SAFCOcast - a Traveller RPG Podcast
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA podcast about the Traveller RPG, Cepheus Engine, and Traveller derivatives, produced by Super Adventure Friends Co.
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Episodes
SAFCOcast 35: the Scoundrels of Brixton
February 17, 2024 23:09 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBIn this episode Bob interviews the creators of the Scoundrels of Brixton Cepheus Engine/Traveller setting and books, Jeffrey Jones of the RPG Ramblings podcast and writer Adam Kovac. Relevant Links RPG Ramblings 66 on which Bob was a guest RPG Ramblings 100: with Bob and Adam talking about Traveller Jeffrey Jones RPG Ramblings publications on DriveThru RPG
SAFCOcast 34: update on Keith Frye Memorial Game and Mayday! 2023 Interview with CyborgPrime
April 05, 2023 16:16 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBIn this episode I read a quick message from Greg Caires and Ken Patterson regarding the passing of Keith Frye the upcoming online memorial game for him, and then we interview CyborgPrime (Frank Succardi) about the upcoming Mayday Mayday 2023 online Traveller celebration. Relevant links for this episode: You can find all the information about Mayday Mayday 2023 here on Frank's blog. Keith Frye's Go Fund Me page - https://www.gofundme.com/f/call-to-the-travellers-aid-society-for-keith-f...
SAFCOcast 33: Talking MayDay 2023 with Ken Patterson
February 18, 2023 18:32 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBIn this episode we talk to Ken Patterson about the upcoming MayDay 2023 online Traveller celebration. The yearly online MayDay celebration is one of the highpoints of the year for Traveller players, so listen and learn! Relevant Links: Traveller's Aid Society (TAS) YouTube page: www.youtube.com/@travellersaidsociety TAS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087385957632 Fundraiser Event Facebook page: https://fb.me/e/2dQewzwkP Mayday Celebration Games web...
SAFCOcast 32: Never knife-fight Earl Dumarest
January 07, 2023 22:38 - 1 hour - 108 MBIn this episode we discuss the last two "longest campaign" submissions, talk about the Parry rule in Classic Traveller Combat, go through a lot of great Internet Finds, and briefly touch on the OGL debacle. Relevant links: Our last session: https://www.gaming.concretelunch.info/itv-session-24-one-night-at-the-happy-gluck/ Third Imperium Fanzine online archive: http://thirdimperiumfanzine.info/ Men's Tactical Jacket, on which the fictional Scout jacket was based. https://www.wayrat...
SAFCOcast 31: Interview with Virtual Traveller's Ken Patterson
November 21, 2022 02:59 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBIn this episode we interview Ken Patterson of the Virtual Traveller Facebook group about the upcoming online streaming game to benefit Mr. Keith Frye, one of the pillars of the Traveller community as he battles serious illness. Relevant links are as follows: Static web page: www.travellercon-usa.com/fundraiser TAS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087385957632 TAS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@travellersaidsociety Gofundme page: https://www.gofu...
SAFCOcast 30: More Campaign Descriptions, Bribery Confusion, and Review of our Campaign
August 21, 2022 18:17 - 1 hour - 127 MBIn this episode we do internet finds, rules finds (in which Bob gets even more confused about the Bribery skill in the little black books), xboat transmissions, two from our longest campaign event, and we review our own campaign 4.5 years into it. Relevant links: Maritime Executive Newsletter Log of the Grayswandir Dragon Magazine #53 (go to page 60) 2nd Dynasty 3D Print STLs Classic Traveller Harsh Beginning, by Omer Golan-Joel Luke Gearing's interview with Marc Miller "Wri...
SAFCOcast 29: Your Longest Traveller Campaign! Winner announced!
April 24, 2022 23:32 - 1 hour - 102 MBIn this episode Jeff and Bob read some much appreciated email from listeners, go over from great finds from the internet, talk about some rules finds, announce the winner for the random drawing from the Longest Campaign submissions, and read the first six of the twelve submissions! Relevant links: RPG Ramblings Podcast, with Jeffrey Jones Traveller RPG Mayday Mayday 2022 Official Event Page - from CyborgPrime The Log of the Grayswandir - Traveller blog by Dennis Matheson Stargrave ...
