What Products Do you Want From a 3rd Party Publisher

[dmccoy1693]

I asked this question over on RPG.net back in August when Mongoose Traveller was first announced. Now that the new version should be arriving in stores next week, I'm asking again. What would you like to see from a 3rd party publisher? And please, feel free to elaborate. (Yes, this is the same poll as on RPG.net)

 

[Dr_Skull]

What I'm most interested to see from a 3rd party is designs for Vehicles, especially ground vehicles, grav vehicles and aircraft.

The reason for this that if I were to use setting information that I didn't make myself, I would want it to be "canon" Traveller. Likewise, I for character clasees and aliens, I'd want them to fit in with all the other Traveller information I already have, so I'd be leary of buying that sort of thing from a third party.

However, I can never get enough statted out vehicles. I need them for adventures all the time, and if they are made with the "official rules" Mongoose or T5 or T20 or whatever, and they work with the system, then they are as good as "canon". I might be interested in ships too, but to a lesser extent than planet-side vehicles.

 

[Omega Man]

Player options and equipment, vehicles, and starships.

Adventures are more fun for me to create than for me to read aloud to my players, so I don't have much interest there myself. I'm looking forward to creating my own aliens and psionics aren't really going to factor into my game much. All that said, if the quality is there, sure I'll likely buy almost any Traveller supplement for inspiration if nothing else.

Here's to hoping that many such books are published.

 

[LordVan]

My preference

My top 2 preferred are Aliens and Vehicles and equipment.

 

[Jame]

*Ahem* AAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

I figure this ought to be clear enough...

 

[kafka47]

Adventurers, Aliens and Other...

Adventures Paths are desparately needed in Traveller. The ones that exist in the market in the form of reprints or original simply do not compete with the expectations of the game. Furthermore, cheaper PDF adventures will allow people to get familair and try different aspects of the game.

Aliens - minor races, if plausible, and fitting into an overall Traveller mindset, why not? I like a cosmopolitian universe and if I can fill it with believable aliens all the better.

Other - not sure what was not covered but essentially one would like to see bridge products between the OTU and ATU. Perhaps, "What If" scenarios...taking one aspect of the Traveller Universe and tweaking it for an ATU. For example, what if the Vilani never developed Jump Drive but some minor race did. Or, what if there was not a Civil War in the antebellium and the Imperium decayed into a corrupt entity. Also, discussion of some of the alternate milieux in a general way, so that one could graft, say an ATU that resembles the Time of Troubles (Russia) for a MT-type milieux.

 

[Antony]

I like vehicles and craft, lots of them. But I also like to look at other peoples settings and see what I can steal..er learn from them.

 

[G K Zhukov]

Miniatures, from characters (all major races as well as minor ones) to vehicles (I still miss a good Intrepid/Trepida tank or an Astrin APC, even at 1:285 scale!).

I know it's not going to happen, but it would be great to have pre-painted plastic minis (of the non-collectable variety, please).

 

[danbuter]

I'd love some alternate universes, especially Drake's Hammers Slammers, Moon's Kylara Vatta universe, or Weber's Honor Harrington universe. New equipment is also great. Sectors away from the Spinward Marches would also be cool.

 

[Timerover51]

As this poll has been resurrected, I am curious as to whether it still represents a valid sampling of the views of the forum members. The focus of the voting appears to be on alternate Traveller Universes, ready to run adventures (which I can readily understand), and equipment.

 

[LeperColony]

I am most interested in GM/Campaign aids. Deckplans, floorplans and the like. Quick to employ and reusable.

Computerized tools such as an official fillable .pdf character sheet with the math built in to automatically determine any derived characteristics. A computerized character generator that can also instantly auto-generate a random character. Vilani (and other alien) name generator program. System and world generator, a professional version of Heaven and Earth.

This is the 21st Century, but few game companies actually support their systems with first rate, professional programs. People are willing to pay for apps, if the app is very polished and effective.

 

[aramis]

As this poll has been resurrected, I am curious as to whether it still represents a valid sampling of the views of the forum members.

Probably not. But it's probably not TOO far off. Feel free to "relaunch" the poll, and report the top post of this one, if you want a truly current one. If you do, I'll force close this one, and you'll be able to get fresher data.

 

[Chuck Anumia]

My Choices

ATU Campaign Settings (Sector/Sub-Sectors or larger)
Small Settings (Able to fit in any universe)
Stand Alone Adventures
Adventure Paths (linked adventures to form a single story)
Equipment/Vehicles/Ships
Player Options (more careers, alternate tables)

Everything above and DGP reprints please

 

[Timerover51]

Probably not. But it's probably not TOO far off. Feel free to "relaunch" the poll, and report the top post of this one, if you want a truly current one. If you do, I'll force close this one, and you'll be able to get fresher data.

How does one go about "relaunching" a poll?

 

[aramis]

How does one go about "relaunching" a poll?

Create a new version of it as a new thread. When you create the thread, there is the checkbox for a poll, which you tick. Then, when you submit the thread, it takes you to the poll creation page.

 

[Patron Zero]

I can never have enough deckplans to peruse over so. yes please, more deckplans !

 

[atpollard]

A new poll is available:

NEW TOPIC/POLL HERE.

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