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|name = The Kinunir | |name = The Kinunir | ||
− | |alsosee = | + | |alsosee = [[Gaesh class Prison Hulk]] |
|author = Marc Miller | |author = Marc Miller | ||
|available = http://www.rpgnow.com/product/80158/CTA01The-Kinunir?affiliate_id=875229 | |available = http://www.rpgnow.com/product/80158/CTA01The-Kinunir?affiliate_id=875229 | ||
|canon = Yes | |canon = Yes | ||
|caption = Classic Traveller Adventure 1 | |caption = Classic Traveller Adventure 1 | ||
− | |contents = | + | |contents = |
|edition = 1st | |edition = 1st | ||
|footnote = Product No. 306 | |footnote = Product No. 306 | ||
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|year = 1979 | |year = 1979 | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | [[The Kinunir]] is an | + | [[The Kinunir]] is a [[Game Designers Workshop]] product. |
− | * It is adventure number one published in 1979 [[CE]]. | + | * It is an adventure source book written for [[Classic Traveller]]. |
+ | * It is adventure number one published in 1979 [[CE]]. It is an earliest stand-alone [[Classic Traveller]] adventure. | ||
− | == Description (Specifications) == | + | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == |
− | A mysterious gentleman approaches your group with a proposition-obtain certain trade secrets from a local [[shipyard]], and earn up to Cr 200,000. Easy, right? Maybe, but the job leads your group across several [[parsec]]s, into conflict with the {{Imperial}} authorities, and onto the trail of a | + | A mysterious gentleman approaches your group with a proposition-obtain certain trade secrets from a local [[shipyard]], and earn up to [[Cr]]200,000. Easy, right? Maybe, but the job leads your group across several [[parsec]]s, into conflict with the {{Imperial}} authorities, and onto the trail of a 1,200-[[ton]] [[starship]]. |
− | ''The Kinunir'' is a detailed adventure for Traveller characters, complete with four distinct situations, and array of rumors to lead the | + | ''The Kinunir'' is a detailed adventure for Traveller characters, complete with four distinct situations, and array of rumors to lead the [[character]]s on, and [[deck plan]]s and details for an Imperial [[Battle Cruiser]]. |
=== Table of Contents === | === Table of Contents === | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
− | | | + | !colspan="2"| Adventure 01 - The Kinunir (book) |
|- | |- | ||
− | + | ! Section | |
+ | ! Page/s | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | Introduction |
+ | | 1 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | Situations |
+ | | 3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[Rumor]]s |
+ | | 7 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Battle Cruiser]]s |
+ | | 10 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | The [[Regina Subsector]] |
+ | | 12 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Deck Plan]]s |
+ | | 14 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | [[Crew|The Crew]] |
+ | | 30 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Referee's Notes | + | | [[Library Data|Library]] |
+ | | 38 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Referee]]'s Notes | ||
+ | | 43 | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] === | === [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] === | ||
# [[Ancient]]s | # [[Ancient]]s | ||
+ | # [[Antimatter]] | ||
# [[Kinunir class Battle Cruiser|Battle Cruisers, Dispositions]] | # [[Kinunir class Battle Cruiser|Battle Cruisers, Dispositions]] | ||
# [[Kinunir class Battle Cruiser|Battle Cruisers, General Information]] | # [[Kinunir class Battle Cruiser|Battle Cruisers, General Information]] | ||
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# [[Imperial Warrant]] | # [[Imperial Warrant]] | ||
# [[Interdiction]] | # [[Interdiction]] | ||
− | # [[ | + | # [[Iolanthe]] |
+ | # [[Kinunir]] | ||
# [[Lanthanum]] | # [[Lanthanum]] | ||
# [[Oberlindes Lines]] | # [[Oberlindes Lines]] | ||
− | # [[Prison Hulk]] | + | # [[Gaesh class Prison Hulk|Prison Hulk]] |
# [[Psionics]] | # [[Psionics]] | ||
# [[Psionics Institute]] | # [[Psionics Institute]] | ||
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# [[Verbal Override]] | # [[Verbal Override]] | ||
− | === Selected Astrography === | + | === [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Automated) === |
+ | {{LibraryEntries}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | === [[Astrography|Selected Astrography]] === | ||
* [[Spinward Marches Sector]] | * [[Spinward Marches Sector]] | ||
** [[Regina Subsector]] (full map and [[UWP]] data) | ** [[Regina Subsector]] (full map and [[UWP]] data) | ||
− | === Selected Corporations === | + | === [[Corporation|Selected Corporations]] === |
