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.
Check out Traveller’s The Great Rift with Page 121. Page 121 does many RPG videos detailing some aspects of various games. Check him out.