Anomaly

An Anomaly is an unknown phenomenon or area of space that is not well understood.

• They are a kind of poorly understood astrographic feature.

Description (Specifications)

These mysteries defy the laws of physics and spacetime.

Generalized Anomaly Types

• Jump Deep
• Jump Gate
• Jump Reef
• Jump Shoal
• Jump Trench
• Singularity
• Space Sargasso

History & Background (Dossier)

Spatial anomalies have been around since sophontdom first ventured into space, and even before that, planetary anomalies existed. They are phenomena of great curiosity for most sophonts and are often subjected to intense study and research. Some can later conclusively be understood, but most seem to persist as poorly understood phenomena.

Selected Anomaly Examples

• Abyss Rift
• Artificial Black Hole
• Deadspace
• Delphic Anomalies
• Derchon Anomaly
• Empress Wave
• Horlein Asteroids
• Unstable Space

References & Contributors (Sources)

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 Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Duane Maxwell, Steve Miller, David Wise. Anomalies (Imperium Games, 1997), TBD.
• Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
• Martin Dougherty. Anomalies and Wonders (Mongoose Publishing, 2016), TBD.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science