Player Openings for an Ongoing Play By Post Game Eris Reddoch (03 Mar 2021 20:16 UTC)
Re: Player Openings for an Ongoing Play By Post Game Eris Reddoch (04 Mar 2021 00:14 UTC)

Re: Player Openings for an Ongoing Play By Post Game Eris Reddoch 04 Mar 2021 00:14 UTC

On 3/3/2021 2:16 PM, Eris Reddoch wrote:

EDIT: OOPS! I posted the wrong forum. The game is on the Ruins
of Murkhill forum, the link is correct.

However, I also have a game on the Unseen Servant and I'd take
a player or two,  as well if anyone is interested. :)

> Hi, I'm running a Traveller game on /The Unseen Servant Forums
> that could use one or two new players. If you're even vaguely
> interested read on...
>
> Here is the link to the game:
> https://ruinsofmurkhill.proboards.com/board/127/traveller-exploring-mantan
>
>
> Here is the appeal I posted on the Forum where the game is
> taking place:
>
> ----------
> March 1, 2021
>
> Appeal: If anyone wants to join the game, drop me a private
> message and I'll get you into the game ASAP. We are down to 5
> active PC's and could certainly take on one or two more
> players in this game. Joining isn't really time-sensitive, but
> getting in on the current action is. The current scenario is
> likely to play out in the next few weeks (PBP games a really
> slow) and joining later would bring you into a different
> situation...just saying.
>
>   -----
> Synopsis: The PC's are the crew of The Clear Sails, a 400 dton
> Armed Merchant currently chartered to transport a team of
> Delgado Trading personnel to a number of systems in the,
> mostly, unexplored Mantan Subsector. Once they get the Delgado
> charter to their destination the ship will be free to continue
> to Explore Mantan, or anything else they'd like to do.
>
> This is a homebrewed Subsector using (mostly) CT rules. The
> Imperium may exist, but is very, very, far away if it does.
> Aslans and Vargr are vitually unknown here and no one has ever
> heard of the Zhodani, Earth, or most any other Trope
> introduced after the 3 Little Black Books.
>
> Current Situation:  The ship's owner-aboard is retiring and
> leaving with the head of the Delgado Trading group.  He is
> giving the ship to the crew (ship shares all around!), but
> they still have to complete their mission of carrying the
> remaining Delgado Factors to the Mantan systems. The current
> ship Captain is also leaving, so her position will go to one
> of the remaining PC's. At the moment, all the PC's have left
> the star port for a little R&R, and small package trade
> delivery (wink, wink), and then trouble rears it ugly
> head...naturally!
>
> The Problem: A Vargr was found in The Clear Sails cargo
> hole...trying to stowaway. He had just escaped from another
> ship in port where he was being held as a prisoner. The PC's
> think the other ship are slavers from the way they demanded
> their "property" back. IAC, the Vargr was passed out from loss
> of blood, gunshot wounds, and the Clear Sails crew that
> remained behind refused to turn him over.
>
> The Complication: All the PC's, most of the crew, is off the
> star port attempting to have a little R&R and things back on
> The Clear Sails are getting hot! Really hot! They have no idea
> just how hot!!!
>
> The pirates are holding the Captain and the Chief Factor of
> the charter party out on the tarmac threatening to shoot them.
> The local Starport security are not doing anything. The PC's
> are rushing back, but they might not make it in time.
>
> Will the PC's still have a ship by the time they get back to
> the star port? Will they have to take it back from a band of
> slavers, pirates? Even if they do get it back, just how
> damaged will their ship be?  Will it be a steaming pile of
> debris? Well, there's always that rumor about a wreaked ship
> waiting to be salvaged in the outback...but let's hope that's
> another game!
>
>   ------
>
> Rules: I'm using a mixture of Classic Traveller, Cepheus
> Engine+2D6 Retro Rules, and bits and pieces from most other
> editions of Traveller to run the game. You can use any of the
> Traveller Character Creation Systems to create a PC (but I
> prefer CT, Mongoose Trav v1/v2, or Cepheus Engine), or just
> tell me what sort of character you want to play and I'll make
> one up for you.
>
> I prefer you create human characters, however, there is a
> Vargr NPC that is just crying to become a PC if anyone is
> interested in taking him over.
> ----------
>
> The game, like all PBP/PBEM games goes slowly. Expect two or
> three posts a week, sometimes more, sometimes less. It's a
> good way from those that don't have a lot of time, or a local
> group, but still enjoy playing.
>
> New PC's would be "stranded" on the planet SiraLea and looking
> for a ship.
>
> If you join now, you'd see what's going on out on the tarmac
> and find yourself trying to "save the day!" fighting "the
> slavers/pirates", and thus earning yourself a job aboard Clear
> Sails.
>
> Eris,
>   the Traveller Heretic