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Welcome to the [[Traveller:Community Portal|Community Portal]] with links to publishers of Traveller products, fanzines, resellers, social media pages, online forums, mailing lists, blogs and podcasts, videos, tools, and many other items of interest to Travellers.
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== Publishers ==
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These are links to people who publish new material for ''Traveller''.
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=== Primary Publisher ===
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* '''[[Far Future Enterprises]]:''' [http://www.farfuture.net Marc Miller's Far Future Enterprises] reprints Classic Traveller books, also developed new Traveller<sup>5</sup> game.
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* '''[[Mongoose Publishing]]:''' [https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/rpgs/new-traveller.html Mongoose Publishing] is the newest ''Traveller'' license, producing a core rule book and complete set of supplements.
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=== Secondary Publishers ===
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* '''[[13Mann]]:''' [http://13mann.de/ 13Mann] Mongoose Traveller in German.
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* '''[[CyborgPrime Publishing]]:''' [https://www.cyborgprime.com/ CyborgPrime Publishing] produces expansions for sci-fi RPG's.
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* '''[[Independence Games]]:''' [https://independencerpgs.com/ Independence Games] (Formerly Gypsy Knights Games) produces the Clement Sector background and supplements using the Cepheus Engine and Mongoose Traveller 1st edition rules. [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/3565/Independence-Games Independence Games at DriveThruRPG]
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* '''[[GURPS Traveller]]:''' [http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/traveller/ GURPS Traveller] by [[Steve Jackson Games]].
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* '''[[Jon Brazer Enterprises]]:''' [http://jonbrazer.com/ Jon Brazer Enterprises] publishes tech, ship, and vehicle books for Mongoose Traveller.
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* '''[[Moon Toad Publishing]]:''' [https://www.facebook.com/moontoadpublishing/ Moon Toad] publishes Cepheus Engine RPG and numerous supplements: [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5791/Moon-Toad-Publishing Moon Toad] on DriveThru.
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* '''[[Stellagama]]''': [https://www.facebook.com/StellagamaPublishing/ Stellagama] on Facebook, and [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9571/Stellagama-Publishing Stllagama] on DriveThru RPG, publisher of Cepheus Engine Core Rules and other 2D6 OGL SciFi games.
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=== Fanzines ===
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* [http://www.freelancetraveller.com/ Freelance Traveller] The Electronic Fan-Supported ''Traveller'' Resource.
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=== Resellers ===
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* [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/ DriveThru RPG] - Leading seller for Game related PDF and POD books
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* [https://www.nobleknight.com/ Noble Knight Games] - Seller of new and old print books.
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* [http://role-players.shop https://role-players.shop] Role-players]
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Sells Travelers and others rpgs and more
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=== Patreon pages ===
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Individuals asking for monthly donations to support their ongoing Traveller works:
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* [https://www.patreon.com/cyborgprime CyborgPrime sci-fi expansions]
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* [https://www.patreon.com/biomassart Ian Stead Starships and Deckplans]
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* [https://www.patreon.com/StarShipsRUs Ken Burnside Starships]
  
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== Connecting with Travellers ==
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== External links ==
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These are links to additional resources, online information, social media, and other interesting places around the web endorsed by the wiki staff.
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Links to publishers of Traveller products and sites with information that will help Traveller games.
 
  
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=== Current Publishers ===
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=== Social Media Pages ===
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*[http://www.farfuture.net Marc Miller's Far Future Enterprises] reprints Classic Traveller books, also developing new Traveller<sup>5</sup> game.
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Links to Social media sites for connection to other Travellers and discussions:
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*[http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/traveller/ GURPS Traveller] by [[Steve Jackson Games]].
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/151886352134515/ Traveller RPG Headquarters] (Facebook Group for Traveller RPG and sci-fi gamers)
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*[http://www.travellerrpg.com/ QLI/RPGREALMS] publisher of D20 Traveller, and material for all versions of Traveller.
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/197449257039924/ Facebook Group] (page for Traveller)
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*[http://www.bitsuk.net/ BITS (British Isle Traveller Support)] produces supplements & adventures including the 101 Series.
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* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/TRAVELLER-Science-Fiction-Adventure-in-the-Far-Future/263631460098 Facebook] (page for Traveller)
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*[http://www.comstar-games.com/traveller Comstar Games/Avenger Enterprises] publishes all new Traveller adventures and supplements, supporting Classic Traveller rules, and soon the HERO system. Sourcebooks are systemless.
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* [https://www.facebook.com/zhodani Facebook] (page for the Zhodani Base)
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*[http://www.seekergamingsystems.com/ Seeker Gaming Systems] miniatures and deckplans for all versions of Traveller.
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/traveller/ Reddit Traveller subgroup]
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** [https://www.reddit.com/r/traveller/comments/6q8wzp/imperial_archives/ Imperial Archives at Reddit]
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* [https://discord.gg/hvUJEpU Discord server], online discussion of Traveller RPG, distinct from the forum.
  
