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== MegaTraveller (Game Edition) Synopsis ==
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'''MegaTraveller''' (1987-1991) was published by {{GDW}}, but was designed by [[Digest Group Publications]] which published the popular [[Travellers' Digest]] (later the MegaTraveller Journal) Traveller support magazine.
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'''MegaTraveller''' (1986-1991) was published by {{GDW}} but designed by [[Digest Group Publications]] which published the popular [[Travellers' Digest]] (later the [[MegaTraveller Journal]]) Traveller support magazine.  
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* It is popularly referred to as ''[[MT]].''
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* The base [[year]]s on the [[Imperial Calendar]] for many adventures in this [[setting]] are [[1116]] to [[1125]].
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* It is also known as the ''[[Divided Imperium]]'' or ''[[Shattered Imperium]]'' timeline.
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* Please also see [[Versions of Traveller]].
  
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'''MegaTraveller''' was replaced in 1992 by [[Traveller: The New Era]].
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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The game system used revised versions of the [[Classic Traveller]] mechanics with ideas first developed in the [[Traveller's Digest]] (and later also adapted to [[2300 AD|Traveller: 2300]]).
  
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The game was set during the [[Rebellion]] era which shattered the {{Imperium}}. Supplements and magazines produced during this era detailed the progression of the [[Rebellion]] from the initial assassination of the [[Strephon|Emperor]] in [[1116]] to the collapse of large-scale interstellar trade in roughly [[1124]] (the beginning of the supplement [[Hard Times]]). The system is often referred to as "'''MT'''". 
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=== Overview Synopsis ===
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! Pub. Dates
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No information yet available.
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! Edition
 
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! Game
 
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! Primary Publisher
 
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|  1986-1991 
 
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|  2nd Edition 
 
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| [[MegaTraveller]] or T2                       
 
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| [[Game Designers Workshop]]
 
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== MegaTraveller (Game Edition) Description ==
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=== ‎Popular Artists & Authors ===
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The game system used revised versions of the [[Classic Traveller]] mechanics with ideas first developed in the [[Traveller's Digest]] (and later also adapted to [[2300 AD|Traveller: 2300]]).
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No information yet available.
  
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The game was set during the [[Rebellion]] era which shattered the {{Imperium}}. Supplements and magazines produced during this era detailed the progression of the [[Rebellion]] from the initial assassination of the [[Strephon|Emperor]] in [[1116]] to the collapse of large-scale interstellar trade in roughly [[1124]] (the beginning of the supplement [[Hard Times]]). The system is often referred to as "'''MT'''".
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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''[[MegaTraveller]]'' was replaced in 1993 by [[Traveller: The New Era]].
  
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== MegaTraveller (Game Edition) Meta-history & Background ==
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=== Meta-history & Background ===
 
[[Digest Group Publications]] also produced a number of top-quality '''MegaTraveller''' supplements, including alien modules detailing the [[Aslan]], [[Vargr]], [[Vilani]] and [[Solomani]] for '''MegaTraveller''' and the [[World Builders' Handbook]], which expanded greatly on the world-building system found in the main rulebooks.
 
[[Digest Group Publications]] also produced a number of top-quality '''MegaTraveller''' supplements, including alien modules detailing the [[Aslan]], [[Vargr]], [[Vilani]] and [[Solomani]] for '''MegaTraveller''' and the [[World Builders' Handbook]], which expanded greatly on the world-building system found in the main rulebooks.
  
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== MegaTraveller (Game Edition) Ludography Selection (Game Books) ==
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=== Bibliography-Ludography (Published Products) ===
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This edition is best known for the following products:
 
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|+MegaTraveller Bibliography
 
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! Game Book
 
! Game Book
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! Date of Publication
 
! Date of Publication
 
! Author/s  
 
! Author/s  
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! Canon
 
! Notes
 
! Notes
 
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| 2005
 
| 2005
 
| Various
 
| Various
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| Canon
 
| Contains most of the [[MegaTraveller]] product line on a CD Rom disk or in PDF format as an electronic file.
 
| Contains most of the [[MegaTraveller]] product line on a CD Rom disk or in PDF format as an electronic file.
 
