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| − | An [[Old Spacer's Tale]] is a legend, myth, [[rumor]], or generally good story told by [[spacer]]s, the [[sophont]]s who spend so much of their lives in [[space]]. | + | An [[Old Spacer's Tale]] is a [[legend]], [[myth]], [[rumor]], or generally good story told by [[spacer]]s, the [[sophont]]s who spend so much of their lives in [[space]]. |
* There are countless tales of mysteries, [[Anomaly|anomalies]], and numerous matters of interest told across [[Charted Space]]. | * There are countless tales of mysteries, [[Anomaly|anomalies]], and numerous matters of interest told across [[Charted Space]]. | ||
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
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Every populated [[world]] and [[system]] is full of stories from those of the local [[NIL]] "natives" to the first [[colonist]]s to the [[gentlesophont]]s still around today. And some of the locals may be [[belter]]s or other kinds of [[spacer]]s found in a [[planetoid belt]] outpost or [[highport]]. | Every populated [[world]] and [[system]] is full of stories from those of the local [[NIL]] "natives" to the first [[colonist]]s to the [[gentlesophont]]s still around today. And some of the locals may be [[belter]]s or other kinds of [[spacer]]s found in a [[planetoid belt]] outpost or [[highport]]. | ||
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# [[Delphic Anomalies]] | # [[Delphic Anomalies]] | ||
# [[Derchon Anomaly]] | # [[Derchon Anomaly]] | ||
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Essaray]] |
# [[Giirkha Girgi]] | # [[Giirkha Girgi]] | ||
| + | # [[Ghost Ship]]s | ||
# [[Golden Planet (world)|Golden Planet]] | # [[Golden Planet (world)|Golden Planet]] | ||
# [[Igliim]] | # [[Igliim]] | ||
| + | # [[Jump Potentiator]] | ||
# [[Kursae]] | # [[Kursae]] | ||
| + | # [[Mobile World]] | ||
# [[Muriisdi]] | # [[Muriisdi]] | ||
| + | # [[Sky Raider]]s | ||
# [[Space Sargasso]] | # [[Space Sargasso]] | ||
| + | # [[Space Whale]]s | ||
| + | # [[Star Trigger]] | ||
# [[Turokan's Expedition to the Galactic Rim]] AKA [[Rim Expedition]] | # [[Turokan's Expedition to the Galactic Rim]] AKA [[Rim Expedition]] | ||
| + | # [[Victory Belt]] | ||
# [[Yaskoydray]] AKA [[Grandfather]] | # [[Yaskoydray]] AKA [[Grandfather]] | ||
| − | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | + | == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == |
{{Metadata}} | {{Metadata}} | ||
{{Advanced}} | {{Advanced}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
| − | |S1= [[Space Gamer 39]] published (1 May 81) by [[Steve Winter]] in Article: [[Rumor|Rumor Reliability]] | + | |S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Research Station Gamma |page= 14-16 |article= Rumors}} |
| − | | | + | |S2= [[Space Gamer 39]] published (1 May 81) by [[Steve Winter]] in Article: [[Rumor|Rumor Reliability]] |
| − | | | + | |S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Anomalies |page=TBD}} |
| − | | | + | |S4= {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page=TBD}} |
| − | + | |S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Anomalies and Wonders |page=TBD}} | |
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}} | }} | ||
| − | {{MET|Culture|Spacer}} | + | {{MET|Culture|Myth|Spacer}} |
Latest revision as of 13:53, 27 January 2024
An Old Spacer's Tale is a legend, myth, rumor, or generally good story told by spacers, the sophonts who spend so much of their lives in space.
- There are countless tales of mysteries, anomalies, and numerous matters of interest told across Charted Space.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Such myths and tales can be truthful, fictional, or somewhere in-between.
- They are primarily told for entertainment purposes, a way of passing the long hours spent in the lonely voids between worlds.
Who are Spacers?[edit]
Spacers are any sophont with the Traveller Gene who have ventured off planet.
Their ranks include:
- Anyone with the Traveller Gene
- Astrogators
- Belters
- Diplomats
- Exoarchaeologists
- Exobiologists
- Imperial Marines (e.g. the Marine career)
- Pilots
- Mercenaries
- Merchant Princes
- Roboticists
- Scientists (e.g. the Scholar career)
- Soldiers (e.g. the Soldier career)
- Sophontologists
- Space Fuelers
- Spacers (e.g. the Spacer career)
- Star Vikings
- Terraformers
- Travellers
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Every populated world and system is full of stories from those of the local NIL "natives" to the first colonists to the gentlesophonts still around today. And some of the locals may be belters or other kinds of spacers found in a planetoid belt outpost or highport.
Ply them with a few drinks, a meal, some gifts, or even an outright bribe and who knows what information or chitchat they might share...
Selected Tales from Charted Space[edit]
Rumored Tales:
- Abyss Rift
- Aki
- Arkidgi
- Black Ships
- Core Expedition
- Danuuz
- Dashus Khurisi
- Deadspace
- Delphic Anomalies
- Derchon Anomaly
- Essaray
- Giirkha Girgi
- Ghost Ships
- Golden Planet
- Igliim
- Jump Potentiator
- Kursae
- Mobile World
- Muriisdi
- Sky Raiders
- Space Sargasso
- Space Whales
- Star Trigger
- Turokan's Expedition to the Galactic Rim AKA Rim Expedition
- Victory Belt
- Yaskoydray AKA Grandfather
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Marc Miller. "Rumors." Research Station Gamma (1980): 14-16.
- Space Gamer 39 published (1 May 81) by Steve Winter in Article: Rumor Reliability
- Duane Maxwell, Steve Miller, David Wise. Anomalies (Imperium Games, 1997), TBD.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
- Martin Dougherty. Anomalies and Wonders (Mongoose Publishing, 2016), TBD.