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2024-09 #

Since my last update to this /now page, I’ve continued to work on T5, and I also began to adapt the Mindjammer setting (the Traveller version) to the T5 rules. But…
While searching for something about Mindjammer at the end of August (so a few days ago as I write this) I happened on a news that there would be a new version of Harnmaster coming out in 2024 (!). Looking into that, I found out that the new version came out that very day! Hârn is the first setting I bought (I bought it even before Greyhawk). I bought it in 1983. I have all three editions of Harnmaster (I was even a beta tester on the third edition), although I did not get Harnmaster Gold. It’s been decades since I’ve looked at Harnmaster and played it, but it was an instant buy for me. This new edition is gorgeous and I really like what I’ve read so far. I’ll continue with T5 and Mindjammer but I put that on pause for now to dig into HârnMaster: Roleplaying in the World of Kèthîra!
I stopped playing Palworld, it was getting repetitive… I started playing Baldur’s Gate 3!
I haven’t read Agent of the Imperium at all last month, I should really make an effort to finish it.
On a more personal note, my mother died on August 4th. She was almost 90 years old and she died surrounded by her loving family.

Still reading my T5 slipcase and quite enjoying it. What a wonderful system. I made a first blog post about it.
I finished my playthrough of Valheim and, after trying various games, I’ve started playing Palworld, which, unexpectedly, is a survival open-world game, despite the Pokemon look (but it’s also Pokemon like).
I am still reading a novel made by the author of T5 (Marc Miller) which is set in the Traveller universe. Interesting to see that come to life in a story. It’s called Agent of the Imperium. I’m almost done. Although it is interesting, I have some issues with it but I have hope it all ties up by the end.
At this point I’m not expecting news from my regular GM so I’m still not playing any RPG at the moment and I’ll have to think of other options. For example I registered for the Draconis Festival/Con that occurs next October. Usually I am out of town hunting (moose) at that time, but my health made me decide that my hunting days are over. Sadly…

Still reading my T5 slipcase and quite enjoying it. What a wonderful system. Blog post coming.
I made a resources page for T5 with, at the moment, only an ‘in-progress’ character sheet for humans.
Started a new playthrough of Valheim at the ‘hard’ level, now that the Ashland biome is in the game.
I am reading a novel made by the author of T5 (Marc Miller) which is set in the Traveller universe. Interesting to see that come to life in a story. It’s called Agent of the Imperium.
Still no news from my GM friend so I’m not playing any RPG at the moment.

Reading Traveller 5th edition (T5), one of the two “current” versions of the Traveller RPG, the other being Mongoose’s Traveller. I started writing down notes on a setting I’ll make with T5.
Playing Hogwarts Legacy.
Still on a break from coding CL Informer although I started something for generating star systems for Traveller. I’ve had a lot of trouble with concurrency for CL Informer and there is a new version of Swift and XCode coming in just a few days at WWDC24 and I hope the tools and tutorials will help me get through this.
Still no news from my GM friend so I’m not playing any RPG at the moment.

Reading Cepehus Universal, a Sci-Fi RPG in the Traveller tradition, and thinking of building a campaign using this system.
Playing a very cool game called Tunic.
Currently on a break from coding. I’ve had a lot of trouble with concurrency and I know there is a new version of Swift and XCode coming in June and I hope the tools and tutorials will help me get through this.

Reading about Tàijíquán (also known as Tai Chi) and starting to practice again.
Writing a page for this site on Tàijíquán with notes of things I read and learn (might be online soon).
I started looking into learning Mandarin.
Learning about concurrency in Swift for an iOS application I am making.
Building an iOS companion application for a game called Clan Lord
Playing Fallout 76.

Reading about Tàijíquán (also known as Tai Chi) and starting to practice again.
Writing a page for this site on Tàijíquán with notes of things I read and learn (might be online soon).
Learning about concurrency in Swift for an iOS application I am making.
Building an iOS companion application for a game called Clan Lord
Playing Fallout 76.
Going through a list of things I want to add to this site this year (adding a ‘/now’ page was on that list).
Currently on a break from GMing a role-playing game called ACKS II. I’ll get back to it when I have reached a point with my app where I can share it with people to test.

Learning about concurrency in Swift for an iOS application I am making.
Building an iOS companion application for a game called Clan Lord
Playing Fallout 76.
Getting my (this) website back up and running.
Writing a blog post about learning Swift to help others on their journey.
Setting up a list of things I want to add to this site this year (adding a ‘/now’ page was on that list).
Currently on a break from GMing a role-playing game called ACKS II. I’ll get back to it when I have reached a point with my app where I can share it with people to test.