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Edited by

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Steve Jackson

and Gene Seabolt

By LOREN K. WISEMAN

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Droyne and Chilpers 29

The Alternate Dulinor 30

E .•••...•..•.•...••...................••.•.••.............31

Emperors ofthe Third Imperium .. 31

F .....•..........•................•..•.•.•••...........•..32

Wars and Rumors ofWars

Starports; Extrality 64

Blood Bonds 65

Square Pegs 66

T ••.•.•.•..•.•.•.••••.•.••............••••...••.•.••••.•••67

Is the Truth Really Out There? 67

A Great Golden Crown 68

The Lifeblood ofEmpire 68

Trade Routes 69

K'kree Religion 70

V 71

Other Times, Other Places 74

A Matter ofTaste 75

Vilani Conservatism 76

Vilani Names 77

W 77

Low Passage 78

Middle Passage 78

High Passage 78

X 78

Y 78

Z 78

Zhodani-Imperial Relations 79

Imperiallines 80

FOR GAME MASTERS ONLY•••••••••••••••• 80

The Mystery of the Ancients

1. THE UNIVERSE

OF THE THIRD

IMPERIUM 5

THE IMPERIUM 5

Only a Dream .5

MAP OF THE IMPERIUM ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 6

In a Nutshell 8

WE ARE NOT ALONE••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 9

The Six Races

A Concise History

ofthe Ziru Sirka, Part 1 33

G •.................................•.•.••.•.•••...........34

H •..•..•......•.•..................•.•.••.•.••••••....•...35

Travellers' Aid Society 35

Customs 36

Other Holidays 38

Offto a Bad Start 38

I 39

Ine Givar .39

CALENDAR CONVERSION TABLE ••••••••• 39

At Standard Noon, 062-1120

CAMPAIGNS

Selling the Moon - Wholesale

.11

Mercenaries - Travel to Distant

Worlds, Meet Exotic Beings

and Kill Them

Reflections ofa Grognard

Good Guys and Bad Guys

"I have a bad

feeling about this

Politics, Diplomacy

and Espionage 12

Lawbreakers and Law Enforcers .. 12

Rebels Against the Empire

.41

Coreward Encounter

.41

.12

A Concise History

ofthe Ziru Sirka, Part 1l .42

J 44

Alternate FTL Drives 44

Further Research is Needed 44

K .................................•••••.•.•.••.•..........45

Rightness .45

Disgusting? 46

L .•.••.•.••••.•.•..•.•.•..•.•.•••••••.............•••.•.••47

A Concise History

ofthe Ziru Sirka, Part 1ll

Strange New Worlds

2. DETAILS OF A

UNIVERSE 13

FTL TRAVEL - THE JUMP DRIVE••••••• 13

GOVERNMENT 13

The Metric System .13

Nanotechnology .14

RELIGION IN THE THIRD IMPERIUM •••• 14

A CHRONOLOGY OF THE

TRA VELLER UNIVERSE •••••••••••••••••••••• 15

Cybeltechnology

Longbow 11.

Secrets

3. CHARACTERS B2

CREATING A CHARACTER•••••••••••••••••••• 82

Careers

.47

Basic Attributes

Physical Appearance

A Concise History

ofthe Ziru Sirka, Part IV .49

N .••.•.••••.•.••••.•.•.•.....•.•..•.....••••.•.•.••.•.••.•50

Nuclear Damper Technology 51

o 52

The Regina System 52

p .............•.•......••.•.••••.••.•.•.••................ 53

The Phoenix Project 53

Psionics 54

R .••.•.••••.•.••.•.•.•..•......•..•...•.•.••.•.••••.•.••.•56

A Concise History

ofthe Ziru Sirka, Part V

Careers

Biotechnology

Wealth

Robots and

Artificial Intelligence 18

Library Data 19

A 19

The Information Age 19

Why the Ancients? 20

AsIan 21

Aliens 22

B .•.••••.•.•...•............••.•.•.•..•.•............•••.•23

The Year ofthe Four Emperors 23

C 24

Capital 24

Starship Wayward Debarre 25

Roman Roots 26

Jesedipere 27

D •.•.......................••.•.••...•.•...........•..•.•.28

Faldor

Status

STATUS AND

COST OF LIVING TABLE

Reputation

Vargr

Zhodani

ADVANTAGES,

DISADVANTAGES AND QUIRKS•••••••••• 84

New Advantage: Ship Patron 84

Skills 84

Psionics 84

Letters ofMarque 86

CHARACTER TEMPLATES •••••••••••••••••••• 86

Skills

A Concise History

ofthe Ziru Sirka, Part VI 58

S .................................•.•.••••.•..............59

Peacekeepers

Quid Nomine?

