An Introduction to Traveller

Introduction to Traveller
Classic Traveller Book 0
Author		Loren Wiseman
Publisher		Game Designers Workshop
Version		Classic Traveller
Edition		1st
Format		Little Black Book (Digest)
Language		English
Pages		48
Year Published		1981
Canonical		Yes
Available from		DriveThru RPG
Also See		Classic Traveller
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An Introduction to Traveller was a pamplet distributed in the early days of Classic Traveller.

• It is a Game Designers Workshop product.
• It is an intro adventure / source book written for Classic Traveller.

Description (Specifications)

Traveller is a science-fiction role-playing game set in the distant future, when humanity has made the leap to the stars and interstellar travel is as common as international travel is today. This means that Traveller is set against a background drawn from adventure-oriented science fiction literature, and the scope and breadth of the game are limited only by the imagination and skill of the players and their referee. Players are no longer limited to wandering inside a single underground labyrinth, to exploring a single continent, or even a single world. In Traveller there is an entire universe to be explored. Almost any situation which occurs in any SF novel, movie, or short story can be recreated in Traveller with a little work on the part of the referee.

In Traveller, mankind has conquered the stars, and travels from one stellar system to another as easily as present day Terrans can travel from one continent to another. The tremendous distances involved, however, dictate that interstellar voyages can take weeks, months, and sometimes even years. A situation similar to earth in the eighteenth century is created, where communication is limited to the speed of travel, and the stage is set for adventure in a grand fashion, with all the trappings of the classic space opera: giant, star-spanning empires (good, evil, or both), huge starfleets, wily interstellar merchants (or pirates, depending upon your point of view), complex diplomatic maneuvers, larger than life heroes, heroines, and villains — the mind boggles.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Traveller
Section	Page
INTRODUCTION TO ROLE-PLAYING GAMES	5
INTRODUCTION TO TRAVELLER	8
GETTING TO KNOW THE TERRITORY	11
FIRST STEPS	14
REFEREE	17
PLAYERS	24
CAMPAIGNS	28
MODIFICATIONS	34
MINIATURES IN TRAVELLER	36
APPENDIX I: SESSION	38
APPENDIX II: GLOSSARY	43
APPENDIX III: OVERVIEW OF TRAVELLER MATERIAL	45
APPENDIX IV: DIE-ROLLING PERCENTAGES	47
APPENDIX V: DIRECTORY	48

Library Data Entries (Public)

1. Aslan
2. Darrians
3. Spinward Marches Sector
4. Sword Worlders
5. Zhodani

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Credits (Primary Sources)

Credits (Primary Sources)
Credit	Authors & Contributors
Author	Loren Wiseman

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