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The [[Field Manual]] is a [[Spica Publishing]] background book designed for [[Classic Traveller]].
  
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Written by [[Bryan Gibson]], who has provided art, conceptual designs and illustrations for ''Traveller'' for nearly thirty years, and [[Daniel W. Hammersley]], who has written one sourcebook and five adventure modules to the [[Traveller TNE: 1248]] line, Field Manual looks at the life and work of mercenaries both in and out of the Third Imperium.
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Written by [[Bryan Gibson]], who has provided art, conceptual designs and illustrations for ''Traveller'' for nearly thirty years, and [[Daniel W. Hammersley]], who has written one sourcebook and five adventure modules to the Traveller TNE: 1248 line, Field Manual looks at the life and work of [[mercenaries]] both in and out of the [[Third Imperium]].
  
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From time immemorial there have been warriors. Men who fought not from need or as conscripts but as their trade. Warriors are not a phenomenon unique to man; virtually every culture has warriors, from the Ancients to the Vargr and Aslan. And where there are warriors, there are those who fight, not for clan, nation, race or creed, but rather for pay.
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From time immemorial there have been warriors. Men who fought not from need or as conscripts but as their trade. Warriors are not a phenomenon unique to man; virtually every [[culture]] has warriors, from the [[Ancients]] to the [[Vargr]] and [[Aslan]]. And where there are warriors, there are those who fight, not for clan, nation, race or creed, but rather for pay.  
  
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'''''They are the mercenaries.'''''
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''They are the mercenaries.''
 
Field Manual provides Referees and players with all the information needed to run Mercs in a ''Traveller'' game or campaign, including:
 
Field Manual provides Referees and players with all the information needed to run Mercs in a ''Traveller'' game or campaign, including:
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*'''''Everything you need to know about mercenaries in Traveller:''''' what makes a mercenary; how they behave, and why they do what they do; why they are what they are; and how they engage in their very dangerous trade.
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* ''Everything you need to know about mercenaries in Traveller:'' what makes a mercenary; how they behave, and why they do what they do; why they are what they are; and how they engage in their very dangerous trade.
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*'''''The daily affairs of mercenaries: '''''what makes a good contract and why; a Merc’s daily life and routine; how they operate within the Third Imperium; and why many are just as happy to operate outside its borders.
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* ''The daily affairs of mercenaries: ''what makes a good contract and why; a Merc’s daily life and routine; how they operate within the Third Imperium; and why many are just as happy to operate outside its borders.
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*'''''A look at the different types of mercenary units:''''' including detailed write-ups of ''Merrick’s Rangers'', ''The Dark Angels'' starmercs, and more.
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* ''A look at the different types of mercenary units:''''' including detailed write-ups of ''Merrick’s Rangers'', ''The Dark Angels'' starmercs, and more.
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*'''''A first glimpse of Urnian subsector in Foreven sector:''''' the sector’s political entities and events, and a detailed look at its history.
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* ''A first glimpse of [[Urnian Subsector]] in [[Foreven Sector]]:'' the sector’s political entities and events, and a detailed look at its history.
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*'''''The [[Inanye]]''''', a new alien species!
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* ''The [[Inanye]]'', a new alien species!
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*'''''A Change of Management''''', a complete mercenary adventure, including a planetary summary with planetary and local maps.
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* ''A Change of Management'', a complete mercenary adventure, including a planetary summary with planetary and local maps.
  
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=== Credits ===
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; Author: [[Bryan Gibson]], [[Daniel W. Hammersley]]
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; Editor: [[John Griffiths]]
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; Cover: [[David Redington]]
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; Maps: [[Stephanie McAlea]]
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; Subsector map: John Griffiths
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; Proofreaders: [[David Billinghurst]], [[Sue Cottle]]
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=== Table of Contents ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="2"| ''[[Mongoose Traveller]]:<br> Aslan''
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|-
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! Section
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! Page/s
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| Introduction || 2
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| Background || 5
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| Mercenary life || 9
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| Mercenary units || 19
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| A glimpse of Foreven || 29
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| Urnian subsector || 34
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| A change of management || 37
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|}
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Public) ===
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# [[Foreven Sector]]
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# [[Inanye]]
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# [[Mercenary]]
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# [[Urnian Subsector]]
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{{Intermediate}}
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{{Sources
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Field Manual | page=2}}
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}}
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[[Category: Mercenary Source]]
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[[Category: Sophont Source]]
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Latest revision as of 17:38, 5 February 2022

Field Manual
FM FC.jpg
Author Bryan Gibson, Daniel W. Hammersley
Publisher Spica Publishing
Version Classic Traveller
Format Book (PDF)
Language English
Pages 48
Year Published 2011
Canonical Yes
Available from DriveThru RPG
Also See Inanye
(SP 0100)
ISBN 978-0-9560893-0-4

The Field Manual is a Spica Publishing background book designed for Classic Traveller.

Written by Bryan Gibson, who has provided art, conceptual designs and illustrations for Traveller for nearly thirty years, and Daniel W. Hammersley, who has written one sourcebook and five adventure modules to the Traveller TNE: 1248 line, Field Manual looks at the life and work of mercenaries both in and out of the Third Imperium.

From time immemorial there have been warriors. Men who fought not from need or as conscripts but as their trade. Warriors are not a phenomenon unique to man; virtually every culture has warriors, from the Ancients to the Vargr and Aslan. And where there are warriors, there are those who fight, not for clan, nation, race or creed, but rather for pay.

They are the mercenaries. Field Manual provides Referees and players with all the information needed to run Mercs in a Traveller game or campaign, including:

  • Everything you need to know about mercenaries in Traveller: what makes a mercenary; how they behave, and why they do what they do; why they are what they are; and how they engage in their very dangerous trade.
  • The daily affairs of mercenaries: what makes a good contract and why; a Merc’s daily life and routine; how they operate within the Third Imperium; and why many are just as happy to operate outside its borders.
  • A look at the different types of mercenary units: including detailed write-ups of Merrick’s Rangers, The Dark Angels starmercs, and more.
  • A first glimpse of Urnian Subsector in Foreven Sector: the sector’s political entities and events, and a detailed look at its history.
  • The Inanye, a new alien species!
  • A Change of Management, a complete mercenary adventure, including a planetary summary with planetary and local maps.

Credits[edit]

Author
Bryan Gibson, Daniel W. Hammersley
Editor
John Griffiths
Cover
David Redington
Maps
Stephanie McAlea
Subsector map
John Griffiths
Proofreaders
David Billinghurst, Sue Cottle

Table of Contents[edit]

Mongoose Traveller:
Aslan
Section Page/s
Introduction 2
Background 5
Mercenary life 9
Mercenary units 19
A glimpse of Foreven 29
Urnian subsector 34
A change of management 37

Library Data Entries (Public)[edit]

  1. Foreven Sector
  2. Inanye
  3. Mercenary
  4. Urnian Subsector
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.
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