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{{InfoboxBook|name=First In|image=[[Image:GTFI2 sm.jpg]]|caption=Exploration and Contact Among the Stars|
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publisher=[[Steve Jackson Games]]|version=[[GURPS Traveller]]|
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|name     = First In
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author=[[Jon F. Zeigler]]|format=paperback|canon=Yes|edition=1st|
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|alsosee  = [[IISS]]
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year=2002|pages=128|footnote=Stock # 6065
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|author    = Jon F. Zeigler
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|available = External Link: [http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-6605 e23]
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|canon    = Yes
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|caption   = Exploration and Contact Among the Stars
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|contents  =
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|edition  = 1st
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|footnote  = ISBN 1-55634-368-X  Stock #6605
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|format   = Book (Softback)
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|image    = GTFI2 sm.jpg
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|language  = English
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|pages     = 128
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|publisher = Steve Jackson Games
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|version  = GURPS Traveller
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|year      = 1999
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[[GURPS Traveller: First In]] is a [[Steve Jackson Games]] product.
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* It is a source book written for [[GURPS Traveller]].
  
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===Exploration and Contact Among the Stars===
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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Beyond the borders of the [[Third Imperium]], the [[Imperial Interstellar Scout Service]] seeks out strange new worlds! A Scout has to be ready for anything . . . or die. This book describes the Scouts' organization, equipment, starships (with deck plans including the [[Express Boat]], [[Donosev class]] Survey Scout, Khadumir-class Fast Courier, and Purcell-class [[Express Boat Tender]]) and typical missions. To make running a Scouts campaign easy, it also details the whole process of exploration, from the initial sighting of a new star system to the integration of a world into the Imperium.
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''Explore the Infinite Expanses'' <br>
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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.
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''First In'' gives ''GURPS Traveller'' players the information they need on the Scouts’ organisation, [[equipment]], missions, and [[starship]]s, including deck plans for the:
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* [[Express Boat]]
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* [[Donosev class Survey Scout]]
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* [[Khadumir class Fast Courier]]
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* [[Purcell class Express Boat Tender]]
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* [[Pytheas class Exploratory Cruiser]]
  
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First In includes a world-building sequence based on the most recent scientific discoveries. Game Masters can now design realistic star systems, worlds and civilizations. The system can be used for GURPS Traveller , or easily adapted to any other science-fiction RPG.
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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.
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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!
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=== Table of Contents ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="2"|''GURPS Traveller: First In''
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|-
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! Section
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! Page/s
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|-
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| Introduction
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| 4
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|-
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| 1. The [[Scout Service]]
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| 5
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|-
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| 2. Characters
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| 19
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|-
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| 3. [[Vehicle]]s
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| 29
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|-
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| 4. [[Star]]s
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| 44
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|-
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| 5. [[World]]s
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| 62
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|-
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| 6. [[Culture]]s
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| 91
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|-
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| 7. Survey and Exploration
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| 120
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|-
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| 8. Adventures
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| 134
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|-
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| Index
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| 143
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|}
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Public) ===
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# [[Astrography]]
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# [[Atmosphere]]
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# [[Climate]]
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# [[Culture]]
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# [[Rift]]
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# [[System Survey]]
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# [[Vacuum]]
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Automated) ===
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{{LibraryEntries}}
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=== [[Ship|Selected Ships]] ===
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# [[Donosev class Survey Scout]]
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# [[Khadumir class Fast Courier]]
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# [[Purcell class Express Boat Tender]]
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# [[Pytheas class Exploratory Cruiser]]
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# [[Type X class Express Boat]] AKA [[Express Boat]]
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== Meta-history & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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[[GURPS Traveller: First In]] is a [[GURPS Traveller]] background book.
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* 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.
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=== World-building & Colonization ===
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{{Ludography cite|name=Worlds and Adventures|page=}}(1977) created the [[UWP]], which was later expanded with "Extended [[UWP]] Statistics", and was continued with the following products:
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* [[World Displays]] (1981), by [[Ad Astra Products]], which provided subsector and world record forms.
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* [[Grand Survey (book)|Grand Survey]] (1986), by [[Digest Group Publications]], which detailed the [[Imperial Interstellar Scout Service]] and the  [[Grand Survey]]s, which allowed detailed physical characteristics and an accurate map of the world. [[Grand Survey (book)|Grand Survey]] called the [[UWP]], the UPP or Universal Planetary Profile.
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** [[TD10| Issue 10]] of [[Travellers' Digest (meta)|Travellers' Digest]] contained some additions and clarifications for [[Grand Survey (book)|Grand Survey]].
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* [[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]].
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* [[World Builder's Handbook]] (1989), by [[Digest Group Publications]], which detailed how [[IISS|Imperial Scouts]] survey and explore new worlds including colonization and world mapping techniques.
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* [[World Tamer's Handbook]] (1994), by {{GDW}}, which brought even more detail to the survey and colonization processes.
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* [[Traveller 5th]] (2013), by [[Far Future Enterprises]], which further continues the [[UWP]] legacy with many new features.
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=== Credits (Primary Sources) ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!colspan="2"| Credits (Primary Sources)
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|-
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! Credit
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! [[Author]]s & Contributors
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|-
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| [[Author]]
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| [[John F. Zeigler]]
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|-
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| Editor
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| [[Salvatore Falco]]
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|-
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| Cover
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| [[Doug Chaffee]]
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|-
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| Illustrations
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| [[Jesse DeGraff]], [[Glen Grant]], [[John Grigni]], and [[Thomas Peters|Tom Peters]]
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|-
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|}
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=== External Link/s ===
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''Commentary & Data articles:''
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
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''Reviews:''
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
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''Other Articles:''
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
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== References & Contributions ([[Sources]]) ==
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{{Intermediate}}
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{{Detail}}
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{{Sources
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|S1= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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}}
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[[Category: Equipment Source]]
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[[Category: IISS Source]]
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[[Category: Ship Source]]
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[[Category: Vehicle Source]]
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{{MET|}}

Latest revision as of 17:59, 17 July 2022

First In
GTFI2 sm.jpg
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 #6605

GURPS Traveller: First In is a Steve Jackson Games product.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

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:

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[edit]

GURPS Traveller: First In
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

Library Data Entries (Public)[edit]

  1. Astrography
  2. Atmosphere
  3. Climate
  4. Culture
  5. Rift
  6. System Survey
  7. Vacuum

Library Data Entries (Automated)[edit]

Library data entries


Selected Ships[edit]

  1. Donosev class Survey Scout
  2. Khadumir class Fast Courier
  3. Purcell class Express Boat Tender
  4. Pytheas class Exploratory Cruiser
  5. Type X class Express Boat AKA Express Boat

Meta-history & Background (Dossier)[edit]

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[edit]

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:

Credits (Primary Sources)[edit]

Credits (Primary Sources)
Credit Authors & Contributors
Author John F. Zeigler
Editor Salvatore Falco
Cover Doug Chaffee
Illustrations Jesse DeGraff, Glen Grant, John Grigni, and Tom Peters

External Link/s[edit]

Commentary & Data articles:

  1. EXTERNAL LINK: TBD

Reviews:

  1. EXTERNAL LINK: TBD

Other Articles:

  1. EXTERNAL LINK: TBD

References & Contributions (Sources)[edit]

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