Posts by cybergoths@dice.camp
(DIR) Post #ApPUqLvZ6lpssL1XWq by cybergoths@dice.camp
2024-12-25T14:50:05Z
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Really happy to get a copy of “This is Free Trader Beowulf", the #TravellerRPG system history by @appelcline, for Christmas. Digging into it but couldn't help skipping to the bits with @BITS_Traveller in. A lovely present detailing the history of my forever game.#ttrpghttps://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2024/12/this-is-free-trader-beowulf.html
(DIR) Post #ApW6roeFblxbfhHnUm by cybergoths@dice.camp
2024-12-28T21:27:33Z
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@lextenebris @mattkay @shawntomkin Let me do a “Yes, but…” based on reading Mörk Borg, Pirate Borg and running CY_BORG. The layout is both stunning, makes your eyes bleed and a disaster for legibility. However, they do provide a plain text version of the Mörk Borg rules and my experience in play was all I needed was the reference sheet.Mörk Borg Plaintext and ref here- https://morkborg.com/preview/
(DIR) Post #ApW6uy86oQi3wlktbk by cybergoths@dice.camp
2024-12-28T21:28:08Z
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@lextenebris @mattkay @shawntomkin These are less useful than the plain text but sharing for completenessCY_BORG reference and generators (bypassing the neeed for a lot of the rules) here: https://cy-borg.io/2/Pirate Borg reference and assets here: https://www.limithron.com/pirateborg
(DIR) Post #ApXE9r0c7qWc2gKW9I by cybergoths@dice.camp
2024-12-29T10:23:58Z
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@lextenebris @mattkay @shawntomkin I don’t disagree but there are a lot of people of there who love what they’ve done. I know it put me off reading it. Then again, I look back at some of the older games out there with unexciting B&W layouts and think they did it better. For example, RQ2 or Classic Traveller.
(DIR) Post #ApYSL02UU6SVkcNPGK by cybergoths@dice.camp
2024-12-29T19:26:30Z
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@cptbutton @lextenebris @mattkay The shading only became an issue with GDW books in a big way with late MegaTraveller and TNE. CT and early MT were beautifully clear. Let’s not mention the issues with errata in MT though lol.
(DIR) Post #ApYStC5ICuMoxDzZxY by cybergoths@dice.camp
2024-12-30T00:43:43Z
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@lextenebris @cptbutton @mattkay There are a couple of current publishers that hit that spot for me, beyond the game we’ve been talking about. Bad layout does that for me. My conflict over the Borg games is that I think they’re visually stunning but make my eyes bleed getting information out quickly.
(DIR) Post #ApYV6N3avFWyerbobQ by cybergoths@dice.camp
2024-12-29T22:30:57Z
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Think I'm ready for tomorrow's game. #Roll20 build completed with everything needed to run Zozer's Far Horizon. Using the #TravellerRPG 2e sheet which works well enough for #Cepheus. I've added oxygen readouts for the team if they use their suits and a mission time remaining (ie the 96 hours they have before they have to burn for home).A little nervous about this (it's a long time since I ran a dedicated exploration based game. Perhaps I should watch 2010 tonight for inspiration?#ttrpg
(DIR) Post #ApZBGxa8AuuuuNYjzc by cybergoths@dice.camp
2024-12-30T09:01:05Z
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@lextenebris @Covok I found Parker & Berry's “Looking Good in Print” and Spiekermann & Ginger's “Stop Stealing Sheep & find out how type works" really useful when I first started laying out books for games.
(DIR) Post #Apa1AlEEO1BWTTgHxI by cybergoths@dice.camp
2024-12-30T18:42:37Z
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@lextenebris @Covok I have their books, which are also excellent.