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=== Portal Sites ===
 
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*[http://www.downport.com/ Downport] Portal to 25 different ''Traveller'' sites.
 
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**[http://www.freelancetraveller.com/ Freelance Traveller] The Electronic Fan-Supported ''Traveller'' Resource.
 
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**[http://www.pocketempires.com/ Pocket Empires] A collection of personal ''Traveller'' websites.
 
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**[http://www.travellertrader.com/ Traveller Trader] webstore for out of print ''Traveller'' products.
 
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**[http://www.travellerbibliography.org/ Traveller Bibliography] endeavoring to make an illustrated bibliography of everything ever published for the ''Traveller'' game system.
 
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**[http://jtas.net/ Journal of the Travellers' Aid] Library and discussion forum.
 
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**[http://www.downport.com/landgrab/ TML Landgrab] with detailed writeups on worlds throughout the [[Spinward Marches]].
 
 
=== Online Discussion Forums ===
 
=== Online Discussion Forums ===
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*[http://lists.travellercentral.com/mailman/listinfo/tml Traveller Mailing List] The granddaddy of all ''Traveller'' discussions.
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* [http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/ Citizens of the Imperium] Offical forum
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*[http://mailman.silent-tower.org/listinfo/tne-rces TNE RCES list] mailing list discussing ''Traveller's'' New Era.
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* [http://forums.sjgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=16 GURPS Traveller Forum] at [[Steve Jackson Games]]
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* [http://forum.mongoosepublishing.com/ Mongoose Forum] at [[Mongoose Publishing]]
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* [http://www.sfrpg-discussion.net/viewforum.php?f=45 The SFRPG Forums] An independent forum for Traveller and other Scifi RPGs
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**- This site will apparently close Aug 2022 [[User:Ssteve|Ssteve]] ([[User talk:Ssteve|talk]]) 14:38, 16 June 2022 (EDT)
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=== Mailing Lists ===
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* [https://archives.simplelists.com/subscribe/tml Traveller Mailing List] The granddaddy of all ''Traveller'' discussions. [[Traveller Mailing List]]
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* [https://groups.io/g/Traveller-TNE Traveller TNE Mailing list] - updated and moved from Yahoo Groups. 
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* [http://mailman.silent-tower.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tne-rces TNE RCES List] mailing list discussing ''Traveller's'' New Era.
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=== Blogs and Podcasts ===
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* [http://alegisdownport.wordpress.com/ Alegis Downport] Traveller blog. Reviews of Traveller and Cepheus Engine compatible products and using “Classic” Traveller in a fantasy background.
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* [http://mytravelleruniverse.com/ My Traveller Universe] by [[Pete Simm]]
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* [https://travellerrpgblog.blogspot.com/ Yet Another Traveller Blog] by [[Robert Pearce]]
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* [https://travellersandbox.blogspot.com/ Traveller Sandbox: Traveller Adventures] by [[Michael Thompson]]
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* [https://talestoastound.wordpress.com/traveller-out-of-the-box/ Traveller Out of the Box]
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* [https://rpgknights.com/category/rpg/traveller/ RPG Knights] - blog on gaming in general with occasional discussions of Traveller
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* [https://stellarimperia.wordpress.com/ Stellar Imperia] -General Traveller IMTU Universe by [[User:Willbo| Will Richards]]
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=== Traveller Videos ===
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gln8KFTdCl0&list=PL9zjFpmxR97oBW0Cnttls1jqqgL57Y_Ft Nick Nova] Star Traveller (Traveller RPG tips and topics)
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* [https://www.youtube.com/user/ShawnDriscollCG Shawn Driscoll] - videos about and for Traveller
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== Tools and background ==
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Links to sites with background information, library data, and other useful resources for the Traveller player and referee.
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=== Tools ===
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* [http://www.ace-dog.com/downloads/Downloads.htm?fbclid=IwAR2zYs3m5rQnc6CA1olx96vmuR3LfH2fwC2bHlqZiS4F0E_FdFpg9v-_iRk Traveller & Sci-fi Software Game Aids]
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* [https://tca-2014-12.herokuapp.com/ CT Ship Designer] by [[Matt Stevens]]
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* [http://traveller5.net/tools/worldbuilder/ T5 World builder tool]
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* [http://www.vandeet.com/reftools/reftools.html Vandeet Traveller] Online tools
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* [http://nearbygamers.com/tags/Traveller?redirect=false Nearby Gamers] is a portal site for locating other gamers. With a wiki and discussions.
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* [http://www.munsondev.com/chargen/ Mumson Character Generator] - for Mongoose 1st and 2nd
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* [https://github.com/makhidkarun Makhidkarun] Software collections on GitHub.
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=== Map & Astrography Sites ===
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* [http://www.ocean-of-storms.com/core/astrogat/textmap.htm Core] Traveller map site.
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* [https://inkwellideas.com/free-tools/icosahedral-world-map-generator/?fbclid=IwAR2o7yiB6nY9H9p4L7iYlvRp-sNTM65FCA9l37-dUOfXgNipMk06HaDtvQw Icosahedral World Map Generator] (create hex maps on line, including star maps)
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* [https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/tsg/ Traveller System Generator] (randomly created systems)
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* [http://www.travellermap.com/ Traveller Map] (based upon Google maps with dynamic zoom and scrolling) and [https://github.com/inexorabletash/travellermap Source Code]
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* [http://travellertools.azurewebsites.net/ Trade Generator] and [https://github.com/Grauenwolf/TravellerTools Source Code]
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* [https://www.travellerworlds.com/ Traveller Worlds] create worlds with maps and full systems.
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* [https://morfyddjames.github.io/ Traveller World Viewer] See Traveller World Maps reprojected as realistic planets in space.
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=== Campaign Websites ===
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* [http://dedzone.net/traveller/ DED Zone] campaign site.
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* [http://www.darkhstarr.com/ High Tortuga] Trade, piracy, and Adventure beyond the Imperium.
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* [https://www.reaversdeep.com/ Reaver Deep] Traveller campaign and Into The Deep Fanzine
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* [http://section8games.wikidot.com/traveller:traveller Space Patrol] Traveller campaign set in the [[Five Sisters Subsector]].
  
