5 Tips for Running Traveller and other Sci Fi RPGs

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Judge Zella

3 жыл бұрын

Here I am sharing my secrets on running a fun and engaging Sci Fi RPG experience!

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@Sirwilliamf 2 жыл бұрын

Great advice to GMs getting ready for Traveller. After running so much fantasy, it's good to hear to Some key differences. Well done.

@theopenconspiracy 2 жыл бұрын

Mongoose Traveller have removed the 'dying' from Character creation and changed it to extremely badly injured.

@Spacewitchofthelittledancer 2 жыл бұрын

Yes and no. While the automatic dying from a failed survival check is removed, it is still possible to die by having a stat reach zero during character creation. It’s a lot harder to pull off but it’s definitely possible to be in a career path without medical aid and not be able to get the kind of intervention you would need to survive a major injury. It’s still “possible” but a lot more unlikely.

@nickh3205 Жыл бұрын

They made it an optional rule in one of they’re supplements and I think it’s call something along the lines like “The Iron man method” or something along those lines

@luke-bassett 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you, great video!

@daveleonard3280 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. Started my group's first Traveller game a couple weeks ago. My first GM'ing in decades (a ton to learn). We are rolling through the Darrian Confederacy/Sword World sectors and I'm pushing them into a Lovecraftian / Expanse / WH40K-inspired homebrew adventure.

@Spacewitchofthelittledancer 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing. I just started playing for the first time in a more scientifically accurate Soviet controlled sector of space. I’m planning to do an interview with the Referee here in the coming weeks. Sorry for the lack of RPG content these last three weeks or so I’ve been dealing with some personal problems. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, it really means a lot!

@daveleonard3280 3 жыл бұрын

@@Spacewitchofthelittledancer I love how truly open this system is. Being able to play as high-tech or low-tech as you want. Terrestrial games, space games, space-ship focussed games, thriller, horror, merchant, etc... Everything is pretty possible in this and the mechanics are easy to learn. Good luck on your game!

@kensvideos1 3 жыл бұрын

This was highly inspiring.

@Spacewitchofthelittledancer 3 жыл бұрын

This campaign unfortunately fell apart but it's next incarnation will be out tomorrow!

@jasonterry9343 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this man.

@madsam7582 3 жыл бұрын

0:33 to skip the freestyle rap/identity crisis intro! 😂

@AaronAlso 2 жыл бұрын

I suggest picking a few scifi Properties to build your setting around and make sure your players are familiar with them. This helps put everyone on the same page. I don't heavily rely on the art in the Mongoose books; so if I say "The Runabout comes in hot and slams down in the pad." everyone at the table knows what I'm talking about and has a visual image of it in their heads. I found referring to the ships/items by name in the books confused people and held up the game. I mostly use: Altered Carbon, Foundation, and Dune bastardized into the Official Traveller Universe.

@Spacewitchofthelittledancer 2 жыл бұрын

The world of Sci-Fi already has so many eponyms built into it i see no problem with it and could see myself doing an entire video about this.

@69TheSuperbad 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, damn.

@PeteSimon 6 ай бұрын

That surreal moment when, three years later you’re thumbing through KZfaq’s landing page and see your own Traveller website in some dude’s thumbnail 🤔😝

@Spacewitchofthelittledancer 6 ай бұрын

I hope you are referring to Traveler map, I truly believe it’s one of the finest rpg fan tools every created, I’m probably close to a year out from starting on my Traveller mega video essay, currently doing dungeon crawl classics, but if you would be down I would love to do even a written interview!

@PeteSimon 6 ай бұрын

Er, no. My site is the one with the table, “My Traveller Universe.” Joshua Bell built and runs the Map.

@Spacewitchofthelittledancer 6 ай бұрын

Apologies, I love your blog and use your That Week In Jumpspace article for all my campaigns

@Spacewitchofthelittledancer 6 ай бұрын

I’m also still down for an interview I am cooking up a larger project about fandoms as well as my Traveller video essay. Your articles are interesting, logical, and actionable as all good RPG supplements should be!

@jokrus 3 жыл бұрын

What is this map tool that you use?

@Spacewitchofthelittledancer 3 жыл бұрын

TravellerMap dot com

@jokrus 3 жыл бұрын

@@Spacewitchofthelittledancer thank you!

@Spacewitchofthelittledancer 3 жыл бұрын

@@jokrus I will make a video showing off some of the more esoteric features of the site thanks for the comment

@AyebeeMk2 3 жыл бұрын

Would adventure in the far future also include adventuring around the time of the start of the Vilani Federation? Which according to our calendar would be 3,000 plus years ago?.....

@Spacewitchofthelittledancer 3 жыл бұрын

The "Far-Future" seems to refer to the golden age of the Third Imperium but if you are planning on running Traveller you can do whatever you want with your game, an early Vilani campaign sounds like a great timeline for adventure!

@jasonterry9343 Жыл бұрын

You have a discord or anything man?

@Spacewitchofthelittledancer Жыл бұрын

No… I haven’t been producing content anymore. Not sure if I will return to it, things are much different for me now.

@jasonterry9343 Жыл бұрын

@@Spacewitchofthelittledancer well of your ever trying to get in some gaming dude I'd love to hit you up. Been trying to put together a group.

@malcolmanderson6735 Ай бұрын

Can't hear you over the music.

@Spacewitchofthelittledancer Ай бұрын

WHAT?!

@Jessterr2 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man if you want good microphone quality for cheap pick up a Razer BlackShark V2 X for $55 on amazon. A Blue Yeti microphone would be a lot better tho