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|name = GURPS Traveller: First In | |name = GURPS Traveller: First In | ||
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|available = TBD | |available = TBD | ||
|canon = Yes | |canon = Yes | ||
| − | |caption = | + | |caption = Exploration and Contact Among the Stars |
|contents = TBD | |contents = TBD | ||
|edition = 1st | |edition = 1st | ||
|footnote = TBD | |footnote = TBD | ||
|format = Book (Softback) | |format = Book (Softback) | ||
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|language = English | |language = English | ||
| − | |pages = | + | |pages = 128 |
|publisher = Steve Jackson Games | |publisher = Steve Jackson Games | ||
|version = GURPS Traveller | |version = GURPS Traveller | ||
| − | |year = | + | |year = 1999 |
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|footnote = ISBN 1-55634-368-X Stock #6065 | |footnote = ISBN 1-55634-368-X Stock #6065 | ||
|available = External Link: [http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-6605 e23] | |available = External Link: [http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-6605 e23] | ||
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[[GURPS Traveller: First In]] is a [[GURPS Traveller]] background book. | [[GURPS Traveller: First In]] is a [[GURPS Traveller]] background book. | ||
| − | * Ancient explorers unveiled strange new lands guided by their pole | + | * Ancient explorers unveiled strange new lands guided by their pole [[star]]s; now those far-flung [[star]]s become your destination. |
== Description (Specifications) == | == Description (Specifications) == | ||
''Explore the Infinite Expanses'' | ''Explore the Infinite Expanses'' | ||
| − | The [[Imperial Interstellar Scout Service]] seeks out strange new | + | |
| + | The [[Imperial Interstellar Scout Service]] seeks out strange new [[world]]s within and beyond the borders of the [[Third Imperium]]. A scout has to expect the unexpected, embrace the unknown, and master his craft - because the [[uncharted expanses]] swallow the foolhardy. | ||
| − | ''First In'' gives ''GURPS Traveller'' players the information they need on the Scouts’ organisation, equipment, missions, and | + | ''First In'' gives ''GURPS Traveller'' players the information they need on the Scouts’ organisation, [[equipment]], missions, and [[starship]]s, including deck plans for the: |
* [[Express Boat]] | * [[Express Boat]] | ||
* Donosev-class [[Survey Scout]] | * Donosev-class [[Survey Scout]] | ||
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* Purcell-class [[Express Boat Tender]] | * Purcell-class [[Express Boat Tender]] | ||
| − | It also explores the process of exploration, from the initial sighting of a new star system to the integration of a world into the Imperium. | + | It also explores the process of exploration, from the initial sighting of a new [[star system]] to the integration of a world into the Imperium. |
| − | Building | + | Building [[world]]s, [[star system]]s, and [[civilization]]s becomes easier than ever with ''First In'''s world-building sequence, which incorporates the most recent scientific discoveries! game Masters can easily master an entire [[universe]] full of insights and wonders! |
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== Meta-history & Background == | == Meta-history & Background == | ||
| − | + | Though designed for ''GURPS Traveller'', the system easily adapts to any science fiction roleplaying game. | |
=== World-building & Colonization === | === World-building & Colonization === | ||
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|Introduction || align="right" |4 | |Introduction || align="right" |4 | ||
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| − | |1. The Scout Service || align="right" |5 | + | |1. The [[Scout Service]] || align="right" |5 |
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|2. Characters || align="right" |19 | |2. Characters || align="right" |19 | ||
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| − | |4. | + | |4. [[Star]]s || align="right" |44 |
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| − | |5. | + | |5. [[World]]s || align="right" |62 |
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| − | |6. | + | |6. [[Culture]]s || align="right" |91 |
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|7. Survey and Exploration || align="right" |120 | |7. Survey and Exploration || align="right" |120 | ||
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Revision as of 02:47, 10 March 2018
| GURPS Traveller: First In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Exploration and Contact Among the Stars | |||
| Author | Jon F. Zeigler | ||
| Publisher | Steve Jackson Games | ||
| Version | GURPS Traveller | ||
| Edition | 1st | ||
| Format | Book (Softback) | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Pages | 128 | ||
| Year Published | 1999 | ||
| Canonical | Yes | ||
| Available from | External Link: e23 | ||
| ISBN 1-55634-368-X Stock #6065 | |||
| Table of Contents | |||
| TBD | |||
GURPS Traveller: First In is a GURPS Traveller background book.
- Ancient explorers unveiled strange new lands guided by their pole stars; now those far-flung stars become your destination.
Description (Specifications)
Explore the Infinite Expanses
The Imperial Interstellar Scout Service seeks out strange new worlds within and beyond the borders of the Third Imperium. A scout has to expect the unexpected, embrace the unknown, and master his craft - because the uncharted expanses swallow the foolhardy.
First In gives GURPS Traveller players the information they need on the Scouts’ organisation, equipment, missions, and starships, including deck plans for the:
- Express Boat
- Donosev-class Survey Scout
- Khadumir-class Fast Courier
- Purcell-class Express Boat Tender
It also explores the process of exploration, from the initial sighting of a new star system to the integration of a world into the Imperium.
Building worlds, star systems, and civilizations becomes easier than ever with First In's world-building sequence, which incorporates the most recent scientific discoveries! game Masters can easily master an entire universe full of insights and wonders!
Meta-history & Background
Though designed for GURPS Traveller, the system easily adapts to any science fiction roleplaying game.
World-building & Colonization
Classic Traveller Book 3 Worlds and Adventures (1977) created the UWP, which was later expanded with "Extended UWP Statistics", and was continued with the following products:
- World Displays (1981), by Ad Astra Products, which provided subsector and world record forms.
- Grand Survey (1986), by Digest Group Publications, which detailed the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service and the Grand Surveys, which allowed detailed physical characteristics and an accurate map of the world. Grand Survey called the UWP, the UPP or Universal Planetary Profile.
- Issue 10 of Travellers' Digest contained some additions and clarifications for Grand Survey.
- Grand Census (1987), by Digest Group Publications, which detailed world cultural characteristics, including details of the social structures, government institutions, languages, and technology of the UWP.
- World Builder's Handbook (1989), by Digest Group Publications, which detailed how Imperial Scouts survey and explore new worlds including colonization and world mapping techniques.
- World Tamer's Handbook (1994), by Game Designers' Workshop, which brought even more detail to the survey and colonization processes.
- Traveller 5th (2013), by Far Future Enterprises, which further continues the UWP legacy with many new features.
Credits
- Author
- John F. Zeigler
- Editor
- Salvatore Falco
- Cover
- Doug Chaffee
- Illustrations
- Jesse DeGraff, Glen Grant, John Grigni, and Tom Peters
Description (Specifications)
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Table of Contents
Introduction 4 1. The Scout Service 5 2. Characters 19 3. Vehicles 29 4. Stars 44 5. Worlds 62 6. Cultures 91 7. Survey and Exploration 120 8. Adventures 134 Index 143
Meta-history & Background (Dossier)
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Credits (Primary Sources)
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External Link/s
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