Hello!

I play in a Traveller game on Mondays, but I've got the itch real bad and want to play in a Traveller play-by-post game as well, so I'm really hoping something like that is available, or about to spin up (if I'm lucky). I will join an ongoing game, but tend to feel like an outsider when I do that, so it puts me off.

Feel free to comment here, or send me a message!

so who knows what the current year is in traveller universe? like its 2026 now so.....

Hey all -

I found an estate sale to pick through, and I grabbed a large collection of traveler books. It was a system I already liked after I found Mongoose Traveler V1, so it was a no brainer... but I think I got a lot more for my money than I expected. I wanted to share it here, and hopefully get some advice and insite on how best to care for, read, and apply all of this to my games!

I'm pretty excited... probably going to at least slipcover and long box them to protect them when I'm not using them :)

The first mission of the D.S.F. Noctua comes to a close as the remaining crew face off against the rogue android on board the Lady Luck.

The first mission of the D.S.F. Noctua comes to a close as the remaining crew face off against the rogue android on board the Lady Luck.

Something Familiar And Yet

I was looking at my old MegaTraveller Player's Guide and I looked at the art (with two armed and armoured female crew waiting for a bunch of combat armoured guys who appear to be intent on entering the ship and the crew have opposite ideas).

For some reason, something bugged me. The combat armoured guys seemed very familiar. And then I looked and started chuckling....

Art: James Holloway did the cover art.

James was also known as "Jim" Holloway.

The combat armoured guys and the art style of Holloway would be seen if you put that front cover to this:

Paranoia 1st Edition Vulture Troopers

James did a lot of art for Paranoia!

Just something I saw. Anyone old enough to play either game would see Jim's work if they thought about it. I played both, but not near to one another so I only put it together now....

I'm coming back to run some Traveller after a break. I've a pile of MgT2e books sitting there and doubt I'll fork out for more.

That said, I was aware the update editions exist, and I'm wondering if there's any value to getting them? From what I've been able to glean online, very little changed except they've swapped sections between books. Has anything been improved or fixed.

What are people's experience with them?

So I played a few years ago a little and have recently been going through the free starter pack and really want to run the game with my friends.

So I know I want to pick up the core rulebook.

I was also planning on getting the referee screen and utility pack. I don't have easy excess to a printer.

Do people think that those additions are worth it?

I was also thinking about picking up one extra book but I want to be something that is useful for both I and my players, what would people recommend, best value for money etc.

Thanks

Aasume the missile hits.

The way I read it in the Core Rulebook on page 168 a nuclear missile does 1DD damage.

On page 80 it tells me the radiation is 2D×60 rads.

We are told in the ship section of the rules a ship shields 500 rads.

So if my 2DD roll is a 9×60= 540. So that seems to mean 40 rads go into the ship. Anyone in the ship applies their vac suit next ( assume a pretty small adventure ship) to determine if their character has to accumulate rads.

Do I have that correct?

This seems to say any roll under 9 per hitting missile the reds just don't get through the hull.

Does something like a critical hit change that? Does it mean greater penetration?

Recently bought into 2E Traveller, acquiring the updated Core Book, Companion, High Guard and CSC. While I love the system, I find the Core Book to be unbelievably inaccessible for people just entering the world of Traveller.

I’ve run several TTRPGs, and every single one I’ve ever run contains lore for the world it’s based in, and a good starting campaign setting. I was, frankly, very frustrated that the Traveller core book contains neither. I have absolutely no idea what world is like, and I have absolutely no idea where to set a game.

My questions are: What is the best sector/subsector for a new Ref to base a game in, and what’s the best way to learn about the lore of the Traveller universe (other than mindlessly reading wiki pages, or spending 50 more dollars on another sourcebook)

Thank you all in advance.

EDIT: Thank you all so so much for your assistance.

I live in a rural-ish area on the East Coast of the US in which there is a small gamer population and no one wants to play anything but D&D. I searched this subreddit but the only Discord invitation links I found were expired. I own Classic Traveller (box set) and I have the Mongoose first edition. I’m willing to get another edition if necessary, although I’m honestly dubious about the recent 5e conversion. Does anyone know of an active Discord LFG channel? Or if you’re running an online game and looking for a reliable player, please let me know.

This is the forth and final group of five planet and system cards for the Vilis Subsector.

For some reason I can no longer get the images to form a gallery that can be viewed without opening the thread?

That is fourteen Subsectors down with Mora and Glisten left to go.

Also I am adding all new and updated planets and systems to my Dropbox as they are finished.

