Keith, who is still relatively new to the gaming world, returns to the show to share his thoughts on creating a character in Traveller for the first time. He compares the experience to D&D and discusses the unique aspects of Traveller's character creation.

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Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction

01:06 Michael/Chigowiz talks about the Season of Traveller

09:45 Jason talks about James's Traveller character

12:15 Daniel talks about space comabt in Coriolis RPG

20:55 Daniel talks about the Voltron reboot

22:35 Jason talks about Chill: Black Morn Manor

26:33 Jason talks more boardgames: Dungeon, The Lonely Mountain, & A Touch of Evil

29:23 Michael educates me about Swords & Spells

36:51 Joe wraps and asks a Traveller rules question

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Joe embarks on a journey to design a space-based sandbox campaign. He shares his creative process, brainstorming ideas, and navigating through the complexities of a universe filled with parallel earths and interdimensional exploration. He debates between the allure of sleeper ships and the enigma of societal collapse with a dash ghost worlds. This episode delves into the magic of campaign development, blending realism and fun in an imaginative space opera setting. So suit up for cosmic adventure in "Sandboxes in Spaaaace!"

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In this episode Joe answers these calls:

00:00 Opening Theme

00:18 Jason talks about the flavor of space battles.

02:12 Evil Jeff likes his space battles with a hint of lime.

08:29 Jason talks about Betrayal at the House on the Hill

12:26 Joe closes the show

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Minions & Musings podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eviljeff/

Nerds RPG Variety Cast: ⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/⁠

Betrayal at house on the Hill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betrayal_at_House_on_the_Hill

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Join Joe as he guides James through the creation of a classic Traveller character. Witness the birth of Lucas Longwalker, a repo man engineering the challenges of the far future.

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In this episode Joe answers these calls:

00:00 Opening Theme

00:18 Jason likes the episode he was in.

02:50 Daniel says that RPGs are defined by expectations

06:02 Evil Jeff echoes my thoughts about programs with built-in pauses

07:48 Jason talks about Cocktrice Nuggets and Percentile Dice

11:19 Evil Jeff talks about RPGs and board games

14:16 Joe closes the show

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P.L.A.Y. Web Forum: http://www.dekahedron.com/boards

Bandit's Keep: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton/

Cockatrice Nuggets: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rich-fraser

Minions & Musings podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eviljeff/

Nerds RPG Variety Cast: ⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/⁠

Betrayal at house on the Hill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betrayal_at_House_on_the_Hill

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Joe and James discuss three "flavors" of space opera campaigns:

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In this episode Joe answers these calls:

00:00 Opening Theme

00:18 Jason likes rolling on tables manually

02:07 James prefers automated systems (discussion)

07:30 Rich (first time caller) likes manual

11:01 Jason isn't anti-Traveller and talks Hard Sci-Fi

17:56 Joe closes the show

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Joe talks with James and Jason and together they try to determine what exactly defines an RPG. This is what they came up with:

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In this episode Joe answers these calls:

00:00 Opening Theme

00:18 Jason says sandboxes are traditional and he misses Elite

08:54 Evil Jeff loved the Sandboxes episode

10:49 Jason likes the idea of a web forum

12:30 Evil Jeff prefers a BBS

19:56 Jason says I should try Starships & Spacemen

Retro Games hardware Commdore/Amiga emulators: https://retrogames.biz/products/

VICE: The Versatile Commodore Emulator: https://vice-emu.sourceforge.io/

UAE: Amiga Emulator: https://amiga.technology/uae/

OOLITE: Elite clone: https://oolite.space/

P.L.A.Y. Web Forum: http://www.dekahedron.com/boards

Jason is the host of The Nerds RPG Variety Cast: https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/

Evil Jeff is the host of the Minions & Musings podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eviljeff/

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