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*[http://www.travellerrpg.com/cgi-bin/Trav/CotI/Discuss/ultimatebb.cgi Citizens of the Imperium], online discussion at [[QuikLink Interactive]].
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=== General background and Library Data ===
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*[http://forums.sjgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=16 GURPS Traveller] Forum on the [[Steve Jackson Games]] public forums.
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* [http://members.pcug.org.au/~davidjw/ Beowulf Down] Homeport of Tavonni and library data.
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*[http://www.traveller.comstar-games/ Travellers' Aid Society] forum for [[Avenger Enterprises]] and ComStar Games.
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* [http://traveller5.net/tools/library-data/ Alternate Wiki w/Strict Canon]
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*[http://jtas.sjgames.com/ Journal of the Travellers' Aid Sociey] official magazine of Traveller (all versions) for over 20 years.
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* [http://phillwebb.id.au/fudge/traveller/canon.html Traveller Canon Index] - Searchable index of Traveller Canon
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*[http://www.travellerdiscussion.com Travellers Aid Society Forum] Discussion forum for the 1248 setting as well as all other settings and rule systems.
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* [https://seegras.discordia.ch/Roleplay/Traveller/ Library Data] - Great German Fan Site with Some Data in English
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*[http://forums.freelancetraveller.com/ Freelance Traveller] forums, both web and NNTP.
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* [http://www.traveller-srd.com/ Traveller SRD] from [https://www.opengamingstore.com/collections/traveller Open Gaming Store].
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* [https://zhodani.space/ Zhodani Base] Classic Traveller and online tools.
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* [http://www.waynesbooks.com/Traveller.html Wayne's Books Traveller Pages] Exhaustive reference of Traveller releases of the 80s and 90s.
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* [http://games.gark.net/AAB/ Gark AAB] Another Imperial Encyclopedia
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* [https://hemdian.com/traveller/ Hemdian’s Notebook] - a fansite for Traveller including support for MegaTraveller, naval campaigns, and the Universe program.
  
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=== Webrings ===
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== Non-Traveller Resources ==
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*[http://r.webring.com/hub?ring=traveller Traveller Webring] ring of fansites.
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*[http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=traveller;action=info Traveller Ringsurf Ring] ring of fansites.
 
