tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post5811109102055524621..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Retrospective: The Traveller AdventureJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2407056092466145342022-10-21T12:53:32.315-04:002022-10-21T12:53:32.315-04:00I've always had the same problem with the Trav...I've always had the same problem with the Traveller Adventure opening! You wouldn't happen to still have those notes lying around would you? Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821665404404434867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-42532001916777049432011-11-21T16:21:03.719-05:002011-11-21T16:21:03.719-05:00To the contrary, note the writing at the top right...<i>To the contrary, note the writing at the top right</i><br /><br>Now I understand. <i>The Traveller Adventure</i> is volume 2 of a series of 8.5" x 11" <i>Traveller</i> books that began with <i>The Traveller Book</i>. A third volume, <i>The Traveller Alien</i>, was published in very limited qualities -- in Europe primarily, I believe. So the "Vol. 2" refers to the overall series, not to the specific adventure in question.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-73584726291480745062011-11-21T16:19:40.792-05:002011-11-21T16:19:40.792-05:00It is the same one. Note the writing on the top ri...It is the same one. Note the writing on the top right of the picture, the bibliography and the guide.<br /><br />http://www.farfuture.net/Guide%20to%20Classic%20Traveller.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-46552602667901725122011-11-21T16:17:23.347-05:002011-11-21T16:17:23.347-05:00@James
"Every so often I see a product with ...@James<br /><br />"Every so often I see a product with the same cover advertised on eBay as "The Traveller Adventure - Volume 2." Is there actually such a beast?<br /><br />Not to my knowledge."<br /><br />To the contrary, note the writing at the top right, see:<br /><br />http://www.travellerbibliography.org/gdw-ct/TTA.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-73368068524347513382011-11-20T19:57:04.165-05:002011-11-20T19:57:04.165-05:00Every so often I see a product with the same cover...<i>Every so often I see a product with the same cover advertised on eBay as "The Traveller Adventure - Volume 2." Is there actually such a beast?</i><br /><br>Not to my knowledge.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-27191308553646792752011-11-20T19:49:50.791-05:002011-11-20T19:49:50.791-05:00I knew we were screwed when I saw him reach for AD...<i>I knew we were screwed when I saw him reach for ADVENTURE 8: PRISON PLANET.</i><br /><br>Your referee was awesome :)James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2514896766515216242011-11-20T19:48:47.396-05:002011-11-20T19:48:47.396-05:00The only big problem is the campaign start. It ass...<i>The only big problem is the campaign start. It assumes that a starship crew with stable jobs would happily help a new acquaintance commit several felonies by breaking into a museum and stealing an artifact.</i><br /><br>That's true, although -- and maybe this speaks poorly of the groups I've played <i>Traveller</i> with over the years -- I've never had much trouble goading the players into such action.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-78410692372824364672011-11-20T13:47:42.743-05:002011-11-20T13:47:42.743-05:00Every so often I see a product with the same cover...Every so often I see a product with the same cover advertised on eBay as "The Traveller Adventure - Volume 2." Is there actually such a beast?John B. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351872533598285189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-34998025336008886782011-11-16T20:39:30.211-05:002011-11-16T20:39:30.211-05:00I remember GM'ing this adventure back in the 8...I remember GM'ing this adventure back in the 80's. Some modifications were made because my players had already adventured in the Regina Sector and had acquired a Jump-1 Far Trader (I believe it was from one of the JTAS adventures as a reward for gun-running. I made the Vargr a deadhead member of the crew. The struggle with bureaucracy was priceless - we were huge Monty Python fans. I ran the rest of the adventure pretty much as written.