


Starship: A roll every time the PCs arrive in system, with the Throw ranging from 6+ to 9+ on 2D6).Patron: Weekly throw 5+ (on 1D) for patron to be encountered.Animal: Daily throw as directed on animal encounter table for terrain and.Random Encounter: Daily throw 5+ (on 1D) for a random encounter to take place.Legal: Daily throw law level or less to avoid legal harassment.The game seemed so busy outputting the random events and troubles for the Player Characters I had no idea where the Referee could fit in the adventure he had built. But random encounter tables for NPCs, Starships, Patrons, and possible Legal encounters. I could not figure why there were so many random tables. Years ago, when I first read the original Traveller (Books 1-3) something confused me:
