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|name      = Mongoose Traveller Main Rulebook
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|name      = Core Rulebook
 
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|author    = Gareth Hanrahan
 
|author    = Gareth Hanrahan
|available = Yes
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|available = {{DTRPG|56586}}, [https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/us/traveller-core-ebook-2.html Mongoose]
 
|canon    = Yes
 
|canon    = Yes
|caption  = MGT-1 Core Rulebook / Traveller rules (First Edition MGT-1)
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|caption  = Mongoose Traveller Core Rulebook  
|contents  = TBD
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|contents  =  
 
|edition  = 1st
 
|edition  = 1st
 
|footnote  = Product# MGP3800
 
|footnote  = Product# MGP3800
|format    = Book (Softback)
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|format    = Book (Softback) (PDF)
 
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|image    = Travrulebook 350.jpg
 
|language  = English
 
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[[Mongoose Traveller Main Rulebook]] is the core book for MGT-1 [[Mongoose Traveller]] (1st Edition).
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[[Mongoose Traveller: Core Rulebook]] is primary set of rules for [[Mongoose Traveller]] 1st edition rules.  
 
   
 
   
== Description (Specifications) ==
 
 
Based on the Classic Traveller rules set, this book has been streamlined for modern roleplaying, and yet still retains that unmistakable Traveller aura. With complete rules for character and world creation, spaceships, encounters and trading, it is your gateway into new universes.
 
Based on the Classic Traveller rules set, this book has been streamlined for modern roleplaying, and yet still retains that unmistakable Traveller aura. With complete rules for character and world creation, spaceships, encounters and trading, it is your gateway into new universes.
  
The Traveller Main Rulebook is the cornerstone of all your Traveller games, to be expanded upon with core supplements such as Mercenary and High Guard, or used with different settings like Starship Troopers, Judge Dredd and, of course, the [[Original Traveller Universe]].
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The Traveller Main Rulebook is the cornerstone of all your Traveller games, to be expanded upon with core supplements such as [[Mercenary]] and [[High Guard]], or used with different settings like Starship Troopers, Judge Dredd and, of course, the [[Original Traveller Universe]].
  
 
Written by [[Gareth Hanrahan]], the Traveller Main Rulebook contains many things fans of the classic game will find familiar, but always with a new twist
 
Written by [[Gareth Hanrahan]], the Traveller Main Rulebook contains many things fans of the classic game will find familiar, but always with a new twist
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=== Credits ===
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; Author: [[Gareth Hanrahan]]
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; Editor: [[Chris Longhurst]]
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; Illustrations: [[Leonardo Borazio]], [[McLean Kendree]], [[Rich Longmore]], [[Carlos Nunez de Castro Torres]], [[Robin Everett-McGuirl]], [[Travis Leichssenring]]
  
 
=== Table of Contents ===
 
=== Table of Contents ===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
|+ ''[[Mongoose Traveller]]:<br> Main Rulebook <br> 1st Edition''
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!colspan="2"| ''[[Mongoose Traveller]]:<br> Main Rulebook <br> 1st Edition''
 
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| Traveller  
 
| Traveller  
2
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| 2
 
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|-
 
| Character Creation  
 
| Character Creation  
5
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| 5
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Skills and Tasks  
 
| Skills and Tasks  
48
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| 48
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Combat  
 
| Combat  
60
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| 60
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Encounters and Danger  
 
| Encounters and Danger  
69
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| 69
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Equipment]]  
 
| [[Equipment]]  
86
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| 86
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Naval Architecture|Spacecraft Design]]  
 
| [[Naval Architecture|Spacecraft Design]]  
105
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| 105
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Common Spacecraft  
 
| Common Spacecraft  
114
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| 114
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Spacecraft Operations  
 
| Spacecraft Operations  
137
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| 137
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Space Combat  
 
| Space Combat  
146
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| 146
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Psionics]]  
 
| [[Psionics]]  
152
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| 152
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Trade  
 
| Trade  
160
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| 160
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[World]] Creation  
 
| [[World]] Creation  
167
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| 167
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Index  
 
| Index  
182
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| 182
 
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# [[Psionics]]
 
# [[Psionics]]
  
== Meta-history & Background (Dossier) ==
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Automated) ===
No information yet available.
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{{LibraryEntries}}
  
=== Credits (Primary Sources) ===
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=== [[Ship|Selected Ships]] ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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''[[Largecraft]] & [[Bigcraft]]:''
|+ Credits (Primary Sources)
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# [[Close Escort]]
|-
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## [[Gazelle class Close Escort]] pgs 123-124
! Credit
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# [[Corsair Vessel]]
! Authors & Contributors
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## [[Nishemani class Corsair]] pgs 129-130
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# [[Fat Trader]] pgs 117-118
| Author
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## [[Type R class Subsidized Merchant]] pgs 119-120
| [[Gareth Hanrahan]]
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# [[Free Trader]]
|-
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## [[Type A class Free Trader]] pgs 117-118
| Editor
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# [[Heavy Freighter]]
| [[Chris Longhurst]]
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## [[Borazio class Heavy Freighter]] pgs 124-125
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# [[Mercenary Cruiser]]
| Illustrations
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## [[Type C class Mercenary Cruiser]] pgs 127-128
| [[Leonardo Borazio]], [[McLean Kendree]], [[Rich Longmore]], [[Carlos Nunez de Castro Torres]], [[Robin Everett-McGuirl]], [[Travis Liechssenring]]
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# [[Mining Ship]]
|-
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## [[Seeker class Mining Ship]] pgs 114-116
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# [[Laboratory Ship]]
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## [[Type L class Lab Ship]] pgs 121-122
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# [[Police Cutter]]
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## [[Serpent class Police Cutter]] pgs 130-131
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# [[Scout Vessel]]
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## [[Type S class Scout/Courier]] pgs 114-116
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# [[Yacht]]
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## [[Type Y class Yacht]] pgs 126
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==== [[Smallcraft|Selected Smallcraft]] ====
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''[[Smallcraft]]:''
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# [[Launch]] pgs 132
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# [[Light Fighter]] pgs 136
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# [[Modular Cutter]] pgs 135
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# [[Pinnace]] pgs 133
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# [[Ship's Boat]] pgs 132
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# [[Shuttle]] pgs 133
  
