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|name      = X-Boat: A Traveller5 Zine
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|name      = Xboat 1
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|alsosee  = [[Slade Mark I class Frontier Raider]]
 
|author    = Robert Eaglestone
 
|author    = Robert Eaglestone
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|available = Not yet
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|available = {{DTRPG|273367}}
 
|canon    = Yes
 
|canon    = Yes
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|caption  = A Traveller<sup>5</sup> zine
 
|contents  =  
 
|contents  =  
 
|edition  = 1st
 
|edition  = 1st
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|footnote  =  
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|footnote  = August 2019 Publication.
 
|format    = Book (Softback) (PDF)
 
|format    = Book (Softback) (PDF)
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|image    = Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
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|image    = Xboat 1.jpg
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
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|pages    = 16
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|pages    = 23
 
|publisher = Robert Eaglestone
 
|publisher = Robert Eaglestone
 
|version  = Traveller 5th
 
|version  = Traveller 5th
 
|year      = 2019
 
|year      = 2019
 
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[[X-Boat: A Traveller5 Zine]] is a [[Robert Eaglestone]] product.
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[[Xboat 01]] is a [[Robert Eaglestone]] product. It is a [[periodical]] designed for the [[Traveller 5th]] edition.
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* It is a [[periodical]] to be written for [[Traveller 5th]] edition.
 
  
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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=== Credits ===
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This is a true [[Fanzine|FanZine]], with most of the material produced by Fans who are participating in the [[Traveller5]] initiative. It's about discussion, example, and bold ideas rather than finished product. So, these issues are "non-canon", although content *could* be re-used in later publications.
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; Editor: [[Robert Eaglestone]]
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; Cover: [[Ian Stead]]
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; Artist: [[Robert Pearce]]
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; Featured Author: [[Chad Russell]]
  
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Each issue is at least 16 printed half-pages (5.5 x 8.5) in a saddle-stitched booklet format. I'll mail the issues out in flat envelopes.  
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=== Table of Contents ===
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{{RPGBook_TOC_Query|book={{PAGENAME}}|heading=Article|department=Yes}}
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== Background ==
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On 21 February 2019, [[Robert Eaglestone]] launched a Kickstarter to get a new Traveller [[periodical]] founded and funded. It funded on the first day.
  
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This is a true [[Fanzine]], with most of the material produced by Fans who are participating in the [[Traveller5]] initiative. It's about discussion, example, and bold ideas rather than finished product. So, these issues are "[[non-canon]]," although content *could* be re-used in later publications.  
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'''Ian Stead's Art''' <br>
 
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Yes! And the better the Kickstarter response, the more I can leverage the experienced and capable [[Ian Stead]] for beautifully themed artwork.
 
  
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'''Robert Pearce's Art''' <br>
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Each issue is at least 16 printed half-pages (5.5 x 8.5) in a saddle-stitched booklet format.
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[[Robert Pearce]], of Starship Geomorph Deckplans fame, has agreed to do character artwork. Again, the better the KickStarter goes, the more I can ask from him.
 
  
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'''Delivery''' <br>
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''Commentary & Data articles:''
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Distribution is four issues, with the first delivered this summer.  My intention is to deliver each issue quarterly thereafter, but I'm new to this, so it may be intermittent, and it may take 18 months before I deliver the last issue. In addition to delivery, I will make available a PDF of each issue, following the same general schedule.
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# [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/762366408/xboat-zinequest?ref=thanks_share&fbclid=IwAR2nkjJI05F48Vh3b7P74dPD8BkdmLhopFJhCHmk3OnnPpjzTNQRpB_pHzc Kickstarter Page]
  
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Shipping is extra.  For example, typical shipping to the U.S. is about $1.30 per issue, and international is about $3.25 per issue.  The low-cost PDF-only option gets you the PDFs and forego shipping, to cut costs.
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=== Xboat Fanzine Series ===
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[[X-Boat: A Traveller5 Zine]] is published by [[Robert Eaglestone]].
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# [[Xboat 01]]
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# [[Xboat 02]]
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# [[Xboat Special Supplement 1: Contact]]
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# [[Xboat 03]]
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# [[Xboat 04]]
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# [[Xboat 05]]
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# [[Xboat Special Supplement 2: The Far Far Future]]
  
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'''Is it Compatible with Version __ of Traveller?''' <br> 
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=== Library Data Entries ===
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While the [[T5|Fifth Edition]] is directly supported, these resources typically work with any version of Traveller, or science fiction role-playing games in general.
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{{LibraryEntries}}
  
