Situation:
I have a PBeM going and need some links or info that I can easiliy distribute to a new player. The game is MT rules, but I'm set in 1114, so we aren't quite in rebellion era.
The player in question has never played traveller. But he is an experienced RPGer so explanations of what attributes are, how task systems work, etc. are just a waste of time. What I need is the kind of piece that describes a bit about the traveller universe, its themes, and its technology, politics, history and timeline without delving too much into game mechanics which he really doesn't need to know for a PBeM. But it has to have enough detail to let him get a feel for the game.
Any thoughts? I've run across a few intros but they are either too 'game mechanic specific' (and not MT!) or they are 'too brief' or they are 'for new players who've never played and RPG before'.
Any help much appreciated. I could write this myself but.... maybe someone already has.
I have a PBeM going and need some links or info that I can easiliy distribute to a new player. The game is MT rules, but I'm set in 1114, so we aren't quite in rebellion era.
The player in question has never played traveller. But he is an experienced RPGer so explanations of what attributes are, how task systems work, etc. are just a waste of time. What I need is the kind of piece that describes a bit about the traveller universe, its themes, and its technology, politics, history and timeline without delving too much into game mechanics which he really doesn't need to know for a PBeM. But it has to have enough detail to let him get a feel for the game.
Any thoughts? I've run across a few intros but they are either too 'game mechanic specific' (and not MT!) or they are 'too brief' or they are 'for new players who've never played and RPG before'.
Any help much appreciated. I could write this myself but.... maybe someone already has.
Oh and cutlasses. And Chinese acrobats ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H
