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Month: April 2013

Subsector Sourcebook 1 – Cascadia

Posted on by Ron McClung

Subsector Sourcebook 1: Cascadia is a conglomeration of work, merging previously released work done in a PDF series called Quick Worlds with a lot of original material. Gypsy Knights continues to impress me with their quality work. This handsome book presents a series of believable systems in a 8×10 hex subsector map (a Traveller standard). These systems can be inserted into an existing Traveller campaign, used as the center of a new campaign, and even used in another system or setting with a few twists.

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Fading Suns Player’s Guide (Revised Edition)

Posted on by Ron McClung

Much anticipation surrounded the much fabled Fading Suns 3rd edition, at least in the circles of Fading Suns fans. Unfortunately, due to many difficult situations, 3rd edition never really made it to fruition. Instead a “revised edition” was released with fewer changes to the core system and a new approach to the format of the core rulebooks.

According to the publisher, the goal of the new edition was not to make past published material obsolete but streamline the system while maintaining compatibility. I say up front, I was not the biggest fan of the Victory Point system. In so many words, it was anti-player to me. Perhaps they did not want the players rolling skills as often as I did but I wanted my players to have a sense of accomplishment and most that played the VP system did not get that out of it. My hope with any new VP system was to make it more player friendly and fun to play.

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Emiliza Valiente Justinian

Posted on by Ron McClung

Human Diplomat from House Justinian, played by John F A very diplomatic and manipulative person, she has one thing in mind – raise House Justinian to greater glory at all cost. GM Notes 5/1/2013 Justinian Motivations House Justinian has inserted itself into this situation a little too strongly for Emiliza liking.  Loyalty to the House first,…

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