Hello Alex,

> 4 - Provide a series of game session reports for Tim Collinson et al to
> enjoy.  Seems to be done.

What I wasn't supposed to enjoy your after action reports?

My apologies for enjoying the updates.;-)

Tom Rux

> On 07/08/2020 5:49 AM Alex Goodwin <xxxxxx@multitel.com.au> wrote:
>
>
> I find myself in somewhat of a weird situation.
>
> Parental Advisory: Vector Thrust has only its epilogue to go, and has
> achieved essentially all of its goals that I set for it at the start:
>
> 1 - Sell players on playing an RPG setting that's older than most of my
> group (The Old Farts - Mr Sweep and Wombat - excluded).  Done.
>
> 2 - Avoid the uncanny-valley culture shock of 3I-era gaming.  Done.
>
> 3 - Generate a whole bunch of yarns that will be recycled over at least
> the next 10 years.  Done.
>
> 4 - Provide a series of game session reports for Tim Collinson et al to
> enjoy.  Seems to be done.
>
> 5 - Relax assumption that "high tech" implies "uniform" high tech, like
> what Firefly managed.  Not so sure about this one - I haven't really had
> the chance for people to row up on horseback as starships land.
>
> 6 - Relax assumption that "FTL travel" automatically implies
> "faster-than-travel comms".  Done with a vengeance.
>
> 7 - Give my players something they want to play and them have fun doing
> so.  Done.
>
> 8 - Give me something that's fun to run.  Done.
>
> 9 - Give players a sampling of most of the common things to do in a Trav
> game. Almost done - they misjumped before the space combat bit I'd
> planned, but spec trading, exploration, night shift, and personal combat
> all figured.
>
>
> As the great statescritter, Animal, has asked, "WHAT DO?"
>
> Unlike that well-groomed, well-spoken, statescritter, I find drums a
> little too metallic, so his suggestion of "EAT DRUMS" doesn't work for me.
>
> I've got a couple of ideas, so *deep breath* , superstar DJ, here we go.
>
> Idea The First (Parental Advisory: Crystaliron Rose)
>
> Using the Dynasty rules from MGT1, PA:VT transitions to a high-low setup
> - most of the PA:VT PCs get punted up to the high level to start helping
> me figure out the future history, and driving low-level roleplaying
> scenarios (where the second bunch of PCs turn up).
>
> Obvious concern there is high-level knowledge leaking down to the lower
> level.  Second would be adapting MGT1 rules across to MGT2. 
>
> Tim C, any ideas/comments?
>
>
> Idea The Second (Parental Advisory: Rupert Management) -
> blame^H^H^H^H^Hthank Herr Collinson for this one
>
> As Interstellar War 2: Electric Boogaloo kicks off, a different bunch of
> PCs to PA:VT are aboard a light TCN warship as various
> honchoes/honchesas, along with a bunch of post-3rd-year officer cadets
> and freshly-commissioned officers from the "proper" branches of the TCN
> (not those scruffy Scouts).
>
>
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