cross-posted from: https://ttrpg.network/post/14929800
Here I did the same than the post from a month ago: I used https://www.travellerworlds.com/ to generate a new star system, and then drew it with CC3+.
Here I did the same than the post from a month ago: I used https://www.travellerworlds.com/ to generate a new star system, and then drew it with CC3+.
Darn. I still had two “quadrant one”s on this version.
I thought I’d fixed that.
Apparently my issue was a false positive. It seems Lemmy doesn't like large images (even if small in size) but the message saying "too many pixels" was off-screen at that time.
I resized the image and reuploaded. Everything seems fine now.
cross-posted from: https://ttrpg.network/post/14674160
In case you're not familiar, Death Station is an adventure for Traveller.
As many more have done so, I have it a ty myself, mostly because I wanted a large map to place on the table.
Little did I know that the free 2D Deck Plans for the Core Rulebook includes a science station I could have used. Oh well.
I also have a couple of PDF versions: http://rpg20.com/Death%20station.pdf http://rpg20.com/Death%20station_labels.pdf
In case you're not familiar, Death Station is an adventure for Traveller.
As many more have done so, I gave it a try myself, mostly because I wanted a large map to place on the table.
Little did I know that the free 2D Deck Plans for the Core Rulebook includes a science station I could have used. Oh well.
I also have a couple of PDF versions. One without labels/numbering: http://rpg20.com/Death%20station.pdf and with labels: http://rpg20.com/Death%20station_labels.pdf
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I started a huge map a couple of years ago. Long story short: my cousin needed a map and I wanted a project to teach myself how to use Campaign Cartographer 3+.
The project is huge, and I totally underestimated the scope. But then my cousin's players wandered away from the city of Greengulf, so the pressure is no longer there.
This area of the city was one of the first images I shared with my cousin. I'm freeing up some space on my email account, but I thought I'd share this here instead of just deleting those old emails (don't panic, I do have a way to generate this image again in the future... or any part of the city if needed).
Yes. PBTA = Powered by the Apocalypse.
In the post where we're listing all the Sci-Fi games we could come up with, there's a distinct lack of PBTA games. And I get it... there's probably too many to list.
But even if I have my Sci-Fi needs fulfilled (perhaps for the moment, and for the most part) there are a few games that I'd still like to play some day. This is one of them.
Why? Because it's straight and to the point. I tell myself that one of these days, when I think of a plot for a Star ~~Wars~~ Worlds one-shot adventure, I can grab this and get rolling in 5 minutes.
A lot of people dislike PBTA, but I actually find it valuable. I think PBTA is particularly good at short adventures and one-shots. For longer campaigns? Not so sure. One of my favourite (non-scifi) games, Kult ([email protected]), uses PBTA in its newest version. They did try to think ahead to advancement for longer campaigns, but would it be enough for a regular multi-year group? I don't know.
Just from this small post, there's so much I'd like to ask anyone reading: Do you have a PBTA game you love and/or play? Have you tried this one? Do you know another overlooked Star Wars game (such as Never Tell Me the Odds)? Do you love/hate PBTA? Have you used PBTA for long campaigns?
Anyway, Streets of Mos Eisley can be downloaded from here: https://sentientgames.wordpress.com/2012/12/28/star-worlds/
Cepheus Deluxe aims to simplify many rules, and Position in space combat is a great example. It also replaces initiative (those with highest position choose if they want their action to happen before or after their opponent).
At the beginning of combat, pilots roll 1D + Piloting + DEX + Ship's maneuver. This is your starting Position.
If you want to attack ships with higher Position than you, you get a penalty (or restriction... or maybe prohibition).
There's also restritcitons depending on your weapon types (i.e.: fixed mounts are inflexible and may not attack without a favorable position). The Pilot must execute the Attack Vector action in order to allow the attack with fixed mounts (or main guns) when in an inferior position.
So, the position tracker/chart I made just lets you keep track how hard it is to hit your enemies.
I.e.: Ships placed in the top part have a better position than you; to hit them you need an Attack Vector, or to use Turrets. And you'd have a DM-3. You can hit those in the middle with DM-2, no other restrictions. Ships on the bottom are easy prey, you have a DM+1. Right area has DM0, and left area has DM-1.
So the chart/tracker is not... gamechanger, by any means. But I figured its a nice way to visualize the battle in a VTT. Perhaps someone will actually use it on a VTT and let me know if it was useful or at least cool to have.
I settled on Campaign Cartographer 3+.
It has a steep learning curve, but seems to be the most powerful tool by far.
Traveller Discord?
Yeah. There's a very active Discord server for Traveller and all it's variants:
Love the art! Thanks for sharing.
From the outside, it seems like you’re close to finishing it. What’s next?
😅 That’s probably beyond my skill level.
Google threw this at me... haven't read it, but at least it costs $0 to check it out:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/220027/esper-genesis-basic-rules
Campaign Cartographer 3+