Vargr (Alien Module)

Vargr
Freebooting encounter with the wolves of space
Author		J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman
Publisher		Game Designers Workshop
Version		Classic Traveller
Edition		1st
Format		Paperback
Language		English
Pages		48
Year Published		1984
Canonical		Yes
Available from		DriveThru RPG
Also See		Vargr Extents
Product No. 257
Table of Contents
Anatomical Drawings of Vargr			IFC
Introduction			1
The Vargr Race			2
Language and Naming			7
Vargr Character Generation			8
Personal Combat			11
Starships and Space Travel			12
World Generation			13
Vargr Word Generation Tables			14
Vargr Character Generation Tables			16
Vargr Mercenary Character Generation Tables			18
Gvurrdon's Story (adventure basis)			21
Arrghoun Grammar			26
Vargr World Generation Checklist			29
Vargr High Guard Character Generation			30
Vargr Encounters			33
Vargr Corsair Character Generation			34
Other Game Rules			37
The Vargr Homeworld			38
Referee's Notes—Vargr			39
Gvurrdon's Adventure			42
Gvurrdon's Story (translation)			44
Gvurrdon Sector Map and Data			46
Sectors of the Vargr Extents Map			IBC

Vargr (Alien Module) is a Game Designers Workshop product.

• It is a Vargr sophont source book written for Classic Traveller.
• This publication has the following errata file: Errata Vargr

Description (Specifications)

Terran canines, genetically manipulated to intelligence and transferred to another world by the mysterious and enigmatic civilization called the Ancients. These are the Vargr, interstellar neighbors of the Imperium. Their seemingly irrational race has long been a mystery to the ordinary human, and now it is possible to learn more about their culture and their society.

Vargr, Traveller Alien Module 3, describes in detail this alien race, its homeworld, and its starfaring society.

This Alien Module includes:

• Vargr History and Culture: Several detailed essays on the nature of the Vargr, their culture, their behavior, and their society.
• Vargr Character Generation: Six basic careers, including Navy, Corsairs, army, Emissaries, Merchants, and Loners. Also included are details and modifications to standard systems to allow Vargr to be generated as Imperial citizens.
• Advanced Character Generation: Character and skill tables for Mercenary and High Guard (you must have Mercenary and High Guard to use them fully).
• World Generation: Tables and rules for Vargr worlds, governments, bases, law and tech levels.
• Vargr Word Generation: Fast and easy generation of vargr names and words - to add depth to Vargr characters and worlds.
• The Vargr Extents: Basic multi-sector map of Vargr territory, showing its relationship to the Imperium and detailing some of the numerous governments. Sectors are named in Vargr, with Imperial names where applicable.
• And a Puzzle: A Vargr myth holds the key to the whereabouts of a lost fortune. There is one minor problem standing in the way: the story has never been translated. The complete Arrghoun text is included, as well as a glossary and grammar for that language. the players must translate and interpret the document in order to solve the puzzle (an annotated translation is included for the benefit of those referees who are not fluent in Arrghoun). Only after that can the search begin in earnest. More than an intellectual puzzle, the adventure in this module is a rousing good time for all concerned.

Library Data Entries (Public)

1. Arrghoun (language)
2. Corsair
3. Corsair Base
4. Corsair Vessel
5. Gvegh
6. Gvurrdon Sector
7. Vargr
8. Vargr Army & Militia
9. Vargr Extents
10. Vargr Forces
11. Vargr Navy, Corsairs & Raiders

Selected Ship Types

1. Type VA class Trader
   1. Farrou class Far Trader
2. Type VF class Frigate
   1. Se Koez class Frigate
3. Type VJ class Seeker
   1. Zukseg class Seeker
4. Type VM class Packet
   1. Dhaztuen class Far Merchant
5. Type VP class Corsair
   1. Rrazaghz class Corsair
6. Type VS class Scout
   1. Kanllaz class Scout
7. Type VX class Courier
   1. Tathoe class Scout/Courier

Meta-history & Background (Dossier)

Vargr (Alien Module) is the third in the series of Alien Modules for Classic Traveller looks at the Vargr, acknowledged as a Major Race but unique in that select group in that they appear to have been the result of an experiment in artificial evolution rather than the product of natural selection.

Credits (Primary Sources)

Credits (Primary Sources)
Credit	Authors & Contributors
Design	J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, and John Harshman
Cover Illustration	David Deitrick
Interior illustrations	Steve Venters and William H. Keith, Jr.
Art Direction	Paul R. Banner

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