Thank you, I was wondering whether the Empress Wave was included in the detested canon.
And thanks for characterising why: the “catastrophic change” makes for impressive reading, and feels like the kind of big deal that an epic saga will deal with; but, as you say, it robs the individual characters (who, in Traveller, tend not to be ultra-powerful but more quotidian) of agency, with a transformation of the setting they can’t do anything about.
Do I gather correctly that the Interstellar Wars canon (ignoring the RPG system) is better accepted by the community?
There isn’t really a consensus. There are as many “haters” as well as “lovers” of each timeline and ideas. I didn’t much care for IW, but I know and respect people who do. For me, a little chaos in the Imperium was sorely needed.
Thank you, I was wondering whether the Empress Wave was included in the detested canon.
And thanks for characterising why: the “catastrophic change” makes for impressive reading, and feels like the kind of big deal that an epic saga will deal with; but, as you say, it robs the individual characters (who, in Traveller, tend not to be ultra-powerful but more quotidian) of agency, with a transformation of the setting they can’t do anything about.
Do I gather correctly that the Interstellar Wars canon (ignoring the RPG system) is better accepted by the community?
There isn’t really a consensus. There are as many “haters” as well as “lovers” of each timeline and ideas. I didn’t much care for IW, but I know and respect people who do. For me, a little chaos in the Imperium was sorely needed.