# [[Clan Severn Shipyards]] | # [[Clan Severn Shipyards]] | ||
# [[General Shipyards]] | # [[General Shipyards]] | ||
− | # [[GSbAG]] (GSB), [[AG]] AKA "Gas Bag" | + | # [[GSbAG]] (GSB), [[AG]] AKA "[[Gas Bag]]" |
# [[Mars Yards]] | # [[Mars Yards]] | ||
# [[Oberlindes Lines]] | # [[Oberlindes Lines]] | ||
− | === Selected Creatures === | + | === [[Creature|Selected Creatures]] === |
# [[Tree Kraken]] | # [[Tree Kraken]] | ||
# Unidentified Pouncer | # Unidentified Pouncer | ||
− | === Selected Equipment (Combat) === | + | === [[Equipment|Selected Equipment]] (Combat) === |
− | # [[Laser | + | # [[Laser Carbine]] |
− | === Selected Equipment (Non-combat) === | + | === [[Equipment|Selected Equipment (Non-combat)]] === |
− | # Deltic Mk1827 JK [[Fusion]] [[power plant]] | + | # [[Deltic]] Mk1827 JK [[Fusion]] [[power plant]] |
− | # Dupree 734 impulse [[maneuver drive]] | + | # [[Dupree]] 734 impulse [[maneuver drive]] |
− | # Garbage Desiccator | + | # [[Garbage Desiccator]] |
− | # [[Imperial | + | # [[Imperial Stationery]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=9, 40}} |
# [[Imperial Warrant]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=22}} | # [[Imperial Warrant]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=22}} | ||
− | # ISMM Model/7.3 on-board computer | + | # [[ISMM]] Model/7.3 on-board computer |
# Naval [[computer]] model 7.3 | # Naval [[computer]] model 7.3 | ||
− | # Shva type r3-55 [[jump drive]] (with integral r2-55 backup) | + | # [[Shva]] type r3-55 [[jump drive]] (with integral r2-55 backup) |
− | === Selected Events === | + | === [[Event|Selected Events]] === |
# [[Battle of Two Suns]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=38}} | # [[Battle of Two Suns]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=38}} | ||
# [[Festival]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=39}} | # [[Festival]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=39}} | ||
− | === Selected Locations === | + | === [[Astrography|Selected Locations]] === |
# [[Imperial Prison Station 17]] ([[The Gash]]) at [[Pixie (world)|Pixie]] (0303) | # [[Imperial Prison Station 17]] ([[The Gash]]) at [[Pixie (world)|Pixie]] (0303) | ||
− | === Selected Legislation / Projects === | + | === [[Law|Selected Legislation / Projects]] === |
# [[Forboldn Project]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=9, 39}} | # [[Forboldn Project]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=9, 39}} | ||
# [[Imperial Edict 97]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=40}} | # [[Imperial Edict 97]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=40}} | ||
− | === Selected Ships === | + | === [[Ship|Selected Ships]] === |
# [[Kinunir class Vanguard Cruiser|Kinunir class Battle Cruiser]] | # [[Kinunir class Vanguard Cruiser|Kinunir class Battle Cruiser]] | ||
# [[Type Y class Yacht]] | # [[Type Y class Yacht]] | ||
− | === Selected Technology === | + | === [[Technology|Selected Technology]] === |
# [[Black Globe Generator]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=3}} | # [[Black Globe Generator]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=3}} | ||
# [[Computer Bank]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=3}} | # [[Computer Bank]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=3}} | ||
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# [[Verbal Override]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=42}} | # [[Verbal Override]] {{Page cite|name=The Kinunir|page=42}} | ||
− | === Selected Vehicles === | + | === [[Vehicle|Selected Vehicles]] === |
# [[Air/Raft]] | # [[Air/Raft]] | ||
# [[Grav APC]] | # [[Grav APC]] | ||
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# [[Pinnace]] | # [[Pinnace]] | ||
− | === Selected Worlds === | + | === [[World|Selected Worlds]] === |
# [[Algine (world)|Algine]] (0708) | # [[Algine (world)|Algine]] (0708) | ||
# [[Boughene (world)|Boughene]] (0304) | # [[Boughene (world)|Boughene]] (0304) | ||
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# [[Shionthy (world)|Shionthy]] (0706) | # [[Shionthy (world)|Shionthy]] (0706) | ||
− | == Meta-history & Background (Dossier) == | + | == Meta-history & Background ([[Dossier]]) == |
''The Kinunir'' was the first Traveller adventure and many of the later Traveller tropes were not yet established as of this 1979 CE adventure. | ''The Kinunir'' was the first Traveller adventure and many of the later Traveller tropes were not yet established as of this 1979 CE adventure. | ||
* ''Ebook: The Fate of the Kinunir'' was a successor story written in response to this adventure. | * ''Ebook: The Fate of the Kinunir'' was a successor story written in response to this adventure. | ||
+ | * [[Fate of the Kinunir: A Story of the Spinward Marches]], a novelization of this adventure is now available. | ||
