I started my Traveller experience with the Starter Set, which was essentially the 3 digest-sized black books re-laid out to standard-sized. I always liked Traveller, even if I had issues with some of the science - I'm talking about YOU room-sized computers ;)
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Damn. I may need to get this in PDF myself, even though I have much of it in the original print.
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In a classic travelers campaign I ran for some traveler noobs not too many years ago I had somewhat sketchy explanations for the old tech. but my players loved it. You could use the bridge set from the 70s alien as an example of what they look like in traveler. Boxy beat up stuff made to take a beating. This one player who is the ship computer expert had great fun slapping these big cassette tapes in and out of the on ship computer unit to power various functions two at a time.
ReplyDeleteRegarding room sized computers, I would have the computers become smaller as you go up each tech level. And rather than retconning the whole game over the last 40 years, just say that the Imperium has gone up one tech level in that time.
ReplyDeleteI would explain it away by saying that the imperium has gone up a tech level in the last 40 years, which reduces the size of the computers.
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