GURPS Traveller: First In

First In
Exploration and Contact Among the Stars
Author		Jon F. Zeigler
Publisher		Steve Jackson Games
Version		GURPS Traveller
Edition		1st
Format		Book (Softback)
Language		English
Pages		128
Year Published		1999
Canonical		Yes
Available from		External Link: e23
ISBN 1-55634-368-X Stock #6065
Table of Contents
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GURPS Traveller: First In is a GURPS Traveller background book.

• Ancient explorers unveiled strange new lands guided by their pole stars; now those far-flung stars become your destination.

Description (Specifications)

Explore the Infinite Expanses

The Imperial Interstellar Scout Service seeks out strange new worlds within and beyond the borders of the Third Imperium. A scout has to expect the unexpected, embrace the unknown, and master his craft - because the uncharted expanses swallow the foolhardy.

First In gives GURPS Traveller players the information they need on the Scouts’ organisation, equipment, missions, and starships, including deck plans for the:

• Express Boat
• Donosev class Survey Scout
• Khadumir class Fast Courier
• Purcell class Express Boat Tender
• Pytheas class Exploratory Cruiser

It also explores the process of exploration, from the initial sighting of a new star system to the integration of a world into the Imperium.

Building worlds, star systems, and civilizations becomes easier than ever with First In's world-building sequence, which incorporates the most recent scientific discoveries! game Masters can easily master an entire universe full of insights and wonders!

Selected Ship Classes

1. Donosev class Survey Scout
2. Khadumir class Fast Courier
3. Purcell class Express Boat Tender
4. Pytheas class Exploratory Cruiser
5. Type X class Express Boat AKA Express Boat

Description (Specifications)

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Table of Contents

Introduction	4
1. The Scout Service	5
2. Characters	19
3. Vehicles	29
4. Stars	44
5. Worlds	62
6. Cultures	91
7. Survey and Exploration	120
8. Adventures	134
Index	143

World-building & Colonization

Classic Traveller Book 3 Worlds and Adventures (1977) created the UWP, which was later expanded with "Extended UWP Statistics", and was continued with the following products:

• World Displays (1981), by Ad Astra Products, which provided subsector and world record forms.
• Grand Survey (1986), by Digest Group Publications, which detailed the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service and the Grand Surveys, which allowed detailed physical characteristics and an accurate map of the world. Grand Survey called the UWP, the UPP or Universal Planetary Profile.
  • Issue 10 of Travellers' Digest contained some additions and clarifications for Grand Survey.
• Grand Census (1987), by Digest Group Publications, which detailed world cultural characteristics, including details of the social structures, government institutions, languages, and technology of the UWP.
• World Builder's Handbook (1989), by Digest Group Publications, which detailed how Imperial Scouts survey and explore new worlds including colonization and world mapping techniques.
• World Tamer's Handbook (1994), by Game Designers' Workshop, which brought even more detail to the survey and colonization processes.
• Traveller 5th (2013), by Far Future Enterprises, which further continues the UWP legacy with many new features.

Meta-history & Background (Dossier)

Though designed for GURPS Traveller, the system easily adapts to any science fiction roleplaying game.

Credits (Primary Sources)

Author

John F. Zeigler

Editor

Salvatore Falco

Cover

Doug Chaffee

Illustrations

Jesse DeGraff, Glen Grant, John Grigni, and Tom Peters

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