shadowcat1313 Posted July 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors there will plenty of toys for the groundpounders too, assorted battle dress versions, lots of things that go boom, some assorted vehicles too I have a whole pile of vehicle designs, starship designs, and other toys that wont even make it in the book even Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors there will plenty of toys for the groundpounders too, assorted battle dress versions, lots of things that go boom, some assorted vehicles too I have a whole pile of vehicle designs, starship designs, and other toys that wont even make it in the book even Announcing follow up supplements, already? JoeG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thia Halmades Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors But what I really wanna know is, when can I order the bleeding hardcopy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwolf Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors I actually prefer the 3 book option, though I will be buying it either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_K_Zhukov Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors I have other 400+ pp tomes, and I am fine with them - I'd prefer a single volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted July 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors Traveller and Hero/Champions are my 2 favorite games, i have a whole ton of stuff on my website that can be converted to Hero without a lot of problems, http://fafrhd.pocketempires.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors "We wil we wil REP YOU!!" - Queen QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eodin Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors Okay, status update. It will be two books, I have 90% of the editorial revisions complete, and waiting for the graphics to arrive. I have split the chapters across the two books, and am arranging everything to flow smoothly. We are moving as briskly as we can, it just takes a little longer when (a) this is not my day job and ( it's a team effort. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libris Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors hey! Hey! HEY!!! Less with the talking more with the working! The three books though is a cool idea and does hark back to Traveller tradition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwolf Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors 2 books work... Can you give any idea of a prospective price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eodin Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors Polaris will have to answer any questions about pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt JT Kohonez Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors I have a question for those waiting for TravellerHERO... Since the book is so big, we are considering splitting it into 3 smaller books (like the little black books), smaller being relative at 100 - 150 pages in each book. Book 1 would be character creation stuff, Book 2 would be starship creation and starships, Book3 would be gadgets and Imperial information. The disadvantage is that it's 3 separate books; the advantage is you could buy only the pieces that you were interested in. I would like to get people's thoughts on this, as one factor in the end decision. Thoughts? :thumbup: That would be an E X C E L L E N T !!! format to go with. Especially if there's an optional box set. It also gives the option of players only having to buy what they need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt JT Kohonez Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors Will they at least have the traditional black and red Traveller format?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors I have a question for those waiting for TravellerHERO... Since the book is so big, we are considering splitting it into 3 smaller books (like the little black books), smaller being relative at 100 - 150 pages in each book. Book 1 would be character creation stuff, Book 2 would be starship creation and starships, Book3 would be gadgets and Imperial information. The disadvantage is that it's 3 separate books; the advantage is you could buy only the pieces that you were interested in. I would like to get people's thoughts on this, as one factor in the end decision. Thoughts? With each book being at least 100 pages, depending on the prices, I think that would be a cool format. I can't imagine not buying all of the components either decision you guys go with. Edit: The two books are good for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors Will they at least have the traditional black and red Traveller format?? not quite, we went with black and hero green, http://www.freelancetraveller.com/features/rules/convert/travhero.html thats the original sample for the one book version, I dont see the cover changing beyond titles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libris Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors not quite, we went with black and hero green, Ooh! shiny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors not quite, we went with black and hero green, http://www.freelancetraveller.com/features/rules/convert/travhero.html thats the original sample for the one book version, I dont see the cover changing beyond titles Thanks for the link. I hadn't seen that yet. I am REALLY interested in the starship construction rules. I was wondering, will the information about starship design and construction also include HeroSystem point breakdown's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRavenIs Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors Guys, I can only say this......"I just want to thank you for doing this, getting permissiopn form both companies to get this done is awsome." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted August 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors getting the permissions to do this was a lot easier than I thought, originally it was just a fan produced PDF, that couldnt ever be sold, then Martin Dougherty at Avenger and William Andersen at Com-Star contacted us about actually publishing it. its just taken far longer than I had ever figured on to get it out. yes the Starship construction rules will have hero point breakdowns, if you check the Star Hero board, you will find several sample starship drafts. my biggest disapointment was Marc Miller deciding to only let us publish the book 3 planet generation rules... but theres a couple of pieces of software out there that you can use to do Megatraveller or TNE planet generation, and Marc knows there out there, since there freeware, I dont think its an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt JT Kohonez Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors Maybe this is a dumb question. But will there be any guidelines for converting stuff to Traveller HERO from other versions of the game?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eodin Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors Book 1 has several pages devoted to that for characters from Classic Traveller and T20 Traveller, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thia Halmades Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors Yeah yeah yeah. Cover. Pretty. Great. WHEN? And oh yes. Two books is a perfectly acceptable compromise. I have granted you permission. So there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadrus Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors Mongoose Publishing have just announced they have acquired the Traveller licence! Does anyone know what theis means for Traveler Hero? People have asked on the Mongoose forums but no answers yet. Vadrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_K_Zhukov Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors Here's the link to the official announcement, in case you have not read it yet: http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/news/news_item.php?pkid_news=166 BTW, Marc W. Miller has also send an eMail to his customers with a reference to this new licence, in which he does not explicitly mention Traveller Hero nor GURPS Traveller, for instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted August 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors good question, this one was news to me.... looks like they have picked up an OGL/D20 license, T20 is/was produced by QLI. not sure if this is a variation on a theme or what. where are you finding questions about Traveller Hero on the Mongoose forums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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