Re: [TML] "Appropriate technology" and trade in Classic Traveller Thomas Jones-Low 31 Aug 2014 01:53 UTC
Both books were written by Martin Dougherty. The second edition (a good word) is a slight update on the first to include some Mongoose Traveller specific designs. On 8/30/2014 6:57 PM, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) wrote: > This email was sent from yahoo.com which does not allow forwarding of emails > via email lists. Therefore the sender's email address > (philpugliese@yahoo.com) has been replaced with a dummy one. The original > message follows: > > I believe that 'Grand Fleet' was the 1st edition pub by ???, while Mongoose > pub a 2nd ed titled 'Sector Fleet'. > > It covers the CT era of the TU, but, it wasn't actually published during the > 'real-world' time that CT was the official ver of Traveller. > > And that can lead to discrepancies. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > On Sat, 8/30/14, Andrew Long <andrew.long@mac.com> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [TML] "Appropriate technology" and trade in Classic Traveller > To: tml@simplelists.com Date: Saturday, August 30, 2014, 2:04 PM > > On 30 Aug 2014, at 21:49, Thomas Jones-Low wrote: >> On 8/30/2014 > 4:42 PM, Timothy Collinson wrote: >>> > What about Grand Fleet? I can't recall it's contents well enough to recall >>> > whether it would help, but ISTR that despite it's late publication date - >>> wasn't it > CT? >>> >> >> Grand Fleet was technically a T20 > era publication. It is systemless, which means it's missing details but may > serve as a guide. > > Here's (http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=8207) what RPG.Net > has to say about Grand Fleet:- > > "Grand Fleet deals with the Grand Fleet of the Third Imperium – the Imperial > Navy. It is set in the Official Traveller Universe, in the period just after > the end of the Fifth Frontier War. As such it is compatible with either the > official Hard Times – Collapse – Recovery – New Era timeline or an alternate > wherein the assassination of Emperor Strephon does not occur. All material is > also equally valid for the 993 era of the Gateway Domain, with the exception > of events that have not yet occurred in Imperial history. The information > contained within this book can also be extrapolated forward into the Hard > Times, Civil War and Collapse periods and provides a starting point when > considering the navies of the New Era. The fleets of the Regency, the Fourth > Imperium, Ziru Sirka and Black Imperium are all based on the Grand Fleet’s > designs and organization." > > Regards, Andy > > -- Andrew Long Andrew dot Long at Mac dot com > > > > ----- The Traveller Mailing List Archives at > http://archives.simplelists.com/tml Report problems to > listmom@travellercentral.com To unsubscribe from this list please goto > http://archives.simplelists.com ----- The Traveller Mailing List Archives at > http://archives.simplelists.com/tml Report problems to > listmom@travellercentral.com To unsubscribe from this list please goto > http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=QWmJ5KKpHa3MBU63jjs3knG6o9jLMkSu > -- Thomas Jones-Low Work: tjoneslo@softstart.com Home: tjoneslow@gmail.com