Hi everybody!
After a (relatively) long break in my career as referee, I decided to pick it up again. My experience with Traveller is pretty limited. Once played some weird german version of what I think was Classic Traveller (it was called "Traveller 2: Söldner, Scouts und Handelsprinzen" -> "Mercenaries, Scouts and Merchant Princes"). We had lots of fun, but by now, the book is about to fall apart.
Some time ago, I bought the core rule book of the 4th edition of Traveller. And, maybe except for the 1/2-d6 (which I planned to replace by full d6...1d6 to 6d6) and the somewhat funny space ship designs, I liked it very much. Bad thing is, that it seems to be out-of-print and the book- and game stores nearby aren't really known for their ability to get "exotic" stuff (Traveller is, unfortunately, not very popular in germany).
I also heard about the re-release of Classic Traveller with its famous "black books".
Now, before spending my limited budget in expensive imports, I'd like to hear the opinion of experts (compared to me, everybody around here seems to be one). What experiences did you have with the T4-system? Would you prefer to buy Classic Traveller?
Any other help is also highly appreciated!
And sorry for my english, I know it's not perfect.
Regards,
Christopher Beckmann
After a (relatively) long break in my career as referee, I decided to pick it up again. My experience with Traveller is pretty limited. Once played some weird german version of what I think was Classic Traveller (it was called "Traveller 2: Söldner, Scouts und Handelsprinzen" -> "Mercenaries, Scouts and Merchant Princes"). We had lots of fun, but by now, the book is about to fall apart.
Some time ago, I bought the core rule book of the 4th edition of Traveller. And, maybe except for the 1/2-d6 (which I planned to replace by full d6...1d6 to 6d6) and the somewhat funny space ship designs, I liked it very much. Bad thing is, that it seems to be out-of-print and the book- and game stores nearby aren't really known for their ability to get "exotic" stuff (Traveller is, unfortunately, not very popular in germany).
I also heard about the re-release of Classic Traveller with its famous "black books".
Now, before spending my limited budget in expensive imports, I'd like to hear the opinion of experts (compared to me, everybody around here seems to be one). What experiences did you have with the T4-system? Would you prefer to buy Classic Traveller?
Any other help is also highly appreciated!
And sorry for my english, I know it's not perfect.
Regards,
Christopher Beckmann