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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Located on Tureded: (2414) Spinward Marches Description: Nestled among sprawling fields of golden grain and orchards heavy with fruit, the Verdant Co-op Exchange is a bustling hub where local farmers gather to trade their high-quality foodstuffs. The exchange is a chaotic sprawl of wooden stalls, grav-sleds loaded with produce, and a small landing pad where […]
Interested Faction: Foreign Corporation (Xarvon-Tek, a sprawling interstellar conglomerate obsessed with expanding its influence) Players’ Information: The characters are approached by a sharply dressed bureaucrat named Kael Dravus, a mid-tier executive from Xarvon-Tek, a foreign megacorporation known for its ruthless pursuit of power. Kael has a polished demeanor but a predatory glint in his eye. […]
Rumor: The Vanished HaulerSource: A weathered dockworker muttering over a cheap ale in a starport dive.Text: “Heard about the Stellar Wisp—old freighter, J-2 rig, went silent two systems out. Crew was hauling something hush-hush, maybe Navy, maybe corp. Last transmission cut off mid-sentence, talkin’ about a shadow on the scopes. Wreck-chasers say there’s salvage—or trouble—waiting […]
The Mongoose Traveller Central Supply Catalog has a bunch of useful items. In this Page 121 video, sub-dermal armor is highlighted.
Various creators have done rules light efforts to define a role playing game. For example, the Deathbringer RPG by Professor Dunegon Master of Dungeon Craft, a YouTube influencer, that insists upon a system with simplicity, enabling the DM to concentrate on generating fun instead of looking up rules. I went into the effort to create […]
The Basic Expert talks about the novel which heavily influenced Traveller. Its been decades since I last read, so its time to read it again.
Seth Skorkowsky has produced an extended video presentation of Mongoose Traveller, the newest edition of the classic game. This provides a very good overview for any new player. This is the introduction of a series of videos covering much of the material available from Mongoose.