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== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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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! | 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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=== Table of Contents === | === Table of Contents === | ||
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+ | !colspan="2"|''GURPS Traveller: First In'' | ||
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− | | | + | | Introduction |
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− | | | + | | 1. The [[Scout Service]] |
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− | | | + | | 2. Characters |
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− | | | + | | 3. [[Vehicle]]s |
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− | |5. [[World]]s | + | | 4. [[Star]]s |
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+ | | 5. [[World]]s | ||
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− | |6. [[Culture]]s | + | | 6. [[Culture]]s |
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− | |7. Survey and Exploration | + | | 7. Survey and Exploration |
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− | |8. Adventures | + | | 8. Adventures |
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− | |Index | + | | Index |
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+ | === [[Ship|Selected Ships]] === | ||
+ | # [[Donosev class Survey Scout]] | ||
+ | # [[Khadumir class Fast Courier]] | ||
+ | # [[Purcell class Express Boat Tender]] | ||
+ | # [[Pytheas class Exploratory Cruiser]] | ||
+ | # [[Type X class Express Boat]] AKA [[Express Boat]] | ||
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+ | == Meta-history & Background (Dossier) == | ||
+ | [[GURPS Traveller: First In]] is a [[GURPS Traveller]] background book. | ||
+ | * Ancient explorers unveiled strange new lands guided by their pole [[star]]s; now those far-flung [[star]]s become your destination. | ||
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+ | 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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* [[World Tamer's Handbook]] (1994), by {{GDW}}, which brought even more detail to the survey and colonization processes. | * [[World Tamer's Handbook]] (1994), by {{GDW}}, 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. | * [[Traveller 5th]] (2013), by [[Far Future Enterprises]], which further continues the [[UWP]] legacy with many new features. | ||
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=== Credits (Primary Sources) === | === Credits (Primary Sources) === |
Revision as of 17:06, 28 February 2019
First In | |||
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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 | ||
Also See | IISS | ||
ISBN 1-55634-368-X Stock #6065 |
GURPS Traveller: First In is a Steve Jackson Games product.
- It is a source book written for GURPS Traveller.
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
- Pytheas class Exploratory Cruiser
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!
Table of Contents
GURPS Traveller: First In | |
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Section | Page/s |
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 |
Selected Ships
- Donosev class Survey Scout
- Khadumir class Fast Courier
- Purcell class Express Boat Tender
- Pytheas class Exploratory Cruiser
- Type X class Express Boat AKA Express Boat
Meta-history & Background (Dossier)
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.
Though designed for GURPS Traveller, the system easily adapts to any science fiction roleplaying game.
World-building & Colonization
Marc Miller. Worlds and Adventures (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), .Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Worlds and Adventures (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), .(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 (Primary Sources)
- Author
- John F. Zeigler
- Editor
- Salvatore Falco
- Cover
- Doug Chaffee
- Illustrations
- Jesse DeGraff, Glen Grant, John Grigni, and Tom Peters
External Link/s
No information yet available.
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