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|name     = Vampire Fleets
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|alsosee  = [[Vampire]]
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|author    = Frank Chadwick
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Throughout the bleak nightmare of the [[Collapse]], long dark shapes of warships, scoured clean of oraganic life, still prowled the now-lonely space lanes and cast theri deadly shadows over half a thousand worlds. Imbuded with a malignant intelligence, and a taste for apocalyptic violence, the vampire fleets methodically finished the work that the first wave of [[Virus]] infection had so hapaxardly begun. After seventy-five years, humankind finally stood backed against the edge of the abyss, only one more short step separating them from oblivion.  
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|canon    = Yes
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|caption   = The Virus Sourcebook
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|contents  = The Vamprire Highway:8, Highway one:20, Promise:46, Escape from promise:62, Robots:70, Into the maelstrom:84
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|edition  = 1st
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|footnote  = ISBN 1-55878-170-6  Product no. 0312
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|format   = Book (Softback)
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|image    = TNE Vampire Fleets.jpg
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|language  = English
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|pages    = 96
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|publisher = Game Designers Workshop
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|version   = Traveller The New Era
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|year     = 1995
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}}
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[[Vampire Fleets]] is a sourcebook for ''Traveller''.
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* Its focus is on [[Virus]] and its continuing impact on the [[universe]] of the [[Traveller The New Era|new Era]].
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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Throughout the bleak nightmare of the [[Collapse]], long dark shapes of warships, scoured of organic life, still prowled the now-lonely space lanes and cast their deadly shadows over half a thousand worlds. Imbued with a malignant intelligence, and a taste for apocalyptic violence, the vampire fleets methodically finished the work that the first wave of [[Virus/New Era|Virus]] infection had so haphazardly begun. After seventy-five years, humankind finally stood backed against the edge of the abyss, only one more short step separating them from oblivion.  
  
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===Credits===
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Passive defense is no longer enough. If [[humankind]] is to reclaim the [[star]]s, it will have to be past the ruptured hulls and shattered [[computer brain]]s of the [[vampire]]s. Defeating the vampire fleets is a task of nearly impossible scope and difficulty, but the journey of a thousand miles by an entire species begins with a small step by a small band of people.
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: Design and Development: [[Frank Chadwick]]
 
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: Cover Illustration: [[Bradley K. McDevitt]]
 
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: Interior Illustration: [[Rick Harris]], [[Bradley K. McDevitt]], [[Mark Ryberg]]
 
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: Typesetting and Proofreading: Michelle Sturgeon
 
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: Art Drection and Graphic Production: Julie Callahan
 
  
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===Table of Contents===
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The source material is broken down into three important sections.
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:Introduction ... 4
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* ''Vampire Fleets'': What motivates them, where they are encountered, their capabilities, behaviors, strengths and weaknesses.
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:Part I: The vampire highway ... 8
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* ''The Planet [[Promise (world)|Promise]]'': A world completely controlled by Virus-infected machines, its working starport a vital link in the chain of the [[Vampire Highway|vampire highway]].
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:Adventure 1: Highway One ... 20
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* ''[[Robot]] Design'': Complete rules on their construction as well as motivation and behaviour of Virus-infected [[robot]]s.
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:Part II: Promise ... 46
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:Adventure 2: Escape from Promise ... 62
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Plus a complete three-adventure campaign. Each adventure illustrates and draws on the material in one part of the sourcebook. Together they put the players at the center of a struggle which can break the power of the Vampire Fleets forever and change the course of human history.
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:Part III: Robots ... 70
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:Adventure 3: Into the Maelstrom ... 84
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=== Table of Contents ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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!colspan="2"|''Vampire Fleets''
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|-
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! Section
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! Page/s
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|-
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| News Reports || align="right" |4
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|-
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| [[Vampire]]s! || align="right" |6
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|-
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| [[Vampire Highway|Part I: The Vampire Highway]] || align="right" | 8
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|-
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| Adventure I: Highway One || align="right" | 20
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|-
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| [[Promise (world)|Part II: Promise]] || align="right" |46
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|-
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| [[Promise (world)|Adventure II: Escape from Promise]] || align="right" | 62
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|-
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| Part III: [[Robot]]s || align="right" | 70
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|-
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| Adventure III: Into the Maelstrom || align="right" | 84
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|-
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|}
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Public) ===
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# [[TBD]]
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Automated) ===
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{{LibraryEntries}}
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=== [[Robot|Selected Robots]] ===
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# [[TBD]]
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== Meta-history & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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No information yet available.  
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=== Credits (Primary Sources) ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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!colspan="2"| Credits (Primary Sources)
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! Credit
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! [[Author]]s & Contributors
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| Design and Development
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| [[Frank Chadwick]]
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| Cover Illustration
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| [[Bradley K. McDevitt]]
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|-
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| Interior Illustration
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| [[Rick Harris]], [[Bradley K. McDevitt]], and [[Mark Ryberg]]
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|-
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|}
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=== External Link/s ===
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''Commentary & Data articles:''
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
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''Reviews:''
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
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''Other Articles:''
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
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== References & Contributions ([[Sources]]) ==
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{{Intermediate}}
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{{Detail}}
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{{Sources
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|S1= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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}}
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[[Category: Equipment Source]]
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[[Category: Robot Source]]
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[[Category: Ship Source]]
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{{MET|}}

