[RPG]: The Traveller's Guidebook for Players, reviewed by Charles VanSickle (5/5)

http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13608.phtml

Charles VanSickle's Summary:

Better character creation, new classes, feats, and expanded equipment will make this book the new 'must have' for Traveller20!

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[Kyle]

Hello !

Nice review by the way, but just a little short for my tastes.


Is this book stand-alone, or do you need the full T20 corebook ?

Is it enough for a creative GM to build his own universe (or adapt another one from a different system) ?

Also, is it in full color or black and white ?

Thanks !

[Pierce Inverarity]

Also, is this a book or a PDF? IIRC it's the latter, but I'm not sure.

[Hunter Gordon]

Originally Posted by Kyle

Is this book stand-alone, or do you need the full T20 corebook ?

It has everything the players need. Not really any of the stuff for the Referee.

Is it enough for a creative GM to build his own universe (or adapt another one from a different system) ?

Not from this book. I'll leave someone else to answer if the Traveller's Handbook fits that bill as I am obviously biased

lso, is it in full color or black and white

B/W

[Hunter Gordon]

Originally Posted by Pierce Inverarity

Also, is this a book or a PDF? IIRC it's the latter, but I'm not sure.

PDF from our site and from RPGNow/DTRPG

Print from LuLu

[mxyzplk]

So a couple questions. How does this book interact with the Traveller's Handbook, which was the previous (only?) T20 main book available in print? Seems like it contains some of the same information, or all?

Also - I own and reviewed the Traveller's Handbook here earlier(http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10077.phtml) and it had some problems - a lot of editing problems and very weak d20 mechanics, among others. How much has this been updated?

In fact, as I look into it, it looks like there was the original handbook I have, then a new PDF-only series (replacing that? reprinting that?) of Traveller's Handbooks broekn down into Characters and Combat, Equipment and Designs, and Worlds and Adventures, and now this. Is this "T20 3e", where what I reviewed was 1e and the C&C book this is noted to replace is 2e? The drivethroughRPG blurb says "If you already have The Traveller's Handbook - Characters and Combat, this book will add a ton more for you playing enjoyment. If you do not already have the Characters and Combat book, the Guidebook contains everything you need (ie: you don't need to purchase the C&C book)."

Not to be rude, but I suspect the editing isn't much improved as when I go to the QLI website (http://www.travellerrpg.com/) I am immediately confronted with numerous "above the fold" typos and errors. "please contact contact us." "The Traveller's Guidbook for Players is now available".

[Hunter Gordon]

Originally Posted by mxyzplk

So a couple questions. How does this book interact with the Traveller's Handbook, which was the previous (only?) T20 main book available in print? Seems like it contains some of the same information, or all?

It supplements it. I has the original classes and feats from the THB plus a bunch more.

Also - I own and reviewed the Traveller's Handbook here earlier(http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10077.phtml) and it had some problems - a lot of editing problems and very weak d20 mechanics, among others. How much has this been updated?

It hasn't. The system is the same.

In fact, as I look into it, it looks like there was the original handbook I have, then a new PDF-only series (replacing that? reprinting that?) of Traveller's Handbooks broekn down into Characters and Combat, Equipment and Designs, and Worlds and Adventures, and now this.

The THB is available as a 3 part PDF. It was done that way because the PDF would have been huge as a single.

Is this "T20 3e", where what I reviewed was 1e and the C&C book this is noted to replace is 2e? The drivethroughRPG blurb says "If you already have The Traveller's Handbook - Characters and Combat, this book will add a ton more for you playing enjoyment. If you do not already have the Characters and Combat book, the Guidebook contains everything you need (ie: you don't need to purchase the C&C book)."

It's an addition to the original rules.

[mxyzplk]

Originally Posted by Hunter Gordon

It supplements it. I has the original classes and feats from the THB plus a bunch more.

OK, thanks for the clarification!