Stat wise, the aliens can of course be used in gurps traveller as is, and conversion keys exist for other traveller rule sets, so thats not a problem. When classic traveller transitioned to its new edition megatraveller the timeline of the traveller. The merchant ship is the empress marava class far trader scotian huntress. Details of her statistics and performance can be found on p. Gt5, while deck plans can be found in gurps traveller far trader pp.
Perhaps the most recognisable far trader design, the empress marava and the jayhawk class provide the basis for a bigger and more capable class of far trader, the a2l and the a3l. Nov 30, 2015 the irony is that the systems in gurps first in and gurps far trader that referees are pointed are far too complicated for anything remotely like casual roleplaying. Theres a fortune to be made among the stars for the intrepid merchant with business savvy. Interstellar wars is an official gurps fourth edition source book for the traveller universe. It includes a detailed timeline, along with rules for. Start your own characterrun business, raise capital, and finance your moneymaking. Far trader, pyramid, and the names of all products published by. Dont think of it as a library index, think of it as a street filled with bookstores and you have to talk to each shopkeeper. Apr 07, 2020 its not fun when everything they run into, or any civilized group it all, come with my guy keeps an eye out for anything thats selling for less than 40% of the list price in stericksburg and it turns into a backhand trading game. This quote from marc miller, the original author of traveller, and the owner of the company which still publishes the classic traveller game system, far future enterprises. Taken as a whole, the gurps traveller line supports a campaign in the spinward marches of the third imperium well.
Starship 200ton free trader 200ton free trader using a 200ton, tl10 hull, the beowulf class free trader is an elementary interstellar merchant ship plying the space lanes carrying cargo and passengers. Only a cavehermit torrent gives you a free hermit pic. Run entire mercantile campaigns, including free traders, smugglers, and pirates. Profit and pitfalls among the stars, gurps traveller. Welcome to the journal of the travellers aid society, your indispensable guide to adventuring in the far future. Nov 08, 2010 a trade route maps created using gurps far trader rules. Gurps traveller interstellar wars pdf pdf academy inc. Ffe gurps traveller disk 1 people far future enterprises. Theres a fortune to be made among the stars for the intrepid merchant with business savvy, a suspicious mind, and more than a little luck. Interstellar wars is the first and only book of its kind published in the gurps traveller roleplaying game series, by steve jackson games, set. Sciencefiction adventure in the far future, gurps traveller modular cutter. Its not fun when everything they run into, or any civilized group it all, come with my guy keeps an eye out for anything thats selling for less than 40% of the list price in stericksburg and it turns into a backhand trading game.
It is a mercantile source book designed for gurps traveller. Using resources from further up the stack requires less preparation work on the part of the game master. Complete with enigmas, a fiendish alien race and a. Develop sectorwide trade routes, following the tides of commerce on an interplanetary scale. Jul 06, 2016 the companion offer, gurps traveller imperial survey, presented the alien races guides, planetary survey supplements, and far trader a great collection of additional books to expand your imperium and start trading across the stars. Traveller far trader gurps traveller christopher thrash isbn. This is a page to collect them all so that you can download them for free. Beowulfclass free trader gurps traveller gurps traveller. Far trader is the complete support volume for a mercantile campaign.
Prepping for my traveller campaign using the feng shui rules engine because who ever does anyth. It mounts jump drivea, maneuver drivea, and power planta, giving a performance of jump1 and 1g acceleration. The gurps third edition book series by multiple authors includes books gurps traveller. Gurps fourth edition traveller interstellar wars iw contains exactly what i was looking for in a scifi roleplaying game. Odd enough, ive never played in the canonical traveller universe. The subsector map was a jpg generated by using gal actic one of the best mapping programs for traveller. Gurps traveller melds this exciting universe with gurps, including rules for creating new characters and for converting old ones from other traveller rules systems. Flare star is an adventure for gurps traveller where a derelict alien vessel leads the crew of a far. In 1990, steve jackson games published gurps aliens, a compendium of aliens for any scifi campaign. The six sheets for this beauty give you the top and lower deck along with the outside view. But the system the crew of one far trader is currently exploring has shown the other side of the balance sheet. The good thing is that sjgames publisher of gurps has a free gurps lite pdf file you can download that gives the basics of gurps roleplaying. If you really want to go into the nittygritty of a free trader campaign, this is the.
