Dear Folks –

 

Hey! I just got a reply from Phil himself:

 

David -

 

On 18/05/2017 01:03, you wrote:

> One could send a totally inappropriate party on a dungeon raid, say,

> or have a merchant ship crew who forever accept bizarre jobs from

> noble patrons in dockside bars.

>

> ///endquote

>

>>Now  I know not everything revolves around Traveller, although I can

>>see

> why some might be mistaken for thinking I haven't got that very clear

> in my head. >And I guess it's possible there's some DnD adventure

> trope I'm not aware of, but that last half sentence *must* be a

> sideways glance at Traveller, surely?

>

>>tc

>

> So my question to you is: is Tim correct?

 

Yes, I'm an old enough gamer that my reflexes when talking about classic stuff to parody go there. (Actually, I have a few *Traveller* credits in my writing history.) I don't know how many contemporary gamers will have understood that joke, I must admit.

 

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Phil Masters

http://www.philmasters.org.uk

 

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