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Kevin Walsh here, Rob Bruce[Eodin] and I co-wrote Traveller Hero, I mostly did the conversions and equipment etc as usual I am late to the party on this one, I am working with Don and Marc on doing whatever I can to make this happen... I cant anything about the discussions, Marc now has a copy of everything we did for Traveller Hero along with my assorted notes on some stuff that never saw publication. this includes all the Hero Designer files used for the books... so hopefully if/when they become available again, the files can be included. your on your own for HD though of course. I guess I should start paying attention to the boards again

fingers/tentacles and pseudopods crossed here too

sorry I am coming to this late, I hardly ever follow the boards here any more I;m not sure tires should be an OAF, since there normally attached sturdily, and cant just be removed without some effort. this would get a mod for open wheel cars such as indy cars, dragsters and motorcycles

Freedonia is a Marx Brothers reference, the original founders of FASA were all fans

I got really lucky and found a copy of the Phillip Jose Farmer Biography of Doc Savage, so thats my current pulp project, then I am going to write up Doc for 5th edition

Nick Pollotta, author of the Bureau 13 novels, Ilegal Aliens, Gentlemen prefer witches, and a whole host of Executioner and Deathlands books for Gold Eagle has succumbed to a long battle with cancer... Rest In Peace Nick

Re: Combat Armor that requires having a skill. its possible for a scout to pick up Battledress skill, in the GURPS Traveller universe the scouts have a commando force that sometimes uses battledress, along with theres a set of hostile enviroment armor thats pretty much battledress without the weapons capabilities, and more sensor gear. I could see the HEA also being used for damage control teams on starships, but thats what military starships tend to train marines for also.

Re: Combat Armor that requires having a skill. I've always treated it as this, if a military character has vaccsuit skill they can use combat armor at no penalty, but since combat armor is also used planetside, combat armor requires a 1 pt familiarity, if not vacc suit trained

Re: Combat Armor that requires having a skill. also... most forms of armor in Traveller can be fitted with a reflective coating thats going to mitigate some fire from laser or plasma weapons, this can be ablative. I am the one most to blame for any sins on the weapons and armor in Traveller Hero, I had debated some changes/errata later. but a lot of things just didnt happen before it went poof

Re: Star System Generation how much detail are you looking for? there are 2 star system generators for Traveller that work pretty well heres a list of whats available http://www.freelancetraveller.com/infocenter/swlist/index.html I like Galactic 2.4 and either World Builder Deluxe or Heaven and Earth myself

Re: Urban Fantasy Setting: Here There Be Monsters hadnt even thought about Dick Grayson.... then again never much of a DC fan to begin with, easy enough to change that as far as the Psychic goes, that works really well about the supernatural sense, and since its a wild talent its not quite a deux ex as it could be as far as the photographer goes, I will have to work on some ideas

Re: Urban Fantasy Setting: Here There Be Monsters yes to both... thought I would see if there were any thoughts good or bad either way first

Re: MHI info in Hero Designer? I have done a whole ton of prefabs for assorted modern military etc stuff, if theres anything I can do to help on this, been gearheading a bunch more vehicles... lighter stuff, and some interesting oddball stuff too

Re: Urban Fantasy Setting: Here There Be Monsters I am wandering into this way late guys, got a couple of character ideas for professionals Stunt Man: a pretty normal guy with stage fighting skills or bare bones martial arts, who worked in a lot of grade B and Z movies, who at one point got the first hand experience of finding out that monsters really exist. he grew up in a circus family, but decided to try something else. Photographer: freelance photographer from downunder who learned his trade in the military, and worked in various places in africa and europe, he was working as a safari guide in africa when his safari was mostly wiped out by a group of ivory poachers led by a witch doctor and his zombies Occult Private Detective: Cajun born, from New Orleans, Mathias Cross is sorta a combination of Columbo and the Pink Panther, hes also a wild talent precog, and an alcoholic because of it. basic PI skills, his wild talent, and a couple of dice of unluck the Photographer and the OPI are old Bureau 13/Stalking the Night Fantastic characters that I am going to modify and resurrect for MHI etc

Re: Fins and Ray-Guns so many fun choices... and of course Flesh Gordon, Spaceways, Gor, if you want something if you want more of an adult bent. I found one of the Spaceways novels for like 50 cents, it made the Gor novels look like Pulitizer prize material. I think it was titled "Of Alien Bondage"

Re: MHI info in Hero Designer? once its available, I'm sure somebody will come up with templates for HD, I will put some together for personal use at least, but I will make sure its ok with the powers that be before posting them. there are various templates and prefabs already available that should prove useful for you, HD is well worth the cost if your going to be generating characters/equipment.... whatever

Re: Genre-crossover nightmares ewww... I get this image of Jabba telling Luke "I see what we have here is a failure to communicate"

Re: Laser Weapons you could also give them a full phase to activate or something similar, I was figuring that would apply to Carousel Guns also

