tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post1947167351399771459..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: Some Thoughts on "Encounter Tables" for White StarTenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-31316967964516112722015-05-06T16:36:11.673-04:002015-05-06T16:36:11.673-04:00And since you have Traveller, you can use the tabl...And since you have Traveller, you can use the tables from there as well.freddyboomboomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835568456556169296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-37971314527468615122015-05-06T16:35:40.025-04:002015-05-06T16:35:40.025-04:00Note that Stars Without Numbers has a free PDF of ...Note that Stars Without Numbers has a free PDF of the rulebook.<br /><br />So except for the cost of creating an RPGNow account, and downloading the PDF, I'm not seeing much expense here.<br /><br />YMMVfreddyboomboomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835568456556169296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-39138313818672057882015-05-05T23:38:34.723-04:002015-05-05T23:38:34.723-04:00You assume we own that game, or want to buy an unr...You assume we own that game, or want to buy an unrelated game just to use that from it. If I'm going to buy a book of this type, I'd prefer it be for the game I have. <br /><br />Otherwise, eff em all, I can just buy nothing and use Traveller forever. Not a bad idea, come to think of it. Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-15292197682953119832015-05-05T23:36:34.707-04:002015-05-05T23:36:34.707-04:00I'd like "event" tables for things l...I'd like "event" tables for things like hyperdrive breaking down, coming too close to a black hole, asteroid belts, etc. "Encounter" tables for coming out of warp and discovering a Klingon vessel in orbit or an ancient abandoned (?) starship, space pirates, etc. <br /><br />And then planets and moons I'd want separate tables for types of worlds: desert worlds, ice worlds, temperate worlds, and so on, and gas giants, dwarf planets, etc.<br /><br />Maybe some cool plot seed generators, too, where you can roll on several tables and get a general idea from different columns like "type: safari," "location: jungle world," and what not.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-51955814335253652352015-05-05T23:02:48.234-04:002015-05-05T23:02:48.234-04:00I'm guessing that those who are asking for &qu...I'm guessing that those who are asking for "encounter tables" are actually asking for the tables used in Stars Without Number to generate worlds and star systems - to whom I'd say, just use the tables in SWN, no need to reinvent the wheel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685031132280251756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-83610226794307384252015-05-05T22:07:16.886-04:002015-05-05T22:07:16.886-04:00My thinking was that a set of random encounter tab...My thinking was that a set of random encounter tables or, really, any random tables would serve as a good example towards designing your own.The Great Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342783210750664992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-42048287686174639172015-05-05T21:24:13.372-04:002015-05-05T21:24:13.372-04:00There is currently a list of products for the Whit...There is currently a list of products for the White Star line. Encounter tables, Vehicles and Fast-Play/Intro rules are on the top of that list - along with some special surprises.James M. Spahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463241531100082880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-17127181955547298612015-05-05T21:19:32.604-04:002015-05-05T21:19:32.604-04:00Hmm..I'm usually a random tables fiend. Perhap...Hmm..I'm usually a random tables fiend. Perhaps in relation to encounter tables (or random generation tables in any case), these could be specific to the content of which particular setting for White Star is being developed, as I understand that the game leaves much open to the imagination...Chris Dunlaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00863800987873564666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-89313375686134781972015-05-05T21:18:52.068-04:002015-05-05T21:18:52.068-04:00There could be "generic" tables. For exa...There could be "generic" tables. For example, a planet could have cities, suburbs, farmland, and wilderness. Tech level and terrain and specifics of a planet would have their effect on the end result.<br />For example, in wilderness areas there might be large herds or roaming herbivores, like zebras or buffalo, followed by predators such as lions, tigers, or bears. <br />A more "primitive" planet with intelligent inhabitants might not have driven large animals to near extinction, whereas, a more advance race with a violent bent, might have nearly eliminated large animals.<br />A city that covers a planet would be all urban encounters.<br />I may be remembering this from some other SF RPG from back in the 80's but specifying herd animals, predators, natives, colonists, etc. flavored by tech levels and quirks added by the GM would be good. <br />Anything more detailed would require creating specific creatures to populate the tables.Follow Me And Diehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118573023293179592noreply@blogger.com