Secrets of the Ancients: Ep.1 - RPG Review

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Seth Skorkowsky

Seth Skorkowsky

Күн бұрын

Part 1 of my Review & Game Diary for the epic Traveller campaign Secrets of the Ancients. The murder of a dear relative plunges the heroes into a strange conspiracy involving old friends and hated rivals.
This episode covers Chapter 1: Bodysnatchers.
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Guest starring Jack the NPC
#ttrpg #traveller
00:00 Intro
01:52 What You Need
04:58 Meet the Heroes
06:09 Spoiler Warning
06:27 Setting Up the Campaign
09:45 Campaign Opening
11:08 Inspector Norrim
13:55 The Morgue
14:44 TAS Hostel
17:34 Detective Odoy
18:07 Arrested
20:09 Prof Ujinka
21:21 Assassins
25:04 Imperial Intelligence
27:42 Offer for the Statue
29:03 Case Closed
29:48 Winter Shipping
33:00 Ven Yasha's Station
37:40 Overall Thoughts
45:17 Closing

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@EJ-ff1zs
@EJ-ff1zs 5 күн бұрын
"and until one of youze can prove otherwise, I refuse to accept anything but this overcomplicated theory" *GM PTSD intensifies*
@MechaTrekAD
@MechaTrekAD 5 күн бұрын
I've been there buddy. I've been there. *buys us both another round*
@tylerdurham6091
@tylerdurham6091 Күн бұрын
The most unbelievable part is implying there's any evidence that will convince a player.
@archonfett
@archonfett Күн бұрын
@@MechaTrekAD deal me in as well, I'll get the next round
@TheManKnownAsAi
@TheManKnownAsAi 5 күн бұрын
Another campaign diaries? For Traveller? For a full published campaign? Seth you spoil us
@twitchew
@twitchew Күн бұрын
^^^^^^^^ this. also the tips and ideas that are just part of being a GM like wrangling players etc.
@danjohnson887
@danjohnson887 4 күн бұрын
This should have been called "Big Trouble in Little Regina"...
@solomani5959
@solomani5959 4 күн бұрын
Love it.
@ArchWizEmery
@ArchWizEmery 5 күн бұрын
I’m glad the ancients now have more than one secret, everyone needs at least two.
@DarthMalnu
@DarthMalnu 5 күн бұрын
Everything being set in Regina makes me think it's all taking place in space Saskatchewan, and that never stops being funny to me.
@dutch6857
@dutch6857 5 күн бұрын
Quit'cher chirping and pump the brakes with that blaster there, buddy, or we're gonna have a right donnybrook on our hands here
@DarthMalnu
@DarthMalnu 5 күн бұрын
@dutch6857 My galactic combine's pert near running on fumes, so we'd best pitter patter and get after it.
@Starcraftgamer97
@Starcraftgamer97 5 күн бұрын
​@@DarthMalnu A few Travellers and their half paid off Far Trader came up to the Highport the other day.
@OgamiItto70
@OgamiItto70 4 күн бұрын
Oh-jeez.
@sakawi
@sakawi 2 күн бұрын
The gas giant is also named Assiniboia which in real life is a town southwest of Regina.
@neil_chazin
@neil_chazin 6 күн бұрын
Love the campaign diaries, looking forward to the rest of this series, even if I’ve never played any version of Traveller.
@davemangan497
@davemangan497 5 күн бұрын
I'm right there with you the campaign series and the RPG reviews and how-to series
@dmeep
@dmeep 5 күн бұрын
I have watched the two headed serpent so many times, the campaign diaries are def favourite
@discokossan
@discokossan 4 күн бұрын
Agreed, my favourite type of Seth's videos, glad we get a bunch more now.
@--enyo--
@--enyo-- 4 күн бұрын
Seth’s videos have made me really want to play in a Traveller campaign.
@archonfett
@archonfett Күн бұрын
@@dmeep I want to but my keeper has let us know that's the one she's going to run so I can't yet. but i run Traveller
@dustincameron787
@dustincameron787 5 күн бұрын
"It'd be a shame if the ship we put all this time and effort to went away in the next adventure." -Jack What a strangely specific thing to be worried about. Well, I'm extremely optimistic about the ship surviving to the end of the adventure. Now if you'll excuse me I need to increase my insurance on a space ship.
@dutch6857
@dutch6857 5 күн бұрын
I like the idea of all the orbital escape pods being programed to land at a remote, dusty farming village where all the residents are both well paid and scared enough to not notice any strangers. Parents pulling kids into houses. Except that one old guy who silently hands over keys and points at the barn containing an air raft before running back indoors.