Re: Laser Weapons here you go, heres a text version of the file BS-2 Laser Pistol: (Total: 27 Active Cost, 11 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1/2d6, Autofire (2 shots; +1/4), Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (22 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), 10 Charges (-1/2), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Limited Range (67; -1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0) (Real Cost: 6) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +2 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 3) Vapotech MIL-2 Laser Pistol : (Total: 89 Active Cost, 34 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 2d6, Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (82 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0), 100 Charges (+3/4) (Real Cost: 27) plus +2 with any single attack (Real Cost: 4) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +2 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 3) TMI Stormer Laser Pistol : (Total: 55 Active Cost, 22 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1 1/2d6, Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (50 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0), 25 Charges (-0) (Real Cost: 17) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +2 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 3) C-18 Laser Pistol : (Total: 35 Active Cost, 13 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1d6, Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (30 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), 10 Charges (-1/2), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0) (Real Cost: 8) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +2 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 3) Diffraction Laser Pistol : (Total: 65 Active Cost, 19 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 2d6, Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (60 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), Activation Roll 14-, Jammed (-1), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Limited Range (50; -1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0), 20 Charges (-0) (Real Cost: 14) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +2 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 3) MC-6 Laser Pistol: (Total: 52 Active Cost, 15 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1d6+1, Autofire (2 shots; +1/4), Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (45 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), Side Effects (Weapon explodes on a to hit roll of 18; -1/2), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0) (Real Cost: 8) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +3 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 4) Marrson Laser Pistol: (Total: 44 Active Cost, 17 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1d6, Autofire (2 shots; +1/4), Armor Piercing (+1/2), Invisible to Detect, and Sight Group (Manufactured from Plastiic Composites; +3/4) (37 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), 10 Charges (-1/2), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Limited Range (80; -1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0) (Real Cost: 10) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +3 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 4) Midget Laser Pistol: (Total: 30 Active Cost, 12 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1/2d6, Autofire (2 shots; +1/4), Custom Modifier (+3 to conceal; +1/4), Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (25 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), 10 Charges (-1/2), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0) (Real Cost: 7) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +2 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 3) Mirchaum SSLU: (Total: 35 Active Cost, 11 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1d6, Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (30 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), Limited Range (40; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0) (Real Cost: 6) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +2 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 3) NG-33 Laser Pistol : (Total: 27 Active Cost, 14 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1/2d6, Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (20 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0), 20 Charges (-0) (Real Cost: 7) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +3 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 4) NG-Superlaser Pistol: (Total: 39 Active Cost, 15 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1d6, Autofire (2 shots; +1/4), Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (34 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), Required Hands One-And-A-Half-Handed (-1/4), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), 20 Charges (-0) (Real Cost: 10) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +2 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 3) OLC Laser Pistol: (Total: 27 Active Cost, 12 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1/2d6, Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (20 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), 10 Charges (-1/2), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Limited Range (70; -1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0) (Real Cost: 5) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +3 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 4) PL-3 Laser : (Total: 27 Active Cost, 12 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1/2d6, Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (20 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), 10 Charges (-1/2), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Limited Range (65; -1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0) (Real Cost: 5) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +3 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 4) Pocket Killer Laser Pistol: (Total: 57 Active Cost, 16 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1 1/2d6, Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (50 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Limited Range (25; -1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0) (Real Cost: 9) plus +2 with any single attack (Real Cost: 4) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +2 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 3) Savage-B Laser Pistol: (Total: 41 Active Cost, 18 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1d6, Autofire (3 shots; +1/4), Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (34 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0), 15 Charges (-0) (Real Cost: 11) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +3 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 4) Savage-C Laser Pistol: (Total: 52 Active Cost, 22 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1d6+1, Autofire (3 shots; +1/4), Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (45 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0), 15 Charges (-0) (Real Cost: 15) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +3 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 4) Savage-D Laser Pistol: (Total: 69 Active Cost, 26 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1 1/2d6, Autofire (3 shots; +1/4), Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (62 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Limited Range (90; -1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0), 30 Charges (+1/4) (Real Cost: 19) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +3 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 4) Tenteclex-1 Laser Pistol: (Total: 27 Active Cost, 12 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1/2d6, Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (20 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), 10 Charges (-1/2), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Limited Range (60; -1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0) (Real Cost: 5) plus +2 with any single attack (Real Cost: 4) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +2 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 3) Tenteclex-1 Laser Pistol: (Total: 37 Active Cost, 15 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1d6, Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (30 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), 10 Charges (-1/2), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Limited Range (60; -1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0) (Real Cost: 8) plus +2 with any single attack (Real Cost: 4) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +2 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 3) W-320 Laser Pistol : (Total: 30 Active Cost, 17 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1/2d6, Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (20 Active Points); OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), No Knockback (-1/4), Required Hands One-Handed (-0), 20 Charges (-0) (Real Cost: 7) plus +2 with any single attack (Real Cost: 4) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +4 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 6) now onto the Rifles etc

Re: Laser Weapons ok, I can see that, I just finished statting up all the laser pistols, so heres an HD file with them for you to play with, thank assorted deities for Hero Designer. it makes building lists like this a lot simpler and faster, and faster to edit too

Re: Laser Weapons my thoughts on fragile are this. if it has a low malfunction # in BL, or is listed in the fluff as being tempermental etc should get fragile, and in some cases unreliable etc, also early laser weapons tend to be easily knocked out of alignment etc. also I noticed the SSU is listed as a 2 handed weapon accidentally, thats been corrected

Re: Laser Weapons did some quick statting on the fly, how does this look Mirchaum SSLU: (Total: 35 Active Cost, 10 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Ranged 1d6, Invisible to Sight Group (+1/2), Armor Piercing (+1/2) (30 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), OAF Fragile (-1 1/4), Required Hands Two-Handed (-1/2), Beam (-1/4), Restrainable (Only by means other than Grabs and Entangles; Reduced by Fog and Rain; -1/4), Limited Range (40; -1/4) (Real Cost: 5) plus +1 with any single attack (Real Cost: 2) plus Penalty Skill Levels: +2 vs. Range Modifier with a single attack (Real Cost: 3)

Re: Laser Weapons I would give Plasma Weapons and metalguns the reduced by range limitation, the damage curve falls off really fast when it starts cooling

Re: Laser Weapons once you get to Plasma Weapons, lets talk, I dont quite agree with how BL handles things

Re: Laser Weapons great work! I have tinkered with some of this stuff for years, but never really did anything with it