Customizing Templates

The Terra System

Altering Templates

Solomani Names

Character Templates vs. Racial

Templates

CONTENTS

Athlete

Hand Grenades .1l0

RAM Grenades 110

Ammunition Notes 110

Design Your Own Weapons! 111

Special GURPS Traveller Rules 112

Personal Equipment .112

Survival Gear 112

Sensors 112

Communication and Information 113

TRAVELLER WEAPON TABLES•••••••••••• 114

Miscellaneous Devices

30-ton Ship's Boat .140

40-ton Fuel Skimmer 140

40-ton Pinnace .141

100-ton Shuttle 141

100-ton Interplanetary Shuttle .141

50-ton Modular Cutter 142

Dragon-class SDB 144

Kugashin-class Laboratory Ship .145

Akkigish-class

Subsidized Merchant

Attorney

Barbarian

Belter

Bounty Hunter.

Bureaucrat

Computer Technician

Corsair

Diplomat

Engineer

146

Entertainer

116

ATV, Tracked

147

Farmer

Weapon Accessories

.116

Air/Raft, Open Topped

.147

Hunter Guide

Armor and Protective Gear

117

Ground Car

148

JournalistlReporter

ATV, Wheeled

148

5. TRAVEL, TRADE AND

COMMERCE

Law Enforcer

Manager

119

APPENDIX B:

MODULAR STARSHIP

DESIGN

Martial Artist..

Planetary Travel

119

MechanicfTechnician

Interplanetary Travel

,.119

149

Medical Doctor

Travel Times

119

Terminology

149

Medical Technician

Reaching Escape Velocity

119

Tech Levels

149

Merchant

Interstellar Travel

120

Crew Requirements

150

Professor

Jump

120

GURPS Vehicles Conversions

154

Module Table

155

Rogue

Misdirected Jump Table

120

Scientist

Mishaps

121

Armament Table

156

Scout

Detection

121

Advanced Design Options

159

Undercover Agent

Refined and Unrefined Fuel

121

Ship Codes

160

Wealthy Traveller

(Remittance Man)

Interstellar Mapping

122

Starship Operations

160

100

Trade and Commerce

122

Bridge Systems

160

Revenue

122

Army (Enlisted)

.1 00

Merchant Ship Revenues

122

APPENDIX C: SPACE

COMBAT

Army (Officer)

101

Army Aviation (Enlisted)

101

Planets

123

163

Army Aviation (Officer)

102

Sequence ofAction

164

6. CHARACTER

CONVERSIONS

Marine (Enlisted

102

Celestial Bodies

170

124

Marine (Officer)

103

Tables

172

Intelligence vs, Education

124

Marine Special Operations

(Enlisted)

GURPS Vehicles Design

Spacecraft

103

Classic Traveller,

MegaTraveller and T4

174

Marine Special Operations

(Officer) 104

Navy (Enlisted) 104

Navy Officer 105

Navy Aviation (Officer) 105

JOB TABLE••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I06

124

Traveller: The New Era

.124

Skills

125

Skill Comparisons

125

Jack-of-All- Trades

125

Advantages, Disadvantages and

Quirks

129

4. EmUIPMENT AND

SUPPLIES

107

APPENDIX A:

STARSHIPS 130

Sulieman-class Scout/Courier .. ,.130

Sulieman II-class Seeker

Gravitic Technology

107

Energy Storage Technology

107

Medical Technology

107

,.130

Beam Weapon Technology

107

Deck Plans

131

Tech Levels

l07

Beowulf-class Free Trader.