@SSkorkowsky
@SSkorkowsky 5 күн бұрын
That's way cooler than I came up with.
@dutch6857
@dutch6857 5 күн бұрын
@@SSkorkowsky Just had a flash of how Gus from Breaking Bad might handle that end of it.
@SSkorkowsky
@SSkorkowsky 5 күн бұрын
I like the way you think.
@m0rtez713
@m0rtez713 5 күн бұрын
The joy seeing you in these costumes is immesurable. Thank you. You made my day.
@paulbigbee
@paulbigbee 6 күн бұрын
First, you bring joy to the RPG hobby man, just honest thanks for the work you put in. Second, gonna need a pointer for that t-shirt choomba.
@SSkorkowsky
@SSkorkowsky 6 күн бұрын
Thank you very much. I found the Scout Services shirt here: www.etsy.com/listing/1427403567/traveller-rpg-dead-scout-t-shirt-black?click_key=b51a2529019e10c67a6a0674dd08e627d0bd8c64%3A1427403567&click_sum=a100da90&ref=shop_home_recs_1
@rodneykelly8768
@rodneykelly8768 6 күн бұрын
At the station, I would have put demolition packs in each of the escape pods. Once the self destruct had been trigged, if a smuggler enters the pod, the package arms, then detonates a few minutes after launch. If a player character is on board, then the package deactivates. If the players are on an escape pod and they see another pod explode, their might take it as another clue that something odd is going on.
@dutch6857
@dutch6857 5 күн бұрын
I had envisioned that info being revealed by comms chatter. "Unauthorized user?!? What the actual ef! I work here! Try again! You're disallowed too!?! We are so boned!"
@lizardwithhat4125
@lizardwithhat4125 5 күн бұрын
I adore this campaign diaries. Seth playing several characters that come of as different people is always great fun. Also the Aslan and Vargr Masks are delightful. The shocked jaw drop of Benjamin in the last leg of the session was great. XD
@evilscientistrecords
@evilscientistrecords 5 күн бұрын
Lily and Benjamin are a welcome addition to the cast 🐺🦁
@--enyo--
@--enyo-- 4 күн бұрын
“Let me handle this… DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM??”
@Torque2100
@Torque2100 5 күн бұрын
I love that you used Sid Haig and Robert Englund from Galaxy of Terror. 😊
@Evil0tto
@Evil0tto 5 күн бұрын
06:19 "But if you keep going and spoil yourself, you'll be branded a traitor of the Imperium." Players: "That doesn't sound so bad." "Of the Warhammer 40K Imperium." Players: "Oh."
@matthewmccloud4777
@matthewmccloud4777 5 күн бұрын
Can confirm that is INDEED a Space: 1999 Commlock Peachy is holding! NICE throwback!
@TheeAugustCaesar
@TheeAugustCaesar 5 күн бұрын
We were just talking about switching over to traveller when we finish our D&D campaign haha - SOLD!!!
@mnkyj9
@mnkyj9 Күн бұрын
Strongly recommend it. But I advise you run a 1-shot combat first. Travller will be a shock
@andyraff4465
@andyraff4465 6 күн бұрын
Big fan of Gareth Hanrahanrahan's work, so looking forward to this.
@Vicerion17
@Vicerion17 5 күн бұрын
Oh man I remember when the Two Headed Serpent campaign, it's what got my group into Call of and even more so Pulp Cthulhu, we've already dipped our toes into Traveler so maybe this will become a future game I'll run once our other big DnD campaign is over. Cannot wait to see how this goes!
@gratuitouslurking8610
@gratuitouslurking8610 5 күн бұрын
Jack's new Traveller getup is a step up. Glad to see he's still living his best life!
@joshuawilson8804
@joshuawilson8804 5 күн бұрын
I love Droynes. My first real character was a Droyne who was a starship captain who was abducted by men in black and horribly tortured and experimented on before he could escape. He was very optimistic but his psionic powers were very high and unstable, he was basically a walking psionic ticking time bomb. The campaign ended with retiring into an Ancient Stargate System as its administrator with his Vargr partner (other PC). To boldly explore new worlds and help those in need. And a lot of lemonade stands.