<br /><br />Other adventures that we played and can I remember include the "Chamax Plague/Horde" double adventure, the "Night of Conquest", Nomads of the World Ocean and of course Prison Planet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-6342125903053746422011-11-16T15:20:19.856-05:002011-11-16T15:20:19.856-05:00I ran this for my Traveller campaign back when it ...I ran this for my Traveller campaign back when it was released. We loved it, but I dimly recollect that we never managed to "finish" it. One thing I do recall was the howood. Whether it was a typo or I misread something, the party was supposed to make a profit on it, and I couldn't figure out how to give them anything but a net loss, as written. Ah well, it still gets my vote for best Traveller adventure!Baron Greystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636292202674906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-12344088253092127082011-11-16T13:54:10.607-05:002011-11-16T13:54:10.607-05:00I played as a character in this adventure and the ...I played as a character in this adventure and the Referee was somewhat inexperienced. The ultimate result was that one my fellow players antagonized the vargr, then shot him and pawned the looted brooch. The Ref was pissed.<br /><br />I knew we were screwed when I saw him reach for ADVENTURE 8: PRISON PLANET.By The Swordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799389743529116360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-15046497761818488172011-11-16T13:53:47.585-05:002011-11-16T13:53:47.585-05:00Stop making me want to play Traveller. ;)Stop making me want to play Traveller. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286544022662495363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-4564787457235395752011-11-16T13:45:29.113-05:002011-11-16T13:45:29.113-05:00I never got to play it but I acquired a copy a few...I never got to play it but I acquired a copy a few years ago. It does look like a solid sandbox/plotted hybrid campaign. <br /><br />You like the cover FuriousDave? It matches the contemporary Traveller Book cover. Both covers get high marks in the SF Game Cover Cliches Test:<br /><br />Hero with Gun - 2 Point<br />Heroine with gun - 1 Point + Bonus 1 Point if "Hot"<br />Spaceship - 1 Point<br />Alien Vista - 1 Point<br />Planet or Planets in sky - 1 Point<br />Robot or Alien - 1 Point. Bonus points for both.<br /><br />Traveller Adventure gets a 7.<br />Universe gets a 9!Captain Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682678777940123469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48050820483913282482011-11-16T13:11:44.231-05:002011-11-16T13:11:44.231-05:00@Mikko You're experience is exactly the opposi...@Mikko You're experience is exactly the opposite of mine. I got into Traveller too early to have played it. I played Traveller for five years, but had stopped by the time this was published. <br /><br />It sounds good, and I own a copy. A similar approach could be used for any game, if done well -- detail a large enough area to satisfy the players for a long time, but small enough to fit in a supplement, with locations, NPCs, social structures, and adventures and adventure seeds and rumors. Hmmmm. Now I want to read this and try to emulate it.Brett Slocumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240226222507995367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51044724075027865132011-11-16T12:28:07.701-05:002011-11-16T12:28:07.701-05:00I've never (sadly!) read this adventure, as I ...I've never (sadly!) read this adventure, as I got into Traveller somewhat late, around the time of MegaTraveller/TNE changeover, and I haven't gotten any republication, either. (It seems to be available on the Classic Traveller CD-ROM.)<br /><br />It seems to be a fun campaign from what I've read about it. One of my Traveller campaigns was about young nobles on a Grand Tour and it tried to have similar structure to the Traveller adventure.Mikko Parviainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489605474376881341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-43549431405514612182011-11-16T11:27:14.957-05:002011-11-16T11:27:14.957-05:00A great example of how to build a grand campaign o...A great example of how to build a grand campaign of linked episodes that don't necessarily have to be run sequentially. You can throw in side adventures, weeks of regular merchant work, and drop clues that eventually lead to the next step. Makes the game more enjoyable as the events unfold slowly.<br /><br />The only big problem is the campaign start. It assumes that a starship crew with stable jobs would happily help a new acquaintance commit several felonies by breaking into a museum and stealing an artifact. The second time I ran the campaign I rewrote the opener to have the Vargr be an old friend of one of the players, and the museum heist having already happened. That made the first adventure a Maltese Falcon-like race to retrieve the item before the bad guys find it.Gridlorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557288070023480388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70187590011728692432011-11-16T09:32:13.240-05:002011-11-16T09:32:13.240-05:00Also, the cover illustration is awesome.Also, the cover illustration is awesome.FuriousDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06593831395664210540noreply@blogger.com