Traveller RPG:About

Traveller is a series of related table-top role-playing games. The first edition of this game was published in 1977 by GDW (Game Designers Workshop). Originally Traveller was intended to be a system for playing generic space opera themed science fiction adventures, in the same sense that Dungeons & Dragons is a system for generic fantasy adventures. However, a suggested setting called the Third Imperium was detailed with the publication of following supplements and since then this setting has become strongly identified with the game, such that to fans the name Traveller and the Third Imperium are synonymous.

The Traveller rules help construct a far future society that draws inspiration from the Foundation stories of Isaac Asimov, Frank Herbert's Dune, Larry Niven's Known Space, Jerry Pournelle's CoDominium, Poul Anderson's Polesotechnic League and several other works of science fiction literature. Characters are expected to travel between star systems, engage in battle on the ground and in space, and involve themselves in interstellar economics. Traveller characters are defined less by the need to increase native skill and ability and more by achieving positional advancement in the form of wealth, gadgets, titles and political power. While any version of the game system could be used in many science fiction settings, most published supplements have dealt in some way with the Third Imperium, also sometimes referred to as the Original Traveller Universe, or "OTU".

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External links

• GURPS Traveller from Steve Jackson Games
• Journal of the Traveller's Aid Society for Traveller (all versions) by Steve Jackson Games.
• www.travellerrpg.com - The Traveller Universe by QLI/RPGREALMS Publishing, produce material for all versions of Traveller.
• www.farfuture.net - Marc Miller's Far Future Enterprises reprints Classic Traveller books, also developing new Traveller⁵ game.
• Traveller Bibliography endeavoring to make an illustrated bibliography of everything ever published for the Traveller game system.
• BITS (British Isle Traveller Support) produces supplements & adventures including 101 Series.
• Traveller⁵ fansite compiling info on the upcoming version.
• Traveller Trader webstore for out of print Traveller products.
• New Traveller Minatures from Mega Miniatures.
• Review of The Lord Weird Slough Feg's album 'Traveller' Amazing metal concept record, inspired by Traveller (focus on Vargr storyline).
• MegaTraveller computer games on Mobygames.