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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.

Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors Polaris will have to answer any questions about pricing.

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

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?

Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors I wait (im)patiently to hear back from the editor, knowing that 307 pages (that is, without art) WILL take a while to edit.

Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors In TravellerHERO, we have - Starship writeups for various ships - Simple and Full chapters on starship construction, including sizes of drives, power plants, etc. - Vehicle writeups - Robot writeups - Computer writeups, including 2006AD PC, Laptop, and Blackberry - 3 versions of Psionics - Many races, including both writeups and racial information - Package Deals, including packages converted from both TNE and CT - Weapon writeups, from Snub Pistols to Plasma Bazookas - and much more

Re: Traveller Hero... an update from the authors And including the TOC and Index, it's a whopping 307 pages of good stuff -- and none of the artwork has been added yet

Re: Traveller Hero, Revised deckplan sample I've had numerous headaches and long night concerning correlating Traveller starship construction to HERO. It's one thing to build components in HERO, but another to make sure they mesh and jive with Traveller specifications and physical parameters. Especially when assumptions about 51st century from a 1980's perspective don't mesh with 2007 realities Coming along though

Re: Resistance is Futile... Wow, this one's been off my radar for 3 years... I'll have to go in one of these days and re-export as UBB instead of HTML. I'm glad everyone is still enjoying my Trek stuff

Re: Traveller Hero Launches! We've had a few hiccups along the way (day jobs, life as we know it), but we're getting close. As it now stands, we're going to have 2 Starship Construction chapters - the Simplified Version that is like book 2 but with HERO Values (no writeups), and the Full Version that has all the various pieces with writeups, like you find in Star HERO or Terran Empire. I hadn't planned on that, but feedback from internal reviews said we should. Point is, we're making this as wonderful as possible So keep your Jump Drives ready...

Re: Traveller Hero Update That's a question for Polaris. I do not know any of the licensing particulars.

Re: Traveller: Jump Drive Sorry, what I meant was that a mini-jump takes a week like a regular jump. It's just that the same trip at 1G may take more than a week.

Re: Traveller: Jump Drive Yes, jump drives can do a mini-jump within system. the rating is simply the maximum. in large systems, a mini-jump may take less time that a 1G trip.

Re: Traveller Hero Update For psionics, there's 3 different builds - Classic Traveller style which involves prebuilt powers, TNE style which involves frameworks, and Generic Traveler style which is an open but structured method, so GMs have several options to choose from. For starships, the constructing starship chapter is what is taking the most time for me to finish at this point. Have rules for creating VIRUS and running VIRUS, different computers, lots of race things. Characters suggested as 100/50+ or 150/50+ to have Traveller feel instead of movie feel Have Conversion info for converting from CT, T20, etc. adding pointers to information in Out of the Darkness book where appropriate Checking package deals/templates to make sure we cover what's needed So we're getting closer. Lots of good stuff inside

I haven't been able to work on this doc since February, but I'm posting what there is of it for now, in case I don't get the opportunity later. It's based on the Villany Amok structure, and it's for Star Hero adventures. Keep in mind, players, if you read the contents you may spoil adventures your GM may have planned. I'm out of town this week and can't work on TravellerHERO, and just thought I'd post this and get feedback. If people like it, I'll start back on it some time after I finish my part of TravellerHERO. Maybe even see if Comstar will publish the finished manuscript.

Re: Traveller Hero, a major announcement We are currently adding good stuff in the Starship Construction chapter and several other chapters. Our goal is to make this good, rather than crank something out as fast as possible. The original hope was to have it ready for GenCon, but "life issues" have slowed down my part in the group effort. Once the completed manuscript has been reviewed and approved by Marc Miller and HERO, ComStar can provide the official release date.

Re: DragonLance Setting Conversion No new ones yet. I might exercise some different brain cells and build 5E versions of the other Draconians in a month or two, but right now I'm heads down writing for the expanded Traveller HERO book, so that's where my brain cells are right now.

Re: Traveller Hero, a major announcement A couple of things: Size of the book - I'd say somewhere between 200 and 300 pages, depending on which extras get to stay this time and what art is available. Psionics - I like psionics in SF -- evolution of mind and body, but some things about Traveller psionics I don't like. The book should have something for all fans, GM and player, Classic and The New Era alike. Randomness as secondary options. I've played in Classic Traveller, MegaTraveller converted to HERO by an old friend, as well as various incarnations of Star Trek (obviously ). Each has its own pros and cons. Okay, time for supper, family, and then back to the writing.

Re: *What would you like to see: Traveller for HERO I agree!

For those of us who have followed Traveller and the Traveller HERO pdf, what do we want ComStar to hear that we'd like to see in the Traveller for HERO book? It seems like now's the time to be heard...

