why we love ct

[mike wightman]

Jamus mused:

CT has all of that.

Scattered through eight books and dozens of adventures and supplements, not to mention Journals

task system??? gm uses common sence and tells you what to roll and what skill or attribute can be used to modify the roll. thats all the task system you will ever need.

Until a player notices the rules in the book contradict the referee who is making up the rolls .
Skills in CT can have target numbers from 5+ to 11+, some are rolled by the referee and some by the player, skill level can provide a +1, a +2 or even a +4 bonus depending on the skill, some skills omit the target number altogether.
Now your referee may use a simple "roll 8+ to succeed, modify your roll with..." but that's a house rule...

 

[mike wightman]

Jamus mused:

CT has all of that.

Scattered through eight books and dozens of adventures and supplements, not to mention Journals

task system??? gm uses common sence and tells you what to roll and what skill or attribute can be used to modify the roll. thats all the task system you will ever need.

Until a player notices the rules in the book contradict the referee who is making up the rolls .
Skills in CT can have target numbers from 5+ to 11+, some are rolled by the referee and some by the player, skill level can provide a +1, a +2 or even a +4 bonus depending on the skill, some skills omit the target number altogether.
Now your referee may use a simple "roll 8+ to succeed, modify your roll with..." but that's a house rule...

 

[mike wightman]

Originally posted by Jamus:
basically it is my belief that in rpgs less is more, more numbers means more min/maxing more meta gaming and less actual rping and fun.

of course this is just my opinion, everyone has one and they all smell like falucin groat dung.

James

I agree with you completely

By the way here is a copy of the DGP task system , it is a great add on to the CT system, IMHO of course

 

[mike wightman]

Originally posted by Jamus:
basically it is my belief that in rpgs less is more, more numbers means more min/maxing more meta gaming and less actual rping and fun.

of course this is just my opinion, everyone has one and they all smell like falucin groat dung.

James

I agree with you completely

By the way here is a copy of the DGP task system , it is a great add on to the CT system, IMHO of course

 

[kaladorn]

Originally posted by Sigg Oddra:
Until a player notices the rules in the book contradict the referee who is making up the rolls .
Skills in CT can have target numbers from 5+ to 11+, some are rolled by the referee and some by the player, skill level can provide a +1, a +2 or even a +4 bonus depending on the skill, some skills omit the target number altogether.
Now your referee may use a simple "roll 8+ to succeed, modify your roll with..." but that's a house rule...

Give that Hiver a Cigar!

Yes, that is exactly what irked me. And why (along with the combat rules) I'm an MT devotee. Not the setting, so much as the rules themselves. The task system does kind of make things more uniform. And that makes running with even less book referencing easier.

Me, my task system, some nicely generated PCs, and 2d6. Add a dash of imagination, a bit of prose, some liberal idea theft from fiction and history, and presto-change-o, you have a Traveller game!

 

[kaladorn]

Originally posted by Sigg Oddra:
Until a player notices the rules in the book contradict the referee who is making up the rolls .
Skills in CT can have target numbers from 5+ to 11+, some are rolled by the referee and some by the player, skill level can provide a +1, a +2 or even a +4 bonus depending on the skill, some skills omit the target number altogether.
Now your referee may use a simple "roll 8+ to succeed, modify your roll with..." but that's a house rule...

Give that Hiver a Cigar!

Yes, that is exactly what irked me. And why (along with the combat rules) I'm an MT devotee. Not the setting, so much as the rules themselves. The task system does kind of make things more uniform. And that makes running with even less book referencing easier.

Me, my task system, some nicely generated PCs, and 2d6. Add a dash of imagination, a bit of prose, some liberal idea theft from fiction and history, and presto-change-o, you have a Traveller game!

 

[Jamus]

/// By the way here is a copy of the DGP task system , it is a great add on to the CT system, IMHO of course ///


I like.!!

 

[Jamus]

/// By the way here is a copy of the DGP task system , it is a great add on to the CT system, IMHO of course ///


I like.!!

 

[mormonyoyoman]

Originally posted by kaladorn:
Give that Hiver a Cigar!

...after said Hiver chokes to death, a small group of Hivers (Diogenes Club of Guaran) begin a manipulation to eradicate the infestation of Solomani tobacco growers. ("It offends your sense of WHAT??" asked Friend Wigglefingers of Friend DigitEyes.)

 

[mormonyoyoman]

Originally posted by kaladorn:
Give that Hiver a Cigar!

...after said Hiver chokes to death, a small group of Hivers (Diogenes Club of Guaran) begin a manipulation to eradicate the infestation of Solomani tobacco growers. ("It offends your sense of WHAT??" asked Friend Wigglefingers of Friend DigitEyes.)

 

[Jamus]

I think solsec would have something to say about that.!

Vat is yer name?
<tenticles wave about>
I Said vat is yer name criminal??!!!
<more tenticle waveing>
Ve have vays of making you talk.
<tenticles kinda droop>
YOU LIE!!!
By order of the peoples government of terra you have been found guilty of terrorism.
<BLAM BLAM BLAM>
remove this criminal filth oberliutenant.

 

[Jamus]

I think solsec would have something to say about that.!

Vat is yer name?
<tenticles wave about>
I Said vat is yer name criminal??!!!
<more tenticle waveing>
Ve have vays of making you talk.
<tenticles kinda droop>
YOU LIE!!!
By order of the peoples government of terra you have been found guilty of terrorism.
<BLAM BLAM BLAM>
remove this criminal filth oberliutenant.

 

[mormonyoyoman]

Originally posted by Jamus:
I think solsec would have something to say about that.!

Vat is yer name?
<tenticles wave about>
I Said vat is yer name criminal??!!!
<more tenticle waveing>
Ve have vays of making you talk.
<tenticles kinda droop>
YOU LIE!!!
By order of the peoples government of terra you have been found guilty of terrorism.
<BLAM BLAM BLAM>
remove this criminal filth oberliutenant.

I just KNEW when McCoy saved Edith Keeler that the Nazis would take over the world! Now THAT's a good explanation as any for SolSec...

 

[mormonyoyoman]

Originally posted by Jamus:
I think solsec would have something to say about that.!

Vat is yer name?
<tenticles wave about>
I Said vat is yer name criminal??!!!
<more tenticle waveing>
Ve have vays of making you talk.
<tenticles kinda droop>
YOU LIE!!!
By order of the peoples government of terra you have been found guilty of terrorism.
<BLAM BLAM BLAM>
remove this criminal filth oberliutenant.

I just KNEW when McCoy saved Edith Keeler that the Nazis would take over the world! Now THAT's a good explanation as any for SolSec...