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Copyright: Traveller is a product with copyright. No reproduction of significant parts of the text of the game will be allowed here without explicit permission of Mongoose Publishing and/or a designated license holder. The Traveller RPG Wiki is hosted by Traveller Wiki Editorial Team.
Description (Specifications)
Explicit copyright policies: The publishers of Traveller on the whole have been extremely generous allowing fans to produce a wide variety of fanzines and homebrew products. Even today Mongoose Publishing and Far Future Enterprises are very generous with the Traveller franchise and has been very permissive.
All user contributions to the Traveller RPG Wiki which don't fall under one of the explicit copyright licenses are available under the Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC 3.0) license.
Library Data license
The Library Data section of the Traveller Wiki, consisting of all pages in the Library Data Namespace (the articles titles starting with "Library Data:") are assumed to be direct quotes from published canon. As such the Traveller copyright owners and licensees are free to copy and re-publish what is their own text for any purpose and without the attribution requirement. Any contributions made by users to the library data articles are assumed to be editorial in nature (e.g. simple spelling / grammar fixes or adding links). Any new content for these articles must be cited properly if you want attributions for your additions. See Library Data:Manual of Style for details.
Mongoose Publishing license
The Traveller game in all forms is owned by Mongoose Publishing. Copyright 1977 - 2026 Mongoose Publishing. Traveller is a registered trademark of Mongoose Publishing. Mongoose Publishing permits web sites and fanzines for this game, provided it contains this notice, that Mongoose Publishing is notified, and subject to a withdrawal of permission on 90 days notice. The contents of this site are for personal, non-commercial use only. Any use of Mongoose Publishing’s copyrighted material or trademarks anywhere on this web site and its files should not be viewed as a challenge to those copyrights or trademarks. In addition, any program/articles/file on this site cannot be republished or distributed without the consent of the author who contributed it.
Mongoose Publishing has a quite generous fair use policy (PDF document).
The library entries in the wiki are entered with the explicit permission of the copyright holder(s) and under the terms of the above license and copyright. Any use of wiki contributions outside of the wiki are subjected to the fair use policy.
Mongoose Publishing copyright policy
- Traveller copyright 2026 Mongoose Publishing. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this work by any means without the written permission of the publisher is expressly forbidden. Any significant characters, names, places, items, art and text are copyrighted by Mongoose Publishing.
- This game product contains no Open Game Content. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form without written permission. To learn more about the Open Game License, please go to [mongoosepublishing.com Mongoose Publishing].
- This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United Kingdom and the United States. This product is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual people, organizations, places or events is purely coincidental.
Mongoose - The Travellers' Aid Society (TAS)
The The Travellers' Aid Society is the Community Content Program, which allows you, as a writer or creator, to use the Mongoose Traveller Intellectual Property.
Special Agreement with Traveller RPG Wiki
The Traveller RPG Wiki has permission of Matthew Sprange and Mongoose Publishing to use images and text in a limited manner subject to review. Limited in this context is to quote about a page of text (several paragraphs) and/or up to several images on any articles. This policy is subject to review and denial at any time. Mongoose Traveller material quoted in the wiki may not be copied or reproduced outside of the wiki without the explicit permission of Mongoose Publishing.
Individual Author or Artist Copyrights
The official policy for material written by individuals (i.e. fan created material) is that you must have explicit permission from the artist, author, or other creator to post it here. You should create (or find) a page for the author (e.g. Thomas Jones-Low) or artist (e.g. Ian Stead). You will need to make sure the author's page has the permission template posted on their page. If the author or artist is also a registered user on the Traveller RPG Wiki, you may use their user page.
Wiki Copyright Policy Goals
The goal of the Traveller RPG Wiki is to never outright or wholesale copy from any published Traveller materials, but to use illustrative and clever images and quotes from published Traveller canon to build a system reference here at the wiki as well as a setting reference for the Official Traveller Universe. So, go out and buy the original publications from Far Future Enterprises or an officially licensed Traveller publisher.
Publisher copyright policies: Different Traveller products have been published by different publishers, each with their own fair use policies. Many out-of-print Traveller products are now owned by Far Future Enterprises and have been re-released in compilation format through Far Future Enterprises. However, not all Traveller products are available in such a format and contributors should always conduct their own research into the status of a product to prevent product piracy or the spread of illegal reproductions.
Publishers and products not explicitly mentioned in this section are assumed to be under copyright of their original publisher or owner. Please respect these copyrights.
Alphabetized Publisher List & copyright policies (A to F)
#: 13Mann
13Mann sublicensed through Mongoose Publishing and their copyright policies are subject to the licensee's policies.
