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* [[Medical Drug]] {{Page cite|citeName=S44}} | * [[Medical Drug]] {{Page cite|citeName=S44}} | ||
* [[Medical Slow Drug]] | * [[Medical Slow Drug]] | ||
| − | * [[Psi-Booster Drug]] {{Page cite|name=Worlds and Adventures|page=45}} | + | * [[Psi-Booster Drug]] {{Page cite|name=Worlds and Adventures|page=45|citeName=W45}} |
| − | * [[Psi-Double Drug]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Psi-Double Drug]] {{Page cite|citeName=W45}} |
| − | * [[Psi-Special Drug]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Psi-Special Drug]] {{Page cite|citeName=W45}} |
* [[Slow Antidote Drug]] | * [[Slow Antidote Drug]] | ||
* [[Slow Drug]] {{Page cite|citeName=S44}} | * [[Slow Drug]] {{Page cite|citeName=S44}} | ||
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=== [[Computer Software|Selected Computer Programs]] === | === [[Computer Software|Selected Computer Programs]] === | ||
''Offensive Programs:'' | ''Offensive Programs:'' | ||
| − | * [[Double Fire Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Double Fire Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
| − | * [[Gunner Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Gunner Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
| − | * [[Launch Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Launch Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
| − | * [[Multi-target Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Multi-target Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
| − | * [[Predict Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Predict Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
| − | * [[Select Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Select Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
| − | * [[Target Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Target Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
''Defensive Programs:'' | ''Defensive Programs:'' | ||
| − | * [[Anti-Missile Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Anti-Missile Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
| − | * [[Auto/Evade Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Auto/Evade Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
| − | * [[ECM Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[ECM Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
| − | * [[Maneuver/Evade Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Maneuver/Evade Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
| − | * [[Return Fire Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Return Fire Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
''Routine Programs:'' | ''Routine Programs:'' | ||
| − | * [[Anti-hijack Program]] {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=39|version=Classic Traveller}} | + | * [[Anti-hijack Program]] {{Page cite|name= Starships|page=39|version=Classic Traveller|citeName=S39}} |
| − | * [[Generate Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Generate Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S39}} |
| − | * [[Jump Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Jump Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
| − | * [[Library Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Library Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
| − | * [[Maneuver Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Maneuver Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S38}} |
| − | * [[Navigation Program]] {{Page cite| | + | * [[Navigation Program]] {{Page cite|citeName=S39}} |
=== [[Ship|Selected Ship Types]] === | === [[Ship|Selected Ship Types]] === | ||
Revision as of 23:12, 23 May 2018
| Starships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Book 2 | |||
| Author | Marc Miller | ||
| Publisher | Game Designers Workshop | ||
| Version | Classic Traveller | ||
| Edition | 1st | ||
| Format | LBB (Digest) | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Pages | 48 | ||
| Year Published | 1977 | ||
| Canonical | Yes | ||
| Available from | RPGNow | ||
| TBD | |||
| Table of Contents | |||
| TBD | |||
Book 2 Starships details interstellar travel and starships for Classic Traveller.
- Travellers travel. They move between worlds as well as on their surfaces. The distances such travel covers may be interplanetary or interstellar in scale.
