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h i ve created this blog is where those two come together tuesday june 16 2026 random encounters and events for that new colony continuing with my ruminations on colony settlement formation and the adventure potential of the same i present another new random encounter table when a pc is running or working for a colony or new settlement use this table instead of the standard random encounters the frequency of encounters is the same 5 on 1d daily unlike star trek not every planet in traveller is habitable and inviting please note that this is not attempting to be comprehensive how to run a colony rules the game is about adventure and these encounters should produce those see also d66 reasons why the colony failed 11 2d new colonists 12 missing person reported 13 2d new colonists 14 2d workers 15 death suspicious 16 animal encounter 21 bad weather 22 2d soldiers 23 accident 24 political dispute 25 3d security forces 26 disease read more posted by bob in the stacks at 5 42 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels adventure design random encounters traveller wednesday march 11 2026 guest post the tale of diluc mack traveller today s post was written by my son telling the tale of the traveller i described in this post diluc was born in the slums of his home planet in the talaveran empire growing up hating the nobles and upper class he began using has last name mack as an alias for petty thievery stealing silverware and pinching other valuables when mack was 12 he was caught trying to break into the house of a marquis he was sentenced to 5 years in juvenile prison where mack would pick up skills that soon get him aboard ship having served his sentence mack was left listless at the starport until a certain ship came by that ship was crewed by pirates and was called the swinging hammer mack immediately signed on with the pirates as a deck hand and started his life among the stars across is 20 years as a pirate mack would rise to the captain and command his own ship the high victorian he had an interesting way of handling boarding actions insisting that his men do not in any way harm the passenger unless it was necessary when mack was about 38 his crew was about to board a ship when he suddenly felt the urge to join them despite usually handing off command to his lieutenants once aboard the star liner he heard is name being called though no one else did mack soon found himself wandering through the halls of the ship until he came across a small chapel where a priest was praying the akathist to saint lawrence the wonderworker of dekalb known for his protection against cabin pressure loss when mack tried to enter the chapel though he was thrown back against the far wall the priest then stood up walked over to the doorway of the chapel and explained that christ would not allowed mack to enter as he was the two of them proceeded to speak for over forty minutes wherein mack was convinced of christianity and pledged to renounced his piratical ways he returned to his crew and they moved on to their home base once there mack prepared to take his ship and leave but was surprised when one of his lieutenants decided to join him together they stole the high victorian as their last act of piracy and got out as quick as the could after a year of somewhat listless sailing helping little pockets of christians where they could the two of them were picked up by a certain baron who decided to be a sponsor of sorts for them mack was brought to a church where a bishop gave him a four year penance to the church meaning that he would run supplies missionaries monks and settlers to wherever they needed to go after a year in the baron s service mack left to focus solely on his penance when he was finished he was brought into the church by baptism as brendan he continued his work for the church but only a year after his baptism his old pirate crew found him in order to defend his passengers brendan who still went by mack most of the time offered up his life in exchange for his passengers safety he was martyred on the spot with one of his old lieutenants putting a bullet right between his eyes but true to their promise the pirates left the ship alone and went their way then something incredible happened the high victorian despite having no captain piloted itself home to port through hyperspace and docked at holtzmann brendan was buried on holtzmann with the highest honor possible and the question of whether or not the ship s miraculous return was due to him or not is still debated by the fathers of the church years later image credit pixabay posted by bob in the stacks at 7 00 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels imtu orthodoxy traveller saturday march 7 2026 take to the skies personal flight gear break out the rocket belts boys dr benton quest in the invisible monster that s probably my favorite quote from the jonny quest show what adventure seeking kid hasn t wanted to take to the skies with pounds of highly flammable fuel strapped to their backs the traveller book s vehicle chapter gives us the grav belt at tl12 grav belt 12 cr100 000 negligible weight if on 10 kg if turned off personal anti gravity transportation using a single null gravity module and a personal harness performance is similar in speed and range to the air raft but what other devices have appeared in fact or fiction to