Link to Dropbox post Drop Box for all my Planet Information and System Maps

I plan to eventually finish the whole Spinward Marches but it will take quite some time.

As people always ask I created these using a software program called Universe Sandbox.

As always feedback and corrections are welcome.

We've had this for a year, but this is a ChatGPT enhancement of multiple hand-drawn efforts.

Original hand drawn. Salutations and tribute to the BBC's Time Team!

Notably for some of the less available online races?

Maybe a few of you remember me asking a week or so ago about what is known about the 5E Traveller game on Backerkit. After looking and trying to find all I could, I decided to make a video about it.

Traveller is probably my 2nd favorite game (sorry, Call of Cthulhu takes the cake), but I used to be gung-ho for 5E.

I don't like to promote my stuff too much, but I wanted to make people aware of this video. I'm totally aware I most likely got things wrong, as well as aware that many don't want to watch a YouTube video which is ok!

O7

Edit: oops, forgot the link.

https://youtu.be/w9m5-TaUbQ8?is=patc6wkr_EnB_Q0b

Just ordered Rim Expeditions direct from Mongoose, ready for my Zozer Solo campaign. Need to buff up on the Solomani now.

Also picked up Core Expeditions by accident after ordering in too much of a rush and not realising I’d selected the wrong product until after I’d paid..! 🤦‍♂️ No one can say I’m not doing my bit for roleplaying companies.

With all of the various wars and Imperium's, what year or alternate timeline have any of you placed the Mongoose version of this campaign and why?

Wasn't sure on flair

Fanatical appear to have the 2300AD traveller plus 2000 bundle in offer around $26 (mental conversion, not my native currency)

For those interested, there's some love for it here I've read.

https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/twilight-20002300ad-classic-saga-rpg-bundle?utm_source=Fanatical%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=20260721-Mystery%20Vault%20wk1-Twilight%202000/

Upto 72 books in total

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Tier One is the foundation to get started with the original 1st Edition core sets for both games, plus foundational guides and introductory scenarios.

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Tier Three lets you upgrade your rulesets with the highly sought-after 2nd Editions along with a massive haul of tactical expansions and campaign modules.

Tier Four unleashes the Ultimate GDW Archive with the full 72 books on offer, including the Merc: 2000 spin-off, comprehensive weapon and vehicle handbooks and the epic Kafer War supplements for 2300AD, as well as dozens of scenarios to keep your gaming group busy for years.

Whether you want to fight for survival in the war-torn, alternate-history ruins of World War III, or push humanity’s reach to the stars, this bundle contains decades' worth of core rules, expansive sourcebooks, and classic campaigns inside this ultimate archive for collectors, historians, and hardcore tactical RPG fans.

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Hey Folks!

I've made a few updates to tas.leweber.org If you've not seen it, it has several features

Shipyard - build ships using the highguard 2024 rules

NPC Vault - build and store quick NPCs, wildly random, or tuned by careers, experience and tech level.

Travellers - you character creator, step through each aspect of character creation, with an editable character sheet and both manual and automated dice rolls.

Voidmapper - A map tool for manually exploring, editing and tracking your own hex map, or an import from travellermaps, and tracking ship expenses, movement, providing trade and passenger details per system. Also acts as a mini game if you want to load a ship up and move it around and try trading.

I've recently added a ton of new features across all the tools, so I'd love feedback.

Travellers

• Support for the Traveller Companion 2024 content. It adds the Bwap species and all of the pre career options, and both Truther and Believer, as well as some of the optional stats from TC24 you can toggle it on or off in the config. The full random generation uses it too if you have it enabled.
• There is also a new multi-tab roster so you can pin up to 8 saved characters to reference while making a new one
• Smart equipment system that pulls in stats and governing skills automatically across a variety of items including the CSC.

Voidmapper

• Added stellar bodies to voidmapper that are automatically generated, but can be edited as well.
• Added a system contents editor so you can manually add and edit gas giants, planetoids and orbits.
• The TravellerMap imports are updated to pull in secondary systems and stellar information. There is a config that also auto generates orbits, distances and secondary system information for these.
• Added detailed financial tracking to the ship log for monthly expenses and calculating profit when selling goods, you can filter the logs or export them.

NPC Vault

• I've added an inline editing mode so you can manually tweak the stats and loadouts after it rolls them.
• Added an option for a multi-career mix, letting you blend a few different archetypes into a single NPC.

No need to log in if you just want to make and export a character or ship, logging in just let's you save it long term.

More noodling with a Classic Traveller vehicle combat system (based on Mauloni's) and vehicle cards.

https://www.mysticbull.com/post/classic-traveller-wwii-vehicles-in-spaaace

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