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*[http://x.webring.com/hub?ring=deckring Travller Deckplans Webring] ring of fansites.
 
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*[http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?action=info&ring=firelock_ny Traveller Starship Deckplans Webring] ring of fansites.
 
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*[http://o.webring.com/hub?ring=travgearhead Traveller Gearhead Webring] ring of fansites.
 
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*[http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=travgearhead;id=2;action=list Traveller Gearhead Ringsurf Ring] ring of fansites.
 
  
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=== Astronomy Sites ===
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* [http://astro.unl.edu/naap/habitablezones/animations/stellarHabitableZone.html Stellar Habitability Zone] - Calculation for star habitability zone and tidal locking, based upon star initial mass and as shown over time. (Adobe Flash-based)
  
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*[http://www.geocities.com/seanr451/index.html My Campaign World] fansite for Classic Traveller and GURPS Fourth Edition conversions.
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*[http://the-children-of-earth.org/traveller/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 Children of Earth] fansite for general traveller publishing.
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*[http://zho.berka.com/ Zhodani Base] Classic traveller and online tools.
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*[http://winterwar.prairienet.org/dmckinne/trav.html Don McKinney's Traveller] page, including the consolidated timeline and MegaTraveller Errata.
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*[http://www.darkhstarr.com/ High Tortuga] Trade, piracy and Adventure beyond the Imperium.
 
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*[http://dedzone.net/traveller/ DED Zone] campaign site.
 
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*[http://www.kolumbus.fi/antti.lahtinen/Traveller/ Vyborg] campaign site.
 
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*[http://members.shaw.ca/nightrim/Home.html Confederation of Nightrim] campaign site.
 
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*[http://www.sierratel.com/aum/BZAT/Main.html Benyamene' Ze'Abe Akella's Traveller] Articles, essays and the Farcast Sector ATU writeup.
 
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*[http://members.pcug.org.au/~davidjw/ Beowulf Down] Homeport of Tavonni and library data.
 
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*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gal24/ Galactic 2.4] Some simple FREE software for CT type adventures, by C.Wallis and JIMV.
 
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*[http://www.spicapublishing.co.uk/index.htm| Spica Publishing Ltd] - currently redeveloping Spica sector for publication. Blank hex maps available to download free.
 
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*[http://freeport.pocketempires.com| Traveller Freeport] - A place to get your TNE fix. The site is currently quite gearheady, little campaign backgrounds.
 
  
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*[http://maps.travellercentral.com/ Anthony's Maps site] PDF maps with GT:Far Trader trade routes.
 
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*[http://www.utzig.com/cgi-bin/iai/map_top.pl Interactive Atlas] of the Imperium
 
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*[http://www.travellermap.com/ Traveller Map] Based upon Google maps with dynamic zoom and scrolling.
 
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*[http://111george.com/core/astrogat/textmap.htm Core] Traveller map site.
 

Latest revision as of 04:07, 7 March 2025

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Welcome to the Community Portal with links to publishers of Traveller products, fanzines, resellers, social media pages, online forums, mailing lists, blogs and podcasts, videos, tools, and many other items of interest to Travellers.

If you have a site of your own or know of a site of interest that is not already listed below, please add it.

Publishers[edit]

These are links to people who publish new material for Traveller.

Primary Publisher[edit]

Secondary Publishers[edit]

Fanzines[edit]

Resellers[edit]

Sells Travelers and others rpgs and more

Patreon pages[edit]

Individuals asking for monthly donations to support their ongoing Traveller works:

Connecting with Travellers[edit]

These are links to additional resources, online information, social media, and other interesting places around the web endorsed by the wiki staff.

Social Media Pages[edit]

Links to Social media sites for connection to other Travellers and discussions:

Online Discussion Forums[edit]

Mailing Lists[edit]

Blogs and Podcasts[edit]

Traveller Videos[edit]

Tools and background[edit]

Links to sites with background information, library data, and other useful resources for the Traveller player and referee.

Tools[edit]

Map & Astrography Sites[edit]

Campaign Websites[edit]

General background and Library Data[edit]

Non-Traveller Resources[edit]

These are sites that do not relate to Traveller per se but contain information or resources useful for any version of Traveller.

Astronomy Sites[edit]

  • Stellar Habitability Zone - Calculation for star habitability zone and tidal locking, based upon star initial mass and as shown over time. (Adobe Flash-based)

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.
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