SAFCOcast 28: Mayday! 2022 Preview
March 24, 2022 14:33 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBIn this episode we talk to CyborgPrime, the main organizer of the upcoming Mayday 2022 Online Traveller event, and Greg Caires of Virtual Traveller, who (along with Ken Patterson) is organizing the online game sessions for event. The main event day is, of course, Sunday May 1, but there will be virtual games going Friday and Saturday (so as not to waste the weekend!). We'll learn a bit about the event's history, how it is organized, who is involved, what is going on, and most importantly --...
SAFCOcast 27: Cepheus Deluxe and Alien Androids
December 01, 2021 03:22 - 1 hour - 138 MBIn this episode Jeff and Bob dig into a couple of listener emails, announce a new event, review their last Traveller Session, and dig into a tiny fraction of the greatness that is Cepheus Deluxe. This episode is dedicated to the great Ron Stepp, a devoted member of the Traveller community, who recently died. Ron emailed us often, and his friendship was indeed valued. Relevant Links include: Ron Stepp's Art: https://moriturimax.artstation.com/ Our "Your Longest Campaign" event submiss...
SAFCOcast 26: Inspiration!
September 19, 2021 21:03 - 1 hour - 110 MBOur main topic in this episode is sources of inspiration for your Traveller or Cepheus Engine campaign! Where do you get your ideas? How best to use those ideas? Of course, we cover more than that in this episode too, with X-boat Transmissions, Internet Finds, and Imperial News. Here are the relevant links mentioned in the show: Thought Eater Podcast. The blog is still going, but the podcast is not Ice Planet Horror - our campaign session review Hugh O’Donnell's Masters Thesis O...
SAFCOcast 25: "Useless" Skills and Scurrying for Cover!
May 16, 2021 22:33 - 1 hour - 119 MBIn this episode, we discuss the "boring, useless" skills that as teenagers we cringed if we got when we rolled up Traveller characters, and explore the possibilities of these skills with a little creativity. We also do a quick recap of the online Mayday! even run by Cyborg Prime, Greg Caires and Ken Patterson, and Patrick Kanouse, as well as internet and rules finds. We also found ourselves in the midst of a tornado warning! We're OK. North Texas is like that. Relevant links for this ...
SAFCOcast 24: Interview with Ken Patterson and Greg Caires about the 2021 MayDay! online Traveller event!
March 04, 2021 19:53 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBIn this episode we interview Ken Patterson and Greg Caires about the upcoming Mayday! event. The first day of May – May Day – has special meaning to Traveller players due to the infamous Mayday call from the Free Trader Beowulf that has appeared on box and book covers of various variants of the game since its earliest years. In 2021, May Day will be a Saturday – an ideal time to play Traveller. To help the global Traveller community celebrate May Day, three groups of players have teamed...
SAFCOcast 23: To Violence Or To Not Violence
February 15, 2021 03:16 - 1 hour - 105 MBFirst, thanks to all our listeners for sticking with us! It has been two months since the last episode, which of course is not our goal, but life got in the way! In this episode, besides the usual sections, our main topic deals with non-violent/non-combat Traveller (and other RPGs) sessions. Not arguing against a good shoot-em-up, but just using other kinds of challenges to create a good game. We also mention Jeff's table of 2d6 outcome probabilities, so here it is! Relevant Links Amb...
