We're back again! It's that time of the year. Mayday is near, and thus it is time to talk about it. Joining us is the organizer of the online Traveller celebration, Frank Succardi, also known as CyborgPrime. We talk about Mayday, and we talk about some of Frank's other projects, including some work he's doing with AI. All the information about this year's Mayday Mayday can be found on Frank's website, here. And of course, Franks product can be found as well on CyborgPrime Games. You can...

In this episode Bob interviews the creators of the Scoundrels of Brixton Cepheus Engine/Traveller setting and books, Jeffrey Jones of the RPG Ramblings podcast and writer Adam Kovac. Relevant Links RPG Ramblings 66 on which Bob was a guest RPG Ramblings 100: with Bob and Adam talking about Traveller Jeffrey Jones RPG Ramblings publications on DriveThru RPG

In this episode I read a quick message from Greg Caires and Ken Patterson regarding the passing of Keith Frye the upcoming online memorial game for him, and then we interview CyborgPrime (Frank Succardi) about the upcoming Mayday Mayday 2023 online Traveller celebration. Relevant links for this episode: You can find all the information about Mayday Mayday 2023 here on Frank's blog. Keith Frye's Go Fund Me page - https://www.gofundme.com/f/call-to-the-travellers-aid-society-for-keith-frye...

In this episode we talk to Ken Patterson about the upcoming MayDay 2023 online Traveller celebration. The yearly online MayDay celebration is one of the highpoints of the year for Traveller players, so listen and learn! Relevant Links: Traveller's Aid Society (TAS) YouTube page: www.youtube.com/@travellersaidsociety ​ TAS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087385957632 ​Fundraiser Event Facebook page: https://fb.me/e/2dQewzwkP ​​ Mayday Celebration Games website:...

In this episode we discuss the last two "longest campaign" submissions, talk about the Parry rule in Classic Traveller Combat, go through a lot of great Internet Finds, and briefly touch on the OGL debacle.  Relevant links: Our last session: https://www.gaming.concretelunch.info/itv-session-24-one-night-at-the-happy-gluck/ Third Imperium Fanzine online archive: http://thirdimperiumfanzine.info/ Men's Tactical Jacket, on which the fictional Scout jacket was based. ...

In this episode we interview Ken Patterson of the Virtual Traveller Facebook group about the upcoming online streaming game to benefit Mr. Keith Frye, one of the pillars of the Traveller community as he battles serious illness.  Relevant links are as follows: Static web page: www.travellercon-usa.com/fundraiser TAS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087385957632 TAS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@travellersaidsociety Gofundme page:...

In this episode we do internet finds, rules finds (in which Bob gets even more confused about the Bribery skill in the little black books), xboat transmissions, two from our longest campaign event, and we review our own campaign 4.5 years into it.  Relevant links: Maritime Executive Newsletter Log of the Grayswandir Dragon Magazine #53 (go to page 60) 2nd Dynasty 3D Print STLs Classic Traveller Harsh Beginning, by Omer Golan-Joel Luke Gearing's interview with Marc Miller "Writing...

In this episode Jeff and Bob read some much appreciated email from listeners, go over from great finds from the internet, talk about some rules finds, announce the winner for the random drawing from the Longest Campaign submissions, and read the first six of the twelve submissions! Relevant links: RPG Ramblings Podcast, with Jeffrey Jones Traveller RPG Mayday Mayday 2022 Official Event Page - from CyborgPrime The Log of the Grayswandir - Traveller blog by Dennis Matheson Stargrave -...

In this episode we talk to CyborgPrime, the main organizer of the upcoming  Mayday 2022 Online Traveller event, and Greg Caires of Virtual Traveller, who (along with Ken Patterson) is organizing the online game sessions for event. The main event day is, of course, Sunday May 1, but there will be virtual games going Friday and Saturday (so as not to waste the weekend!). We'll learn a bit about the event's history, how it is organized, who is involved, what is going on, and most importantly --...

In this episode Jeff and Bob dig into a couple of listener emails, announce a new event, review their last Traveller Session, and dig into a tiny fraction of the greatness that is Cepheus Deluxe.  This episode is dedicated to the great Ron Stepp, a devoted member of the Traveller community, who recently died. Ron emailed us often, and his friendship was indeed valued. Relevant Links include: Ron Stepp's Art: https://moriturimax.artstation.com/ Our "Your Longest Campaign" event submission...

Our main topic in this episode is sources of inspiration for your Traveller or Cepheus Engine campaign! Where do you get your ideas? How best to use those ideas? Of course, we cover more than that in this episode too, with X-boat Transmissions, Internet Finds, and Imperial News. Here are the relevant links mentioned in the show: Thought Eater Podcast. The blog is still going, but the podcast is not Ice Planet Horror - our campaign session review Hugh O’Donnell's Masters Thesis Other...

In this episode, we discuss the "boring, useless" skills that as teenagers we cringed if we got when we rolled up Traveller characters, and explore the possibilities of these skills with a little creativity. We also do a quick recap of the online Mayday! even run by Cyborg Prime, Greg Caires and Ken Patterson, and Patrick Kanouse, as well as internet and rules finds. We also found ourselves in the midst of a tornado warning! We're OK. North Texas is like that.  Relevant links for this...

