Do you remember the Traveller little Black Books? If so you might well have tried a mullet in the eighties, along with Chris Waddle and half the England squad .. but more importantly you were also must plead "Guilty M'Lord" of playing Traveller and probably humming along to Blake's Seven (but on the up side didn't miss a penalty for England). In my search for retro-nostalgia I harkened back to the days of my youth and asked in forums, joined a Facebook Group (Classic Traveller) and in the was pointed to a website of the originator (see below, the lost books of the Traveller legend and lore):
https://www.farfuture.net/
Don't ask why, as I only played a few games back then, my RPG was mainly fantasy (95%) and that meant D&D or rather AD&D as we got a kick out of saying that (although we did 'dabble' in a [one] Runequest adventure but came back to the fold). Recently I played something similar to Classic Traveller in an online game and since that moment something like "peeling wallpaper" was happening in my mind. Now, I am eagerly awaiting delivery of a CD from the States with the first collection on the above to help me through the dark winter nights ;)
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We did a fair bit of Traveller back in the day, the only supplements we used were High Guard and Striker (which had a much better combat system than the standard rules).
Sadly I sold it all 20 years ago, including all my ship and vehicle designs.
Lucky you. I was cleaning out old boxes in the game room yesterday and discovered an old box that contained all my old Traveller books. Just be 30 some books in there. How I miss those old games. Some of the best game mastering I ever did.
Have fun,
Doug
Yes, I love Traveller. The first game I played was back in the early 80s when a friend in our group bought the LBBs. I rolled up a Marine. Our job was to raid a data storage unit. My guy fired one shot, got shot and wounded in return, and spent the rest of the game flat on his back. Even so, the game had something. Now I run an online Traveller campaign with a couple of friends.
I never tried a mullet, though. ;)
Cool memories gents
Looking forward to receiving the CD - just been informed it is dispatched from the states ;)
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