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Ross Winn

@ rosswinn @ttrpg.network

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Old school RPG guy, 59, in Florida US. Traveller, Hero, Cyberpunk, Action! System, and about a hundred others.

  • What is up with the frequent little outages with ttrpg.network?

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  • The way these servers are federated may be the issue. As federation becomes more prevalent this may become more robust.

  • New tabletop roleplaying community on Digg!

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  • Fair, thanx for your response.

  • New tabletop roleplaying community on Digg!

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  • That's fair. Just curious, do you also disregard publisher forums as well?

  • New tabletop roleplaying community on Digg!

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  • I absolutely do, and moderate the Traveller group here as well. I like having multiple sources of news and engagement.

  • New tabletop roleplaying community on Digg!

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  • Digg is its own thing. I don't know if they plan on RSS support, but I can ask.

  • New tabletop roleplaying community on Digg!

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  • Worked on, or owned?

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    New tabletop roleplaying community on Digg!

    digg.com /ttrpgs

  • Mongoose Traveller 1e, more cohesive?

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  • Of course that’s possible, but it could be that the smaller development team had a more unified approach.

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    Mongoose Traveller 1e, more cohesive?

  • "I don't want Politics in my Gaming!"

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  • RPGs, much like SF, have always been a mechanism to explore social issues in philosophy, governance, and thought. In Human society I don’t personally believe that “politics” can be avoided in any group anywhere. —of course that’s just one man’s opinion.

  • CT Fanatical bundle

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  • This is a fantastic bundle for $16 and I purchased it immediately.

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    A joyous Holiday to all sophonts!

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    Beginning probably tomorrow (12/2/2025) we will be migrating our image hosting to object storage

  • Good E-Reader or Tablet for Reading RPG PDFs?

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  • The iPad has a variety of sizes up to 13”.

  • Good E-Reader or Tablet for Reading RPG PDFs?

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  • My amazing iPad does this well. You can get a 10th generation starting about US$250. ALSO, look out for November deals.

  • 100 Ways to Improve Your GMing

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  • Scatter ideas… players are unlikely to move in any specific order or direction because that’s what’s expected. Most experienced players are terrified to do what the GM wants because they believe they’ll all die. Players and GMs are commonly perceived as adversaries, but they should be collaborators. So the GM can scatter ideas and little bits of business al over the place and then the group can choose. Members of the group can ask for elements and the GM can choose. Create the series together, allow the players to affect change in the setting, and never let an NPC do what a player does. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

  • The Strangest D&D Settings Ever Published

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  • Hollow World wasn’t strange from either perspective. There have always been fantasies involving the hidden civilizations under the earth. There was also among designers a fetish for the pulpy adventure stories. See also, Doc Savage, the Nile Empire for TORG, Justice Inc and Lands of Mystery, various Buck Roger’s iterations, Thrilling Places, Hollow Earth Expeditions, Spirit of the Century, as well as a few dozen others. Hell, even Traveller is based on the pulpy SF like Dumarest and Lensman.

  • A real excerpt from Mike Pondsmith's Wikipedia page [Mekton]

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  • Back in the 80s we were just guessing most of the time. At least until Akira was released in the United States in 1988 and only then white people started realizing there was a market.

  • What are some tools you personally use for prep?

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  • Notes, and links, etc: UpNote Fantastic app, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android; Markdown support.

  • Linux options for note organization?

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  • I very much appreciate UpNote for three reasons. First it is a flexible and straightforward notes app. Second, there is a one time purchase option. Third, I can use it for Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Nothing else combines these value propositions.

    I was an Evernote user since version 2 but it has just become a bloated terrible experience, and it’s egregiously expensive. UpNote gives me those key features without any cruft.

  • AI Content banned on TTRPG Network

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  • Generally, I agree with you. While I don’t like it, I think AI art is going to be with us for a while especially for individual games. I’ve never been an artist and I’m never going to be. That being said, I think it’s important for creators to preserve the craft of art. And I believe it’s the responsibility of publishers to purchase and use that art. Made by humans for humans.

  • AI Content banned on TTRPG Network

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  • Yes, but I thought it was an interesting idea and question for the wider community.

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    AI Content banned on TTRPG Network

    ttrpg.network /post/26260249
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    Traveller Ship Builder - Professional RPG Starship Designer

    traveller-ship-builder.netlify.app
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    Technology & Progression

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    Best 400-800 ton Adventure ship?

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    Your first Traveller...

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    Best MGT2e Character Generator

    blog.tremlas.com /games/traveller/mongoose-v2-character-creator/

  • Largest "Small Craft"

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  • There have been multiple classifications for different sizes of ships in the Imperium. So that’s anyone’s guess. I think that most system craft overall will be under 1000 dtons.

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    Largest "Small Craft"

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    conversation

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    Battle Dress

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    IMTU: Aging in Traveller

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    Design Language or Method

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    Your Ideal RPG Series or Campaign

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    Come on over to Traveller

    ttrpg.network /c/Traveller
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    Alternative Rules & Influence