The Stochastic Game

Ramblings of General Geekery

Yesterday we did something we haven’t done in a long time: face to face #TTRPG gaming! Yay! Also, Dragonbane combat is harsh…


Some Notes on Traveller

These past few years I’ve been catching up on a lot of classic roleplaying games that I’ve never played before, despite having several decades of play behind me. One of those was Traveller, so I was happy to finally run that with my Friday game! We ran about 15 sessions, across four scenarios, plus the usual extra shenanigans in between.

I liked the game and would like to play more of it, but my players didn’t! Oh noes! They sent Traveller all the way down their list of games! I’m a bit sad but as we’ll see, some of the blame was on me as the gamemaster. Hopefully, these “Notes on Traveller” will be useful for someone introducing Traveller to their group!

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Q: “Are RuneQuest 2 strike ranks more like an action point economy thing, or an initiative system?”

RuneQuest 6: “NO” 🤣


No, white guy in the giant shiny pickup truck who’s honking because the cars in front are waiting for it to be safe to turn left. I’m not shaking my head at them, I’m shaking my head at you.


My usually stupid dog has such a better memory than me when it comes to remembering a spot from 3 days ago where someone left some bread on the ground.