@MrChupacabra555
@MrChupacabra555 6 күн бұрын
Still fondly remember reading (and re-reading 😅) the original adventure, and a couple of years back a friend of mine ran it solo for me (lots of 'hand waving' away rules, but it was fun to finally play it 😁) Neat to see they have made it into a full campaign now, I may pick it up just out of nostalgia (hardly play anything anymore, unfortunately 😒)
@juliaw4973
@juliaw4973 5 күн бұрын
THIS IS THE BEST DAY!! I love your campaign diaries. I’ve rewatched them a few times. So excited!
@SSkorkowsky
@SSkorkowsky 5 күн бұрын
I hope you enjoy this one as much as those
@dylanramsey5817
@dylanramsey5817 5 күн бұрын
I love when campaigns do "known characters". Gives you cool moments like Han's existing ties to Lando, Greedo, and Jabba in Star Wars. We had fun with that when I ran Starfinder's "FLY FREE OR DIE" adventure. One PC had been the inspiration for a rival crew's pilot, another was childhood friends with their company dispatcher, the third's old crew had been wiped out while transporting a certain diplomat, while the fourth was actually siblings with the main antagonist! Made meeting those NPCs in-game so much more interesting!
@Richforce1
@Richforce1 5 күн бұрын
If I run this another way to introduce the Droyne early is to suggest one of the travellers actually be a Droyne, it might motivate the character to learn more about his people's distant past.
@Noob2Ever
@Noob2Ever 5 күн бұрын
Oh man oh man, I haven't watched the video yet but I've been so excited for this as a GM/Referee. Love you Seth.
@MesaFalcon
@MesaFalcon 18 сағат бұрын
Yes! It's already been said in these comments, but these campaign diaries are the absolute best. Figured I'd add a comment for the algorithm and to show appreciation. Thanks for putting this together, Seth!
@rontalkstabletop
@rontalkstabletop 5 күн бұрын
As Gareth has written some of my favorite adventures/campaigns I look forward to thus series.
@viktornoren9504
@viktornoren9504 3 күн бұрын
Big thanks for all your videos Seth. You got me into Call of Cthulhu and i just ran my first game (The Haunting) this weekend. Large part of the reason why it went well and why me and my 3 players had a great time was thanks to you. And most of the remaining part of the reason why thing went well were due to people, places and things that I got introduced to through you (such as the Alexandrian). You are a pillar to this hobby and I feel confident that I'm not the only one who greatly appreciate you, love from the Dark Young infested forests of Sweden.
@shelteredchild8008
@shelteredchild8008 5 күн бұрын
Seth, you always help me out by posting when I'm gonna have a long work day. Thank you!
@abbbbbbb4482
@abbbbbbb4482 5 күн бұрын
Good to see Jack got a wardrobe upgrade!
@SSkorkowsky
@SSkorkowsky 5 күн бұрын
Been slowly amassing the costumes and props for this series over the past year. There's a couple more pieces I still need for later episodes.
@Richforce1
@Richforce1 5 күн бұрын
@@SSkorkowsky I can actually see you bring back "Pollock" to stand in for a Droyne in a sketch in this series.
@SSkorkowsky
@SSkorkowsky 5 күн бұрын
Holy crap! I honestly hadn't thought of that. I'll have to use a blue screen for him because the puppet is green, but that might work. Now to figure out a good way to work in Jack talking to a puppet droyne. Thanks for the idea.
@bobkarstenson1792
@bobkarstenson1792 6 күн бұрын
Amazing video and looking forward to the rest of the series! Thank you for all the work
@adambohnstengel4375
@adambohnstengel4375 5 күн бұрын
Hooray! More Traveller content from one of my favorite creators! When are you going to do another campaign with Glass Cannon?
@SSkorkowsky
@SSkorkowsky 5 күн бұрын
Once I get the call that a Season 3 has been greenlit, I'll be there. Love playing with that crew.
@WildVii
@WildVii 3 күн бұрын
Any one else notice the improvement in the framerate for this video? I'm loving the increase in production quality, Seth. I'm not a stickler for that kind of thing, but it reminds me how far your channel has come and makes watching a new campaign diary even more fun for me!
@DoTheDoop
@DoTheDoop Күн бұрын
Just finished four straight days of 12-hour shifts and see this in my KZfaq notifications. This is a good Monday.
@WoobooRidesAgain
@WoobooRidesAgain 2 күн бұрын
21:45 Thank you Seth for once again making me search up and down for the films you pull references from that were lost in the fog of my memory until now, although don't ask me how in the world somebody forgets a movie like Galaxy of Terror.
