Subject: TRAVELLER digest 258
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Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Re: Clark Review of "Sneaks and Geeks"	by Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
  2) PBEM	by pd82495@wapol.gov.au (Michael Bailey)
  3) Wilds trader	by "David A. Nelson" <34TYHPE@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
  4) Traveller home page	by "Glenn M. Goffin" <sudet@well.sf.ca.us>
  5) Re: Traveller home page	by Zaidfeld <cs911408@red.ariel.cs.yorku.ca>

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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 1995 19:53:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
To: traveller@MPGN.COM
Subject: Re: Clark Review of "Sneaks and Geeks"
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.950416193850.17555A-100000@brahms.udel.edu>

I'm sorry if my comments offended you - I do tend to get a bit carried
away at times.  The reason I do, however, is that I'm fairly passionate
about Traveller - played since 1979 ("Late Carter Administration"), own
just about everything published for the game, play it as much as I can.
As I pointed out in my response to Steve yesterday, I like the New Era
background.  Unlike others on this list, I'm not going to whine about
Virus - even if I didn't like the idea (and I do), there is no way GDW is
going to change that part of the universe.  What I seek to do with my
comments is to perhaps guide the flavor and contents of future products.
Let me be clear - when a product I like is released (like Path of Tears
or Smash and Grab), I will be the very first to post a favorable review here.

As for voting with my pocketbook, well, I'm such a Traveller junky that
I'll buy anything with the words Traveller on it.  My purpose in doing
these reviews is to help those who aren't as addicted as I am to make
choices.

Again, sorry you and others took offense at the heat of my remarks, but I
stand by my reviews.


Mark "Will work for corndogs" Clark


P.S. How do you know that the Hivers didn't put me up to that review so
as to generate some sympathy for Dave and GDW?  Then again, maybe I'm an
Ithklur trying to keep a little privacy - the fewer who read about us the
better, you know.  Getting confused yet?  Well, that's how I felt after
reading "Sneaks and Geeks".

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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1995 10:38:54 -1600
From: pd82495@wapol.gov.au (Michael Bailey)
To: traveller@MPGN.COM
Subject: PBEM
Message-ID: <9504170234.AA05578@phq1002.wapol.gov.au>

I'm thinking of starting up a smallish PBEM game, a fairly high-level effort
using Brilliant Lances and Battle Rider (or, if this proves unfeasable, I'll
use High Guard-Trillion Credit Squadron rules).  If anyone has any advice,
aids, useful software, or anything else that may be of use / interest, I'd
be extremely grateful.

Once I'm satisfied that I can pull it off, I'll call for players...probably
only 3 or 4 at this stage.

Catch Ya
Michael Bailey, Police Dept. of Western Australia:  pd82495@wapol.gov.au
                        Any opinions expressed above are strictly my own.
     "..when you list all the qualities that you despise and you realise,
          you're describing yourself"    Marillion, 'the Rake's Progress'


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Date:         Sun, 16 Apr 95 22:56:56 EDT
From: "David A. Nelson" <34TYHPE@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
To: traveller@MPGN.COM
Subject: Wilds trader
Message-ID:   <950416.232827.EDT.34TYHPE@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>

Wild trader
GENERAL DATA
displacement: 800                   hull armor: 20
lenght: 70m                         volume: 11200
price: 536.76                       targer size: s
configuration: wedge AF             tech level: 12
mass loaded/unloaded: 9529.102/6416.202
ENGINEERING DATA
power plant: 940mw fusion power plant, (52/mw hit) ; 1year duration
jump performance: 3 (2240m)
G-rating: 2 (400mw/g) countergrav lifters (80mw)
G-turns: 40 (80.4 using jump fuel) 50m each
maint: 420
ELECTONICS
computer: 3 TL-12 model st (.4mw each)
commo: 2x Tl-12 300.000km radio (10hex, 10 mw {only one powered})
       1000AU masser, (**,.6mw)
sensors: passive EMS fix array 120000km (4hex,, .15mw)
          active Ems 180000km (6hex, 20mw)
ecm/eccm: none
ARMAMENT
Offensive: 8x TL-12 120 mj laser turrets,(loc: 2,2,3,3,4,5 arch: 1,2,3)
           loc: 17,18 arcs 2,3,4,5 ; 3.3mw each 1 crew each)
Master Fire Director: Tl-12 beam MFD (4diff mods, no missle 4 hex, 1.73mw)
ACCOMMODATIONS
Life support: extended (1.396mw) Grav-compensators (3g, 34.8mw)
crew: 31 (11x engineering, 1x electroice, 2x maneuver, 9x gunnerym 2x maintenan
ce, commandx4, 1xsteward 1xmedical)
Crew accommodations: 31 small staterooms: (.0005mw each)
Passenger accommodations: 13 small staterooms (.0005mw each)
other facilities: medical bay (1mw))
small craft launch facilities: tow air rafts in minimal hangers, with launch
                               port
air locks: 8
Fuel purification plant: Tl-12 fuel purification plant, with fuel scoops
                          1095.25m per 6 hours (6.57126mw)
fuel bunkerage: 4381m (312.9tons)
SYSTEM DAMAGES:
MFD: 2h; LT: 1H; JD 13H; MD 1H; PP: 18; LS 8H; ELS 4H; FFP 8H; CG 1H; AG 1H;
                            damage tables
area    surface hit                  internal explosions
1        ant                 (1-6) electronics (7-20) quareters
2-3      1: al               (1-2)LT (3-18) quarters (19-20) LT
4-5                          (1-2)LT (3-18) quarters (19-20) hold
6-14     1-3 Ch                    hold
15-16                         (1-2) LT (3-20) hold
17-19                          (1-15) eng            (16-20)hold
20                              eng

Note power short fall can be made up by power down the counter grav
HISTORY:  Orignal designed as an exploration/ trading vessel for unsettled and
frontier area the wild transport came back into vague with the collapes of the
imperal civilization as the bebellion made more and more system un-safe
    frugal owner have been knwo to force crew to bouble up and using only one g
unner to gain more room for passanger
                             DAVID NELSON  nelson star yards
                    "It O.K. where staff"

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Date: Sun, 16 Apr 1995 21:32:31 -0700
From: "Glenn M. Goffin" <sudet@well.sf.ca.us>
To: xboat@MPGN.COM
Cc: traveller@MPGN.COM
Subject: Traveller home page
Message-ID: <199504170432.VAA22692@well.sf.ca.us>

Would someone please post or email me the URL for the Traveller home page?
I've just discovered the World Wide Web.
Thanks.
--Glenn

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Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1995 04:48:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Zaidfeld <cs911408@red.ariel.cs.yorku.ca>
To: TNE Mailing List <traveller@MPGN.COM>
Subject: Re: Traveller home page
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950417044724.12956A-100000@blue>


On Mon, 17 Apr 1995, Glenn M. Goffin wrote:

> Would someone please post or email me the URL for the Traveller home page?
> I've just discovered the World Wide Web.

Here you go:

http://www.missouri.edu/~ccjoe/traveller/

Have fun!

           -Shalom Zaidfeld
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Toronto, CANADA
Internet: cs911408@ariel.cs.yorku.ca

"Ground Control to Major Tom, your circuit's dead, there's something wrong"
        ...David Bowie on the Virus [Michael Bailey]
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