The Great Mongoose Traveller Clean-Up

jeff37923 · January 22, 2012, 10:52:28 PM

This came over on the Mongoose forums last Thursday:

Quote from: msprangeWe have several exciting projects in the works for Traveller at the moment - more news on them soon. First up though is The Great Traveller Clean-Up!

We are looking for errors and inconsistencies, great and small, across the entire Traveller range. Traveller-supremo, Don McKinney, has (fatefully?) stepped up to the challenge and has already started compiling a comprehensive list, but would like your input so we can be sure we catch everything.

If you have noticed anything a little wonky in any current Traveller book, please drop him a line at travellererrata@gmail.com.

We will be using this information to prepare comprehensive (and free!) correction PDFs, to manage reprints (eventually, these take more time) and to tie up loose ends with any of the (at the moment purely theoretical) second edition supplements.

Now, so far nobody is saying anything about changing the Core Rules except for a clean-up. This does coincide with the halfway point of Mongoose's 10-year lease and the announcement of 5E, however.

What does the Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy make of this news?

danbuter · January 22, 2012, 11:08:15 PM

I suspect they'll just do a "Deluxe" version with all the errata and better art. It's a good thing, in any case.

Mostlyjoe · January 23, 2012, 05:33:37 AM

Hmmm. A delux that folds elements from some of the supplements into the core would be something I'd pick up.

Spinachcat · January 23, 2012, 02:05:44 PM

Ditto.

I want to run a Cthonian Stars campaign and I'd be interested in a Deluxe MongTrav with better art.

ggroy · January 23, 2012, 02:13:08 PM

If Mongoose does this right, I would pick up a revised core book.

Black Vulmea · January 23, 2012, 02:23:00 PM

Mongoose Publishing. Where errata is more than a compilation of fixed errors - it's a way of life.

ggroy · January 23, 2012, 02:25:15 PM

Quote from: Black Vulmea;508133Mongoose Publishing. Where errata is more than a compilation of fixed errors - it's a way of life.

Along with their preference for quantity at the expense of quality.

Publish tons of crap as fast as possible, until people stop buying.

Werekoala · January 23, 2012, 04:12:58 PM

The McDonald's of RPG companies, to be sure.

That said, I like it when a company gets it's act together and asks their fans to help clean up problems with a system. That whole "fan investment" thing we've talked about in relation to DnDNext, doncha know.

selfdeleteduser00001 · January 23, 2012, 09:07:01 PM

Hey, Mongoose (in this case) are just continuing the long Traveller tradition of errata inherited from GDW.

danbuter · January 23, 2012, 09:30:25 PM

I forget. How many pages of errata were needed for Megatraveller?

David Johansen · January 23, 2012, 10:01:43 PM

Well, in the Traveller's Digest version it was only around four pages.

Fewer that there were for the T4 version of Fire Fusion and Steel's 14+ anyhow.

selfdeleteduser00001 · January 23, 2012, 10:23:24 PM

Quote from: danbuter;508384I forget. How many pages of errata were needed for Megatraveller?

Twelfty

Black Vulmea · January 23, 2012, 10:28:37 PM

Quote from: danbuter;508384I forget. How many pages of errata were needed for Megatraveller?

I dunno. We'll find out where they're finally done compiling them, I guess.

TheShadow · January 24, 2012, 12:26:29 AM

I've held out on MongTrav so far, but I'd definitely be interested in a revised core.

jeff37923 · January 24, 2012, 03:44:50 AM

Quote from: danbuter;508384I forget. How many pages of errata were needed for Megatraveller?

Too fucking many....