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'''Who Am I?''' <br>
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== References & Contributions (Sources) ==
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My name is [[Robert Eaglestone]]. I've loved the [[Traveller]] role-playing game for decades, and have had the privilege of working with [[Marc Miller]] and others on [[Traveller]]. I'm raising funds for a fanzine supporting Traveller -- [[Gentlesophont|people]], [[starship]]s, [[world]]s, [[animal]]s, and more -- with the fantastic artwork of [[Ian Stead]] and the moral support of [[Marc Miller]].
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{{Intermediate}}
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{{Sources
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Xboat 1 |page=3|article=In this Issue}}
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For years I've been accumulating ideas about the game. So along comes KickStarter's 'Zine Quest -- the perfect opportunity to do homage to Traveller, old-school fashion.
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[[Category: Astrography Source]]
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[[Category: Corporation Source]]
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[[Category: Creature Source]]
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[[Category: Equipment Source]]
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[[Category: Polity Source]]
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[[Category: Robot Source]]
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[[Category: Ship Source]]
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[[Category: Smallcraft Source]]
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{{MET|Periodical}}
  
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=== Table of Contents ===
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
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!colspan="2"|''X-Boat: A Traveller5 Zine''
 
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! Page/s
 
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| TBD
 
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| TBD
 
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Public) ===
 
=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Public) ===
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# [[TBD]]
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# [[LIC]]
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# [[LRC]]
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Automated) ===
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# [[Oberlindes Security]]
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{{LibraryEntries}}
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# [[ShipMaker]]
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# [[ToolSet]]
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# [[Universal Three Laws of Robotics]]
  
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== Meta-history & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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=== [[Astrography|Selected Astrography]] ===
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On 21 February 2019 [[CE]], [[Robert Eaglestone]] launched a Kickstarter to get a new Traveller [[periodical]] founded and funded. It funded on the first day.
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# [[Dekalb (world)]]
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# [[Extolay (world)]]
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# [[Glisten (world)]]
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# [[Lysen (world)]]
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# [[Tlaqril (world)]] AKA [[Foelen (world)]]
  
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=== Xboat Fanzine Series ===
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=== [[Corporation|Selected Corporations]] ===
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# [[Xboat 01]]
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# [[Engolia]]
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# [[Xboat 02]]
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# [[Henlan-Ra]]
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# [[Xboat 03]]
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# [[Hughes Aerospace & Intestellar Tech]]
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# [[Xboat 04]]
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# [[Kemker Light Industries]] ([[KLI]])
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# [[Xboat 05]]
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# [[Lesler-Kahlan Gravitics]]
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# [[LSP]]
  
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=== Credits (Primary Sources) ===
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=== [[Creature|Selected Creatures]] ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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# [[Akhanagir]]
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# [[Dalazu]]
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# [[Zaarek's Bane]]
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! Credit
 
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! [[Author]]s & Contributors
 
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| [[Author]]
 
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| [[Robert Eaglestone]]
 
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=== External Link/s ===
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=== [[Equipment|Selected Equipment]] ===
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''Commentary & Data articles:''
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''[[Personal Equipment]]:''
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/762366408/xboat-zinequest?ref=thanks_share&fbclid=IwAR2nkjJI05F48Vh3b7P74dPD8BkdmLhopFJhCHmk3OnnPpjzTNQRpB_pHzc Kickstarter Page]
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# [[ADBA class Gravitic Boarding Armor]]
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# [[AHVS class Heavy Vacc Suit]]
  
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''Reviews:''
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''[[Ship Equipment]]:''
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
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# [[Barbette]]
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# [[CommCaster]]
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# [[DataCaster]]
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# [[Firmpoint]]
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# [[Hardpoint]]
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# [[Hop Drive]]
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# [[Jump Drive]]
  
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''Other Articles:''
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=== [[Polity|Selected Polities]] ===
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
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# [[Republic of Regina]]
  
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== References & Contributions ([[Sources]]) ==
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=== [[Robot|Selected Robots]] ===
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{{Intermediate}}
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# [[DCM-7 class Damage Control Robot]]
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{{Detail}}
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# [[EngLe class Drive Tech Robot]]
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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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=== [[Ship|Selected Ships]] ===
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# [[Capricorn class Close Escort]]
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# [[Kranhouse class Patrol Corvette]]
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# [[Nishemani class Corsair]]
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# [[Orca class Corporate Packet]]
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# [[Slade Mark I class Frontier Raider]]
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# [[Type S class Scout/Courier]]
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# [[Type T class Patrol Cruiser]]
  
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{{MET|Periodical}}
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=== [[Smallcraft|Selected Smallcraft]] ===
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# [[Kiidu class Patrol Boat]]

Latest revision as of 20:11, 2 July 2025

Xboat 1
Xboat 1.jpg
A Traveller5 zine
Author Robert Eaglestone
Publisher Robert Eaglestone
Version Traveller 5th
Edition 1st
Format Book (Softback) (PDF)
Language English
Pages 23
Year Published 2019
Canonical Yes
Available from DriveThru RPG
Also See Slade Mark I class Frontier Raider
August 2019 Publication.