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| 1987
 
| 1987
 
| Various
 
| Various
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| Canon
 
| Contained the ''[[Player's Manual]]'', ''[[Referee's Manual]]'', ''[[Imperial Encyclopedia]]'', and a poster map of the [[Spinward Marches Sector]].
 
| Contained the ''[[Player's Manual]]'', ''[[Referee's Manual]]'', ''[[Imperial Encyclopedia]]'', and a poster map of the [[Spinward Marches Sector]].
 
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|-
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| 1992
 
| 1992
 
| [[Greg Videll]]
 
| [[Greg Videll]]
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| Canon
 
| None
 
| None
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1992
 
| 1992
 
| [[Charles E. Gannon]]
 
| [[Charles E. Gannon]]
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| Canon
 
| None
 
| None
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1992
 
| 1992
 
| [[Charles E. Gannon]]
 
| [[Charles E. Gannon]]
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| Canon
 
| None
 
| None
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| [[Challenge]] Issues #25-79
 
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| (GDW)
 
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| Periodical (Official)
 
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| 1988-1993
 
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| Various
 
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| Issues #34-70 covered {{MT}}.
 
 
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|-
 
| [[COACC|COACC: Close Orbit and Airspace Control Command]]  
 
| [[COACC|COACC: Close Orbit and Airspace Control Command]]  
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| 1989
 
| 1989
 
| [[Terrance McInnes|Terry McInnes]]
 
| [[Terrance McInnes|Terry McInnes]]
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| Canon
 
| None
 
| None
 
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|-
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| 1990
 
| 1990
 
| [[Marc Miller]]
 
| [[Marc Miller]]
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| Canon
 
| None
 
| None
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1991
 
| 1991
 
| [[Greg Videll]]
 
| [[Greg Videll]]
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| Canon
 
| None  
 
| None  
 
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|-
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| 1987
 
| 1987
 
| [[Marc Miller]]
 
| [[Marc Miller]]
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| Canon
 
| Included in the {{MT}} boxed set.
 
| Included in the {{MT}} boxed set.
 
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|-
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| 1990
 
| 1990
 
| [[Joe Fugate|Joe D. Fugate, Sr.]]
 
| [[Joe Fugate|Joe D. Fugate, Sr.]]
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| None
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| Non-canon (Semi-canon)
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| Many plot and story elements, such as the [[Primordials]], have been declared non- or semi-canon by [[Marc Miller]]
 
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|-
 
| [[Player's Manual]]  
 
| [[Player's Manual]]  
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| 1987
 
| 1987
 
| [[Marc Miller]]
 
| [[Marc Miller]]
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| Canon
 
| Included in the {{MT}} boxed set.
 
| Included in the {{MT}} boxed set.
 
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|-
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| 1988
 
| 1988
 
| [[Marc Miller]]
 
| [[Marc Miller]]
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| Canon
 
| None
 
| None
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1988
 
| 1988
 
| [[Marc Miller]]
 
| [[Marc Miller]]
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| Canon
 
| None
 
| None
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1987
 
| 1987
 
| [[Marc Miller]]
 
| [[Marc Miller]]
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| Canon
 
| Included in the {{MT}} boxed set.
 
| Included in the {{MT}} boxed set.
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|-
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| [[Challenge]] Issues #25-79
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| (GDW)
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| Periodical (Official)
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| 1988-1993
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| Various
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| Canon
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| Issues #34-70 covered {{MT}}. An official Traveller magazine, but considered widely non- or semi-canon.
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| [[Travellers' Digest (meta)|The Travellers' Digest]] Issues #11-21
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| (DGP)
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| Periodical (Official)
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| 1985-1990
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| Various
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| Non-canon
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| An official Traveller magazine, but considered widely non- or semi-canon. Had some overlap with [[GDW]] products.
 