=== Credits (Primary Sources) === | === Credits (Primary Sources) === | ||
− | Author | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" |
+ | !colspan="2"| Credits (Primary Sources) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Credit | ||
+ | ! [[Author]]s & Contributors | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Author]] | ||
+ | | [[Marc Miller]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
=== External Link/s === | === External Link/s === | ||
− | + | ''Commentary & Data articles:'' | |
− | # | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [https://www.freelancetraveller.com/features/reviews/gdw/kinunir.html Adventure 1: The Kinunir reviewed by Michael Thompson] |
− | # | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [https://members.tip.net.au/~davidjw/tavspecs/maint/kinunirq.htm CANON PROBLEM 3: The Kinunir Question] |
− | # | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [http://www.bryanray.name/wordpress/kinunir-class-battlecruiser-redesigned/ Kinunir Class Battlecruiser redesigned] |
− | # | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/showthread.php?t=34213 Kinunir for Squadron Strike: Traveller] |
− | # | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/44418/kinunir The Kinunir (1979)] |
− | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jiSNITbVHU Traveller Roleplaying Game: Adventure 1 The Kinunir (Youtube video) ] | |
− | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [http://lurkingrhythmically.blogspot.com/2014/08/two-part-traveller-tuesday-un-kinking.html Two-Part Traveller Tuesday: Un-kinking the Kinunir] | |
− | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=49502/ WUXTRY! Kinunir warrant fake! Read all about it!] | |
− | + | ''Reviews:'' | |
− | # | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [http://travellersandbox.blogspot.com/2017/03/adventure-review-kinunir.html Adventure-Review:-The-Kinunir] |
− | # | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2010/10/retrospective-kinunir.html Retrospective: Kinunir] |
− | # | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [http://wiki.travellerrpg.com/index.php?title=The_Kinunir&action=edit§ion=15 Traveller Adventure 1: The Kinunir] |
− | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [https://zho.berka.com/tag/fate-of-the-kinunir/ ZHODANI BASE AWARDS 2016: Fate of the Kinunir] | |
+ | # INTERNAL LINK: [[White Dwarf|White Dwarf - Issue 19]] | ||
− | + | ''Other Articles:'' | |
− | # | + | # EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]] |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | == References & Contributions (Sources) == | + | == References & Contributions ([[Sources]]) == |
{{Advanced}} | {{Advanced}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
− | |S1= [[ | + | |S1= [[Cite Pending]] |
− | |||
}} | }} | ||
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[[Category: Equipment Source]] | [[Category: Equipment Source]] | ||
[[Category: Event Source]] | [[Category: Event Source]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Firearm Source]] | ||
[[Category: Location Source]] | [[Category: Location Source]] | ||
[[Category: Ship Source]] | [[Category: Ship Source]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Space Station Source]] | ||
[[Category: Technology Source]] | [[Category: Technology Source]] | ||
[[Category: Vehicle Source]] | [[Category: Vehicle Source]] | ||
[[Category: World Source]] | [[Category: World Source]] | ||
{{MET|}} | {{MET|}} |
Latest revision as of 02:57, 29 November 2023
The Kinunir | |||
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Classic Traveller Adventure 1 | |||
Author | Marc Miller | ||
Publisher | Game Designers Workshop | ||
Version | Classic Traveller | ||
Edition | 1st | ||
Format | Book (Digest) | ||
Language | English | ||
Pages | 44 | ||
Year Published | 1979 | ||
Canonical | Yes | ||
Available from | RPGNow | ||
Also See | Gaesh class Prison Hulk | ||
Product No. 306 |
The Kinunir is a Game Designers Workshop product.
- It is an adventure source book written for Classic Traveller.
- It is adventure number one published in 1979 CE. It is an earliest stand-alone Classic Traveller adventure.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
A mysterious gentleman approaches your group with a proposition-obtain certain trade secrets from a local shipyard, and earn up to Cr200,000. Easy, right? Maybe, but the job leads your group across several parsecs, into conflict with the Imperial authorities, and onto the trail of a 1,200-ton starship.
The Kinunir is a detailed adventure for Traveller characters, complete with four distinct situations, and array of rumors to lead the characters on, and deck plans and details for an Imperial Battle Cruiser.