Latest revision as of 18:11, 23 August 2019

Vampire Fleets
TNE Vampire Fleets.jpg
The Virus Sourcebook
Author Frank Chadwick
Publisher Game Designers Workshop
Version Traveller The New Era
Edition 1st
Format Book (Softback)
Language English
Pages 96
Year Published 1995
Canonical Yes
Available from RPGNow
Also See Vampire
ISBN 1-55878-170-6 Product no. 0312
Table of Contents
The Vamprire Highway 8
Highway one 20
Promise 46
Escape from promise 62
Robots 70
Into the maelstrom 84

Vampire Fleets is a sourcebook for Traveller.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Throughout the bleak nightmare of the Collapse, long dark shapes of warships, scoured of organic life, still prowled the now-lonely space lanes and cast their deadly shadows over half a thousand worlds. Imbued with a malignant intelligence, and a taste for apocalyptic violence, the vampire fleets methodically finished the work that the first wave of Virus infection had so haphazardly begun. After seventy-five years, humankind finally stood backed against the edge of the abyss, only one more short step separating them from oblivion.

Passive defense is no longer enough. If humankind is to reclaim the stars, it will have to be past the ruptured hulls and shattered computer brains of the vampires. Defeating the vampire fleets is a task of nearly impossible scope and difficulty, but the journey of a thousand miles by an entire species begins with a small step by a small band of people.

The source material is broken down into three important sections.

  • Vampire Fleets: What motivates them, where they are encountered, their capabilities, behaviors, strengths and weaknesses.
  • The Planet Promise: A world completely controlled by Virus-infected machines, its working starport a vital link in the chain of the vampire highway.
  • Robot Design: Complete rules on their construction as well as motivation and behaviour of Virus-infected robots.

Plus a complete three-adventure campaign. Each adventure illustrates and draws on the material in one part of the sourcebook. Together they put the players at the center of a struggle which can break the power of the Vampire Fleets forever and change the course of human history.

Table of Contents[edit]

Vampire Fleets
Section Page/s
News Reports 4
Vampires! 6
Part I: The Vampire Highway 8
Adventure I: Highway One 20
Part II: Promise 46
Adventure II: Escape from Promise 62
Part III: Robots 70
Adventure III: Into the Maelstrom 84

Library Data Entries (Public)[edit]

  1. TBD

Library Data Entries (Automated)[edit]

Library data entries


Selected Robots[edit]

  1. TBD

Meta-history & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

Credits (Primary Sources)[edit]

Credits (Primary Sources)
Credit Authors & Contributors
Design and Development Frank Chadwick
Cover Illustration Bradley K. McDevitt
Interior Illustration Rick Harris, Bradley K. McDevitt, and Mark Ryberg

External Link/s[edit]

Commentary & Data articles:

  1. EXTERNAL LINK: TBD

Reviews:

  1. EXTERNAL LINK: TBD

Other Articles:

  1. EXTERNAL LINK: TBD

References & Contributions (Sources)[edit]

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