Mercenary (book)

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Mercenary
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Classic Traveller Book 4 Mercenary
Author Frank Chadwick
Publisher Game Designers Workshop
Version Classic Traveller
Edition 1st
Format Book (Digest)
Language English
Pages 52
Year Published 1978
Canonical Yes
Available from RPGNow
TBD
Table of Contents
TBD

Mercenary is Book 4 of Classic Traveller.

Description (Specifications)

This book outlines mercenary forces, soldier of fortune being a major part of many science fiction books and films, the Traveller setting allows for Imperial planets to have limited wars using local or mercenary forces. This book is the first that featured an expanded character generation system, rolling for yearly results rather than every term of four years.

Table of Contents

Classic Traveller
Book 4 Mercenary
Section Page/s
Introduction Page 1
The Regular Army - O Page 3
Tickets Page 17
Recruiting Page 25
Battles Page 31
Ironmongery Page 36
Field Artillery Page 48

Library Data Entries (Public)

  1. Imperial Rules of War
  2. Ironmongery
  3. Mercenary
  4. Protected Forces (ProFor) [1]
  5. Repatriation Bond
  6. Thunderball
  7. Ticket

Selected Decorations

  1. Meritorious Conduct Under Fire (MCUF) [2]
  2. Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry (MCG) [3]
  3. Purple Heart Wound Badge (PHWB) [4]
  4. Starburst for Extreme Heroism (SEH) [5]

Selected Equipment (Combat)

  1. Armor & Protective Gear
    1. Combat Armor
    2. Combat Environment Suit
    3. Flak Jacket
  1. High Energy Weapons
    1. FGMP-14
    2. FGMP-15
    3. PGMP-12
    4. PGMP-13
    5. PGMP-14
  2. Light Weapons
    1. Auto-Grenade Launcher [6]
    2. Early Grenade Launcher [7]
    3. Hand Grenade
      1. Grenade, Anti-tank [8]
      2. Grenade, High explosive AKA HE Grenade [9]
      3. Grenade, Rifle [10]
    4. Grenade Launcher, One-shot Disposable [11]
    5. Rocket Assisted Grenade Auto-Launcher AKA (RAM Grenade Auto-Launcher) [12]
    6. Rocket Assisted Multi-purpose Grenade Launcher AKA (RAM-MP Grenade Launcher) [13]
    7. Rocket Launcher [14]
    8. Tube Launched Rocket [15]
  3. Slug Throwers (Smallarms)
    1. Accelerator Rifle
    2. Advanced Combat Rifle AKA (ACR)
    3. Assault Rifle
    4. Gaus Rifle
    5. Snub Pistol
  4. Support Weapons
    1. Auto-Cannon
    2. LAG
    3. Light Air Defense Missile
    4. LMG
    5. Tac Missile
    6. VRF Gaus Gun

Selected Artillery

  1. High Energy Artillery
    1. Fusion Guns
      1. X Gun
      2. Y Gun
      3. Z Gun
    2. Meson Accelerator AKA Meson Ace.
    3. Plasma Guns
      1. A Gun
      2. B Gun
      3. C Gun
  2. Munitions
    1. Cluster Bomblet Munition
    2. Discarding Sabot Munition
    3. Flechette Munition
  3. Rocket Artillery
    1. Multiple Rocket Launcher AKA MRL
      1. Multiple Rocket Launcher, Light AKA Lt MRL
      2. Multiple Rocket Launcher, Medium AKA MRL
      3. Multiple Rocket Launcher, Heavy AKA Hvy MRL
      4. Multiple Rocket Launcher, Remote AKA Remote MRL
  4. Tube Artillery
    1. Howitzer
      1. Howitzer, Light AKA Lt Howitzer
      2. Howitzer, Field
      3. Howitzer, Medium AKA Med Howitzer
      4. Howitzer, Heavy AKA Hvy Howitzer
    2. Mass Driver gun AKA MDG
      1. Mass Driver, Light AKA Lt Mass Driver
      2. Mass Driver, Medium AKA Med Mass Driver
      3. Mass Driver, Heavy AKA Hvy Mass Driver
    3. Mortar
      1. Mortar, Light AKA Lt Mortar
      2. Mortar, Medium AKA Md Mortar
      3. Mortar, Heavy AKA Hvy Mortar
      4. Mortar, Very Heavy AKA Very Hvy Mortar

Selected Equipment (Combat Support)

Other Gear:

  1. Anti-laser Aerosol
  2. Battle Computer
  3. Computer Fire Control System
  4. Map Box
  5. Nuclear Damper
  6. Radio Jammer
  7. Recon Drone

Selected Form/s & Terms

  1. ACR
  2. GL
  3. GPMG
  4. HE AKA High Explosive [16]
  5. HEAP
  6. HMG
  7. LAG
  8. LMG
  9. MBT
  10. MCG AKA Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry [17]
  11. MCUF AKA Meritorious Conduct Under Fire [18]
  12. MD AKA Mass Driver
    1. MDC AKA Mass Driver Cannon
    2. MDG AKA Mass Driver Gun
  13. Mercenary Ticket AKA Ticket [19]
  14. MMG
  15. MRL AKA Multiple Rocket Launcher
  16. OCS AKA Officer Candidate School [20]
  17. Protected Forces AKA (ProFor) [21]
  18. PHWB AKA Purple Heart Wound Badge [22]
  19. Repatriation Bond [23]
  20. Rocket Assisted Multi-purpose AKA (RAM) [24]
  21. ROF
  22. RPG
  23. SEH AKA Starburst for Extreme Heroism [25]
  24. Self-propelled Artillery
  25. VRF

Selected Vehicles

AFV (Armored Fighting Vehicle):

  1. APC
  2. Armored Car
  3. Gravcraft
  4. Grav Gunship
  5. Grav Sled
  6. Laser Tank
  7. MBT
  8. Tank

Air Support:

  1. Helicopter
  2. Helicopter Gunship

Artillery:

  1. Remote MRL
  2. Self-propelled Artillery

Softskins:

  1. None

Selected Worlds

Mercenary Tickets:

  1. Aramanx (world)
  2. Aramis (SM 2540) (world)
  3. Jokotre (world)
  4. Marastan (world)
  5. Porozlo (world)

Meta-history & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Credits (Primary Sources)

Credits (Primary Sources)
Credit Authors & Contributors
Game design Frank Chadwick
Advice, Assistance and Play testing Marc Miller, John Harshman, Dave Emigh, Tony Svajlenka, Scott Renner, Wayne Roth, and Loren Wiseman
Illustration Dick Hentz
Art Direction Paul R. Banner

External Link/s

COMMENTARY & DATA ARTICLES:

  1. EXTERNAL LINK: RPG Geek
  2. EXTERNAL LINK: RPG NET
  3. EXTERNAL LINK: Library Thing

REVIEWS:

  1. EXTERNAL LINK: RPG Geek Review I don't know but I've been told, Mercenary is the way to go!
  2. EXTERNAL LINK: RPG Geek Review "Screw* banks — now we're knockin' over GOVERNMENTS."

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  1. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 5.
  2. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 4, 10.
  3. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 4, 10.
  4. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 4, 10.
  5. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 4, 10.
  6. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
  7. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
  8. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
  9. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
  10. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
  11. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
  12. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
  13. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
  14. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
  15. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
  16. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
  17. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 4, 10.
  18. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 4, 10.
  19. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 17.
  20. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 8.
  21. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 5, 7.
  22. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 4, 10.
  23. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 17.
  24. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 40.
  25. ↑ Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 4, 10.
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