Speaking of 76 Patrons, on the occasion of James Garner's death, Loren and
John Harshman took many of the 76 Patrons scenarios from Rockford Files
episodes.
> 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.
>
> 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...
John Harshman took many of the 76 Patrons scenarios from Rockford Files
episodes.
> 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.
>
> 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...