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|name = Robots | |name = Robots | ||
− | |alsosee = | + | |alsosee = [[Robot]] |
|author = Joe Fugate | |author = Joe Fugate | ||
− | |available = | + | |available = {{DTRPG|id=80176}} |
|canon = Yes | |canon = Yes | ||
|caption = Classic Traveller Book 8 | |caption = Classic Traveller Book 8 | ||
− | |contents = | + | |contents = |
|edition = 1st | |edition = 1st | ||
|footnote = Product no. 344 | |footnote = Product no. 344 | ||
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|year = 1986 | |year = 1986 | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | [[Robots (book) | + | [[Robots (book)]] is a [[Game Designers Workshop]] product. |
− | * | + | * It is a robot source book written for [[Classic Traveller]]. |
− | * | + | * It is also often known simply as [[Book 8]]. |
− | + | * It has [[errata]]. | |
− | == Description (Specifications) == | + | * It has also been expanded upon and republished several times. |
+ | |||
+ | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
Rules, essays and data included in Robots are: | Rules, essays and data included in Robots are: | ||
* A history of robots in the {{Imperium}} | * A history of robots in the {{Imperium}} | ||
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=== Table of Contents === | === Table of Contents === | ||
− | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" | |
|- | |- | ||
− | + | !colspan="2"|''Robots (book)'' | |
|- | |- | ||
− | + | ! Section | |
+ | ! Page/s | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | Introduction |
+ | |4 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Robots | + | | Robots in Future Society |
+ | |5 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Robot | + | | Types of Robot and Their Uses |
+ | |9 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | Robots Outside the Imperium |
+ | |11 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Robot | + | | Robot Builders |
+ | |16 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Brain|The Robot Brain]] |
+ | |18 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Robot | + | | Robot Construction |
+ | |22 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | The [[Universal Robot Profile]] |
+ | |38 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Robot | + | | Robot Encounters |
+ | |41 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | Robots in a Traveller Game |
+ | |44 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | Robot as Characters |
+ | |49 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Robot Design | + | | Robot Generation |
+ | |51 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Robots Design Checklist | ||
+ | |53 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Robot Design Forms | ||
+ | |54 | ||
|} | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | === [[Library Data|Library Data Entries (Public)]] === | ||
+ | # [[Aslan Border Wars]] | ||
+ | # [[Artificial Intelligence]] ([[AI]]) | ||
+ | # [[Battery]] | ||
+ | # [[Brain]] | ||
+ | # [[Computer]] | ||
+ | # [[Corporation]] | ||
+ | # [[First Imperium]] | ||
+ | # [[First Interstellar War]] | ||
+ | # [[Fuel-cell]] | ||
+ | # [[Fusion Reactor]] | ||
+ | # [[Gvegh]] | ||
+ | # [[Imperial Navy Research Lab]] | ||
+ | # [[Linear Processor]] | ||
+ | # [[Long Night]] | ||
+ | # [[Museum of Sylean History]] | ||
+ | # [[Parallel Processor]] | ||
+ | # [[Robot]] | ||
+ | # [[Roboticist]] | ||
+ | # [[Rule of Man]] | ||
+ | # [[Scout Service]] | ||
+ | # [[Sensory Device]] | ||
+ | # [[Shudusham Concords]] | ||
+ | # [[Shudusham Conference Medal of Merit]] | ||
+ | # [[Society for the Sovereignty of Man Over Machine]] ([[SSMM]]) | ||
+ | # [[Solomani Confederation]] | ||
+ | # [[Sylean Federation]] | ||
+ | # [[Synaptic Processor]] | ||
+ | # [[Terran Confederation Navy]] | ||
+ | # [[Third Imperium]] | ||
+ | # [[Universal Robot Profile]] ([[URP]]) | ||
+ | # [[Vargr Space]] | ||
+ | # [[Vilani Empire]] | ||
+ | # [[Zhodani Core Expedition]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Automated) === | ||
+ | {{LibraryEntries}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | === [[Astrography|Selected Astrography]] === | ||
+ | # [[Ahetaowa (world)]] | ||
+ | # [[Capital (world)]] | ||
+ | # [[Core Sector]] | ||
+ | # [[Deneb Sector]] | ||
+ | # [[Fornol (world)]] | ||
+ | # [[Juess (world)]] | ||
+ | # [[Kusyu (world)]] | ||
+ | # [[Raakaan Subsector]] | ||
+ | # [[Sabmiqys (world)]] | ||
+ | # [[Solomani Rim Sector]] | ||
+ | # [[Spinward Marches Sector]] | ||
+ | # [[Terra]] | ||
+ | # [[Thetis (SR 2538) (world)]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === [[Corporation|Selected Corporations]] === | ||
+ | # [[Chiadle]] | ||
+ | # [[Dover-Gabe]] | ||
+ | # [[Eksaekfoer]] | ||
+ | # [[IAD]] | ||
+ | # [[K!lkoog'x]] | ||
+ | # [[LSP]] | ||
+ | # [[Makhidkarun]] | ||
+ | # [[Naasirka]] | ||
+ | # [[Panstellar]] | ||
+ | # [[Six Eyes Nest]] | ||
+ | # [[Spinward Specialties]] | ||
+ | # [[Star Patterns Trading]] | ||
+ | # [[SURD]] | ||
+ | # [[Tlektaowa]] | ||
+ | # [[Tliazhashal]] | ||
+ | # [[Ungzoenogzkha]] | ||