Table of Contents[edit]
Adventure 01 - The Kinunir (book) | |
---|---|
Section | Page/s |
Introduction | 1 |
Situations | 3 |
Rumors | 7 |
Battle Cruisers | 10 |
The Regina Subsector | 12 |
Deck Plans | 14 |
The Crew | 30 |
Library | 38 |
Referee's Notes | 43 |
Library Data Entries[edit]
- Ancients
- Antimatter
- Battle Cruisers, Dispositions
- Battle Cruisers, General Information
- Battle Cruisers, Statistics
- Battle of Two Suns, 1084
- Black Globe Generator
- Express Boats
- Festival
- Forboldn Project
- General Shipyards
- Imperial Calendar
- Imperial Edict 97
- Imperial Stationery
- Imperial Warrant
- Interdiction
- Iolanthe
- Kinunir
- Lanthanum
- Oberlindes Lines
- Prison Hulk
- Psionics
- Psionics Institute
- Strephon
- Subsector, Map, Local
- Travel Zones
- Tree Krakens
- Verbal Override
Library Data Entries (Automated)[edit]
Selected Astrography[edit]
- Spinward Marches Sector
- Regina Subsector (full map and UWP data)
Selected Corporations[edit]
Selected Creatures[edit]
- Tree Kraken
- Unidentified Pouncer
Selected Equipment (Combat)[edit]
Selected Equipment (Non-combat)[edit]
- Deltic Mk1827 JK Fusion power plant
- Dupree 734 impulse maneuver drive
- Garbage Desiccator
- Imperial Stationery [1]
- Imperial Warrant [2]
- ISMM Model/7.3 on-board computer
- Naval computer model 7.3
- Shva type r3-55 jump drive (with integral r2-55 backup)
Selected Events[edit]
Selected Locations[edit]
- Imperial Prison Station 17 (The Gash) at Pixie (0303)
Selected Legislation / Projects[edit]
Selected Ships[edit]
Selected Technology[edit]
- Black Globe Generator [7]
- Computer Bank [8]
- Contra-terrene Matter [9]
- Library Update Program [10]
- Verbal Override [11]
Selected Vehicles[edit]
- Air/Raft
- Grav APC
- Jump Capsule AKA Jump Troop Capsule
- Pinnace
Selected Worlds[edit]
- Algine (0708)
- Boughene (0304)
- Efate (0105)
- Feri (0405)
- Forboldn (0208)
- Hefry (0309)
- Jenghe (0210)
- Knorbes (0207)
- Menorb (0203)
- Pixie (0303)
- Regina (0310)
- Rethe (0808)
- Roup (0407)
- Shionthy (0706)
Meta-history & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The Kinunir was the first Traveller adventure and many of the later Traveller tropes were not yet established as of this 1979 CE adventure.
- Ebook: The Fate of the Kinunir was a successor story written in response to this adventure.
- Fate of the Kinunir: A Story of the Spinward Marches, a novelization of this adventure is now available.
Credits (Primary Sources)[edit]
Credits (Primary Sources) | |
---|---|
Credit | Authors & Contributors |
Author | Marc Miller |
External Link/s[edit]
Commentary & Data articles:
- EXTERNAL LINK: Adventure 1: The Kinunir reviewed by Michael Thompson
- EXTERNAL LINK: CANON PROBLEM 3: The Kinunir Question
- EXTERNAL LINK: Kinunir Class Battlecruiser redesigned
- EXTERNAL LINK: Kinunir for Squadron Strike: Traveller
- EXTERNAL LINK: The Kinunir (1979)
- EXTERNAL LINK: Traveller Roleplaying Game: Adventure 1 The Kinunir (Youtube video)
- EXTERNAL LINK: Two-Part Traveller Tuesday: Un-kinking the Kinunir
- EXTERNAL LINK: WUXTRY! Kinunir warrant fake! Read all about it!
Reviews:
- EXTERNAL LINK: Adventure-Review:-The-Kinunir
- EXTERNAL LINK: Retrospective: Kinunir
- EXTERNAL LINK: Traveller Adventure 1: The Kinunir
- EXTERNAL LINK: ZHODANI BASE AWARDS 2016: Fate of the Kinunir
- INTERNAL LINK: White Dwarf - Issue 19
Other Articles:
- EXTERNAL LINK: TBD
References & Contributions (Sources)[edit]
- ↑ Marc Miller. The Kinunir (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 9, 40.
- ↑ Marc Miller. The Kinunir (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 22.
- ↑ Marc Miller. The Kinunir (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. The Kinunir (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 39.
- ↑ Marc Miller. The Kinunir (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 9, 39.
- ↑ Marc Miller. The Kinunir (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 40.
- ↑ Marc Miller. The Kinunir (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 3.
- ↑ Marc Miller. The Kinunir (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 3.
- ↑ Marc Miller. The Kinunir (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 6.
- ↑ Marc Miller. The Kinunir (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 1-2.
- ↑ Marc Miller. The Kinunir (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 42.