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| [[101 Vehicles]]  
 
| [[101 Vehicles]]  
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| Game Book
 
| Game Book
 
| 1988
 
| 1988
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| [[Rob Caswell]],  [[Joe Fugate]] & [[Bryan Gibson]].
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| [[Rob Caswell]],  [[Joe Fugate]] & [[Bryan Gibson]]
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| Canon
 
| None
 
| None
 
|-
 
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| 1990
 
| 1990
 
| [[Joe Fugate|Joe D. Fugate]], [[James Holden]] & [[Terry McInnes]]
 
| [[Joe Fugate|Joe D. Fugate]], [[James Holden]] & [[Terry McInnes]]
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| Canon
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| None
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| [[Alien - Solomani & Aslan|MegaTraveller Alien Volume 2 - Solomani & Aslan: The Rimward Races]]
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| (DGP)
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| Game Book
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| 1991
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| [[Peter G. Celella]] & [[James Holden]]
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| Canon
 
| None
 
| None
 
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|-
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| 1988
 
| 1988
 
| [[Joe Fugate]], [[Nancy Parker]], [[Robert Parker]], & [[Gary L. Thomas]]
 
| [[Joe Fugate]], [[Nancy Parker]], [[Robert Parker]], & [[Gary L. Thomas]]
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| Non-Canon
 
| None
 
| None
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1990
 
| 1990
 
| [[J. Andrew Keith]]
 
| [[J. Andrew Keith]]
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| Canon
 
| None
 
| None
 
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|-
 
| [[Referee's Gaming Kit]]  
 
| [[Referee's Gaming Kit]]  
 
| (DGP)
 
| (DGP)
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| Game Folder
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| Paperback Folio
 
| 1988
 
| 1988
 
| Various
 
| Various
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| Canon
 
| None
 
| None
 
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|-
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| 1988
 
| 1988
 
| [[Rob Caswell]], [[William W. Connors]], [[Joe Fugate|Joe D. Fugate, Sr.]] & [[Gary L. Thomas]]
 
| [[Rob Caswell]], [[William W. Connors]], [[Joe Fugate|Joe D. Fugate, Sr.]] & [[Gary L. Thomas]]
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| None
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| Canon
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| [[The Travellers' Digest]] Issues #11-21
 
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| (DGP)
 
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| Periodical (Official)
 
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| 1985-1990
 
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| Various
 
 
| None
 
| None
 
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|-
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| 1989
 
| 1989
 
| [[Joe Fugate]], [[J. Andrew Keith]] & [[Gary L. Thomas]]
 
| [[Joe Fugate]], [[J. Andrew Keith]] & [[Gary L. Thomas]]
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| Canon
 
| None
 
| None
 
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| 2002-2008
 
| 2002-2008
 
| [[Roger Malmstein]]
 
| [[Roger Malmstein]]
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| A fan-produced publication covering [[Vargr]] space.  
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| Non-canon
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| A fan-produced publication covering [[Vargr]] parts of [[Known Space]].  
 
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|-
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| Far & Away #1-3  
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| Far & Away Issues #1-3  
 
| ([[Pacific Rim Publishing]])
 
| ([[Pacific Rim Publishing]])
 
| Periodical (Fanzine)
 
| Periodical (Fanzine)
 
| 1990-1991
 
| 1990-1991
 
| [[Jeffry Tibbetts]]
 
| [[Jeffry Tibbetts]]
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| None
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| Non-canon
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| Unoffical and non-canon Traveller magazine (fanzine)
 
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|-
 
| Jumpspace Issues #1-6  
 
| Jumpspace Issues #1-6  
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| 1987-1988
 
| 1987-1988
 
| Various
 
| Various
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| Jumpspace was transformed into the Voyager magazine after Issues #1-6, addressing a wide array of games, which was published for 10 more issues.  
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| Non-canon
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| Unoffical and non-canon Traveller magazine (fanzine). Jumpspace was transformed into the Voyager magazine after Issues #1-6, addressing a wide array of games, which was published for 10 more issues.  
 
