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[Classic Traveller] Inspirations and media

Started by Imperator, April 19, 2012, 11:44:33 AM

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Kuroth

#30
April 26, 2012, 08:40:08 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;533131As anyone who read Albion knows, I've used the same for fantasy; but I've often thought of using something along the lines of the 100 years war for sci-fi.

RPGPundit

Ya, I thought Jeff was going to use the research for Dark Albion.  So, it was interesting to read that he was going to use it for his Traveller campaign instead.

Kuroth

#31
April 26, 2012, 08:42:49 PM
Beside the usual suspects, I have used James Bond as a major influence in most of my Traveller campaigns, whatever time they were placed.

GameDaddy

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April 26, 2012, 09:25:43 PM Last Edit: April 26, 2012, 09:27:59 PM by GameDaddy
I'd be recommending Poul W. Anderson as a good reference read as well. The Polesotechnic League stories and and the Technic Civilization Sagas of Nichloas Van Rijn and Dominic Flandry easily rank right up there with Niven, Pournelle and Arthur C. Clarke as solid  and entertaining inspiration for the Traveller universe.
Blackmoor grew from a single Castle to include, first, several adjacent Castles (with the forces of Evil lying just off the edge of the world to an entire Northern Province of the Castle and Crusade Society's Great Kingdom.

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Kuroth

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April 27, 2012, 12:13:42 AM Last Edit: April 27, 2012, 12:21:04 AM by Kuroth
Quote from: jeff37923;533134100 Years Wars....

I hadn't looked in that direction before....

Got any books on those conflicts that you would recommed?

No problem.  These are excellent academic treatments.

The Hundred Years War  by Christopher Allmand

The Hundred Years War by Edouard Perroy

The Hundred Years War Volume I  by Jonathan Sumption

The Hundred Years War Volume II by Jonathan Sumption

The Hundred Years War Volume III by Jonathan Sumption

The Hundred Years War by Anne Curry


Johan Huizinga’s The Waning of the Middle Ages still provides a very good Northern cultural study.

The Waning of the Middle Ages by Johan Huizinga


Osprey always has their useful publications for this type of era that are game specific.  Their Essentials Histories volume is by Anne Curry.  She is a respected authority on the era, and the volume aligns with present research.  When one of these is out of print, it will be in print eventually from Osprey, but out of print copies can usually be found in stock at Amazon and other retailers.

The Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453 - Essential Histories 19

Henry V - Command 8

Henry V and the Conquest of France 1416–53  - Men-at-Arms 317

French Armies of the Hundred Years War - Men-at-Arms 337

English Longbowman 1330–1515 - Warrior 11
 
Crécy 1346: Triumph of the Longbow - Campaign 71

Poitiers 1356: The Capture of a King - Campaign 138

The Armies of Crécy and Poitiers - Men-at-Arms 111

Agincourt 1415: Triumph Against the Odds - Campaign 9

The Armies of Agincourt - Men-at-Arms 113

Orléans 1429: France Turns the Tide - Campaign 94

Kuroth

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April 27, 2012, 12:45:22 AM Last Edit: April 27, 2012, 01:18:50 AM by Kuroth
Quote from: GameDaddy;534309I'd be recommending Poul W. Anderson as a good reference read as well. The Polesotechnic League stories and and the Technic Civilization Sagas of Nichloas Van Rijn and Dominic Flandry easily rank right up there with Niven, Pournelle and Arthur C. Clarke as solid  and entertaining inspiration for the Traveller universe.

Poul Anderson's Flandry stories are great for Traveller, that's for sure.  Keith Laumer's Retief stories are another of the better written inspirations for Traveller campaigns.  The Retief stories are almost all short stories too. So, it isn't much for players to read a couple, as Imperator originally requested.

Heavy Metal Magazine from the 70s and 80s was a big one back in the day.

BillDowns

#35
April 30, 2012, 01:13:55 PM
Quote from: IceBlinkLuck;533977I also like Outlander. It's lower tech and has a 'high-noon in outerspace' vibe, but its still worth a look.
Considering the producer and director purposely made a remake of High Noon set in space, it's no wonder :)
 

daniel_ream

#36
April 30, 2012, 01:53:52 PM
Orignal Traveller was heavily inspired by Golden Age SF, so just about anything from that time period will help with the vibe.

Asimov's Foundation series, just because nobody's mentioned it yet.

Elizabeth Moon is a filthy plagiarist; in the same vein that her Paksennarion books are FR fanfic with the serial numbers filed off, her Familias Regnant books are Traveller fanfic with the serial numbers filed off.
D&D is becoming Self-Referential.  It is no longer Setting Referential, where it takes references outside of itself. It is becoming like Ouroboros in its self-gleaning for tropes, no longer attached, let alone needing outside context.
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