"...until he discovered Horatio Hornblower of course..."
LOL
or in today's SciFi it might be Weber's Honor Harrington - who in one story was found reading Horatio Hornblower and finding it a good read.
On Monday, July 21, 2014 10:49 AM, "Harold Hale [Traveller_TNE]" <> wrote:
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>The idea of Traveller actually owes more to the classic sci-fi novels of the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s (the things that Marc, Loren, and Frank grew up reading and read as young adults) than anything else. As for 'Star Wars', Lucas admits to being heavily influenced by the Science-Fiction and Western movie shorts that ran in serial form (new episode on a regular basis) in the 1930s through the 1950s.
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Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader from the 'Star Wars' movie. Personally speaking, I had a player who is a good friend who insisted on running some sort of variation of Han Solo as a character in every single Traveller campaign for a period of years...until he discovered Horatio Hornblower of course...
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LOL
or in today's SciFi it might be Weber's Honor Harrington - who in one story was found reading Horatio Hornblower and finding it a good read.
On Monday, July 21, 2014 10:49 AM, "Harold Hale [Traveller_TNE]" <> wrote:
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>The idea of Traveller actually owes more to the classic sci-fi novels of the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s (the things that Marc, Loren, and Frank grew up reading and read as young adults) than anything else. As for 'Star Wars', Lucas admits to being heavily influenced by the Science-Fiction and Western movie shorts that ran in serial form (new episode on a regular basis) in the 1930s through the 1950s.
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>However, in the back of '76 Patrons' you will find Traveller versions of
Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader from the 'Star Wars' movie. Personally speaking, I had a player who is a good friend who insisted on running some sort of variation of Han Solo as a character in every single Traveller campaign for a period of years...until he discovered Horatio Hornblower of course...
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