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History vs Hollywood

T. Foster

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Will the millenium-era setting of d20 Traveller be deliberately designed with a more Heroic/Space Opera feel to reflect the rules set being used, or will it attempt to retain the classic 'Traveller feel'? The latter seems destined to be unworkable (and unsatisfying), but if the former, how can it mesh with the canon/history of the OTU?

A possible suggestion: if CT/MT/etc. are seen as the 'real life' of the 3I, d20 Traveller could be the 3I version of 'Hollywood history': the way characters in-milieu might look at their history as larger-than-life entertainment. You're not going to run across Chaotic Evil 18th level Sollie super-spies with 150hp and AC 28 in real-life, but I'm sure they're all over the fiction and mass-entertainment of the 3I. Something like this this would be a nice spin on the 'alternate timeline' gimmick from GT, and, even more importantly, leave a niche open for 'real' Traveller (i.e. T^5).
 
We are trying to keep as much of the true Traveller flavor as possible, but given the system, it is inevitable that D20 Traveller will be a bit more on the Heroic/Space Opera side of things.

One thing I can tell you though, you may have 'hit points' in D20 Traveller, but a good shot can still kill instantly...

Hunter
The D20 Traveller Team
 
Please don't make it Super Heroic or Space Opera. I hate that about most games on the market. Ever watch a TV show or a movie where the hero has a six shooter and fires about a hundred times without reloading? I don't want that. I want Down Periscope as the "heroic" element, just normal people trying their best. Hint!

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Hollywood: More than just a city, it's a state of mind!

[This message has been edited by RazerD (edited 12 May 2001).]
 
No you miss my point. We have no intention of turning D20 Traveller into a D&D in space or a knock off of Star Wars.

You won't be able to shoot off 100 rounds out of a 6 shot revolver, you won't be able to jump off a 300' cliff and survive (well if you had a Grav belt but thats a different story...).

Just because we are using the D20 core as the basis for D20 Traveller doesn't mean it has to be a clone of D&D or SW.

Hunter
The D20 Traveller Team
 
I was so hoping you would say that Hunter!


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Hollywood: More than just a city, it's a state of mind!
 
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