give somebody a lift turns out there have been quite a few tl 1 the wings of icarus cost 20 cr speed 15kph range 5km read more posted by bob in the stacks at 1 02 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels equipment traveller vehicles friday february 13 2026 more about high level play paths to get there from the traveller book introduction chapter adventuring in traveller traveller is a set of detailed rules covering how the universe operates these rules govern day to day activities to be expected for any individual against this background of basic information players can work earn money travel to distant worlds and lead exciting lives of daring and adventure but traveller does much more the characters have an opportunity to undertake genuine adventures as they search for their own self appointed goals some adventures happen as a result of day to day activity some occur as players use pre written adventures m ost traveller adventures come from the referee s own imagination each new world is an opportunity for the referee to present a new situation to the players who must cope with this scenario if they are to progress in their own adventures emphasis mine what s the win condition what you the player decide it s going to be when you start playing traveller you look for patrons npcs who tell you what to do your pc uses skills and equipment to accomplish the mission as a player you learn how traveller does as a game marc miller states in the experience chapter that real experience in traveller is in the realm of the player experience gained as the character travels and adventures is in a very real sense an increased ability to play the role which he or she has assumed that role is a person in a setting who interacts with other people in that setting that person will develop goals of their own in the setting beyond what the patron of the adventure wants see above the end state or goal in traveller is the same for everyone read more posted by bob in the stacks at 6 25 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels adventure design careers henchmen nobles role playing technique traveller wednesday january 28 2026 alternate random encounter tables for traveller somebody s about to have a random encounter the traveller book makes it plain that referees can and should create their own custom encounter tables for their game these custom tables will reflect the specific situations on the planets the travellers visit from the encounters chapter the list provided is only an example and other lists may be generated for specific adventures or situations for example if the adventuring group is on a world embroiled in a civil war the random encounter list might be full of troops refugees guerrillas war profiteers petty warlords and members of various factions reactions are an important part of random encounters once the encounter occurs the referee should consult the reaction table to determine the specific response to the encounter by the other side here are two that i ve done to get you started while still generic they have elements distinct enough from the baseline table to keep your players guessing urban encounter table sample 31 drunks roll for soc 1d 32 noble with retinue l g 2d 33 street food vendor 1 2 34 tourists 1 tl 3d 35 street gear vendor 1d 36 police patrol ga 2d 41 fugitives g 2d 42 fugitives l 3d 43 criminals fleeing pursuit l g 1d 44 vigilantes l g 2d 45 muggers g 1d 46 purveyor of vices l g 1d read more posted by bob in the stacks at 4 30 pm 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels random encounters refereeing traveller monday december 8 2025 more patron saints in the far future it is the season of advent once again and i have a new group of stories to share about saints of holtzmann s corridor for diplomats st arthur the peacemaker for colonists st titus of icemont for reformed pirates st felix the tabrazian for belters st cassian of ferrocore this has nothing to do with the content of this post but it s still a cool pic saint arthur the peacemaker arthur of mavramorn was part of the negotiation team sent to stavanger to bring an end to the stavanger mavramorn war that had raged for several years during the many heated meetings he was always the voice persuading for forgiveness and contrition mutual repentance was his constant refrain a radical faction of the stavangerian military attempted to disrupt the negotiations and kill a stavanger diplomat whom they felt was betraying their cause st arthur sacrificed himself to protect this man from a shooting attack he died to save an enemy from that enemies own allies shocked both by the betrayal and the sacrifice the two sides confirmed the treaty and honored arthur s sacrifice by signing the peace treaty in arthur s name read more posted by bob in the stacks at 12 44 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels imtu orthodoxy traveller world building older posts home subscribe to posts atom maps rules and other information home game book indexer 12 reasons you should play role playing games two hundred worlds of unlimited adventure the big four the little fish and the rest need a planet for your game try one of these doin it my way house rules for my traveller universe we are not alone among the stars roguestar and midship campaign notes book 2 space combat photos joe and jay phase i campaign 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