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== Description (Specifications) == | == Description (Specifications) == | ||
| − | The Type S is one of the commonest [[starship]]s in all of [[Charted Space]]. Users describe it as tough, reliable, robust… just plain hard to break. And yet the crew of the Detached Duty Scout/Courier Highndry have somehow managed just that. Now the ship is stranded on Walston in the [[Spinward Marches Sector|Spinward Marches]], the crew have absconded and the Scout Service wants the vessel back. | + | The Type S is one of the commonest [[starship]]s in all of [[Charted Space]]. Users describe it as tough, reliable, robust… just plain hard to break. And yet the crew of the Detached Duty Scout/Courier Highndry have somehow managed just that. Now the ship is stranded on [[Walston (world)|Walston]] in the [[Spinward Marches Sector|Spinward Marches]], the crew have absconded and the [[Scout Service]] wants the vessel back. |
| − | # '''A Simple Task:''' Enter the travellers, a resourceful team of adventurers or maybe even heroes. Commissioned to track down the missing ship, effect a repair and return it to Flammarion Scout Base, they might consider the recovery of Highndry to be easy money. They might be wrong about that… | + | # '''A Simple Task:''' Enter the travellers, a resourceful team of adventurers or maybe even heroes. Commissioned to track down the missing ship, effect a repair and return it to [[Flammarion (world)|Flammarion]] [[Scout Base]], they might consider the recovery of Highndry to be easy money. They might be wrong about that… |
| − | # '''A Call to Adventure:''' Type S is a complete adventure for Traveller. Written by Martin J Dougherty, author of the [[Mongoose Traveller: Spinward Marches|Spinward Marches sourcebook]], it takes the travellers from the high-tech starport at [[Flammarion (world)|Flammarion]] to a frontier world were adventure, disaster and crisis await. | + | # '''A Call to Adventure:''' Type S is a complete adventure for Traveller. Written by [[Martin J. Dougherty]], author of the [[Mongoose Traveller: Spinward Marches|Spinward Marches sourcebook]], it takes the travellers from the high-tech [[starport]] at [[Flammarion (world)|Flammarion]] to a frontier world were adventure, disaster and crisis await. |
This volume also details the world of [[Walston (world)|Walston]] and the surrounding [[system]]s, providing additional adventure possibilities and background material that will help bring the Spinward Marches to life. | This volume also details the world of [[Walston (world)|Walston]] and the surrounding [[system]]s, providing additional adventure possibilities and background material that will help bring the Spinward Marches to life. | ||
Revision as of 11:24, 21 August 2018
| Type S | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 An Adventure for Traveller | |||
| Author | Martin Dougherty | ||
| Publisher | ComStar Games | ||
| Version | Mongoose Traveller | ||
| Edition | 1st | ||
| Format | Book (PDF) | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Pages | 48 | ||
| Year Published | 2008 | ||
| Canonical | Yes | ||
| Available from | RPGNow | ||
| Product #FCCSG1 | |||
| Table of Contents | |||
| Introduction | 4 | ||
| Setting Up | 5 | ||
| Referee's Information | 6 | ||
| Sword Worlds and District 268 | 8 | ||
| The World of Walston | 11 | ||
| Scout/Courier Highndry | 17 | ||
| Adventure Type S | 18 | ||
| Flammarion to Walson | 19 | ||
| Obtaining the Scout ship | 26 | ||
| Eruption! | 32 | ||
| Fighting Mount Salbarii part 1 | 34 | ||
| Fighting Mout Salbarii part 2 | 36 | ||
| Epilogue Flammarion | 41 | ||
| Players Information | 42 | ||
Type S is a ComStar Games product.
- It is a source book.
Description (Specifications)
The Type S is one of the commonest starships in all of Charted Space. Users describe it as tough, reliable, robust… just plain hard to break. And yet the crew of the Detached Duty Scout/Courier Highndry have somehow managed just that. Now the ship is stranded on Walston in the Spinward Marches, the crew have absconded and the Scout Service wants the vessel back.
- A Simple Task: Enter the travellers, a resourceful team of adventurers or maybe even heroes. Commissioned to track down the missing ship, effect a repair and return it to Flammarion Scout Base, they might consider the recovery of Highndry to be easy money. They might be wrong about that…
- A Call to Adventure: Type S is a complete adventure for Traveller. Written by Martin J. Dougherty, author of the Spinward Marches sourcebook, it takes the travellers from the high-tech starport at Flammarion to a frontier world were adventure, disaster and crisis await.
This volume also details the world of Walston and the surrounding systems, providing additional adventure possibilities and background material that will help bring the Spinward Marches to life.
Table of Contents
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Library Data Entries (Public)
Selected Ships
Meta-history & Background (Dossier)
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Credits (Primary Sources)
| Credit | Authors & Contributors |
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| Author | TBD |
- Master and Commander
- Martin J. Dougherty
- Dockyard Administrator
- William Andersen, Roger Calver
- Engineering Officer
- Omer Golan
- Astrogation Officer
- Roger Calver
- Starship Architect
- Richard Perks
- Helpful Passer-By
- Don McKinney
- Layout
- Michael Taylor
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Reviews:
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Other articles:
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