https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/514278/2d6-sf-adventures-the-long-jumps
What an amazing collection of 2d6 science fiction adventures! This one is a real treasure, with 329 pages of adventures split up into twenty-five adventures. This can be used with any 2d6 science fiction RPG, from original LBB Traveller, any version of Cepheus, and Mongoose 1E or 2E Traveller. We have art in this book, too, though it is sparse, but of good quality.
What I love about these adventures is they are presented in a journal format that makes running them so easy. First, we get a boxed referee's overview that summarizes the entire plot and adventure. Next, we get numbered sections (with maps, tables, and charts), that proceed from one stage of the adventure to the next. Finally, we get an NPC list, star ships, creatures, and other maps to end the adventure.
Each section of the adventures is a smaller part of the story. While it isn't railroaded, it is the logical progression of a plot through the paces. Each section is like the parts of a TV show between a commercial break, with each one handling one situation or event, and then we move on to the next. The adventures give you time, and you can fluff out a section with extra adventure, side quest, and exploration activities if you want - or ratchet up the tension and put a ticking clock on certain doom.
The journal format is ideal for 2d6-style adventures. While fantasy games typically slop a giant mega-dungeon on you and expect you to figure it out, this gives us bite-sized adventure situations, one after the other, and they let you progress through them one at a time. This is well-written and put together, and the adventures are varied and different enough to keep players guessing.
And this creator has hundreds of more 2d6 SF adventures in PDFs! This really is a treasure of adventures for any version of 2d6 science fiction that you love, and I picked up this one first since it also came in hardcover.
Highly recommended.
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