tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post7853932957512902065..comments2024-03-19T07:56:00.031-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: The Ads of Dragon: The Traveller BookJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88074704050223172412011-06-15T13:18:23.160-04:002011-06-15T13:18:23.160-04:00FYI, I sold my copy of TTB a while back, and then ...FYI, I sold my copy of TTB a while back, and then acquired another (unfortunately, more worn) copy a few years ago. Both have the dust cover with the art featured in the ad.buzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243298798049780695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55438148871015847962011-06-14T20:41:55.342-04:002011-06-14T20:41:55.342-04:00Nice to know. See, these ad retros are good for th...Nice to know. See, these ad retros are good for that reason. Knowledgeable people chime in with their knowledge. :)Anthony N. Emmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017952532295866111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-79274405491942705132011-06-14T20:35:37.009-04:002011-06-14T20:35:37.009-04:00"The Hardcover (that I only bought a few year..."The Hardcover (that I only bought a few years ago) was black with a red stripe like the LBBs."<br /><br />The hardcovers when new had a paper jacket printed with the image from the ad. Presumably few of the jackets have survived. I know I ditched mine, in favor of the sleek black cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55617708678144145672011-06-14T18:55:21.992-04:002011-06-14T18:55:21.992-04:00i haven't read this one, gonna have to track d...i haven't read this one, gonna have to track down a copy. also +1 for the ads of dragon, i love this series.el Mīkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135143408412212815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71935423372839924242011-06-14T18:37:43.267-04:002011-06-14T18:37:43.267-04:00Oh, yeah, the softcover (which I owned first) had ...Oh, yeah, the softcover (which I owned first) had the pic with the guy with the moustache that's in the ad. The Hardcover (that I only bought a few years ago) was black with a red stripe like the LBBs.Anthony N. Emmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017952532295866111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5564897595659960502011-06-14T17:38:42.555-04:002011-06-14T17:38:42.555-04:00My (softcover) Traveller Book is right there along...My (softcover) Traveller Book is right there alongside the Call of Cthulhu 4e and Warhammer FRP as the trinity of single-volume rpg classics. (RQ2 narrowly misses the cut on account of its brevity.)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08868302412533031659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75645880252470940312011-06-14T17:26:41.602-04:002011-06-14T17:26:41.602-04:00@By The Sword: There were softcover copies? Wow, I...@By The Sword: There were softcover copies? Wow, I had no idea!buzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243298798049780695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-32212707277822478682011-06-14T16:36:15.611-04:002011-06-14T16:36:15.611-04:00I never came across the Traveller Book until I had...I never came across the Traveller Book until I had already been into traveller for 5 years. I have since acquired 2 copies (1 soft and 1 hardcover) I read it for nostalgia. <br /><br />Long live Traveller.By The Swordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799389743529116360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-63401615910304681882011-06-14T15:09:57.663-04:002011-06-14T15:09:57.663-04:00I love the Traveller Book. It was such a wonderful...I love the Traveller Book. It was such a wonderful introduction to Traveller; it made a lot more sense to me than the LBBs. Partly, it's a testament to how much art matters, IMO.buzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243298798049780695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83499580397021263902011-06-14T15:08:14.165-04:002011-06-14T15:08:14.165-04:00@Anthony Emmel: The Traveller Alien was published ...@Anthony Emmel: The Traveller Alien was published as a set of "modules", each about a different race. You can buy them collected from FFE now.<br /><br />REF: http://www.amazon.com/Aslan-Traveller-Alien-Module-1/dp/B000CIKBOUbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243298798049780695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47819698314296449432011-06-14T14:27:49.504-04:002011-06-14T14:27:49.504-04:00I always loved the "better hobby shops" ...I always loved the "better hobby shops" line. For a long time, my "better hobby shop" was literally a hobby shop that also sold bicycles.christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-27546818174697832632011-06-14T12:40:52.653-04:002011-06-14T12:40:52.653-04:00They did make the Traveller Adventure (which was a...They did make the Traveller Adventure (which was awesome!) but not the Traveller Alien or Encyclopedia.Anthony N. Emmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017952532295866111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-34135619131080795032011-06-14T10:48:30.322-04:002011-06-14T10:48:30.322-04:00I recently found my old boxed set of the original ...I recently found my old boxed set of the original three, circa whenever. We never got past 'Sector Z' as an adventure zone with them, but loved it. I had Traveler, and that eventually led us to AD&D, which led us to D&D. What can I say?Adelaide Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81847197090064382812011-06-14T10:06:25.509-04:002011-06-14T10:06:25.509-04:00Whilst, it did introduce the Imperial Campaign via...Whilst, it did introduce the Imperial Campaign via the Library Data, any good Referee would know to take this with a grain of salt...although, I started with the real sandbox game - Starter Traveller which took the game back to the LBBs but added most of that fantastic art of The Traveller Book.<br /><br />For hours, I pondered about the Emperor of Earth and/or was Earth a backwater of this thing called an Imperium. Then I started acquiring all the CT canon but I can fondly remember when the universe was mine to make.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-10245234201510551702011-06-14T07:15:19.053-04:002011-06-14T07:15:19.053-04:00The Traveller Book was awesome.The Traveller Book was awesome.Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37980487863065767692011-06-14T06:55:39.938-04:002011-06-14T06:55:39.938-04:00This ad got me into Traveller and I bought the Tra...This ad got me into Traveller and I bought the Traveller book because of it. I never could get anyone around me to play, but my memories of the book are inordinately fond.<br />I lost this book, along with most of all my 1st ed books, in one of the moves back and forth from college, but I recently picked up a new copy.<br /><br />Still just as fond of it.Timothy S. 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