=== [[Master Abbreviation List|Selected Form/s & Terms]] === | === [[Master Abbreviation List|Selected Form/s & Terms]] === | ||
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# [[TBD]] | # [[TBD]] | ||
− | == Meta-history & Background (Dossier) == | + | === [[Robot|Selected Robots]] === |
− | Some of the material in this book originally appeared (in a more abbreviated form) in the [[Travellers' Digest (meta)|Travellers' Digest]], issue numbers 1 through 3. | + | ''[[Robot Class]]es:'' |
− | * In 2012 CE, [[MegaTraveller Robots]] was published which expands upon this material. | + | # [[AB-101 class Pseudobiological Robot]] |
+ | # [[Barbie class Cargo Robot]] | ||
+ | # [[Rashush-1 class Servant Robot]] | ||
+ | # [[Telku class Pseudobiological Robot]] | ||
+ | # [[Zhodani Warbot]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''[[Robot Type]]s:'' | ||
+ | # [[Administration Robot]] | ||
+ | ## None | ||
+ | # [[Courier Robot]] | ||
+ | ## [[Courier-Pilot Robot]] | ||
+ | # [[Dumbot]] | ||
+ | ## None | ||
+ | # [[Expert Robot]] | ||
+ | ## None | ||
+ | # [[Master-Slave Worker Robot System]] | ||
+ | ## [[Heavy Construction Robot]] | ||
+ | ## [[Master Worker Robot]] | ||
+ | ## [[Slave Worker Robot]] | ||
+ | # [[Non-mobile Robot]] ([[Brain]]) | ||
+ | ## [[Hospital Bot]] | ||
+ | # [[Pseudo-biological Robot]] | ||
+ | ## [[AB-101 class Pseudobiological Robot]] | ||
+ | ## [[Telku class Pseudobiological Robot]] | ||
+ | # [[Research & Development Robot]] | ||
+ | ## [[AB-101 class Pseudobiological Robot]] | ||
+ | ## [[Telku class Pseudobiological Robot]] | ||
+ | # [[Servant Robot]] | ||
+ | ## [[Barbie class Cargo Robot]] | ||
+ | ## [[Housekeeping Robot]] | ||
+ | ## [[Rashush-1 class Servant Robot]] | ||
+ | ## [[Valet Robot]] | ||
+ | # [[Warbot]] | ||
+ | ## [[Local Protection Warbot]] | ||
+ | ## [[Tactical Warbot]] | ||
+ | ## [[Drone Warbot]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === [[Robot Equipment|Selected Robot Equipment]] === | ||
+ | # [[TBD]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === [[Sophont|Selected Sophonts]] === | ||
+ | # [[Ahetaowa]] | ||
+ | # [[Aslan]] | ||
+ | # [[Droyne]] | ||
+ | # [[Hiver]] | ||
+ | # [[Human]] | ||
+ | # [[Sabmiqys]] | ||
+ | # [[Vargr]] | ||
+ | # [[Vilani]] | ||
+ | # [[Zhodani]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Meta-history & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
+ | [[Robots (book)|Robots]] or [[Book 8]] is an early [[Classic Traveller]] publication. | ||
+ | * At last, the complete guide to the construction and use of [[robot]]s in Traveller. | ||
+ | * Add a completely new dimension to science fiction adventure with ''Robots.'' | ||
+ | * Some of the material in this book originally appeared (in a more abbreviated form) in the [[Travellers' Digest (meta)|Travellers' Digest]], issue numbers 1 through 3. | ||
+ | * Fans developed and redeveloped the rules dozens of times over the years, resulting in numerous homebrew versions of the rules being available. | ||
+ | * In 2012 [[CE]], [[MegaTraveller Robots]] was published which expands upon this material. | ||
=== Credits (Primary Sources) === | === Credits (Primary Sources) === | ||
− | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | !colspan="2"| Credits (Primary Sources) | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | ! Credit | |
− | + | ! [[Author]]s & Contributors | |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Design | ||
+ | | [[Joe Fugate|Joe D. Fugate, Sr.]] and [[Gary Thomas]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Development | ||
+ | | [[Timothy B. Brown]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Art | ||
+ | | [[Barbie Pratt]] and [[Steve Venters]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | === External Link/s === | ||
+ | ''Commentary & Data articles:'' | ||
+ | # EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''Reviews:'' | ||
+ | # EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''Other Articles:'' | ||
+ | # EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]] | ||
− | == References & Contributions (Sources) == | + | == References & Contributions ([[Sources]]) == |
{{Intermediate}} | {{Intermediate}} | ||
{{Detail}} | {{Detail}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
− | |S1= | + | |S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Robots|page=1}} |
− | | | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Category: Equipment Source]] | [[Category: Equipment Source]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Robotics]] |
[[Category: Robot Source]] | [[Category: Robot Source]] | ||
{{MET|}} | {{MET|}} |
Latest revision as of 01:34, 21 December 2021
Robots | |||
---|---|---|---|
Classic Traveller Book 8 | |||
Author | Joe Fugate | ||
Publisher | Game Designers Workshop | ||
Version | Classic Traveller | ||
Edition | 1st | ||
Format | Book (Digest) | ||
Language | English | ||
Pages | 56 | ||
Year Published | 1986 | ||
Canonical | Yes | ||
Available from | DriveThru RPG | ||
Also See | Robot | ||
Product no. 344 |
Robots (book) is a Game Designers Workshop product.