SAFCOcast 22: Interview with Greg Caires about Virtual Traveller
November 14, 2020 20:15 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBIn this episode we talk to Greg Caires about the October 2020 Virtual Traveller non-con that he and Ken Patterson organized. Always fun to talk to Greg! Relevant links: Virtual Traveller on Facebook Greg's Classic Traveller One Shot Saturdays FB group Freelance Traveller Zine Speculative Machines Podcast
SAFCOcast 21: Xboat Transmission, Game Recap, and So Forth
October 25, 2020 20:30 - 1 hour - 116 MBIn this episode we read some great email's from listeners! Lots to think about! We also cover Internet Finds and Rules Finds, and discuss the latest session of our Into the Void Classic Traveller campaign! Relevant links: Writeup of our last Into the Void Classic Traveller sesion http://www.gaming.concretelunch.info/itv-session-19-the-alien-complex/ Cepheus Journal #2 https://cepheusjournal.com/downloads/ Take on Rules - writeup of Traveller Core Rulebook https://takeonrules.com/...
SAFCOcast 20: What are the basic elements of a Traveller game?
September 12, 2020 20:54 - 1 hour - 116 MBIn this episode Jeff and Bob discuss the basic elements of a Traveller game, as detailed by Marc Miller in the Traveller Book. Before that Bob does a short correction from the previous episode, we do Internet Finds, and some fun Rules Finds, as well as present the last of the planets submitted in our Random Planet Generation Smackdown! (that system appears below, under the relevant links). Relevant links: Freelance Traveller 'zine Reaver's Deep: https://www.reaversdeep.com/ Cepheus...
SAFCOcast 19: More Random Planets!
August 22, 2020 20:21 - 1 hour - 100 MBIn this episode we are focusing on two more of the random planets submitted during our Random Planet event a few months ago, this time from Dwayne "Hiverlord" Walstrom and Jonathan Daylett (check out his Desert World RPG - a great adaptation of a Mad Max style setting). Before that we dig into a couple of items from X-Boat Transmissions, and end with a recap or our own last gaming session from our Into the Void campaign. Here are the planet/system writeups... From Hiverlord Planet/Syst...
SAFCOcast 18: Classic Traveller Combat, Mailbag, and other Stuff
August 01, 2020 20:56 - 1 hour - 100 MBOur main topic, inspired by one of our SAFCO Mail Bag submissions, is a discussion of the combat procedure from Classic Traveller. We also go through some great mailbag submissions, discuss the Central Supply Catalog supplement for Classic Traveller, Timothy Collinson's Generation-X Traveller book, and Internet Finds! Thanks to everyone for listening. Relevant links: Timothy Collinson's Generation-X book Chris Chaudruc's Nuts & Bolts Scrapheap Rumble: Robot Battle Rules Dragon #5...
SAFCOcast 17: interview with Ken Patterson, about the upcoming Virtual Traveller event
July 19, 2020 17:00 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBThis episode is an interview with Ken Patterson, regarding the event he and Greg Caires are organizing for October 2020 -- Virtual Traveller: a Weekend of Virus-Free Roleplaying. The event can be found here, on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1205944649744350/ Jeff and I had a good time talking with Ken! We appreciate him coming on, and hope you enjoy the interview.
SAFCOcast 16: Traveller Session Recap, Imperial News, Etc.
June 25, 2020 02:20 - 1 hour - 93.4 MBIn this episode we discuss their last Classic Traveller session (written recap here on Bob's gaming blog). We also do Internet Finds, Imperial News, and Rules Finds. Links and info from the show: Dragon #87 p 75: “Luna, A Traveller’s Guide - The Moon in Traveller” by Marc Miller. Cyborg Prime Games: Traveller RPG Ship Distance Calculator Darkest Stars #2 is out, from Omer Golan Joel and Richard Rose is out. https://www.darkestfanzine.com/ Ron Stepp has started a FB page called Tr...
SAFCOcast 15: Random World, Awesome Online Con Game, and Other Traveller Delicacies
June 10, 2020 02:18 - 1 hour - 139 MBWeirdly we had no XBoat Transmissions this time! We need email! In this episode, we get back to our Random Planet Generation project by reading about Algira, a planet created by Patrick Kanouse (full description below). Really nice work, Patrick! We then move on to Internet Finds, including... Darkest Stars, a Classic Traveller Fanzine by Omer Joel and Paul Elliott Jeff finds two Traveller articles in online copies of the old Dragon magazine. Dragon #43 p 35: Traveller Adventure "Can...