Description (Specifications)
Book 2 contains details on starships. Players can travel on them using the basic transportation rules, and may find it interesting to engage in trade and commerce in order to make some money. Later, they will become involved in ship design and construction. [1]
- One can find more information here: Starships/Content
Table of Contents
| Section | Page/s |
|---|---|
| Travelling | 1 |
| Starship Economics | 5 |
| Starship Construction | 9 |
| Starship Combat | 22 |
| Drugs | 38 |
| Experience | 40 |
| Trade and Commerce | 42 |
Library Data Entries (Public)
- Beam Laser [2]
- Computer Software [3]
- High Passage [4]
- Jump Drive [5]
- Low Lottery [6]
- Low Passage [6]
- Megacredit [7]
- Maneuver Drive [8]
- Middle Passage [9]
- Misjump [10]
- Missile Rack [2]
- Power Plant [11]
- Pulse Laser [2]
- Sandcaster [2]
- Ship Fuel [10]
- Ship’s Computer [3]
- Terra [12]
- The Travellers' Aid Society [6]
- Working Passage [6]
Selected Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)
- Anagathic Drug [13]
- Combat Drug [13]
- Fast Antidote Drug
- Fast Drug [13]
- Medical Drug [13]
- Medical Slow Drug
- Psi-Booster Drug [14]
- Psi-Double Drug [14]
- Psi-Special Drug [14]
- Slow Antidote Drug
- Slow Drug [13]
- Truth Drug [13]
Selected Equipment (Ship)
- Beam Laser [2]
- Computer Software [3]
- Fuel Scoops [15]
- Hardpoint
- Jump Drive
- Maneuver Drive
- Missile Rack [2]
- Power Plant
- Pulse Laser [2]
- Sandcaster [2]
- Ship Fuel [10]
- Ship’s Computer [3]
- Ship Sensor Suite
- Turret
Selected Form/s & Terms
Selected Organizations
- Corporate Bank
- Travellers' Aid Society [6]
- World-State Government
Selected Computer Programs
Offensive Programs:
- Double Fire Program [3]
- Gunner Program [3]
- Launch Program [3]
- Multi-target Program [3]
- Predict Program [3]
- Select Program [3]
- Target Program [3]
Defensive Programs:
- Anti-Missile Program [3]
- Auto/Evade Program [3]
- ECM Program [3]
- Maneuver/Evade Program [3]
- Return Fire Program [3]
Routine Programs:
- Anti-hijack Program [17]
- Generate Program [17]
- Jump Program [3]
- Library Program [3]
- Maneuver Program [3]
- Navigation Program [17]
Selected Ship Types
- Type A class Free Trader
- Type C class Mercenary Cruiser AKA Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser
- Type M class Subsidized Liner
- Type R class Subsidized Merchant
- Type S class Scout/Courier
- Type T class Patrol Ship AKA Type T class Patrol Cruiser AKA Type TP class Patrol Cruiser
- Type Y class Yacht
Selected Smallcraft Types
- Cutter (50-ton)
- Fighter (10-ton)
- Launch (20-ton)
- Pinnace (40-ton)
- Ship's Boat (30-ton)
- Shuttle (95-ton)
- Slow Boat (30-ton)
- Slow Pinnace (40-ton)
Selected Technology
Selected Vehicles
Selected Worlds
Meta-history & Background (Dossier)
Classic Traveller Books 1 through 3 provided the cornerstone for all future Traveller publications.
- Books 1, 2, and 3 came together to provide a great, well-developed sci-fi RPG.
Credits (Primary Sources)
| Credit | Authors & Contributors |
|---|---|
| Original Concept and General Game Design | Marc Miller |
| Supplemental Design | Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, Loren Wiseman, Darryl Hany |
| Playtesting | Winston Hamilton, Tony Svajlenka, Scott Renner, Doug Po, David MacDonald, Wayne Roth |
| Art Direction | Paul R. Banner |
| Publisher | Game Designers' Workshop |
External Link/s
COMMENTARY & DATA ARTICLES:
- EXTERNAL LINK: RPG GEEK Entry
- EXTERNAL LINK: RPG NET Entry
- EXTERNAL LINK: Beyond Book 2: Expanding the Basic Classic Traveller Starship Design System
- EXTERNAL LINK: Library Thing Classic Traveller
- EXTERNAL LINK: Illustrations of Classic Traveller Starships
REVIEWS:
- EXTERNAL LINK: Interstellar Overdrive: Starship Design In Classic Traveller
- EXTERNAL LINK: TRAVELLER: Out of the Box–“Book 2 Starship combat is not a tactical game. It is a resource management game.”
- EXTERNAL LINK: Travelling Heavy
- EXTERNAL LINK: Classic Traveller Ship Builder
- EXTERNAL LINK: All kinds of good ship stuff from Peter Trevor
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 16.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 38.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 4.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 5, 7, 10, 13-15, 20, 22.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 5.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 7.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 7, 14, 21-22, 28-29.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 4-5.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 6.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 7, 14, 16, 22.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 37.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 44-45.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Marc Miller. Worlds and Adventures (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 45.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Worlds and Adventures (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 45.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 15.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 21, 24-25.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 39.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 23.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 37.