Mongoose Traveller LIFTOFF – New Traveller Starter Set coming out

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Times have changed. Your own imagination is still the most advanced storytelling engine, but computer games are catching up fast. Tabletop roleplaying games are competing with video game titles that cost millions to make and draw on the talents of the best artists in the world – and that require no more instructions to actually "learn" how to play.

Despite video games having so much going for them, tabletop games still attract young players – the magic has remained: The fascination of telling and being part of your own story, the collaborative effort of overcoming the odds along with the players at your gaming table and the total freedom of choice remain the strongest advantages of tabletop RPGs over premade video game stories with a very limited number of decisions the player is allowed to actually make (if there is any choice at all).


However, in the end, video games win out. Because of the money behind them, true, but most importantly: because they are so much easier to learn and play. And because most of the RPG material currently published seems to be targeted at veteran RPG enthusiasts and grognards.
TRAVELLER: LIFTOFF is a starter set for the Traveller RPG made for young players and designed around a "plug-and-play" mentality that lets you start playing immediately. Just grab a few friends, generate your characters, and LIFTOFF!


Created by 13Mann with support from Mongoose and many prominent Traveller writers and artists, LIFTOFF is made for the "next generation" of Traveller players – and hence the perfect gift any Traveller parent can give to his or her kids. New players will find everything they need to play inside the box, while experienced players will find contents like a beautiful, full-colour map of Known Space and full-colour deck plans of popular Traveller starships both useful and incredibly "must have".


At 13Mann – the German license holder for both Mongoose Traveller RPG and Marc Miller's Traveller5 – we have had amazing success with our ABOREA™ product line, a fantasy RPG targeted at young players generating interest for the Rolemaster system. We have seen 12 year olds playing roleplaying games with enthusiasm at trade fairs and being swayed by the ‘new and innovative’ game concepts. And we are very confident this can be done for Traveller as well.


Help us introduce the classic and timeless awesomeness of Traveller to a new generation. The basic rules – which are a condensed and simplified version of Mongoose rules – are currently being written and will be published online for comment hopefully around May until end of July. During this time Mongoose and 13Mann will playtest the rules at conventions and gather feedback – including yours, if you download and read the alpha rules. Simply submit your ideas for simplification or sidebar tips, or maybe entire texts, to 13Mann's website.
If you are a play tester at the official conventions or if we pick up on an idea you’ve submitted, you will receive proper credit in the Traveller Starter Set, making you a part of this endeavour forever.


In May/June we will start the crowdfunding campaign, where we will once again need your help. Back this project, spread the word, and we can put as much awesomeness into the box as possible.
We intend to ship the Traveller Starter Set before Christmas 2014, giving each and everyone of you a great gift to present to your loved ones.


13Mann will provide you with regular updates. Please join us in making this happen!

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Zeitplan technisch eher nicht, aber mal sehen ^^ Zeitpläne und Rollenspiele funktionieren eh nie gut :p
 
Naja, sie schreiben ja, zwischen Mai und Juli sollen die Beta-Regeln online gestellt werden - da wäre ein erster Workshop mit einer Alpha-Version auf der RPC passig.
 
Offizielle "Beta" hat begonnen, sprich wer helfen kann, sollte helfen ;)
 
Die ersten Playtests liefen und die Verbesserungsvorschläge werden demnächst in eine neue Version zusammengefasst.
Wer noch einsteigen möchte, ist gern gesehen ^^
 
Version 1.1 wurde angekündigt (Link) in der schon sehr viel Feedback eingefloßen ist. Falls ihr zu den Playtestern gehören wollt, einfach im Forum und im Board anmelden und lostesten ^^
 
Sehr schön. Wenn dieser Standard an Layout und Illustration durchgängig zu halten ist, dann wird das ästhetisch das beste Traveller-Produkt seit langem.
 
Ich denke mit dem Material das per Abenteuer kommt, nicht kommen soll, sondern tatsächlich kommt, geht 13Mann mal die richtige Richtung um Traveller tatsächlich mal zu einem Eyecatcher zu machen. Seit der Lim. Ed. hört man vereinzelt von Traveller im Ausland, sie hätten das Buch gern auf Englisch, insofern ist das schon einmal ein sehr gutes Zeichen. :)
 
100000? Steile Ansage, ob das klappt... :eek:
Effektiv brauchen sie damit ~2000 Leute, die die Katze im Sack kaufen. Hoffentlich wird das was.
 
2000 Leute global, aber ja, haben großes vor, Schiffpläne, Karten und NSC Sammlungen. Das alles mit genug guten Illus in gewohnter 13Mann Qualität :)
 
Gerade 2% nach einer Woche... sorry, aber wenn da kein Wunder passiert, wird das nichts. Das sehr hohe ursprüngliche Ziel, fehlendes Marketing und das mMn nicht passige Preis/Leistungsverhältnis für die Box würde ich als die Ursachen ausmachen...
 
Ich hab's mir ja angeguckt, weil mich Traveller immer reizte - aber 50 Scheine für ein kastriertes Regelwerk fand ich happig... Deckpläne hin oder her.
 
Haben zwar schon diejenigen mitbekommen, die es interessiert, trotzdem hier eine Nachricht von Rouven

Dear Traveller and Liftoff fans,

Sometimes you reach for the stars and succeed and sometimes you just fall flat on your face, but you will never know until you have tried.

We have tried to create a perfect Starter Set for Mongoose Traveller in German and English, and ship it to the far reaches of the world. We took your feedback on the rules and implemented them as good as possible. While doing so, we failed to keep an eye on the market and forgot that the audience we intended to build was not there, yet. Prices were too high and Liftoff fell flat on its face.

We want to apologize that we weren’t able to give you a better crowdfunding. But we also want to thank all those who helped work on Liftoff over the past months and put their energy and time into helping us come this far. It is also for you that we continue striving for new and high quality Traveller products.

The Liftoff texts will remain on our website free for you to download and comment, and maybe there's a way to make it happen in the future.

Tja, schade dass, da ich immer noch der Meinung bin, das genau das noch fehlt. Ein einfacher, guter Starter für SciFi Rollenspiele.
 
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