SAFCOcast 14: Traveller on Roll20, Session Recap, and other Traveller Stuff!
May 27, 2020 03:22 - 1 hour - 145 MBNote: Episodes 1-14 happened before we changed to a Traveller-only show. In those episodes we discuss some other RPGs. As time went on we realized we were really a Traveller-only podcast, and in Episode 15 officially made the switch. You will find lots of Traveller talk in 1-14. Just be aware. In which Jeff and Bob discuss a very nice mailbag submission, recap the last Classic Traveller session of their Into the Void campaign, discuss their end-times transition to the Roll20 online system,...
SAFCOcast 13: Interview with Robert Eaglestone
April 11, 2020 20:33 - 1 hour - 116 MBNote: Episodes 1-14 happened before we changed to a Traveller-only show. In those episodes we discuss some other RPGs. As time went on we realized we were really a Traveller-only podcast, and in Episode 15 officially made the switch. You will find lots of Traveller talk in 1-14. Just be aware. We are honored and happy that Robert Eaglestone, of the Xboat 'zine joined us for conversation on this episode! For those who don't know, Rob did a very successful kickstarter for a four issue Trav...
SAFCOcast 12: Session Report, etc
March 28, 2020 21:50 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MBNote: Episodes 1-14 happened before we changed to a Traveller-only show. In those episodes we discuss some other RPGs. As time went on we realized we were really a Traveller-only podcast, and in Episode 15 officially made the switch. You will find lots of Traveller talk in 1-14. Just be aware. In this episode, Jeff and Bob discuss the length of the podcast, read some listener comments, look at the Classic Traveller rules for Cover/Concealment and the Medical skill, do a quick look at Gerry...
SAFCOcast 11: I won a contest!
March 06, 2020 03:30 - 10 minutes - 19.9 MBNote: Episodes 1-14 happened before we changed to a Traveller-only show. In those episodes we discuss some other RPGs. As time went on we realized we were really a Traveller-only podcast, and in Episode 15 officially made the switch. You will find lots of Traveller talk in 1-14. Just be aware. This is a very rare SHORT episode! Only about 11 minutes! I quickly talk about a few things that have been going on, and about winning a great contest I didn't know I'd even entered on the Traveller ...
SAFCOcast 10: Traveller talk and Superheroes!
February 02, 2020 21:35 - 1 hour - 185 MBNote: Episodes 1-14 happened before we changed to a Traveller-only show. In those episodes we discuss some other RPGs. As time went on we realized we were really a Traveller-only podcast, and in Episode 15 officially made the switch. You will find lots of Traveller talk in 1-14. Just be aware. In this episode we discuss our usual Traveller stuff, including some internet finds, rules we wanted to talk about from Classic Traveller, and of course start off with the SAFCO Mail Bag! This is lon...
SAFCOcast 9: Planet Generation Smackdown, Traveller session recap, etc.
December 22, 2019 22:16 - 1 hour - 150 MBNote: Episodes 1-14 happened before we changed to a Traveller-only show. In those episodes we discuss some other RPGs. As time went on we realized we were really a Traveller-only podcast, and in Episode 15 officially made the switch. You will find lots of Traveller talk in 1-14. Just be aware. In this episode we discuss two of the systems generated by listeners in our Random Planet Generation Smackdown. We had considered doing more, but we'll do two per episode until we're done with them. ...
SAFCOcast 8: Agent of the Imperium, Participation Announcement, and other Traveller stuff!
November 11, 2019 00:52 - 1 hour - 165 MBNote: Episodes 1-14 happened before we changed to a Traveller-only show. In those episodes we discuss some other RPGs. As time went on we realized we were really a Traveller-only podcast, and in Episode 15 officially made the switch. You will find lots of Traveller talk in 1-14. Just be aware. In Episode 8 we start with Mailbag! Thanks to everyone who has contacted us! Then we move on to Internet Finds and talk about some cook things on the internet! Then a session recap of our campaign. T...