- It is a robot source book written for Classic Traveller.
- It is also often known simply as Book 8.
- It has errata.
- It has also been expanded upon and republished several times.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Rules, essays and data included in Robots are:
- A history of robots in the Imperium
- A look at the robots of other races
- Rules for robot construction
- Encounter and Generation tables which will integrate robots right into your campaign.
Table of Contents[edit]
Robots (book) | |
---|---|
Section | Page/s |
Introduction | 4 |
Robots in Future Society | 5 |
Types of Robot and Their Uses | 9 |
Robots Outside the Imperium | 11 |
Robot Builders | 16 |
The Robot Brain | 18 |
Robot Construction | 22 |
The Universal Robot Profile | 38 |
Robot Encounters | 41 |
Robots in a Traveller Game | 44 |
Robot as Characters | 49 |
Robot Generation | 51 |
Robots Design Checklist | 53 |
Robot Design Forms | 54 |
Library Data Entries (Public)[edit]
- Aslan Border Wars
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Battery
- Brain
- Computer
- Corporation
- First Imperium
- First Interstellar War
- Fuel-cell
- Fusion Reactor
- Gvegh
- Imperial Navy Research Lab
- Linear Processor
- Long Night
- Museum of Sylean History
- Parallel Processor
- Robot
- Roboticist
- Rule of Man
- Scout Service
- Sensory Device
- Shudusham Concords
- Shudusham Conference Medal of Merit
- Society for the Sovereignty of Man Over Machine (SSMM)
- Solomani Confederation
- Sylean Federation
- Synaptic Processor
- Terran Confederation Navy
- Third Imperium
- Universal Robot Profile (URP)
- Vargr Space
- Vilani Empire
- Zhodani Core Expedition
Library Data Entries (Automated)[edit]
Selected Astrography[edit]
- Ahetaowa (world)
- Capital (world)
- Core Sector
- Deneb Sector
- Fornol (world)
- Juess (world)
- Kusyu (world)
- Raakaan Subsector
- Sabmiqys (world)
- Solomani Rim Sector
- Spinward Marches Sector
- Terra
- Thetis (SR 2538) (world)
Selected Corporations[edit]
- Chiadle
- Dover-Gabe
- Eksaekfoer
- IAD
- K!lkoog'x
- LSP
- Makhidkarun
- Naasirka
- Panstellar
- Six Eyes Nest
- Spinward Specialties
- Star Patterns Trading
- SURD
- Tlektaowa
- Tliazhashal
- Ungzoenogzkha
Selected Form/s & Terms[edit]
Forms:
Selected Robots[edit]
- AB-101 class Pseudobiological Robot
- Barbie class Cargo Robot
- Rashush-1 class Servant Robot
- Telku class Pseudobiological Robot
- Zhodani Warbot
- Administration Robot
- None
- Courier Robot
- Dumbot
- None
- Expert Robot
- None
- Master-Slave Worker Robot System
- Non-mobile Robot (Brain)
- Pseudo-biological Robot
- Research & Development Robot
- Servant Robot
- Warbot
Selected Robot Equipment[edit]
Selected Sophonts[edit]
Meta-history & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Robots or Book 8 is an early Classic Traveller publication.
- At last, the complete guide to the construction and use of robots in Traveller.
- Add a completely new dimension to science fiction adventure with Robots.
- Some of the material in this book originally appeared (in a more abbreviated form) in the Travellers' Digest, issue numbers 1 through 3.
- Fans developed and redeveloped the rules dozens of times over the years, resulting in numerous homebrew versions of the rules being available.
- In 2012 CE, MegaTraveller Robots was published which expands upon this material.
Credits (Primary Sources)[edit]
Credits (Primary Sources) | |
---|---|
Credit | Authors & Contributors |
Design | Joe D. Fugate, Sr. and Gary Thomas |
Development | Timothy B. Brown |
Art | Barbie Pratt and Steve Venters |
External Link/s[edit]
Commentary & Data articles:
- EXTERNAL LINK: TBD
Reviews:
- EXTERNAL LINK: TBD
Other Articles:
- EXTERNAL LINK: TBD
References & Contributions (Sources)[edit]
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- Joe Fugate. Robots (Game Designers Workshop, 1986), 1.