A: Adjutant
The Traveller products by this publisher are NOT owned by Mongoose Publishing.
A: Avenger Enterprises
The Traveller products by this publisher are NOT owned by Mongoose Publishing.
B: BITS
The Traveller products by this publisher are NOT owned by Mongoose Publishing.
- They were licensed by Far Future Enterprises.
C: Cargonaut Press
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
- They were licensed by Far Future Enterprises.
C: ComStar Games
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
D: Digest Group Publications
The legal status of Digest Group Publications is of question and [Mongoose Publishing has not negotiated ownership of these products as of 2018. Duplication of products for other than personal use is cautioned against. They are only available on the resale and used markets.
The Traveller products by this publisher are NOT owned by Mongoose Publishing.
F: Fantasy Productions
The Traveller products by this publisher are NOT owned by Mongoose Publishing.
F: FASA
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
Alphabetized Publisher List & Copyright Policies (G to L)
G: Game Designers Workshop
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
G: Gamelords
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
G: Grenadier Models Inc.
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
G: Greylock Publishing
The Traveller products by this publisher are NOT owned by Mongoose Publishing.
G: Group One
The Traveller products by this publisher are NOT owned by Mongoose Publishing.
G: Gypsy Knights Games
The Traveller products by this publisher are NOT owned by Mongoose Publishing. This company withdrew from publication all of their Traveller licensed material, and now publish under the Cepheus Engine licence
H: Horizon Games
Horizon Games publishes the Traveller Customizable Card Game. 2018 licensee through FFE. Jeff Yin
- EXTERNAL LINK: https://www.travellerccg.com/
I: Imperium Games
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
J: Judges Guild
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
Alphabetized Publisher List & Copyright Policies (M to R)
M: Marischal Adventures
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
M: Modiphius
Mindjammer Traveller: No information yet available.
M: Mongoose Publishing
- Traveller copyright 2026 Mongoose Publishing. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this work by any means without the written permission of the publisher is expressly forbidden. Any significant characters, names, places, items, art and text are copyrighted by Mongoose Publishing.
- This game product contains no Open Game Content. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form without written permission. To learn more about the Open Game License, please go to www.mongoosepublishing.com.
- This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United Kingdom and the United States. This product is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual people, organizations, places or events is purely coincidental.
- EXTERNAL LINK: Official MGT SRD Links
M: Moon Toad Publishing
No information yet available. Ian Stead
P: Paragon Software
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
P: Paranoia Press
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
Q: Quiklink Interactive
Quiklink Interactive online policy notice: QuikLink Interactive Inc. Policy on use of Traveller20 Role Playing Titles and Trademarks. Copyright 2002 QuikLink Interactive, Inc. The material is used here in accordance with the QuikLink Interactive online policy.
Some material from QuikLink Interactive Inc. is licensed under the terms of the Open Gaming License (OGL). Any Open Gaming Content material added to this wiki is dual licensed under the cc-by-sa and the OGC.
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
Alphabetized Publisher List & Copyright Policies (S to Z)
S: Seeker Gaming Systems
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
S: Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson Games Online Policy notice: GURPS is a registered trademark of Steve Jackson Games, and the art here is copyrighted by Steve Jackson Games. All rights are reserved by SJ Games. This material is used here in accordance with the SJ Games [http://www.sjgames.com/general/online_policy.html online policy
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
S: Signal-GK
The Traveller publications by this publisher are owned by the creators and freely shared in compliance with Mongoose Publishing copyright policy.
- Jae Campbell would be the primary lead.
S: Spica Publishing
The Traveller products by this publisher are now owned by Mongoose Publishing.
S: Star Quest Games
Unsure of copyright, believed to be owned by Mongoose Publishing.
- Need to check.
S: Stellagama Publishing
No information yet available. Omer Golan-Joel
W: Warfield Games
The Traveller products by this publisher are NOT owned by Mongoose Publishing.
History & Background (Dossier)
Fanzines, Blogs & Websites
All of these, unless otherwise mentioned, are assumed to be copyrighted by their author, and available only by permission.
We'd love to know more about your fanzine, blog, website, or other Traveller creations. Please contact one of the wiki masters so we can add you to Traveller:Community Portal, share your site throughout the Traveller community.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
The Traveller RPG Wiki and Far Future Enterprises embrace the DMCA as fully as is possible and are committed to respect for and appreciation of intellectual and creative properties within the scope of national law sets.
See Also
Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Wiki Mechanics:
Traveller (Where it all started...):