I know that Ken is working on a trading game for the Ten Worlds, but I'm impatient. What RPGs have fairly complete rules for playing a free trader starship?...
The old WEG Star Wars RPG had a fair bit in bits and pieces across multiple products as the Hans Solo template was a much beloved character type. Scott ... ...
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SPI's Universe had a board game add-on called Star Trader that was published in Ares. I haven't yet tried it, but several years ago I remember a friend ...
... I think Traveller is your best bet. For Classic Traveller you want Book 7: Merchant Prince, and probably the World Builders Handbook to build markets. The...
the inherent problem of course is that very few space opera universes make any socioeconomic sense. They are collections of genre tropes that generate combat...
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Happy New Year All! This is one of the more populous lists I hang out on so I thought to ask you all a question. Who gets The Log? Several Christmases ago, our...
In a message dated 1/1/2004 10:23:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, finalswordproductions@... writes: the inherent problem of course is that very few space...
... You're right! I totally forgot about that one. Now lets see if I can dredge it up from the dusty box in storage where it is currently residing. (I've got...
... Thanks for the info, that seems to be what I want. Alas, besides being incomplete, GURPS: Traveller - Far Trader is also out of print, and goes for about...
Start with Earth as a model. Why is there trade? Why is there longdistance trade? Some products can be made cheaper / better in some places. So Chinese...
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... I would recommend an introductory economic geography text. It will be more directly applicable to modelling and will be written for a more general audience...
Greetings: "SPI's Universe had a board game add-on called Star Trader that was published in Ares. I haven't yet tried it, but several years ago I remember a...
We visited my mother and stepfather a few weeks back. And that seemed to be her proudest possesion... Unfortuneately, I am not all that good at faking ...
The old WestEnd Games Starwars RPG had a pretty good tramp freighter book that laid out a lot of rules. When we used to play we used the book in conjunction ...
Here's a not-so-idle thought. Assuming you don't have artificial gravity, how do you keep your marines fit? I mean, it takes time to get from point to point,...
An entire shipboard gym built around the concepts that have been tried on the space shuttle: stationary bikes w/seat and feetbelts, etc. Also, small gravity...
Nanoweave electrical net - artificially stimulate muscles while they sleep, using their own body as the electrical source. A similar weave on the bone...
... they sleep, using their own body as the electrical source. A similar weave on the bone surfaces allows nanobot deposition of calcium. ... First one is in...
And even so we expect some tone loss - you can walk fairly well after a trip, but you're not at the top of your form. (rough figure I've been using is a 7:1 ...
Has anyone had a chance to play the B5 fan camputer game I've Found Her? I cannot seem to get it to work and was wondering if anyone had any insight... It ...
Check to see if you have the latest video drivers, and the latest version of DirectX. I've run it successfully on my machine, and it looks pretty good....
The easiest/best solution is to freeze your troopers or place them in very deep hybernation so they don't decay due to weightlessness. No need to gyms, living...
Greetings: ===================== Alas, besides being incomplete, GURPS: Traveller - Far Trader is also out of print, and goes for about $50. If it wasn't...
Fred Kiesche wrote: Winch: If you want a photocopy of the Greg C. ... Thanks, but I already have that one. The economic model in it is simple but interesting....
GDW's 2300AD goes into this in detail. Essentially all of its capital ships are equipped with spin environments, often on arms which stretch out perpendicular...
... Clarification: I am taking Mr. Brewitt's word that GURPS: Traveller - Far Trader is "incomplete". Obviously since I do not possess a copy I have no way of...