@Tsunkuotaku
@Tsunkuotaku 27 минут бұрын
As a Canadian, I thank you for getting the pronunciation of Regina correct this time. Also, great vid as always!
@JimmysALilGirl
@JimmysALilGirl 5 күн бұрын
5:37 - A "SpeedSitter?" So it's really quick to sit? Another great episode, thanks again and I'll see you in the next one.
@bordenfleetwood5773
@bordenfleetwood5773 5 күн бұрын
Love this. I've been debating picking up Secrets of the Ancients, and this series will help immensely. I'm just about to start my group's first Traveller campaign. Something relatively brief to teach them about Charted Space and how their characters work. Then, on to deeper secrets!
@Tabletop_Nonsenseverse
@Tabletop_Nonsenseverse 5 күн бұрын
Ooooooohhhhh I have been witing for this series for months!!!!!!!
@archonfett
@archonfett Күн бұрын
"you'll be branded a traitor of the Imperium" Jokes on you Seth my group are "pirates" from Drinax and a couple other worlds in the Reach. "we got one ton of stolen cargo, your welcome btw" cain't have shit in the Reach, errr Regina
@sirguy6678
@sirguy6678 5 күн бұрын
Great video! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the series!
@rhubbard4346
@rhubbard4346 5 күн бұрын
Oh yes, here we go. I've been following the podcast and waiting for this one for a long time. Love your content, keep up the great work!
@andrewbusch444
@andrewbusch444 5 күн бұрын
Love these series. Looking forward to more episodes!
@user-js5qv6ps2m
@user-js5qv6ps2m 5 күн бұрын
Amazing. Looking forward to the rest in the series.
@cloverblossom8649
@cloverblossom8649 4 күн бұрын
Great start to this series!
@jinxtheunluckypony
@jinxtheunluckypony 5 күн бұрын
Always love the campaign diaries!
@drwatkins68
@drwatkins68 6 күн бұрын
Another great video, I really enjoy the costumes (as usual) and look forward to the next installment.
@RupertFoulmouth
@RupertFoulmouth 5 күн бұрын
So excited to see another Traveller review video! Thank you for all of your amazing work.
@massimocole9689
@massimocole9689 5 күн бұрын
I'm excited for this series, thanks for the great work. These videos were what got me into Traveller.
@Paxchi
@Paxchi 5 күн бұрын
"Hello internet!" And my day's already off to a good start. *sees that it's a 30+ minute video with a title that include a chapter number* Do we have another "Two-Headed Serpent" style epic on our hands? I'm all in on this. *settles in for a good time*
@DaerBR
@DaerBR 14 сағат бұрын
Ah, that was so exciting! Waiting for the next episode!
@martinbowman1993
@martinbowman1993 5 күн бұрын
I love this episode and I've been waiting forever for this to come. Thanks for making secrets of the ancients playable
@wasabiburger3047
@wasabiburger3047 3 күн бұрын
I love these campaign diaries, really excited for the next one.
@davewire87
@davewire87 5 күн бұрын
Awesome. I’ve been really interested in this campaign. Very happy to see you making a video series for it.
@ardwulfslair
@ardwulfslair 4 күн бұрын
Been waiting for this one. Good job.
@jerryl7050
@jerryl7050 5 күн бұрын
Absolutely fantastic! Thanks for the review.
@annnnonnymous
@annnnonnymous 5 күн бұрын
Very enjoyable, cant wait to see how this all pans out. Not to mention the campaign review being mixed in with the story, great work as always!
@TheDocAstaroth
@TheDocAstaroth 5 күн бұрын
Oh, this is gonna be good. I loved the Pulp Cthulhu campaign videos and while I am not personally interested in Traveler, I like Mystery RPG campaigns. All that mischief... delightful. And you can learn so much from Seth's behind the scene work!
@QG6588
@QG6588 5 күн бұрын
This is the campaign I ran after first seeing your Traveller reviews! Can't wait to see how you and your players enjoyed it!
@MrBudNess
@MrBudNess 4 күн бұрын
I love this so much. LOL Lilly. I can't get over the costumes! Thank you for this upload, Seth. excited for what's to come.
@chaosmeisters6781
@chaosmeisters6781 5 күн бұрын
Man I really want to run it now. So fun. Watched it twice now and there is so much happening in the backgrounds of the skits. This is heading into full blown Seth the Series territory.
@MrKillerofallpeople
@MrKillerofallpeople 4 күн бұрын
Great video! I always love hearing about the details that go into running a campaign. That's the best part of these campaign diaries.
