Traveller 2001Traveller 2001

Adventures in Capitalism…

The WebsiteThe Website Any Traveller section is fair game (except old

campaign archive) Pay special attention to aliens and general glossary If you’re interested, peruse Far Trader guide to

find out how to make $$$ (it has been updated this year)

I ask a trivia question every session. The correct answer is worth +1/2 character point

I assume you know all that is posted…

For Returning PlayersFor Returning Players

New ship – The Elegant Madam– 200 Tons, less cargo but better performance– A hefty mortgage payment due every month (overhead)

Less trading– Smaller hold– Can not break even on trading alone (see overhead)– Must take adventure hooks for cash!– The GM Paperwork Reduction Act– Computer tech for freight/passenger market.

The Elegant MadamThe Elegant Madam 200 Tons 2 Gs Jump 2 (2 parsecs / week) 4 Lasers, 2 Turrets; DR

400 Tech Level 10 Air/Raft MCr51 ($51,000,000) 32 Tons Cargo (incl.

Turret space)

New (but not only) RulesNew (but not only) Rules You must spend one week in port for every week in

transit (space is boring, starports are not…) Slight changes to trading Speculative cargo

– Only if you are interested in business end– See Far Trader guide in Traveller section of website

Guns are not tech-level dependent, but you must still obey my revised specialties

Combat is no longer a contest of skills. Your margin of success no longer subtracts from an opponent's Dodge roll and vice versa.

A Brief Review of TravellerA Brief Review of TravellerThe Early years

– The mysterious Ancients spread Humaniti to the stars (the Vilani, Zhodani, et al are formed)

– The Vargr are created (no one knows why)– The Ancients disappear… but why?

The 1st Imperium– Vilani formed– Heavy bureaucratic and political problems

A Brief Review of TravellerA Brief Review of Traveller

The 2nd Imperium– The Terrans meet the Vilani at Barnard’s Star– The First Interstellar War– The Terrans can not fix the problems they

inheritThe Long Night

– Star travel disappears, as does the 2nd Imperium.

A Brief Review of TravellerA Brief Review of Traveller

The 3rd Imperium– The current incarnation– Formed by Cleon the 1st

– A mix of Vilani and Solomani culture The 6 Races

– Humaniti – solomani (terrans), vilani, Zhodani, Darrians, etc.

– The K’kree – centaurs from the “Two Thousand Worlds”

A Brief Review of TravellerA Brief Review of TravellerThe 6 Races (con’t)

– Droyne somehow related to the Ancients. Powerful Psi users No homeworld or nation

– Hivers – master manipulators– Aslan – proud warrior felines– The Vargr – charismatic, unpredictable, and

disunited (until recently…)

AliensAliens

K’Kree

Droyne

Vargr Hiver

Aslan

AstrographyAstrography

The Hierarchy (top to bottom)– The Imperium– Domains– Sectors– Subsectors– Star systems– Worlds and asteroid belts

The Spinward MarchesThe Spinward Marches

Frontier of the ImperiumBorders on the Aslan Hierate, Zhodani

Consulate, and Vargr ExtentsThe Frontier Wars (5)

MoraMora The Domain Capitol Highly industrialized Waterworld Home to the Archduke Your port of operations = Wavecrest city 3 main orbital ports, all over 6 MILES in length… If you choose to go to Trailing, the GM has to

make his own worlds for a change as we leave the official map…

PeoplePeopleEmperor Strephon III

– Current emperor of the Imperium– Recently facing opposition from other Nobles

Archduke Norris of Aledon– Archduke of Domain of Deneb– Originally Navy Intelligence, assumed mantle

when brother died– Lives on Mora, in Wavecrest City

Enjoy the GameEnjoy the Game

Player IntrosCharacter IntrosBrubek’s Starport Bar: “When you already

know where you are”