Lovecraft & Traveller?
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TheEngineer
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Well, up to now I've played two adventures with the touch of horror:
"Alien Werewolf in London" and "Thought Waves".
Perhaps You already know those.
Do You think about placing new supernatural entities in the TU or do You want to use typical Traveller stuff like PSI, high TL or ancient stuff as motivators of horror ?
regards,
TE
"Alien Werewolf in London" and "Thought Waves".
Perhaps You already know those.
Do You think about placing new supernatural entities in the TU or do You want to use typical Traveller stuff like PSI, high TL or ancient stuff as motivators of horror ?
regards,
TE
Enoff
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When I started to think about it, I realized the limitation of the ancient's myth in Traveller. It seems like the only great mystery allowed in the basic Traveller universe.
Yes it would be coming up with background information of a more horror supernatural related mythos.
It wouldn't have to be totally obvious, it could be very subtle.
Yes it would be coming up with background information of a more horror supernatural related mythos.
It wouldn't have to be totally obvious, it could be very subtle.
Lovecraft all the time enters my work, here on the online adventure on this board, I encouraged people to listen to the Nameless City to prepare them for what will lie ahead. Lovecraft is all about mood and Science Fiction is all about feelings of wonder, the two are a natural match.
Enoff
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Well said Kafka!
What got me thinking about this was an article I found online which pretends to be an FBI report on the cult of Cthulhu.
here is the article http://www.phpdatazone.net/FBI.Report_Cthulhu.Cult.pdf
What got me thinking about this was an article I found online which pretends to be an FBI report on the cult of Cthulhu.
here is the article http://www.phpdatazone.net/FBI.Report_Cthulhu.Cult.pdf
Commander Drax
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Yep, I use horror quite often - The universe is big and should always have room for wonder and the inexplicable.
Border Reiver
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That'll be axe weilding Geonee fighting virus possessed, cybernetically enhanced, killer zombies then? 
Sigg came up with some interesting thoughts on this subject over on the Moot.
Sigg came up with some interesting thoughts on this subject over on the Moot.
rogermccarthy
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Try downloading Cthulhu Rising http://www.ragingtrifle.com/cthulhu_rising
It's basically a 23rd century CoC setting book and includes a lot of very Traveller-style chrome particularly in the equipment and skills sections.
You could either play it as is, adapt the various adventures to Traveller - or as I plan to do one day strip out the supernatural elements, add High Guard starships and use it as a basis for a BRP Traveller.
It's basically a 23rd century CoC setting book and includes a lot of very Traveller-style chrome particularly in the equipment and skills sections.
You could either play it as is, adapt the various adventures to Traveller - or as I plan to do one day strip out the supernatural elements, add High Guard starships and use it as a basis for a BRP Traveller.
I set up a campaign with a horror twist. The characters had to investigate an explosion in a space station and it turned out to be haunted by some sort of electromagnetic "ghost" disturbance.
When they hooked computers into the main network, the "ghost" got into their computers. When they left they took the "ghost" along with them. It was really fun because they weren't expecting anything of the sort.
When they hooked computers into the main network, the "ghost" got into their computers. When they left they took the "ghost" along with them. It was really fun because they weren't expecting anything of the sort.
Pagan priest
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I couldn't get that link to work for me.
I once did a Traveller/Cthulu type of x-over adventure short story...
http://www.fictionpress.com/s/162486/1/
Virus can be useful for a horror motif. Though I haven't posted it yet( I need to get back to planet Tortuga some day) there a vampire fleet in the system under the control of Companion, the mother-Virus companion bot that controls most of Tortuga's computer systems and acts as sort of a pseudo-grandfather/adversary figure to the party.
I also designed a minor (major?) that ruled thousands of years ago in the Beyond & The Vanguard Reaches. They lacked jumpdrive (at least from remains) & seemed to have mass teleportation. Their race just ended-with the remains the last generations found with no trace of disease or wound.
An idea generated by re-reading Edmond Hamilton's 2nd Starwolf Novel.
There was an old JTAS scenario that involved rulers with a blood problem that begged to be tweaked with a vampire motif. Managed to get some of the party believing vampires & almost helping the terrorists.
I also designed a minor (major?) that ruled thousands of years ago in the Beyond & The Vanguard Reaches. They lacked jumpdrive (at least from remains) & seemed to have mass teleportation. Their race just ended-with the remains the last generations found with no trace of disease or wound.
An idea generated by re-reading Edmond Hamilton's 2nd Starwolf Novel.
There was an old JTAS scenario that involved rulers with a blood problem that begged to be tweaked with a vampire motif. Managed to get some of the party believing vampires & almost helping the terrorists.
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