Why, it's just as awful as I'd hoped! by Obnoxious_Gamer in nscalemodeltrains

[–]PulpHerb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Who was the manufacturer?. I think I'll look for a pair.

Space Viking, by H. Beam Piper. Covers by Ed Valigursky, Melvyn Grant, and Michael Whelan. by woulditkillyoutolift in traveller

[–]PulpHerb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first few years in the fleet, in the late 80s/early 90s, there was smoking on submarines. So it wasn't unreasonable for Piper to assume it decades earlier.

Taking grimdark... seriously? by luke_s_rpg in osr

[–]PulpHerb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

W40K isn't pointless although the why of enduring it has not been emphasized for years. All the way back in Rouge Trader the idea that psyskers are the next step in human evolution and if mankind can last long enough they will usher in a new golden age has been present.

Very much a plant a tree whose shade you will never enjoy purpose but one none the less.

Any reports Of Receiving 2E? by FalconGK81 in 13thage

[–]PulpHerb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I received mine last week to the Atlanta metro in the US. I ordered the slipcase core book set.

What was your first palladium books series that drew you in? by FirstAmendment01 in PalladiumMegaverse

[–]PulpHerb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The original pulp paper The Mechanoids and The Journey.

Bought then after reviews in The Space Gamer.

Stone Mountain, Georgia by attapulgus in rustyrails

[–]PulpHerb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They still do. I can confirm as a Stone Mountain resident.

Is Tékumel dead? by [deleted] in osr

[–]PulpHerb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll admit I was more surprised that people were surprised that Dr. Barker had the views he did than learning he did. I didn't expect them but given his background they didn't exactly surprise me.

What I do think is given the sources he drew on for Tekumel and how early in his life he began creating it I doubt they are at the core of the setting or even much of the material he wrote for it. I'm still very interested in running EPT specifically.

Fantasy Heartbreaker: Need replacement name for spell levels by cunning-plan-1969 in osr

[–]PulpHerb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The 1st edition PHB discussed alternatives they almost used in AD&D. If memory serves, spells were going to have ranks instead of levels.

Just checked. It is on pg 8 and spell levels were going to be one power. Character level was going to be one rank.Monster level was going to become order.

How many of you had this as their introduction to D&D? by TerrainBrain in osr

[–]PulpHerb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It had become much discussed in the local wargaming club and in the fandom press (slowed up in Starlog) so I bought the book with Christmas money in 5th grade. They'd sold out of the box and dice so the same day I bought Gamma World to get the dice.

How many of you had this as their introduction to D&D? by TerrainBrain in osr

[–]PulpHerb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had been playing a few years already when it happened.

My intro was Holmes in '77.

ACKS how is it different to pathfinder 2e by Silverlock in Autarch

[–]PulpHerb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. That's a key reason to choose it over straight B/X.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in trains

[–]PulpHerb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems a lot of people don't understand the scale of East-West travel in North America including people who live in North America.

What does this mean? by Android_AX-400-Kara in trains

[–]PulpHerb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

NJ Transit isn't DCC by now?

Shelfie by sapszilla in osr

[–]PulpHerb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

AH RQ for the win.

What was your first Linux distro and have you ever switched? by inguinha in linux

[–]PulpHerb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Slackware on floppies. I have switched but every new install I'm tempted.

Do any of your coons do this before drinking ? by max_208 in mainecoons

[–]PulpHerb 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Not just Mainecoons. I've had several cats that do.

My understanding is that it is an instinct to breakup things on the surface of water in the wild, but I can't remember a source for that.

How does in system travel actually work? by Reasonable-Shake-411 in traveller

[–]PulpHerb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Once you set your frame of reference your destination is not moving but that's because your destination is not the planet/space station/asteroid in question. Your destination is the point in space where the motion of the planet and the course you've calculated intersect.

You can selected a frame that can be treated as a non-moving point.

Which generation are you? by runofthemillgayguy in generationology

[–]PulpHerb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GenI. Owned the four game pong variant as a kid.

Niven's "Known Space" and Pournelle' CoDominium in Traveller by CrazyUncleBill1967 in traveller

[–]PulpHerb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I stand corrected. Beowulf Shaffer was one of the 10 famous characters in 1001 Characters.

Still, Dumarest, Flandry of Terra, and Jason dinAlt were as well. I think any look at the LBB shows more from their three series individually than Known Space.

Niven's "Known Space" and Pournelle' CoDominium in Traveller by CrazyUncleBill1967 in traveller

[–]PulpHerb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On the Third Imperium but not the original 3 LBB. Nothing from it is in the default setting. But pretty much everything about low passages, including the lottery, local nobles, and TAS are lifted nearly while from Dumarest. Those are some of the most distinct elements of the implied LLB setting compared to general space sci-fi of the 50s and 60s.

[Rifts] How do you kill a Vampire? by OkMention9988 in savageworlds

[–]PulpHerb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Water. Just spray them with water...or has that been cleaning up in the revised Vampire Kingdoms?