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
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