=== External Link/s ===
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===Translations===
''COMMENTARY & DATA ARTICLES:''
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This book has been translated into German: [[13Mann Traveller: Core Rules]]
# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
 
  
''REVIEWS:''
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'''Reviews:'''
# EXTERNAL LINK: [https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/15/15771.phtml RPG NET REVIEW OF TRAVELLER CORE RULEBOOK #1]
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#[https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/15/15771.phtml RPGNet Review of Traveller core rule book]
# EXTERNAL LINK: [https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/16/16099.phtml RPG NET REVIEW OF TRAVELLER CORE RULEBOOK #2]
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#[https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/16/16099.phtml RPGNet Review of Traveller core rule book]
# EXTERNAL LINK: [https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/16/16726.phtml RPG NET REVIEW OF TRAVELLER CORE RULEBOOK #3]
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#[https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/16/16726.phtml RPGNet Review of Traveller core rule book]
  
== References & Contributions (Sources) ==
 
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
{{Detail}}
 
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
|S1= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Core Rulebook | version= Mongoose Traveller | page=2}}
|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 02:55, 27 January 2022

Core Rulebook
Travrulebook 350.jpg
Mongoose Traveller Core Rulebook
Author Gareth Hanrahan
Publisher Mongoose Publishing
Version Mongoose Traveller
Edition 1st
Format Book (Softback) (PDF)
Language English
Pages 192
Year Published 2008
Canonical Yes
Available from DriveThru RPG, Mongoose
Product# MGP3800

Mongoose Traveller: Core Rulebook is primary set of rules for Mongoose Traveller 1st edition rules.

Based on the Classic Traveller rules set, this book has been streamlined for modern roleplaying, and yet still retains that unmistakable Traveller aura. With complete rules for character and world creation, spaceships, encounters and trading, it is your gateway into new universes.

The Traveller Main Rulebook is the cornerstone of all your Traveller games, to be expanded upon with core supplements such as Mercenary and High Guard, or used with different settings like Starship Troopers, Judge Dredd and, of course, the Original Traveller Universe.

Written by Gareth Hanrahan, the Traveller Main Rulebook contains many things fans of the classic game will find familiar, but always with a new twist

Credits[edit]

Author
Gareth Hanrahan
Editor
Chris Longhurst
Illustrations
Leonardo Borazio, McLean Kendree, Rich Longmore, Carlos Nunez de Castro Torres, Robin Everett-McGuirl, Travis Leichssenring

Table of Contents[edit]

Mongoose Traveller:
Main Rulebook
1st Edition
Section Page/s
Traveller 2
Character Creation 5
Skills and Tasks 48
Combat 60
Encounters and Danger 69
Equipment 86
Spacecraft Design 105
Common Spacecraft 114
Spacecraft Operations 137
Space Combat 146
Psionics 152
Trade 160
World Creation 167
Index 182

Library Data Entries (Public)[edit]

  1. Psionics

Library Data Entries (Automated)[edit]

Library data entries


Selected Ships[edit]

Largecraft & Bigcraft:

  1. Close Escort
    1. Gazelle class Close Escort pgs 123-124
  2. Corsair Vessel
    1. Nishemani class Corsair pgs 129-130
  3. Fat Trader pgs 117-118
    1. Type R class Subsidized Merchant pgs 119-120
  4. Free Trader
    1. Type A class Free Trader pgs 117-118
  5. Heavy Freighter
    1. Borazio class Heavy Freighter pgs 124-125
  6. Mercenary Cruiser
    1. Type C class Mercenary Cruiser pgs 127-128
  7. Mining Ship
    1. Seeker class Mining Ship pgs 114-116
  8. Laboratory Ship
    1. Type L class Lab Ship pgs 121-122
  9. Police Cutter
    1. Serpent class Police Cutter pgs 130-131
  10. Scout Vessel
    1. Type S class Scout/Courier pgs 114-116
  11. Yacht
    1. Type Y class Yacht pgs 126

Selected Smallcraft[edit]

Smallcraft:

  1. Launch pgs 132
  2. Light Fighter pgs 136
  3. Modular Cutter pgs 135
  4. Pinnace pgs 133
  5. Ship's Boat pgs 132
  6. Shuttle pgs 133

Translations[edit]

This book has been translated into German: 13Mann Traveller: Core Rules

Reviews:

  1. RPGNet Review of Traveller core rule book
  2. RPGNet Review of Traveller core rule book
  3. RPGNet Review of Traveller core rule book
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.