In this episode we interview Ken Patterson and Greg Caires about the upcoming Mayday! event. The first day of May – May Day – has special meaning to Traveller players due to the infamous Mayday call from the Free Trader Beowulf that has appeared on box and book covers of various variants of the game since its earliest years. In 2021, May Day will be a Saturday – an ideal time to play Traveller. To help the global Traveller community celebrate May Day, three groups of players have teamed...

First, thanks to all our listeners for sticking with us! It has been two months since the last episode, which of course is not our goal, but life got in the way! In this episode, besides the usual sections, our main topic deals with non-violent/non-combat Traveller (and other RPGs) sessions. Not arguing against a good shoot-em-up, but just using other kinds of challenges to create a good game. We also mention Jeff's table of 2d6 outcome probabilities, so here it is! Relevant Links ...

In this episode we talk to Greg Caires about the October 2020 Virtual Traveller non-con that he and Ken Patterson organized. Always fun to talk to Greg! Relevant links: Virtual Traveller on Facebook Greg's Classic Traveller One Shot Saturdays FB group Freelance Traveller Zine Speculative Machines Podcast  

In this episode we read some great email's from listeners! Lots to think about! We also cover Internet Finds and Rules Finds, and discuss the latest session of our Into the Void Classic Traveller campaign! Relevant links:   Writeup of our last Into the Void Classic Traveller sesion http://www.gaming.concretelunch.info/itv-session-19-the-alien-complex/ Cepheus Journal #2 https://cepheusjournal.com/downloads/ Take on Rules - writeup of Traveller Core Rulebook ...

In this episode Jeff and Bob discuss the basic elements of a Traveller game, as detailed by Marc Miller in the Traveller Book. Before that Bob does a short correction from the previous episode,  we do Internet Finds, and some fun Rules Finds, as well as present the last of the planets submitted in our Random Planet Generation Smackdown! (that system appears below, under the relevant links).  Relevant links: Reaver's Deep: https://www.reaversdeep.com/ Cepheus Journal is now online:...

In this episode we are focusing on two more of the random planets submitted during our Random Planet event a few months ago, this time from Dwayne "Hiverlord" Walstrom and Jonathan Daylett (check out his Desert World RPG - a great adaptation of a Mad Max style setting). Before that we dig into a couple of items from X-Boat Transmissions, and end with a recap or our own last gaming session from our Into the Void campaign. Here are the planet/system writeups... From Hiverlord ...

Our main topic, inspired by one of our SAFCO Mail Bag submissions, is a discussion of the combat procedure from Classic Traveller. We also go through some great mailbag submissions, discuss the Central Supply Catalog supplement for Classic Traveller, Timothy Collinson's Generation-X Traveller book, and Internet Finds! Thanks to everyone for listening.  Relevant links: Timothy Collinson's Generation-X book Chris Chaudruc's Nuts & Bolts Scrapheap Rumble: Robot Battle Rules Dragon #59,...

This episode is an interview with Ken Patterson, regarding the event he and Greg Caires are organizing for October 2020 -- Virtual Traveller: a Weekend of Virus-Free Roleplaying. The event can be found here, on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1205944649744350/ Jeff and I had a good time talking with Ken! We appreciate him coming on, and hope you enjoy the interview.

In this episode we discuss their last Classic Traveller session (written recap here on Bob's gaming blog). We also do Internet Finds, Imperial News, and Rules Finds. Links and info from the show: Dragon #87 p 75: “Luna, A Traveller’s Guide - The Moon in Traveller”  by Marc Miller. Cyborg Prime Games: Traveller RPG Ship Distance Calculator Darkest Stars #2 is out, from Omer Golan Joel and Richard Rose is out. https://www.darkestfanzine.com/ Ron Stepp has started a FB page called Traveller...

Weirdly we had no XBoat Transmissions this time! We need email!  In this episode, we get back to our Random Planet Generation project by reading about Algira, a planet created by Patrick Kanouse (full description below). Really nice work, Patrick! We then move on to Internet Finds, including... Darkest Stars, a Classic Traveller Fanzine by Omer Joel and Paul Elliott Jeff finds two Traveller articles in online copies of the old Dragon magazine. Dragon #43 p 35: Traveller Adventure "Canard"...

In which Jeff and Bob discuss a very nice mailbag submission, recap the last Classic Traveller session of their Into the Void campaign, discuss their end-times transition to the Roll20 online system, and various other fun things like some rules finds! Also, Bob drops an f bomb that must be bleeped, thus revealing his true, dark nature!

We are honored and happy that Robert Eaglestone, of the Xboat 'zine joined us for conversation on this episode! For those who don't know, Rob did a very successful kickstarter for a four issue Traveller 'zine called Xboat: a Traveller5 Zine. It's a great publication! Bob and Jeff talk with Rob about his beginnings in Traveller, the zine, and of course playing the game!