Sorry I don't know when I saw your post I checked to see if I could find the zip I downloaded but it has disappeard hopefully someone on the list will have a...
I have a zipped copy of 1.0.8 sitting on a floppy. I think I got it from somewhere on Traveller Downport. I'd be happy to email it, but I can't guarantee it...
I have Heaven and Earth Version 1.04 in my downloads section of http://www.mega-traveller.com If someone has a working copy of a more recent version, let me...
... I've always liked the original numbers best: 3d-8, 3d-3, etc. but have never felt comfortable with *how* to apply those results. If the total was applied...
Personally, I've found the best combat system to be the one from Azhanti High Lightning. It has a very effective and fast method of resolving combat. And, with...
Thanks Martin, My email is hansukeATgmailDOTcom I will give it a try if you want to send it. And thanks to Joel and his www.megatraveller.com site. I...
I put page 30 of the 1977 edition of LBB1 in the files section. It details how to apply the extra points of damage, like +2 and so forth. Basically the player...
... Bobby, I have the original LBB1 and, perhaps due to my thick-headedness, still don't understand exactly how that +/- modifier is supposed to be applied to...
Hey Eris, I have always read this pretty laxily(?). For example a body pistol has a damage of 3D-8. I always allowed the player to distribute the -8 in any way...
Critical Success / Critical Failure When snake eyes (double 1's) are thrown on a UGM task, a Critical Failure may result. When box cars (double 6's) are thrown...
UGM EXAMPLE This is a good example of how to implement the UGM in a Traveller game, with the GM coming up with a task roll on the fly.... Dexter Bryte...
The Universal Game Mechanic TASK ROLL 2D + mods for 8+ --Roll 2D. Add or subtract modifiers. Tasks succeed when 8+ is thrown.-- Proceedure: -1- Roll 2D. -2-...
Introduction As the UGM is used in Traveller games, it's natural that people make suggestions and improvements are made. After the UGM was first developed and...
For you GMs out there already using the UGM, here is a list of the major changes incorporated into the Better Than Ever edtion: 1. ... The biggest change is...
Task Descriptors UGM task descriptors can be written easily by including (1) the appropriate skill, (2) the appropriate governor attribute, and (3) the...
UGM EXAMPLE The Marquis Terran Tukera (4C8AAD) has traveled from his estate on Aramis to the troubled world of Aramanx in an attempt to gather a summit of the...
UGM Example Dexter Bryte was successful in treating Klue Gagarrin's wounds, and Klue's heal time has been reduced to 26 minutes (see the example above). But 26...
UGM EXAMPLE Sir Bromley Riieve (8889AB) has donned his Vacc Suit and is attempting to shove of from his own vessel towards a disabled craft in an asteroid...
Natural Ability Each task roll involves the use of a skill and the character's natural ability in the form of his attribute scores. On every task, pick an...
Task Difficulty DMs used to modify the UGM task roll with respect to the task's difficulty: DM --- Difficulty ... +4 ----- EASY +2 ----- ROUTINE +0 -----...
UGM EXAMPLE Russlin Suvarrii (324A76) is a common sight in startown. He was injured during the Fourth Frontier War, but passersby don't remember that. Most of...
UGM EXAMPLE On round two, the Vargr went for his weapon instead of taking a swing at Klue, but the Vargr missed that roll. The boarding shotgun went skittering...
UGM EXAMPLE Da Bien-Hua (9AA655) is involved in an Air/Raft chase, fleeing some Vargr pirates (in their own grav vehicle). Da's skill is: Grav Vehicle-1 ...
UGM EXAMPLE Luukhan Pershiire (EDU-7, Navigation-2) is First Officer aboard the tramp freighter ADROIT PURSUIT, and he's had to pull duty lately as the ship's...
High Natural Ability Characters with attributes of 13+ are considered to have high natural ability, and tasks governed by these high-level attributes are...
FYI, UGM users... If you are using a MegaTraveller product, and you want to convert tasks to the UGM, I have (purposefully, for this reason) named some of the...
As most of you have noticed, the newest version of the UGM has been released (the "better than ever" version). Whelp, a "bug" has been discovered in one of the...