(DIR) Post #ApmHWKQwcVIkuDS9QW by cybergoths@dice.camp
2025-01-05T11:05:42Z
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Blog - Spaceship, Spaceship, SpaceshipOr why the 2022 cover for the #TravellerRPG doesn’t quite cut it for me (although the content is great).#ttrpghttps://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2025/01/traveller-spaceship-spaceship-spaceship.html
(DIR) Post #ApygYvaTndqQFoaxpQ by cybergoths@dice.camp
2025-01-11T10:20:04Z
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Blog - conceding that I was wrong.Reflecting on why it took so long for me to pick up some of the setting edition for the current version of the #TravellerRPG.#ttrpg #Travellerhttps://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2025/01/traveller-conceding-that-i-was-wrong.html
(DIR) Post #AqBvUgjt5UulPbuYYC by cybergoths@dice.camp
2025-01-17T22:28:22Z
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Blog - some quick thoughts on the return of #HotWar and #ColdCity.Two of my favourite #ttrpgs are returning via @HandiworkGames and I'm really looking forward to them. They bookend the #coldwar between Berlin post war and London after the war goes hot and the apocalypse happens in an #althistory #horror world written by @contestedground#ttrpghttps://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2025/01/cold-city-hot-war-return.html
(DIR) Post #AqD4RDz0dgvU6TMq7U by cybergoths@dice.camp
2025-01-18T10:24:27Z
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Blog - follow up post where I summarise the #Session0 and character builds for the #HotWar #ttrpg mini-campaign I ran on Skype back in 2008. Hat tip to @eladrin and @DrMoose who were both players. https://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2025/01/hot-war-mini-campaign-2008-session-0.html
(DIR) Post #AqFLXFnesrMZ0rRGMq by cybergoths@dice.camp
2025-01-19T09:46:07Z
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Blog - final part - write up of the #HotWar #ttrpg mini-campaign from 2008.This one details how things went down; hat tips to @eladrin and @DrMooseagain.https://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2025/01/hot-war-mini-campaign-2008-write-up.html
(DIR) Post #AwxALWn8dC7QPKIheK by cybergoths@dice.camp
2025-08-07T06:09:50Z
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#RPGaDay2025 - 4 - MessageTL;DR: A #ttrpg message that resonates with me, the mayday from the Free Trader Beowulf in Classic #Traveller#travellerrpghttps://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2025/08/rpgaday2025-4-message.html
(DIR) Post #AwxBGEOZhTcFrJqjVQ by cybergoths@dice.camp
2025-08-07T06:33:57Z
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#RPGaDay - 5 - AncientTL;DR: I went where my heart took me the moment I heard Ancient, the wonder and mystery of lost civilisations in SF. Yes, it's #Traveller again.I'm sure some of the later prompts will bring out other #ttrpg systems and settings but those this year so far seem to be pressing my #travellerrpg buttons.https://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2025/08/rpgaday2025-5-ancient.html
(DIR) Post #Awy4ohomJDPOR7YczY by cybergoths@dice.camp
2025-08-08T07:46:40Z
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#RPGaDay2025 - 8 - ExploreTL;DR: back with #Traveller which has produced some fantastic exploration campaign supplements recently. However, I also muse about the other kind of exploration we do in roleplaying, the kind that has kept me coming back for decades.#ttrpg #travellerrpg https://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2025/08/rpgaday-8-explore.html
(DIR) Post #Awy4w6LvUK3kYYaZFI by cybergoths@dice.camp
2025-08-08T07:43:26Z
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#RPGaDay2025 - 7 - JourneyTL;DR; Not Traveller today, instead thoughts about how well #TheOneRing2e puts journeys at the heart of the game.#ttrpg https://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2025/08/rpgaday2025-7-journey.html
(DIR) Post #AwzGJch4hi2CAtrLLE by cybergoths@dice.camp
2025-08-09T08:04:44Z
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@lextenebris That was fun.
(DIR) Post #B0mH4JiVr5uMbjd06K by cybergoths@dice.camp
2025-11-30T17:10:21Z
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@lextenebris Legacy - Life amongst the Ruins is worth a look if you fancy a multi-generational post-apocalyptic game. https://ufopress.co.uk/product/legacy-life-among-the-ruins-2nd-edition/