Solo Tales, Episode 0

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 ~ Che Webster ~ Leave a comment

Here are some show notes to go with the rather ambitious Episode Zero of Roleplay Rescue's Solo Tales podcast: https://www.podbean.com/media/player/ivt92-f2d2e8?from=pb6admin&download=1&version=1&auto=0&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Helvetica&skin=1&pfauth=&btn-skin=108 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xz63u8/AnimasTaleEpisode0.mp3 Welcome to Roleplay Rescue’s Solo Tales - a podcast collecting adventure tales created by mashing up traditional storycraft with old-style pen and paper roleplaying games. This is Episode Zero for Anima’s Tale, the first … Continue reading Solo Tales, Episode 0

Patron Bonus #6: The Traveller Files

July 1, 2020June 30, 2020 ~ Che Webster ~ Leave a comment

Learning Traveller 6: Merchant Prince

March 29, 2020March 24, 2020 ~ Che Webster ~ 3 Comments

Just as with the previous posts in this series, I’ve continued to progress through trying the expanded character generation rules found with Traveller Books 4 to 7. Read from the beginning: Learning Traveller 1 Trey Dershyb Joins The MegaCorp Having worked my way through the first three additional books, I felt I needed to try … Continue reading Learning Traveller 6: Merchant Prince

Learning Traveller 5: Scouts

March 22, 2020March 29, 2020 ~ Che Webster ~ 3 Comments

I’ve just had a very pleasant morning rolling up a Scout character using Scouts: Traveller Book 6. Just as with the previous posts in this series, I’ve continued to progress through trying the expanded character generation rules found with Traveller Books 4 to 7. Read from the beginning: Learning Traveller 1 It was during this … Continue reading Learning Traveller 5: Scouts

Learning Traveller 4: High Guard

March 15, 2020March 29, 2020 ~ Che Webster ~ 3 Comments

As I mentioned in my last post, I’m pushing beyond the confines of Classic Traveller Books 1 to 3 and delving into the Character Generation systems presented in Books 4 to 7. This post is about my first taste (well, since about 1986) of High Guard: Traveller Book 5. High Guard presents rules that build … Continue reading Learning Traveller 4: High Guard

Learning Traveller 3: Mercenary

March 11, 2020March 24, 2020 ~ Che Webster ~ 2 Comments

One of the great joys in playing Classic Traveller again after so many years has been rediscovering the various caches of Little Black Books (and other supplements) that are squirrelled around the house. Today, as I begin to develop and deepen my understanding of Classic Traveller, I’ve decided to begin to delve beyond Books 1 … Continue reading Learning Traveller 3: Mercenary

Learning Traveller, Part 2: Combat Simulation

March 1, 2020March 24, 2020 ~ Che Webster ~ 1 Comment

Go back to the beginning? Read: Learning Traveller 1 Having read through the Book 1 chapter on Combat, I feel ready to pitch two of my previously generated characters against each other. This will be a training simulation: we can imagine the two old hands meeting in some kind of urban combat practice range, complete … Continue reading Learning Traveller, Part 2: Combat Simulation