Gurps traveller far trader pdf new pdf download service. Science fiction adventure in the far future, 2nd edition gurps traveller gm screen gurps traveller. Gurps 4e traveller interstellar wars combat counters. Far trader gurps traveller interstellar wars gurps traveller scifi roleplaying traveller deck plan 3. The irony is that the systems in gurps first in and gurps far trader that referees are pointed are far too complicated for anything remotely like casual roleplaying. Kosmos 68 a free setting for classic traveller inspired by many modern images of a soviet spacefuture, and also to the look and feel of classic oldstyle soviet movies.
Far trader, is a hands on approach the creating a universe that is logical and consistent. The companion offer, gurps traveller imperial survey, presented the alien races guides, planetary survey supplements, and far trader a great collection of additional books to expand your imperium and start trading across the stars. Finally two pages of deck plans for the march harrier redrawn by me. Gurps traveller far trader is an excellent book focusing on a traveller merchant campaign. Bold experiments, faithful servants, soulless killers gurps 3e, and several more. Gurps traveller 19982015 was created on a handshake with steve jackson of steve jackson games.
While the traveller rules can be used to model almost any science. Da archive 2016 amended jan 3 2017 this is a compilation of most of the pdf share threads and the rpg generals threads from 2016. This publication provides details for these new far trader designs. Each volume is a treasure trove of information and game additions for traveller, including adventures, new ships, alien creatures from across charted space, philosophical musings on the big empires, histories, different takes on. Referees looking for answers to problems with the space combat system will only find in gurps starships more ways to build more units that they dont get any play out of. A trade route maps created using gurps far trader rules. Interstellar trade system using mgt and gurps free trader. Far trader gurps traveller modular cutter gurps traveller. The independent trader campaign is one of the most popular among traveller players. The solomani rim sourcebook, gurps traveller gurps traveller starports gurps traveller. The first book is useless far trader, is the best treatment of trade i have ever seen in an rpg. Gurps traveller is a set of tabletop roleplaying game books by steve jackson games, designed to allow game play in the third imperium sciencefiction setting from the original traveller using the gurps rule system. Star mercs gurps traveller ground forces rim of fire.
Description specifications the universe is your market. All known errata at the time of the creation of this pdf document have been corrected. It also contains a modular starshipconstruction system fully compatible with gurps vehicles and a. Other gurps travellerbooks and supplements may be incorporated as desired. There are free pdffiles all over the zhodani base that you can download.
Flare star is an adventure for gurps traveller where a derelict alien vessel leads the crew of a far trader to a planet filled with danger. Bottom tier are core books necessary to play, moving up to least necessary. It also contains a modular starshipconstruction system fully compatible with gurps vehicles and a spacecombat system for shiptoship encounters. As varied as her crew and captain, you never know what youll find when you climb aboard one of these. The combined system is at a level of complexity im happy to use in my game. The best of jtas, 1 for over 20 years, the journal of the travellers aid society has been the voice of gurps traveller and its fans.
Far trader and have a lot of fun with a fantasy trading game. Far trader christopher thrash, jim maclean, steve daniels, jesse degraaf on free shipping on qualifying offers. Gurps traveller is a set of tabletop roleplaying game books by steve jackson games, designed to allow game play in the third imperium sciencefiction setting from. It is a dos program but it greatest feature is the ability to easily manage an imperium worth of maps and data. This is a listing of the publications from steve jackson games and other licensed publishers for the gurps roleplaying game. Profit and pitfalls among the stars, gurps steampunk, gurps robots. Science fiction adventure in the far future, 2nd edition.
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