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Latest revision as of 16:50, 22 February 2026

Star Mercs
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Military and Mercenary Campaigning
Author Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier
Publisher Steve Jackson Games
Version GURPS Traveller
Edition 1st
Format Book (Softback)
Language English
Pages 128
Year Published 1999
Canonical Yes
Available from TBD
ISBN 1-55634-364-7 Stock #6604
Table of Contents
TBD

GURPS Traveller: Star Mercs is a Steve Jackson Games product.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

No information yet available.

Publisher's Description[edit]

Prepare for War…

With Star Mercs. Everything you need for a star-spanning, military-oriented campaign in the Traveller universe is here!

  • Experience combat (and a soldier’s life) in the 57th Century;
  • Learn how to recruit, organize, and equip a mercenary unit;
  • Familiarize yourself with the Imperial Rules of War;
  • Get the edge with discourses on strategy and tactics;
  • Arm your troops form a comprehensive list of weapons and other tools of the soldier’s trade.

Star Mercs also includes deckplans for the 800-ton Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser, templates for military and mercenary characters, sample missions, and a variety of units and NPC personalities your mercenary group might encounter, including the famed and feared Imperial Marines.

Face front, soldier!

Table of Contents[edit]

GURPS Traveller: Star Mercs
Section Page/s
Introduction 4
1. Combat in the 57th Century 5
2. Running a Mercenary Campaign 25
3. Instruments of Policy 45
4. Ironmongery 61
5. Character Templates 81
6. Sample Tickets 86
7. Units and Personalities 102
Index 127

Library Data Entries (Public)[edit]

  1. Bonding Authority
  2. Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser
  3. COACC
  4. Commando
  5. ECM
  6. ETC
  7. FNG
  8. Hortalez et Cie
  9. Imperial Marines
  10. Imperial Rules of War
  11. Interstellarms
  12. Ironmongery
  13. KP (Kitchen Patrol)
  14. Mercenary
  15. Mercenary Ticket
  16. NBC
  17. NCO
  18. POW (Prisoner Of War)
  19. PROFORS
  20. SAM
  21. Special Security Service
  22. Sylean Rangers
  23. Etc., etc.

Selected Equipment[edit]

  1. tbd
  2. Etc., etc.

Selected Firearms & Gear[edit]

  1. ACR
  2. ARL
  3. Assault Rifle
  4. ASW
  5. Autocannon
  6. Autogrenade Launcher
  7. Autopistol
  8. Autorifle
  9. Autoshotgun
  10. Beam Laser
  11. Body Pistol
  12. Californium Round
  13. Combat Armor
  14. Combat Environment Suit
  15. Commando Battle Dress
  16. Decoy Capsule
  17. Drop Capsule
  18. FGMP
    1. FGMP-11
    2. FGMP-12
  19. Flak Jacket
  20. Flight Pack
  21. Gauss Gun
  22. Gauss Machine-gun
  23. Gauss Pistol
  24. Gauss Rifle
  25. Grav Belt
  26. Grav Flight Pack
  27. Grenade
  28. Grenade Launcher
  29. HMG
  30. Howitzer
  31. LAG
  32. Land Mine
  33. Laser Carbine
  34. Laser Rifle
  35. LMG
  36. LSG
  37. Machine-gun
  38. Mass Driver
  39. Meson Accelerator
  40. Meson Gun
  41. MLRS
  42. Mortar
  43. MRL
  44. Ortillery
  45. Particle Accelerator
  46. PGMP
    1. PGMP-10
  47. Pistol
  48. Plasma Gun
  49. PML (Portable Missile Launcher)
  50. RAM Grenade Launcher
  51. Revolver
  52. Sandcaster
  53. Satchel Charge
  54. Shotgun
  55. Smart Weapon
  56. SMG
  57. Snub Pistol
  58. TAC Missile
  59. TAC Nuke Launcher
  60. TDX
  61. Thunderball
  62. VRF Gauss Gun
  63. Xaser
  64. Etc., etc.

Strange Organizations & Corporations[edit]

  1. tbd
  2. Etc., etc.

Selected Ships[edit]

  1. Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser
  2. Dragon class System Defense Boat
  3. Erinyes class Assault Rider
  4. Fast Escort Ship
  5. Puller class Assault Ship
  6. Q-Ship
  7. SDB
  8. Young class Assault Tender
  9. Etc., etc

Selected Smallcraft & Fighters[edit]

  1. Aerospace Fighter
  2. FS-003 Banshee class Fighter by Interstellarms
  3. Iramda class Fighter
  4. Etc., etc.

Selected Vehicles[edit]

  1. ACV
  2. AFV
  3. APC
  4. Astrin class Grav APC
  5. Attack Helicopter
    1. Thunder Chicken class Attack Helicopter
  6. ATV
  7. DATA (Data And Tracking Aircraft)
  8. FAV (Fast Attack Vehicle)
  9. G-Carrier
    1. Resolve class G-Carrier
    2. Teamster class Heavy G-Carrier
  10. Grav APC
    1. Kuum class Grav APC
  11. Grav Sled
  12. Grav Tank
  13. Helicopter
  14. Imperial Meson Sled
    1. Terrapin class Meson Sled
  15. Interstellarms Heavy Grav Tank
    1. TBD
  16. Interstellarms Light Grav Tank
    1. Striker class Grav Tank
  17. Interstellarms Medium Grav Tank
    1. Invader class Light Grav Tank
  18. Intrepid class Grav Tank
    1. Trepida class Grav Tank
  19. Landship
  20. MBT
  21. MIFV (Mechanized Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  22. Port Stanley class VTOL Fighter-bomber
  23. Utility Grav Sled
    1. Thorian-Kur class Mobile Repair Shop
  24. Utility Helicopter
  25. Weapon Carrier
    1. Assault Gun (military)
    2. Technical (civilian-adapted)
  26. Etc., etc.

Meta-history & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

Credits (Primary Sources)[edit]

Credits (Primary Sources)
Credit Authors & Contributors
Author Martin J. Dougherty and Neil A. Frier
Editor Loren K. Wiseman and Gene Seabolt
Cover Doug Chaffee
Illustrations Rob Caswell, Glenn Grant, John Grigni, John Lucas, and Tom Peters

External Link/s[edit]

Commentary & Data articles:

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Reviews:

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Other Articles:

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