Xboat 01 is a Robert Eaglestone product. It is a periodical designed for the Traveller 5th edition.

Credits[edit]

Editor
Robert Eaglestone
Cover
Ian Stead
Artist
Robert Pearce
Featured Author
Chad Russell

Table of Contents[edit]

Xboat 01
Department Article Author Pages
Editorial Welcome! Robert Eaglestone 4
Ship Slade Mark I Frontier Raider Robert Eaglestone 5-6
Equipment Heavy Vacc Suit Robert Eaglestone 7
Robot EngLe Drive Tech Robot Robert Eaglestone 8
Amber Zone Liberating Intellectual Property Chad Russell 9-12
Bestiary Zaarek’s Bane Robert Eaglestone 13
Bestiary Akhanagir Robert Eaglestone 14
Variant Rule ShipMaker Robert Eaglestone 15-18
Ship Capricorn-class Close Escort Robert Eaglestone 18
Ship Kiidu Patrol Boat Robert Eaglestone 19
Ship Patrol Corvette Robert Eaglestone 20
Equipment Gravitic Boarding Armor Robert Eaglestone 21
Robot Damage Control Robot DCM-7 Robert Eaglestone 22
Form Traveller Form 1A - Character Sheet Robert Eaglestone 23

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Background[edit]

On 21 February 2019, Robert Eaglestone launched a Kickstarter to get a new Traveller periodical founded and funded. It funded on the first day.

This is a true Fanzine, with most of the material produced by Fans who are participating in the Traveller5 initiative. It's about discussion, example, and bold ideas rather than finished product. So, these issues are "non-canon," although content *could* be re-used in later publications.

Each issue is at least 16 printed half-pages (5.5 x 8.5) in a saddle-stitched booklet format.

Commentary & Data articles:

  1. Kickstarter Page

Xboat Fanzine Series[edit]

X-Boat: A Traveller5 Zine is published by Robert Eaglestone.

  1. Xboat 01
  2. Xboat 02
  3. Xboat Special Supplement 1: Contact
  4. Xboat 03
  5. Xboat 04
  6. Xboat 05
  7. Xboat Special Supplement 2: The Far Far Future

Library Data Entries[edit]

Library data entries


References & Contributions (Sources)[edit]

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.


Library Data Entries (Public)[edit]

  1. LIC
  2. LRC
  3. Oberlindes Security
  4. ShipMaker
  5. ToolSet
  6. Universal Three Laws of Robotics

Selected Astrography[edit]

  1. Dekalb (world)
  2. Extolay (world)
  3. Glisten (world)
  4. Lysen (world)
  5. Tlaqril (world) AKA Foelen (world)

Selected Corporations[edit]

  1. Engolia
  2. Henlan-Ra
  3. Hughes Aerospace & Intestellar Tech
  4. Kemker Light Industries (KLI)
  5. Lesler-Kahlan Gravitics
  6. LSP

Selected Creatures[edit]

  1. Akhanagir
  2. Dalazu
  3. Zaarek's Bane

Selected Equipment[edit]

Personal Equipment:

  1. ADBA class Gravitic Boarding Armor
  2. AHVS class Heavy Vacc Suit

Ship Equipment:

  1. Barbette
  2. CommCaster
  3. DataCaster
  4. Firmpoint
  5. Hardpoint
  6. Hop Drive
  7. Jump Drive

Selected Polities[edit]

  1. Republic of Regina

Selected Robots[edit]

  1. DCM-7 class Damage Control Robot
  2. EngLe class Drive Tech Robot

Selected Ships[edit]

  1. Capricorn class Close Escort
  2. Kranhouse class Patrol Corvette
  3. Nishemani class Corsair
  4. Orca class Corporate Packet
  5. Slade Mark I class Frontier Raider
  6. Type S class Scout/Courier
  7. Type T class Patrol Cruiser

Selected Smallcraft[edit]

  1. Kiidu class Patrol Boat
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