tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post2361932893436026097..comments2024-03-01T11:52:44.729-05:00Comments on Bat in the Attic: My take on the Third ImperiumRobert Conleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-51127118896638638312009-10-25T16:37:35.223-04:002009-10-25T16:37:35.223-04:00A very elegant summery of the Imperium's polit...A very elegant summery of the Imperium's political structure...well done. <br /><br />One of the biggest problems that I've encountered about the Traveller universe is relating the sheer hugeness of it all to a group of new players. More often than not I have to break it down either through certain abstract concepts (e.g. currency or "Imperial Codes of Conduct and Safety), or by the strategic placement of NPC's within the game, like a minor corrupt official at the local starport or a young brash commander on their first tour of The Wilds who's about ready to board the PC's ship for a "routine" check for contraband (...to give only two examples). <br /><br />If a more visual reference is necessary, I usually point to the scene in Attack Of The Clones of the Senate Chamber and say something like, "...now imagine it about five times larger with no FTL communication and that's pretty much what you have on Capital."<br /><br />In general however, I don't like to throw the nobility at the players right away unless they start making major waves in the galactic pool. While they often provide a nice counterbalance to whatever power the players might acquire during the course of the game, it's often more useful to keep them in the background as an implied obstacle or motivation for future sessions/story lines. <br /><br />Hey, it's either that or I throw a BatRon at them.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17509904111949804993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-72094240102400451592009-10-25T11:43:18.801-04:002009-10-25T11:43:18.801-04:00Very nice take on the role of the nobility in the ...Very nice take on the role of the nobility in the Imperium.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com