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|name      = Xboat 1
 
|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  = TBD
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|caption  = A Traveller<sup>5</sup> zine
 
|contents  =  
 
|contents  =  
 
|edition  = 1st
 
|edition  = 1st
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|footnote  = TBD
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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.
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=== Table of Contents ===
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=== Table of Contents ===
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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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!colspan="2"|''X-Boat: A Traveller5 Zine''
 
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| TBD
 
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Public) ===
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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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# [[TBD]]
 
  
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Automated) ===
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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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{{LibraryEntries}}
 
  
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== Meta-history & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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''Commentary & Data articles:''
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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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# [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/762366408/xboat-zinequest?ref=thanks_share&fbclid=IwAR2nkjJI05F48Vh3b7P74dPD8BkdmLhopFJhCHmk3OnnPpjzTNQRpB_pHzc Kickstarter Page]
  
 
=== Xboat Fanzine Series ===
 
=== Xboat Fanzine Series ===
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[[X-Boat: A Traveller5 Zine]] was published by [[Robert Eagelstone]].
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[[X-Boat: A Traveller5 Zine]] is published by [[Robert Eaglestone]].
 
# [[Xboat 01]]
 
# [[Xboat 01]]
 
# [[Xboat 02]]
 
# [[Xboat 02]]
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# [[Xboat Special Supplement 1: Contact]]
 
# [[Xboat 03]]
 
# [[Xboat 03]]
 
# [[Xboat 04]]
 
# [[Xboat 04]]
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# [[Xboat 05]]
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# [[Xboat Special Supplement 2: The Far Far Future]]
  
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{{LibraryEntries}}
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== References & Contributions (Sources) ==
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! Credit
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{{Intermediate}}
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! [[Author]]s & Contributors
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{{Sources
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Xboat 1 |page=3|article=In this Issue}}
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| [[Author]]
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}}
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| [[Robert Eaglestone]]
 
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=== External Link/s ===
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[[Category: Astrography Source]]
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''Commentary & Data articles:''
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[[Category: Corporation Source]]
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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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[[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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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Public) ===
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# [[LIC]]
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# [[LRC]]
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# [[Oberlindes Security]]
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# [[ShipMaker]]
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# [[ToolSet]]
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# [[Universal Three Laws of Robotics]]
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=== [[Astrography|Selected Astrography]] ===
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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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=== [[Corporation|Selected Corporations]] ===
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# [[Engolia]]
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# [[Henlan-Ra]]
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# [[Hughes Aerospace & Intestellar Tech]]
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# [[Kemker Light Industries]] ([[KLI]])
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# [[Lesler-Kahlan Gravitics]]
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# [[LSP]]
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=== [[Creature|Selected Creatures]] ===
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# [[Akhanagir]]
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# [[Dalazu]]
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# [[Zaarek's Bane]]
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=== [[Equipment|Selected Equipment]] ===
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''[[Personal Equipment]]:''
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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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}}
 
  
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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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