General I've blogged about science-fiction roleplaying

[Stei'awtliyrl]

O God, Thy Sea is so Great, and My Boat so Small

Space is BIG One common quirk of science-fiction roleplaying, whether it be Traveller, Star Trek, or Battletech is that the Universe starts to seem rather small. The characters jump from world to w…

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It's mostly informed by my long experience in Traveller, but there are some mentions of Star Trek, Star Wars, one Expanse call out and some Battletech. Please take a peek if you feel so inclined.

 

[Commander Truestar]

I don't so much as blog as I write and post short Novella-sized after "action reports" and post them on a site devoted to my Traveller game

Campaign History Page

www.usedstarships.com

I'm currently writing my 201st entry

 

[Spinward Scout]

Looks good!

 

[Commander Truestar]

Spinward Scout's Way Station blog
My Fan Fiction

I've enjoyed and used bits of your stuff....thank you

 

[Spinward Scout]

I've enjoyed and used bits of your stuff....thank you

I'm glad it was entertaining and helpful!

 

[Stei'awtliyrl]

I've enjoyed and used bits of your stuff....thank you

Thank you! It means a lot that you mentioned that!

 

[Stei'awtliyrl]

I'm glad it was entertaining and helpful!

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback!

 

[Stei'awtliyrl]

A Fist Full of C-Bills

..and A Pocket-full of Credits Science Fiction money takes many forms. From primitive cultures trading precious baubles to vast financial networks that process electronic and digital transactions t…

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I posted another Traveler-adjacent blog today! For many of us here on CotI, the advice is pretty old hat. We've been going back and forth about how credits and C-Bills work for decades. And skipping your ship's mortgage is practically a campaign framework for Traveller. Still, gotta chase them stacks of MCr!

 

[Stei'awtliyrl]

The Triangle

Adapting the Classic FASA Trek Campaign Setting There is a sector of space in the old FASA Star Trek tabletop RPG game that rests where the United Federation of Planets, Klingon Empire and Romulan …

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This week Lore and Legends of the Dezzyverse dives into the Classic FASA Trek RPG

 

[Stei'awtliyrl]

Mechanical Minds and Clockwork Slaves, this week's Lore and Legends of the Dezzyverse introduces the dark miracle of the Mazinyk. Their Differential Brains think as automatons, their Corespring clockwork hearts yearn for something more than servitude.

Monsters with Clockwork Hearts

The Mazynik of Arjenvís The most recent “species” to emerge in Arjenvís are the Mazynik. The Mazynik are a clockwork, machine people made possible through many of the engineering discov…

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Finishing off my City of Miseries series for Spooky Season

 

[Stei'awtliyrl]

Galley Service in Traveller

Space food by Tech Level Out in the vastness of empty space, Your crew still needs to eat. Whether it’s food-in-a-tube from TL 6, or TL 15 replicated food. Eating also adds (dare I say) &#822…

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I added a new Traveller Blog to Lore and Legends of the Dezzyverse this week. Adding some roleplaying details to star travel.

 

[Spinward Scout]

Thought you might like this:

Crew Food

I wrote this up a while back. The original TV dinners, with meat, vegetable, mashed potato, and fruit or dessert, was about 12 inches by 1...

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[Stei'awtliyrl]

That's something I've always appreciated about the Traveller community. Applying creativity to silly mundane elements of the setting. "What are we eating for that week we're in jump space?" "Buckle-in kid! I've got articles to show ya! It's Space-Salisbury Steak Night!"

 

[Spinward Scout]

It's Space-Salisbury Steak Night!"

Something I said in the past is that I hope TV Dinners will taste better at Tech Level 12 or 13 and higher.

And I think someone else had brought up things always tasting like Chicken, but I can't remember.

 

[kilemall]

If stuck with gruelpaks only in small craft staterooms for weeks, I’d probably start laying on -1 DMs for random charstats per month. Sometimes negative conditions affect physical performance, sometimes mental or proper social behavior befitting rank.

A little bit of fresh food and room or recreational substances can start alleviating or stretching out such impacts. Shore leave is a thing.

 

[bookwyrm]

If we take into consideration many of the posts on the subject of 'Space Meals' during Jump, it might explain why most(?) ships spend a week in a star port.

 

[Stei'awtliyrl]

This week, Lore and Legends of the Dezzyverse return to the Battletech Universe during the 3051 "Year of Peace". Exploring (or exploiting) the vulnerabilities of occupiers when the invasion stalls.

For A Few C-Bills More

Heists during the Year of Peace – 3051 The Clan Invasion of 3050-52 was interrupted by an unexpected pause in 3051. The “year of Peace” provided more than a reprieve and a strateg…

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