Spaceships 9

donal · 09-14-2011, 04:37 AM

Spaceships 9 will be Traveller Spaceships right? Natural progression from Spaceships 8 :D

PK · 09-14-2011, 09:52 AM

Pulver did an article in JTAS about using Spaceships in Traveller. However, instead of giving firm rules, he offered a few different ways that you could retain certain tropes of the setting. I have some thoughts of my own on the topic here. (Note that my rules there adapt some of David's, but only based on what he posted in these forums; nothing that appeared only in the JTAS article appears on that page.)

donal · 09-15-2011, 05:03 AM

Thanks for the reply. Yep, read David's article and your web page, both much appreciated.

I guess I'm hinting because I'm time poor and don't want to do the work myself – more than happy to pay for it however.

Anyway, I'll continue to hope. :)

Thanks again.

nondescript handle · 09-15-2011, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Rev. Pee Kitty

Pulver did an article in JTAS about using Spaceships in Traveller. [...]

You know, I play with the thought of a JTAS subscription for years, but it constantly gets pushed to the bottom of the want-to-buy-list. Partly because 20 USD is outside of my personal insta-buy range, and part of that is the html-format.

On the other hand I would quickly buy two ~8 USD e23-PDFs named "Spaceships 9: Traveller Starships" and "Milieu 1117 for GURPS Fifth Edition" (aka "Changing Times" for Traveller).

It doesn't make sense in a purely "words of content per dollar" context, but it is they way I spend my RPG budget.
Just as one data point for market analysis ;-)

sjard · 09-15-2011, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by nondescript handle

"Milieu 1117 for GURPS Fifth Edition" (aka "Changing Times" for Traveller).

I'd rather hope for something for GURPS Fourth Edition than something for an edition that may never happen.

Ronnke · 09-15-2011, 04:37 PM

I'm chiming in to this thread as I would like to see a GURPS Spaceships release for Traveller. If enough people show interest it might provoke the powers that be into making it happen.

hal · 09-15-2011, 09:11 PM

If SJGames is going to continue to support GURPS TRAVELLER, one E23 type project worth considering is finishing the progressions started with GURPS TRAVELLER INTERSTELLAR WARS so that up to Traveller TL 15 can be supported. I honestly don't think that will happen however.

doulos05 · 09-16-2011, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by hal

If SJGames is going to continue to support GURPS TRAVELLER, one E23 type project worth considering is finishing the progressions started with GURPS TRAVELLER INTERSTELLAR WARS so that up to Traveller TL 15 can be supported. I honestly don't think that will happen however.

Given the ridiculously broad TLs of GURPS 4E, there probably isn't much from TTL15 that isn't covered by G4ETL11.

Phantasm · 09-16-2011, 12:59 PM

to the OP: I asked much the same question not long after SS8 was released. Kromm replied with something along the lines of, "we'd love to, but the license prevents us from taking those kinds of liberties with the material".

Of course, that doesn't prevent people from doing their own conversions and sharing them here. ;)

donal · 09-17-2011, 01:43 AM

Ah, that explains it. Well, it's a shame. I've seen the couple of conversions posted here, and glad someone has done them. Unfortunately I'm of that age where I don't have the time to put into doing more...
Thanks for the explanation.

09-14-2011, 04:37 AM	#1
donal Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Spaceships 9 Spaceships 9 will be Traveller Spaceships right? Natural progression from Spaceships 8 :D

09-14-2011, 09:52 AM	#2
PK Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dobbstown Sane Asylum	Re: Spaceships 9 Pulver did an article in JTAS about using *Spaceships* in Traveller. However, instead of giving firm rules, he offered a few different ways that you could retain certain tropes of the setting. I have some thoughts of my own on the topic here. (Note that my rules there adapt some of David's, but only based on what he posted in these forums; nothing that appeared only in the JTAS article appears on that page.) __________________ Reverend Pee Kitty of the Order Malkavian-Dobbsian (Twitter) (LJ) MyGURPS: My house rules and *GURPS* resources. #SJGamesLive: I answered questions about *GURPS After the End* and more! {Watch Video} - {Read Transcript}

09-15-2011, 05:03 AM	#3
donal Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Re: Spaceships 9 Thanks for the reply. Yep, read David's article and your web page, both much appreciated. I guess I'm hinting because I'm time poor and don't want to do the work myself – more than happy to pay for it however. Anyway, I'll continue to hope. :) Thanks again.

09-15-2011, 04:37 PM	#6
Ronnke Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Australia	Re: Spaceships 9 I'm chiming in to this thread as I would like to see a GURPS Spaceships release for Traveller. If enough people show interest it might provoke the powers that be into making it happen.

09-15-2011, 09:11 PM	#7
hal Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Buffalo, New York	Re: Spaceships 9 If SJGames is going to continue to support GURPS TRAVELLER, one E23 type project worth considering is finishing the progressions started with GURPS TRAVELLER INTERSTELLAR WARS so that up to Traveller TL 15 can be supported. I honestly don't think that will happen however. __________________ Newest Alaconius Lecture now up: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/scourge-of-shards-schpdx Go to bottom of page to see lectures 1-11

09-16-2011, 12:59 PM	#9
Phantasm Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: On the road again...	Re: Spaceships 9 to the OP: I asked much the same question not long after SS8 was released. Kromm replied with something along the lines of, "we'd love to, but the license prevents us from taking those kinds of liberties with the material". Of course, that doesn't prevent people from doing their own conversions and sharing them here. ;) __________________ "Life ... is an Oreo cookie." - J'onn J'onzz, 1991 "But mom, I don't wanna go back in the dungeon!" The GURPS Marvel Universe Reboot Project A-G, H-R, and S-Z, and its not-a-wiki-really web adaptation. Ranoc, a Muskets-and-Magery Renaissance Fantasy Setting

09-17-2011, 01:43 AM	#10
donal Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Re: Spaceships 9 Ah, that explains it. Well, it's a shame. I've seen the couple of conversions posted here, and glad someone has done them. Unfortunately I'm of that age where I don't have the time to put into doing more... Thanks for the explanation.