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RE: (TFT) Traveller & TFT

Funny, I enjoyed Traveler too. I think both TFT and Traveler tried to present FRPing with a strong emphasis on rationality and responsibility: you can make your own characters, worlds, etc., but it was also really easy for a character to die or otherwise experience the consequences of it actions. Also, I loved the milieu for each game: Cidri and the Third Imperium. Good settings for creating interactive stories. And, ultimately, that is what FRPing is about: interactive stories, interactive narrative. 

-- John



From: "Gavin Gossett" <Gavatar@comcast.net>
Reply-To: tft@brainiac.com
To: <tft@brainiac.com>
Subject: (TFT) Traveller & TFT
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:51:50 -0500
I've also been attracted to Traveler over the past few decades, although I've never played it. I specifically remember an early issue of SpaceGamer which reviewed "Snapshot" and piqued my curiosity. I just recently sold the three 
traveler-based boardgames I owned for 25 years - AND NEVER PLAYED!
My problem is, my mind just doesn't 'think' Sci-Fi. I'm programmed to think Fantasy, whether Hi or Low, Dark or Classic. Sometimes my dark-fantasy-style 
games have a taste of science, as in Hawkmoon (by Chaosium), but it just
doesn't hold up for me or my players very well compared to good-old-fashioned 
Swords & Sorcery!
So, could it be that TFT players are just doomed to Lurk on the far reaches of 
Traveler and never join the in the fight?

Gavin
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  From: Nocstar
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  Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 4:31 PM
  Subject: (TFT) Welcome Steve, TFT Traveler?


  Welcome, Steve. I think you will find this list very enjoyable once
  people get back to posting. As for Traveler, I liked everything about
  it except the combat. I still have it and the Snapshot expansion. We
  tried it but, like everyone has stated, it just didn't flow. So we
  used TFT combat rules. We based our weapon stats on comparisons with
  the "medieval" weapons of TFT and magic spells. It wasn't greatly
  developed, just functional enough to play. It often took a "space
  opera" turn but it was fun for a while and then we were back in the
dungeons.

  Anybody feel like passing a few summer days hammering out a
  TFT/Traveler conversion/mutation?
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