Re: [GZG] Traveller love (Was: Under the Hammer)

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On  Jun09 08, at 20:49, Robert N Bryett wrote:

> I think with Traveller, it's just the effect of the totally fractured
> base. The "franchise" has been so poorly managed over such a long
> period, that everyone plays IMTU and I don't think there's much love
> for any flavour.
>
> It just comes down to whatever your local group happens to play, but
> there are so many versions that it's hard now to see what makes a
> game "Traveller" as opposed to "My Random Space RPG". It could be the
> "Third Imperium" background, but there are at least, what, four
> different versions of that?

Two as far as I'm aware, Gurps and the official timeline.

5 or 6 different rules sets though.

Evyn MacDude
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