A new Heaven? A new Earth.

[BackworldTraveller]

Some time ago, the Earth put together an expedition to Alpha Centauri. 10 ships worked up to a good proportion of the speed of light, cooled everything down to cryogenic temperatures and cruised until the computers woke the passengers at their destination. 5 Ships arrived.

Whether it was Sabotage, Accident, Act of God or whatever, the ships didn't wake anyone for years and years and years and years. How many is not known because at midnight each day the ships clocks reset to 00:00:00 0-0-0.

Awaking in a new system so far from the Earth that they couldn't even see the Sun, they were forced to make do. 300 years ago there were 100,000 people. Now, in just 15 generations, there are Billions scattered across the two stars of their new home. Belters, Downers, Loonies and Swimmers. The system has just managed to surpass the old technologies and a new interstellar expedition is being prepared - when suddenly there are rumours of someone having built an FTL drive!

Wiki Data: https://wiki.travellerrpg.com/Campaign:NHNE

To be played using Mongoose Traveller (V2) with modifiers because:-

1) There might be just 1 FTL vessel - but you don't have it! (Yet?).
2) Nothing over TL-12 exists. But mostly it's TL-10.
3) There are only Humans in the system (at the start)
4) SOC:13 is a relative of a head of state or major corporation. SOC:14 is the relative of a Councillor on the Captain's Council or of a Judge in the Colonial Court. SOC:15 is a member of the family of the Captain of the Council. SOC 16 is the Captain of the Council and they are definitely an NPC!
5) The player's backgrounds and term history will help set the history of the system...If you get a war or battle in term 2...the history will have that.
6) The planets/belts are limited in number...One is a Garden World...What the other are is again set by the players history but the populations are distributed such that NONE are High Population.
7) There is no Imperium; no Imperial Navy, no Subsector Navy. But there are Planetary Navies - and they do have Marines.
8) There are all the other character occupations from Mongoose V2 and V1 supplements.
9) Psionics are lower powered than standard Traveller (if met at all).

At each term, details of Events will be mutually agreed. Associations with other players will be worked out and Contacts, etc. described.

Everyone gets Language (English) as a native or fluent language: Because I only speak English and don't want to spend my entire time translating badly into Swahili (or whatever) and back.
Post-Term package will be two skills (list to be agreed) or one skill and one other benefit as agreed with the GM.

If you want the feel of the place think Firefly, Expanse or Bladerunner rather than Star Wars.

I'll try to get a private thread (or just Private Message Thread) for character definition - and you'll get a thread for the public description of you too...They don't have to match.
There will be a thread for asides and another for main action.

Anything else - Just ask.

Potential players, please register an interest. To start in earnest in Jan 2021. Initial characters, Background and Key NPCs to be developed during December 2020.

4+ players needed to start.

[ateno]

Firefly, Expanse, Blade Runner and Traveler all in one.

I'm in!

I love the idea of the making of history with the character background!

Eric

[Stirling]

I rolled a marine type character for two previous Traveller games here, none of which ever left port. I was however struck with the game abd character generation though I have very little experience with the game system (though lots as an avid RPG'er). I have a copy of Mongoose Traveller not sure what version it is.

Anyway I am interested if you can cope with a newbie and whatever career the fates of die rolls generate.

[cybersavant]

always like Traveller, died a few times in char gen

sounds interesting, and the possibilities IF we get passed the base systems

count me in too

[BackworldTraveller]

I've set up a wiki page for recording background, history and misc. reference data as a wiki resource rather than as a thread!

https://wiki.travellerrpg.com/Campaign:NHNE

[The Bindoner]

I'm in.

Firefly and The Expanse in Traveller? Absolutely.

P.S. Hi Stirling, I remember you from those other stalled games. Third time's the charm.

[BackworldTraveller]

I've created campaign ID 881 in the dice roller for use later

[Monsieur Rose]

I'm interested.

What type of post rate do you envision? A couple of times a week is about my max.

[BackworldTraveller]

The consensus seems to be that the post rate will be couple of times a week. That should be sustainable for me too.

[joertexas]

The consensus seems to be that the post rate will be couple of times a week. That should be sustainable for me too.

I like this idea. I'm online every day, so I can certainly keep up with twice per week.

[Bluetongue]

If 7 makes the perfect number I would like to join in. I was on a 'waiting list' for a Traveller game before that folded.

I don't mind going merchant/rogues game freebootin' around a universe. Just finished a lockdown binge watch of Seasons 1-2 of 'The Expanse'.

[BackworldTraveller]

OK - This game is now starting. Characters are built and we are off...ish.

If you would like to join, let me know and I'll try and work something in.

[BackworldTraveller]

If anyone fancies joining, this is probably near the last chance for a while. PM me if interested.