@wolfyblackknight8321
@wolfyblackknight8321 2 күн бұрын
alright more traveler this is gonna be good love the content man
@Erik-ic4fw
@Erik-ic4fw 5 күн бұрын
I've been dying for this since you referenced the path in another video, what a blast
@will1myers
@will1myers 4 күн бұрын
First campaign diary since I started following! I'm both looking forward to more, and dreading the wait between videos!
@telemarkaeology
@telemarkaeology 3 күн бұрын
The production value is incredible. Bravo, sir. 😎
@Genoan01
@Genoan01 5 күн бұрын
Hey, great video, thank you for sharing this adventure with us 😀
@JJviewer11993
@JJviewer11993 5 күн бұрын
I have been wanting a new campaign war diary so much lately! Thank you Seth!
@Toyall1
@Toyall1 5 күн бұрын
I have been waiting for this for years
@MrTryAnotherOne
@MrTryAnotherOne 5 күн бұрын
Yeeees, .... I was waiting for this!!!!
@Panicagq2
@Panicagq2 5 күн бұрын
Me too! Seth has been teasing us for months now lol 🎉
@CyborgPrime
@CyborgPrime 5 күн бұрын
Great informative video thanks!
@viniciussardenberg706
@viniciussardenberg706 5 күн бұрын
Seth you're a gift to this hobby, ya got me into traveller despite my problems with it and i'm just wrapping up my 1st campaign and it's been awesome so far thanks for all the videos, Also i know this is entirely unrelated but, you know anywhere where one can find players to run a KULT campaign? i've been wanting to run one but its hard to find players that even know the game exists.
@CalamityCallie_0
@CalamityCallie_0 5 күн бұрын
Love your traveller content!
@Grel1963
@Grel1963 5 күн бұрын
Great video! The animal masks are awesome. I had been considering using this for a Mechwarrior RPG I am running, and this video has convinced me to use it.
@joshuahebert7972
@joshuahebert7972 5 күн бұрын
Always enjoy seeing traveler content. Seriously under exposed game.
@Zergash
@Zergash 5 күн бұрын
great video Seth!
@beardgoblin1090
@beardgoblin1090 5 күн бұрын
Awww yeah, a game diary, and its Traveller! I enjoy all of your content, but there's just something about your Traveller stuff - I watch as much Traveller stuff as I can find, and you succeed at making the game feel alive, whereas so many others make it feel like a number crunching exercise (I mean, it's traveller, and 'behind the curtain' there's a whole lot of number crunching, especially for a GM). Great stuff! Nice bit of ominous foreshadowing there, Jack... Only thing missing was >Kicks in door< "Scott Brown, I got a viewing, clear out! BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!"
@mnkyj9
@mnkyj9 3 күн бұрын
Currently in hospital with my mum. She is very sick and your videos have helped me tremendously.
@SSkorkowsky
@SSkorkowsky 3 күн бұрын
Sorry to hear that. I hope she recovers soon.
@jamescookiii9881
@jamescookiii9881 5 күн бұрын
I've been debating getting this for campaign for my own players, so I'm really looking forward to your take on it. Love your game content and novels, great work. Side note, amazing work capturing the feel of my home city in Hounacier.
@stefanreindel9888
@stefanreindel9888 5 күн бұрын
Looking forward to part 2 and beyond!
@pathfinder_migrant
@pathfinder_migrant 5 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video, I'm thinking about running this myself!
@sacxoople4289
@sacxoople4289 4 күн бұрын
Just finished watching BTSHT a day ago, great to have another campaign diary to look forward to!
@plucas1
@plucas1 4 күн бұрын
NPC Mort Kinson, apparently played by famed character actor Robert Englund, aka Freddy Krueger.
@verlandes1
@verlandes1 4 күн бұрын
I love Gareth Hanrahan, his Cthulhu City is amazing. Also pumped for Moria!
@genericpersonx333
@genericpersonx333 5 күн бұрын
21:44 Galaxy of Terror is not the first thing I think of when looking for pictures of random space henchmen, but I must admit that Robert Englund and Sid Haig somehow seems a right fit for the role. I must use that movie more as inspiration! Indeed, I can see a great dynamic where Bob is the "reasonable" bad guy who explains that you should not resist them because that might make Sid, the unreasonable bad guy, mad, and then Sid would be even more cruel than he was going to be when he gets his hands on you.
