Re: [TML] Tech Estimate Question: James White's Educator Tapes? Timothy Collinson 10 Aug 2014 14:10 UTC
> On 9 Aug 2014, at 23:50, Freelance Traveller <editor@freelancetraveller.com> wrote: > > On Sat, 9 Aug 2014 22:57:29 +0100, Timothy Collinson > <timothy.collinson@port.ac.uk> wrote: > >> If you *want* a more Star Wars like milieux, it's >> easy enough even without creating your own. An index of Traveller aliens >> [1] that have been published across all eras and books wouldn't be too >> short. > >> tc >> [1] hmmm! now there's a thought.... > > Been done. Of course, you're quite right although... > I have a partial of it on Freelance Traveller, in conjunction > with the currently-suspended Traveller:5641 Project (under Other Roads), > at > http://www.freelancetraveller.com/features/othroads/t5641/aliens.html, ...this looks good and has home worlds where possible but no references to which sources they came from. (I'm imagining 'first mentions' and serious/major treatments). Also it looks anything but complete. > and similar lists - with more information than mine - can be found at > http://www.urbin.net/EWW/RPG/SV/TRAV/aliens.html and Now that's nice - with notes on them. But admits itself that it's not exhaustive. Which of course I'd aim for :-) > http://wiki.travellerrpg.com/Races/summary And that's great for including sources (partially - see above) and looks like the kind of comprehensive I'm after. Perhaps I don't need to add a new project to my exhaustive listings of skills, ships, careers that I'm hoping BITS will do something with. (Although those three have been limited to Mongoose Traveller). So brilliant work and thanks to all those who've worked on such compilations. I think all three make the point, however, that if you wanted a cantina style scene, or a slightly different feel to a Traveller campaign/adventure than most of us go for, then go for it. It's quite possible! tc PS while I'm on the subject of exhaustive indexing and for anyone who cares (apparently a few people have been asking BITS), I'm on holiday at present at proofreading a very drafty version of all the new additions to a planned third edition of my bibliography. There are some 160 pages and this is just the NEW stuff , so the finished thing will probably be over 200 pages in it's smaller print font! (Up from 60ish I think the 2nd edition was) That's the good news. The bad news is that I'm only on page 57 and there's only one page so far without red ink. Most have lots of the stuff. So a lot to check and revise yet. However, it could be done by the end of the year perhaps. That would mean it's been three years in the making. Would still love to hear from anyone who'd be interested in working on a miniatures section. I'm happy to do the writing and layout etc, but don't have the info.