132

Meson Technology

.! 08

Deck Plans

133

Personal Armor

108

Empress Marava-class

Far Trader .. ,

Meson Technology

108

135

Low Berth

l 08

Vanderbilt-class Yacht

.136

Electronics Technology

108

Lady ofShallot-class yacht

136

Force Field Technology

108

Animal-class Safari Ship

13 7

Neural Interface, Implants, and

Cybernetics

Rampart-class Fighter

138

109

Iramda-class Fighter

138

Ultra-Tech Melee Weapons

.109

Broadsword-class

Mercenary Cruiser

Psionic Shields

109

139

Drugs

l09

lO-ton Launch

139

Personal Slug Throwers

109

10-ton Lifeboat...

,.139

Energy Weapons

.110

20-ton Gig

140

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Traveller was first published by Game Designers' Workshop in the summer of

1977, and was one of the first science fiction roleplaying games (indeed, one of the first

roleplaying games of any sort) to hit the market. With one of the most extensive back-

grounds of any RPG, Traveller quickly attracted many loyal fans (some of whom were

inspired to add to the background themselves) and rapidly grew to became the standard

against which other SF roleplaying games were measured. The broad scope of the

game's milieu has given thousands a canvas upon which to paint, in broad strokes or

fine, a universe all their own, but still one they could share with others. It is, after all, a

big universe.

Traveller went through several editions over the years, and quite a few changes

were incorporated along the way. One of those changes was the Rebellion. In the 1I I6th

year of the Third Imperium, Emperor Strephon was assassinated by a power-seeking

rival, and the Imperium split into several warring factions, shaking the very foundations

of the game ... and bringing conflict and excitement to languishing campaigns.

As fascinating as the Rebellion was, there existed a desire in the minds of many for

the whole thing to have never happened! (GDW once parodied this sentiment in an April

Fool's Day issue of Challenge magazine, wherein we described Strephon's assassin

awakening to discover Strephon in the shower.) Over the years, GDW was approached

by several outside authors, all with the idea for a sourcebook where Strephon lived and

the Rebellion never happened - in essence, an alternate timeline for Traveller. GDW

never followed up on these proposals for various reasons. This same idea, however, is

what Steve Jackson Games has undertaken: an alternate timeline, a parallel universe, if

you will, where Strephon, the 43rd Emperor of the Third Imperium, lives. This is not to

say that all is well with the universe. A story without conflict is not a very good story.

So, expect things to happen in this universe ... changes will occur.

There is another reason for GURPS Traveller. Many of the original books that

detail the history and background of the Third Imperium are long out of print. In this

work, new players and referees can have access to the same information as twenty-year

collectors. Enjoy.

A number of individuals have contributed suggestions and ideas for this book. A

few have gone above and beyond the call of duty. Thanks (in great profusion, and in no

particular order) to Sean Punch (aka Dr. Kromm), David Pulver, Brett Slocum, and

David Summers, as well as the numerous members of the GURPS Brain Trust, the

GURPS Traveller Impromptu Cabal (you know who you are), and the Traveller

Mailing List.

Lastly, the author would like to pay tribute to those giants whose shoulders have

served him so very well. Traveller is, was, and always will be a collective creation, and

I don't have space to even mention, let alone properly honor, all of the people whose tal-

ents and imaginations have contributed to the game over the last two decades. Thanks.

TX 78760. Please include a

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time you write us! Resources now avail-

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- Loren Wiseman

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Loren Wiseman was one of the founding partners of GDW, Inc., original publisher

of Traveller, and spent over 20 years there as a game designer, developer, typesetter and

editor. After GDW closed, Loren freelanced for a time, and then came to SJ Games,

where he is the director of marketing and Traveller line editor and expert-in-residence.

THE TRA VELLER NEWS SERVICE

For many years a feature of the Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society, TNS chronicled the

ongoing life and times of the Imperium. Loren Wiseman is once again writing TNS as the alter-

nate history of the Third Imperium develops. It is updated regularly; read it online at

www.sjgames.com/gurps/traveller/news.html. "Back issues" of TNS are also online.

The SJ Games Traveller page has links to the Traveller Web Ring, and thus links to most of

the major Traveller-oriented web sites that exist. For information on subscribing to the Traveller

Mailing List, contact rwm@mpgn.com.

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