@Starcraftgamer97
@Starcraftgamer97 5 күн бұрын
Ohhh, the new Campaign Diaries is starting! *Sees it's 40+ minutes* That's going immediately into my Long Form Listening playlist! Also, minor update on the Call of Kidthulhu game I am running as a side game: so far so good, everyone is settling in. The minor pulp elements have been introduced as well and we are on our way to the third session whenever we run it. Next stop: demon in a church basement and the arrival of a helpful ghost priest they managed to get because of some extreme group luck rolls at the beginning of the session, as well as doing the secret objective I placed in the basement
@alexandredesrochers1957
@alexandredesrochers1957 5 күн бұрын
Great Review!
@LoneEagle2061
@LoneEagle2061 5 күн бұрын
Always check the Library Data :-) In all of the GDW adventures I have, they included a library data section with stuff relevant to that scenario, and I spent way too much time and money trying to get hold of the N-Z book (I had the A-M one for ages; but N-Z was elusive). The players having access to the library was one of the conceits I loved about this game. The fact that Mongoose are bringing that back a bit more makes me happy - and makes me hope they’ll update and expand the data books. On escape pods, it wouldn’t take much of an M-Drive to give quite a significant range on a week of CO2 scrubbing cartridges and litrejohns of water - throw a pack of lifeboat rations in if you’re generous… a week at 1G gets you nine hundred million kilometres according to the core rules… at a 50/50 burn and turn, so they don’t blast right past you still get about four hundred million; the orbital distance of Jupiter is about double that… so give it Thrust 2 and an average 1G over the course… the L4 and L5 Lagrange points are about 1 radian fore and aft of the planet, so about 750 million km for Jupiter. An old, decrepit Type-S stashed in the Lagrange point for if things go south? I like that idea.
@scottturner3831
@scottturner3831 5 күн бұрын
Yay! More Traveller!
@jeffspain4484
@jeffspain4484 5 күн бұрын
Love to see anything on the Traveller series, my group is just finishing this campaign that went in many different directions. Curious to see what your group does.
@Erojagan
@Erojagan 5 күн бұрын
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH NEW SERIES BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
@aknightsentertainment4756
@aknightsentertainment4756 5 күн бұрын
Can't wait for more.
@swarmofgeese
@swarmofgeese 5 күн бұрын
yes !! another campaign diary !!
@stonewit
@stonewit 5 күн бұрын
a 45 minute video for my morning heck yes!
@nerdherd1819
@nerdherd1819 Күн бұрын
I realize this is unrelated, but I just finished reading Dämoren. Very interesting. I honestly did not expect that level of terrifying grizzle in the descriptions of the action. I must admit, the theology went perpendicular to where I was expecting, but it was amusing still. I feel I can see some Lovecraftian influence towards the end. Thank you for the good read, Seth. Stay cool. GBWY
@SSkorkowsky
@SSkorkowsky Күн бұрын
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it.
@RD22TT
@RD22TT 5 күн бұрын
And here we go!
@MonkeyJedi99
@MonkeyJedi99 5 күн бұрын
Awesome on Mongoose making the handouts free as a download! Something a group of coastal wizards seem allergic to...
@daltonschneider2045
@daltonschneider2045 2 күн бұрын
I just watched Galaxy of Terror a couple of days ago lol. Loved this review, too.
@michaelberry6016
@michaelberry6016 5 күн бұрын
great stuff Seth. Love your campaign diaries and especially love any kind of Traveller content. I've really been on the fence whether or not to get these Ancient books and was considering starting with this one. Really wetting the appetite with this diary to jump in and buy it!
@SSkorkowsky
@SSkorkowsky 5 күн бұрын
I really dig it. I read multiple campaigns from multiple systems and had ruled them all out for one reason or another before I found this one. It does have a few bumps to smooth out (like in CH1 the one assassin needing get away to be arrested, but no reason why that would happen), but they don't take much effort to fix. I'd been the most leery of Ch6 because it's... weird. Like, super-weird, following totally different rules than regular Traveller. But it ended up being our favorite one so-far.
@michaelberry6016
@michaelberry6016 5 күн бұрын
@@SSkorkowsky thanks and do appreciate the time for the reply!!! You have sold me on this one!
@SSkorkowsky
@SSkorkowsky 5 күн бұрын
Definitely watch my video for Ch4. That one will cover some technical mistakes. I hadn't even noticed them until a guy on Reddit pointed it out and I'd have been caught completely off guard during the session when they popped up. It's an easy one to fix once you know about it, but real hard to spot while reading it.
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