Re: Traveller Hero, a major announcement A licensed set of Traveller HERO books - when I got the email from Shadowcat, I thought "way cool" So keep your eyes peeled, folks.

Re: What makes a game a Star Hero to you? To me, a Star Hero game has one singular requirement - Stars. That means that regardless of travel by solar sails or magic sailing ships, of pulpy Buck Rogers or cinematic Dr. Who, space and star travel are there. The rest, as they say, is special effects and stories.

Re: DragonLance Setting Conversion Kapak (Draconian) Val..Char...Cost 15...STR....5 13...DEX....9 15...CON....10 10...BODY...0 10...INT....0 10...EGO....0 15...PRE....5 0...COM....-5 5/9....PD.....2 3/7....ED.....0 3....SPD....7 6....REC....0 30...END....0 26...STUN...0 3"..RUN....-6 4"..SWIM...2 3"..LEAP...0 Characteristics Cost: 29 Cost PowerEND 12 Draconian Hide: Armor (4 PD/4 ED) \n0 8 Claws: Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 1/2d6 (1d6+1 w/STR) (10 Active Points); Reduced Penetration (-1/4) \n1 33 Acidic Bite: (Total: 45 Active Cost, 33 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 1/2d6 (1d6+1 w/STR) (Real Cost: 10) plus Killing Attack - Ranged 1/2d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), No Normal Defense (Bite Does No BODY Damage or Resistance To Acid; +1), Does BODY (+1) (35 Active Points); No Range (-1/2) (Real Cost: 23) \n1 27 Lick Weapon: Killing Attack - Ranged 1/2d6, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Lingering up to 1 Turn (Acid evaporates from weapon completely after 1 Turn; +1/2), No Normal Defense (Attack Does No BODY or Resistance To Acid; +1), Does BODY (+1) (40 Active Points); Extra Time (Full Phase, Only to Activate, Time to Lick Weapon; -1/4), Gestures (Licking Weapon; -1/4) \n0 6 Draconian Sense of Smell: +3 PER with Smell/Taste Group \n0 10 Draconian Sense of Smell: Discriminatory with Smell/Taste Group \n0 5 Draconian Tail: Extra Limb (1), Inherent (+1/4) (6 Active Points); Limited Manipulation (-1/4) \n0 7 Tail Swipe: Hand-To-Hand Attack +2d6 (10 Active Points); Hand-To-Hand Attack (-1/2) \n1 7 Draconian Wings: Flight 9" (18 Active Points); OAF (-1), Restrainable (-1/2) \n2 24 Human Form: Shape Shift (Sight, Hearing, Smell/Taste and Touch Groups), Costs END Only To Change Shape (+1/4) (24 Active Points) \n2 9 Acidic Death Transformation: Killing Attack - Ranged 1 1/2d6, Trigger (Activating the Trigger is an Action that takes no time, Trigger requires a Turn or more to reset; Upon death, explodes as a pool of acid; +1/4), Explosion (+1/2) (44 Active Points); 1 Charge which Never Recovers (-4) \n[1 nr] Powers Cost: 148 Cost Skill 2 WF: Common Melee Weapons 3 Stealth 12- 3 Tactics 11- 10 +2 with HTH Combat 0 Language (idiomatic) (4 Active Points) 2 Language: Common (fluent conversation) 2 AK: The Lands 11- Skills Cost: 22 Val Disadvantages 0 Normal Characteristic Maxima 10 Psychological Limitation: Vicious and Cruel (Common, Moderate) 15 Reputation: Evil Draconian, 11- (Extreme) 5 Distinctive Features: Black Draconian (Kapak) (Easily Concealed; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses; Not Distinctive In Some Cultures (Among Other Draconians)) Disadvantage Points: 30 Base Points: 100 Experience Required: 69 Total Experience Available: 70 Experience Unspent: 1 Total Character Cost: 199 Height:2.00 m Hair:None Weight:100.00 kg Eyes:Black Appearance: Personality: Quote: Background: Powers/Tactics: Campaign Use: Here's an updated Kapak, just to see how it would turn out in 5ER/using HDv3.

Re: A phaser in hero Would your writeup of trek hero be of any use to someone who ONLY has the hero 5e rulebook? Does it require any other hero products? For the most part, you would not absolutely have to have any other books, although any package deals (like asteroid miner, rebel, senator, etc.) that appeared in one of the official hero books (Star Hero, Terran Empire, etc.) point you to the appropriate official sourcebook and page. So parts of Star Hero, Terran Empire, Spacer's Toolkit would all make GMing easier, but you could get by without them.

Re: New Star Hero Site bump for newbies - For many great HERO sci-fi conversions, go to http://www.starherofandom.com/index.php Babylon 5, Stargate, Star wars, Star Trek, Traveller, and others