SAFCOcast 7: Interview with John Watts of Gypsy Knights Games
October 06, 2019 20:18 - 1 hour - 159 MBNote: Episodes 1-14 happened before we changed to a Traveller-only show. In those episodes we discuss some other RPGs. As time went on we realized we were really a Traveller-only podcast, and in Episode 15 officially made the switch. You will find lots of Traveller talk in 1-14. Just be aware. After a quick review of the SAFCO mail bag and discussion of a couple of internet finds, we are honored to present our interview with John Watts, of Gypsy Knights Games, author of the Clement Sector...
SAFCOcast 6: Lone Star Game Expo 2019 recap
September 22, 2019 22:44 - 1 hour - 148 MBNote: Episodes 1-14 happened before we changed to a Traveller-only show. In those episodes we discuss some other RPGs. As time went on we realized we were really a Traveller-only podcast, and in Episode 15 officially made the switch. You will find lots of Traveller talk in 1-14. Just be aware. In this episode we discuss our recent experience at the Lone Star Game Expo, an excellent gaming con held in Grapevine, TX, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We talk about the Classic Traveller sessi...
SAFCOcast 5: Internet Finds, Traveller, and Descriptiveness/Immersion
August 25, 2019 20:40 - 1 hour - 113 MBNote: Episodes 1-14 happened before we changed to a Traveller-only show. In those episodes we discuss some other RPGs. As time went on we realized we were really a Traveller-only podcast, and in Episode 15 officially made the switch. You will find lots of Traveller talk in 1-14. Just be aware. In this episode we discuss a couple of internet finds, which lead us to some talk about Traveller, and then discuss the merits of being highly descriptive and dramatic in your RPGs. Links to stuff...
SAFCOcast 4: Traveller Recap and Homebrew Vehicular Combat System, Mail Bag, Upcoming Cons in Texas
July 21, 2019 23:50 - 1 hour - 116 MBNote: Episodes 1-14 happened before we changed to a Traveller-only show. In those episodes we discuss some other RPGs. As time went on we realized we were really a Traveller-only podcast, and in Episode 15 officially made the switch. You will find lots of Traveller talk in 1-14. Just be aware. After a month of work and vacation, we're back! This episode is all about Traveller, specifically Classic Traveller and Cepheus Engine stuff. It's also the debut of SAFCO Mail Bag, in which we resp...
SAFCOcast 3: Homebrew vs. Published Setting, and the Variety of GURPS Homebrew.
June 23, 2019 16:08 - 45 minutes - 82.6 MBNote: Episodes 1-14 happened before we changed to a Traveller-only show. In those episodes we discuss some other RPGs. As time went on we realized we were really a Traveller-only podcast, and in Episode 15 officially made the switch. You will find lots of Traveller talk in 1-14. Just be aware. We recorded this episode in the same session as episode 2. This is not really a "versus" article as much as a discussion of the crazy variety and creativity of homebrew settings, with examples from t...
SAFCOcast 2: North Texas RPG Con
June 16, 2019 21:45 - 27 minutes - 50.8 MBNote: Episodes 1-14 happened before we changed to a Traveller-only show. In those episodes we discuss some other RPGs. As time went on we realized we were really a Traveller-only podcast, and in Episode 15 officially made the switch. You will find lots of Traveller talk in 1-14. Just be aware. In episode 2 Jeff tells us about his recent experience at North Texas RPG Con, a great convention. Show Notes North Texas RPG Con for info on a great gaming convention. The Speculative Machines Po...
SAFCOcast 1: History, GURPS, Traveller, and a Con
May 27, 2019 19:36 - 34 minutes - 62.5 MBNote: Episodes 1-14 happened before we changed to a Traveller-only show. In those episodes we discuss some other RPGs. As time went on we realized we were really a Traveller-only podcast, and in Episode 15 officially made the switch. You will find lots of Traveller talk in 1-14. Just be aware. This is our first episode! It's going to sound like two friends talking about tabletop roleplaying games, because that's what it is. Our goal for this episode is simply for listeners to know a little ab...