Starship Operator's Manual

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Starship Operator's Manual
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Publisher Digest Group Publications
Version MegaTraveller
Author Rob Caswell, William W. Connors, Joe Fugate & Gary L. Thomas,
Format Paperback
Canonical Yes
Year Published 1988
Pages 66
Product no. 872
DGP-872-0895

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Starship Operator's Manual (Book) Synopsis

The Starship Operator's Manual is a Traveller RPG book, providing background (story) material and detailing what it might be like to operate a starship in the Traveller RPG universe. These kinds of details can really help players to get in the right mood for a Traveller RPG adventure campaign.

Starship Operator's Manual (Book) Description

Whether you're stationed on a merchant ship, a Navy cruiser, or a corsair... Whether you're a captain, an engineer, a pilot, a broker, or just a hand who swabs the deck... Whether you want to travel from world to world, start up a maneuver drive, or scoop fuel from a gas giant...

... You need to read the Starship Operator's Manual Vol. 1. Everything you've ever wanted to know about starship operations.

Starship Operator's Manual (Book) History & Background

The Starship Operator's Manual is a fan favorite and a very well-developed piece of speculative fiction, detailing what it might be like to operate a starship in the Traveller RPG universe.

Since the legal ownership of DGP is still in question or unavailable, FFE and Marc Miller have not been able to gain ownership or licenses over this product so it can be difficult to find and sometimes reaches artificially high prices on auction sites.

Starship Operator's Manual (Book) Credits

Design & Development: Rob Caswell, William W. Connors, Joe D. Fugate Sr. and Gary L. Thomas.
Additional Design: Tom Peters, David McCoy, Karl JM Martin, Mike Mikesh, Nancy Parker, Robert Parker, Ed Edwards and Bill Hezeltine.
Artwork: Rob Caswell, Bryan Gibson, Joe Fugate, Patty Fugate, William H. Keith, Jr., and Tom Peters.

Starship Operator's Manual (Book) Table of Contents

Maneuver Drive 2
Flight Controls 5
Jump Drive 10
Power Plant and Fuel 15
Sensors, Communicators and Transponders 18
Main Computer and Security 23
Hull and Environment 27
Cargo and Passengers 45
Weapons and Screens 50
Crew Duties 55
Game rules for Starship operations 59
index 66