Ethan Henry

@ehenry

Canadian in Silicon Valley. Tabletop roleplaying games. #TTRPG One-time Metafilter poster. He/him

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Ethan Henry@ehenry· 14d

Well several of the greatest

Ethan Henry@ehenry· 14d

And this has nothing to do with encounters or morale but 1st edition Gamma World may have the greatest RPG diagram of all time

Ethan Henry@ehenry· 14d

Metamorphosis Alpha (1976) has a table for NPCs that you can recruit and I guess there's a separate morale check elsewhere...

Ethan Henry@ehenry· 15d

They had this figured out in 1977

The operation of starships in interstellar commerce requires an understanding of
the economics which govern trade between the stars. Prices and returns on effort

and investment are controlled by the supply and demand which exists in the com-
mercial system.

STARSHIP PURCHASE

Bank financing is available to qualified individuals for the purchase of commer-
cial starships. After a down payment of 20% of the cash price of the starship is made,

the shipyard will begin construction of a specific vessel. Upon completion, the vessel
is delivered to the buyer, with the bank paying off the purchase price to the shipyard.
Because the bank now holds title to the ship, the price must be paid off in a series of
monthly payments to it. Standard terms involve the payment of 1/240th of the cash
price each month for 480 months. In effect, interest and bank financing cost a simple
120% of the final cost of the ship, and the total financed price equals 220% of the
cash purchase price. The loan is paid off over a period of 40 years.

Ethan Henry@ehenry· 15d

Contemporaneously we had a similar table in the 1977 Traveller Book 3

Ethan Henry@ehenry· 16d

The intro to the classic Traveller Facsimile edition gives sales number for Traveller in the early days

Ethan Henry@ehenry· 18d

Congratulations

Ethan Henry@ehenry· 18d

Straight from 1987 to my hands... It's surprising that Marc Miller published an adventure for Traveller in a fan zine. I mean, he had lots of places to publish adventures!

Ethan Henry@ehenry· 22d

Ethan Henry@ehenry· 24d

Is soccer like boxing can we just get this called by the judges?

Ethan Henry@ehenry· Jul 10

I maintain that of all the gags in Peanuts, this is the greatest

Ethan Henry@ehenry· Jul 10

Danzig knows how it's done

Ethan Henry@ehenry· Jul 5

Ok wikipedia editors we need you to turn the horny on Haaland's bio down a couple notches

Text from Wikipedia:

Erling Braut Haaland (born 21 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Norway national team. Regarded as one of the best players in the world and the greatest Norwegian player of all time, he is known for his speed, strength, positioning, and finishing inside the box.

Ethan Henry@ehenry· Jul 2

SWORDS AGAINST has arrived and I have been warned

The back of SWORDS AGAINST

Some material may be disturbing. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES content warnings available at www.hollandspiele.com

AGES 18+
NOT FOR SMALL CHILDREN

Ethan Henry@ehenry· Jun 17

It has arrived in print. Wild that Classic Traveller still has legs.

Adventure 14: Travel Hazards for Classic Traveller by Mongoose Publishing

Ethan Henry@ehenry· Jun 17

My second attempt and failure to fix this poor old thing because I got the wrong size belt AGAIN. But I finally found a part number for the belt and have ordered yet another one so third time has got to be the charm.