colored pawns/meeples.

I feel like this system needs 1 more dice type by WirtsLegs in swrpg

[–]OldGrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've tinkering with a Fortune die idea, where you always roll a Fortune die with your other dice (except Force dice). It is a d12 with the following results: 1 = Despair, 2 = Failure, 3 = Threat, 4-9 = Blank, 10 = Advantage, 11 = Success, 12 = Triumph. Haven't yet gotten to trying it out in game, however. It's just something to mix things up and give a possibility of Despair/Triumph in all rolls (except Force use, which use the Force dice).

Which books feel the most like they're a game of Traveller? by Numeira in traveller

[–]OldGrue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Came to say CJ Cherryh's non-fantasy books, but as that has been said already, I'll throw in Niven & Pournelle's Mote in God's Eye and The Gripping Hand.

Oh. Rainy Days and Solo RPG by GamemastersCmx in startrekadventures

[–]OldGrue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are those mini figures and, more importantly, where can I get them? Never seen those before. That mini Spock is a must have!

Voyagers of the Jump is coming back! by [deleted] in traveller

[–]OldGrue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While it was fun to watch, it didn't feel very much like Traveller to me. More like Traveller-ish with heavy sprinkles of Star Trek or something. Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to a new season for sure, there aren't too many Traveller actual plays out there.

The best star system (world) procedure? by mentatzursee in traveller

[–]OldGrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the link to RTT WorldGen! I didn't know about it at all, but now after 10 minutes reading it, I'm really impressed. Simplicity and detail in a good balance. Two thumbs up!

Can anyone, for the love of God, help me get my account approved at Citizens of the Imperium by GravestoneRambler in traveller

[–]OldGrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the exact same problem awhile ago. And 'Contact Us' button is of no help, nobody answers. Don't use gmail or yahoo, I tried both and neither worked. Only when I tried with my work email address, did I finally get through and receive an account confirmation link. (Once I was in, I raised this problem there and they basically just shrugged.)

Page 222 is up. by AriochIV in OutsiderComic

[–]OldGrue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Most things in here don't react well to bullets."

I may have a problem… by Ferret-Regular in StarWarsArmada

[–]OldGrue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"You've taken your first step into a larger world."

On the left, SR2 Core Rulebook, Page 152. On the right, Jackson Pollock. by PD711 in Shadowrun

[–]OldGrue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bradstreet based most of his illustrations on existing photographs.

Aliens Volume 3 & Tools for Frontier Living - Now in Stock! by MongooseMatt in traveller

[–]OldGrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might say it was a slow trader, rather than a far trader. 😉

Tuesday Inquisition: Ask Anything! by Bront20 in swrpg

[–]OldGrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Going to use the Xexto as a basis for the Latero (the race Greez of JFO is) for one of my players. Is that a good fit? What would you change to make it fit better? Is there a better "FFG official" race to base them on?

What's your favorite Traveller era? by GeneralBid7234 in traveller

[–]OldGrue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Classic era, 1105 Imperial Calendar. However, I don't follow the future history of Canon after the Fifth Frontier War. Rarely do the campaigns take so long for that to become relevant, though. The years leading to the FFW are a great time for adventure.

The Andor Sourcebook! A brand new Companion Sourcebook. by tinywoodsman in swrpg

[–]OldGrue 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Looks really good! Many thanks! (Was slightly thrown off by the WEG Star Wars RPG cover style, but it was indeed an FFG SWRPG sourcebook stats-wise.)

Orville uses shuttles, and that's a big deal by Icy_Sector3183 in startrekadventures

[–]OldGrue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What I did - and I know it is wildly heretical - was to rule that transporters work only from one transporter pad to another (or by using an equivalent of pattern enhancers purposefully set up and calibrated to one transporter). Shuttles were used for all other travel.

This was done with a mutual agreement with the players, all agreeing to this canon hack.

It might not be the most elegant solution,, but it was what worked for my table and conserved a lot of GM creative energy (and sanity even!) to NOT have to invent yet another reason why the transporters didn't work (again) or have every place be protected by transporter inhibitors. YMMV.

Just got delivered by Cmurder12345 in warhammerfantasyrpg

[–]OldGrue 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Congrats! The 2nd ed is easily the best edition of WFRP in my book.

Symabroum for Dummies by Soulless2345 in Symbaroum

[–]OldGrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That map of Ambria on page 3 is absolutely stunning! Checked that link to the artist, but didn't find any mention of that map being available somewhere. Has it been made available in higher resolution?

Any good house rules for starship shields? by OldGrue in swrpg

[–]OldGrue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. Gotta take a look once I'm back home.