[TML] The SRD is out for Traveller at the mongoose site.

[shadow at shadowgard.com]

On 6 Jul 2008 at 19:51, Zane H. Healy wrote:

> At 3:51 PM -0700 7/6/08, shadow at shadowgard.com wrote:
> >On 6 Jul 2008 at 13:49, Jerry W Barrington wrote:
> 
> >  > Err... Run Pulp Traveller?  :)
> >>
> >>  Sounds fun actually, if you can pull it off.
> >
> >Use 1930s SF as the background. The stuff that was at least
> >*somewhat* realistic could be fun.
> >
> >Yes, you *could* get into space with 1930s tech. It was just more
> >work than they put into it.
> 
> Actually now you're skirting dangerously close to crossing two of my 
> ideas for potential campaigns together...  In fact this is my primary 
> idea for a 1950's campaign, though at least initially it would be 
> limited to the solar system.  My one 1930's campaign is largely plane 
> oriented, with sci-fi tech (think "Crash Ryan", or "Sky Captain").
> 
> For 1930's SF as background, I'd be inclined to base it on the 
> original Buck Rogers comic strips.

Trust me, Flash Gordon is *much* more appropriate. And Alex Raymond's 
art is to die for.

Armageddon, 2419 AD (the original Buck Rogers" story) is sorta lame 
in a lot of places.

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Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
shadow at shadowgard dot com