JmOz Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 And for some reason I thought the anouncement about Travelor Hero would be getting some buzz here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero Well, if you were Searching, it helps to put in a second "L" (even though your spelling is also correct.) http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45219 http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46233 http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45440 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero theres been some discussion on it as Lord Liaden pointed out, and were always happy to discuss more, also theres a new forum up for traveller in general which has a specific Traveller Hero section this can be found here http://www.traveller.comstar-games.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero The universe and starships of Traveller combined with the character generation and combat system of Hero System is a dream matchup, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero Since I've seen a number of Star HERO players ask for more detailed starship building rules, I would expect that feature to be particularly popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero as far as starships go, at the very least, you will see all the basic starships that traveller was well known for, and more, it wont be an entirely new system for ship construction, but a combination of the best of both, Traveller and Hero have some very different design philosophies on a couple of things, those who know traveller will know what I am talking about, and I've ranted enough on them previously. once I get a couple of basic ships converted and updated, I will see if Polaris will let me post them as a teaser probably the Free and Far Traders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero as far as starships go, at the very least, you will see all the basic starships that traveller was well known for, and more, it wont be an entirely new system for ship construction, but a combination of the best of both, Traveller and Hero have some very different design philosophies on a couple of things, those who know traveller will know what I am talking about, and I've ranted enough on them previously. once I get a couple of basic ships converted and updated, I will see if Polaris will let me post them as a teaser probably the Free and Far Traders Thanks, shadowcat1313. Those ships along with the Scout and the Yacht and you have a campaign starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallet Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero How are you going to handle Character Creation? To me, that is one of the biggest devides between the systems. Is there going to be total freedom to buy any skills, talents, stats that you like or is it going to be composed of a lot of Package Deals or "careers" that a player has to pick to represent the traditional careers that Traveller had? When I ran my own TravellerHero campaign a little while ago I let the players have free reign over their point spending but I found that it did not work aswell as I had hoped. Sometimes too much freedom is a problem as it takes away some of the feel of the source material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero standard yacht is a 200 ton civilian hull, just a matter of swapping some component modules to make things work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallet Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero That was a cryptic, yet somewhat Zen, answer to my question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwolf Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero How are you going to handle Character Creation? To me, that is one of the biggest devides between the systems. Is there going to be total freedom to buy any skills, talents, stats that you like or is it going to be composed of a lot of Package Deals or "careers" that a player has to pick to represent the traditional careers that Traveller had? When I ran my own TravellerHero campaign a little while ago I let the players have free reign over their point spending but I found that it did not work aswell as I had hoped. Sometimes too much freedom is a problem as it takes away some of the feel of the source material. I am involved in a new game, just starting up, based on Star Frontiers. Our GM has allowed us to use packages as a framework to give a sort of definition to the character, then any points left over we could spend free form, so long as it fit with the characters background/conception. From my perspective the only thing you have to beware of is munchkins, min/maxers, and GM's with an antagonistic demeanor towards players. I have experienced these both as a GM and as a player, and either one kind of ruins the fun. A good GM runs a fine line between referee and player opponent, but never forgets that the story and the fun are paramount, not coming up with encounters just to defeat the players... While I agree that sometimes the dragon wins, the players have to be the Heroes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero its was worded that way for a couple of reasons 1. both ships are built on the same hull type. 200 t0n standard streamlined 2. I cant talk about everything in the new book yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero That may actually be a better tease for those of us already anxiously awaiting its release, anyway, 'cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRavenIs Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero All I can say I am looking foward to Traveller Hero. I loved the origional from so many years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaGeek Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero Are there any links to an introduction to Traveller universe? How about a summary/detailed product list/comparison of the Traveller product line(s)? I looked at Comstar's website and I couldn't figure out what is the first product that you would want to buy. Also, after a little bit of web browsing it appears to me that licensed Traveller products have been produced by multiple companies over the years. For example, compare the Traveller product line listed on comstar-games.com with the products at travellerrpg.com. SJG has their own line Traveller products and their web links list a company called Judges Guild that also has produced some Traveller stuff. Who owns the rights to the Traveller universe. Who produces the official products? What is(are) the main rule book(s)? Which products overlap with each other? What happens if different companies create supplements with conflicting information? Confusion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero heres a good link for a lot of basic information http://www.freelancetraveller.com/infocenter/faq.html that should cover a lot of your questions better than I can if you have anything more specific, go ahead and ask, if I dont know the answer, William Andersen from Com-Star frequents the Hero boards also, and there are other sources I can ask for definitive answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrakazog Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero I didn't see an anticipated release date. Anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Re: Traveler Hero *sigh* Not soon enough. Between the announcement that T5 supposed being released in 2007 and Traveller Hero news, my appetite for Traveller is being whetted in a big way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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