Nestled on the fertile plains of Tureded, a vital jump-1 junction on the Spinward Main, the air hums with the promise of bounty and the tension of looming conflict. This agricultural world, with its sprawling farms and tight-knit communities, thrives as a breadbasket for nearby systems. Yet, in the shadow of a potential war, the […]
Classic Traveller NPC: Enli
Name: Enli Shurimmi Sailor Lieutenant B55B75 Age 22 1 Term Cr 10000 Brawling-1, Electronic-1, Mechanical-1, Vehicle-1 High Passage Race: Human (Vilani descent) Background: In the Spinward Marches, a turbulent frontier of the Third Imperium, Enli Shurimmi, a 22-year-old Sailor Lieutenant, serves with disciplined zeal. His robust physique (Str B) and sharp intellect (Int B), honed […]
Classic Traveller Location of Interest: Fulacin
Location: Fulacin (Spinward Marches 2613) Rhylanor Subsector, Spinward Marches, Third Imperium – Classic Traveller RPG Overview: Nestled in the arid, heavy-metal-tainted deserts of Fulacin, approximately 600 km from the planet’s Class A starport at Fulacin Down, lies the Dustveil Arsenal, a clandestine arms dealership operating out of a camouflaged bunker complex. This fortified outpost […]
Classic Traveller Rumor: The Smuggler’s Cache
Rumor: The Smuggler’s Cache Source: A grizzled free trader crewman at La’Belle’s Downport. Text: “I heard that a notorious smuggler hid a stash of rare anagathics in a northern highlands cave system before the authorities caught him. Automated defense drones supposedly guard the cache, but the data chip circulating among black-market dealers allegedly contains the […]
Adventure: The Veils of Tarsys
RPG Adventure: The Veil of Tarsys System-Agnostic RPG Setup For 4–6 players, this space opera adventure depicts the crew of the Starlance, a House Voryn frigate exploring the Tarsys Veil. The adventure uses a 48-week in-game timeline, with sessions covering key phases. It’s adaptable to systems like RLSFRPG, Traveller, Stars Without Number, or Cortex Prime, […]
Classic Traveller Location of Interest Equus
Located on Equus (Spinward Marches 2417) Description: The Storm-rider Clan is a nomadic flotilla of reinforced barges and sleek hydrofoils, roaming Equus’s tempestuous seas to harvest migratory shoals and salvage storm-tossed wrecks. Their flagship, the Windkraken, is a fortified barge with a bustling deck-market where clans folk trade fish, salvaged tech, and woven seagrass goods. […]
Classic Traveller Patron: Kael Draven
Location: A grimy starport bar on a low-tech industrial world (Tech Level 6-8). Patron: Kael Draven, a wiry, middle-aged human with a cybernetic eye that flickers erratically. He wears a stained suit that once looked expensive, and his hands tremble slightly from stim withdrawal. Background: Kael was a mid-tier troubleshooter for a megacorp until he […]
Science Fiction Adventure: Eclipse of the Void Cult
Overview: In the bustling Orion Arm, where interstellar trade fuels galactic prosperity, a fanatical cult worshiping a sentient black hole—known as the Void Cult—has seized the Nexus-9 Hyperspace Relay Station, a critical hub for faster-than-light travel. Their ritual to “commune” with the singularity threatens to destabilize the relay, risking the collapse of trade routes […]
Classic Traveller Rumor: A Damaged Scout
While sipping a mug of locally brewed ale in a dimly lit tavern in Equus’ main starport, a grizzled spacer leans in close and mutters: “They say a derelict ship drifted into the system last month—some old scout vessel, half its hull chewed up like it ran afoul of something nasty out in there. The […]
Video: Classic Traveller Character Generation with The Basic Expert
The Basic Expert builds a Classic Traveller (1977) character. Of course the first two characters die immediately. I fondly remember my first character dying almost immediately. The Basic Expert does a good job of walking through the procedure. This is a good watch. “The Traveller game in all forms is owned by Mongoose Publishing. Copyright […]