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|-
 
| Security Leak Issues #1-5  
 
| Security Leak Issues #1-5  
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| 1987-1988
 
| 1987-1988
 
| Various
 
| Various
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| None
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| Non-canon
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| Unoffical and non-canon Traveller magazine (fanzine)
 
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|-
 
| Signal GK Books Issues #1-13  
 
| Signal GK Books Issues #1-13  
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| 1989-1997
 
| 1989-1997
 
| Various
 
| Various
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| Not all issues were written for {{MT}}
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| Non-canon
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| Unoffical and non-canon Traveller magazine (fanzine). Not all issues were written for {{MT}}.
 
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|-
 
| [[Megatraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy]]  
 
| [[Megatraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy]]  
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| 1990
 
| 1990
 
| Various
 
| Various
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| Canon
 
| Computer Software (Game)
 
| Computer Software (Game)
 
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| 1991
 
| 1991
 
| Various
 
| Various
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| Canon
 
| Computer Software (Game)
 
| Computer Software (Game)
 
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== References & Contributions ([[Sources]]) ==
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{{Intermediate}}
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{{Detail}}
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|S1= Compiler: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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Latest revision as of 08:17, 16 January 2021

MegaTraveller (1987-1991) was published by Game Designers' Workshop, but was designed by Digest Group Publications which published the popular Travellers' Digest (later the MegaTraveller Journal) Traveller support magazine.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

The game system used revised versions of the Classic Traveller mechanics with ideas first developed in the Traveller's Digest (and later also adapted to Traveller: 2300).

The game was set during the Rebellion era which shattered the Imperium. Supplements and magazines produced during this era detailed the progression of the Rebellion from the initial assassination of the Emperor in 1116 to the collapse of large-scale interstellar trade in roughly 1124 (the beginning of the supplement Hard Times). The system is often referred to as "MT".

Overview Synopsis[edit]

No information yet available.

‎Popular Artists & Authors[edit]

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

MegaTraveller was replaced in 1993 by Traveller: The New Era.

Meta-history & Background[edit]

Digest Group Publications also produced a number of top-quality MegaTraveller supplements, including alien modules detailing the Aslan, Vargr, Vilani and Solomani for MegaTraveller and the World Builders' Handbook, which expanded greatly on the world-building system found in the main rulebooks.

Bibliography-Ludography (Published Products)[edit]

This edition is best known for the following products:

MegaTraveller Bibliography
Game Book Publisher Format Date of Publication Author/s Canon Notes
MegaTraveller CD-ROM (Far Future Enterprises) Game Book/s 2005 Various Canon Contains most of the MegaTraveller product line on a CD Rom disk or in PDF format as an electronic file.
Megatraveller [Box Set] (GDW) Boxed Set 1987 Various Canon Contained the Player's Manual, Referee's Manual, Imperial Encyclopedia, and a poster map of the Spinward Marches Sector.
Arrival Vengeance - The Final Odyssey (GDW) Game Book 1992 Greg Videll Canon None
Assignment: Vigilante (GDW) Game Book 1992 Charles E. Gannon Canon None
Astrogators' Guide to the Diaspora Sector (GDW) Game Book 1992 Charles E. Gannon Canon None
COACC: Close Orbit and Airspace Control Command (GDW) Game Book 1989 Terry McInnes Canon None
Fighting Ships of the Shattered Imperium (GDW) Game Book 1990 Marc Miller Canon None
Hard Times (GDW) Game Book 1991 Greg Videll Canon None
Imperial Encyclopedia (GDW) Game Book 1987 Marc Miller Canon Included in the MegaTraveller boxed set.
Knightfall (GDW) Game Book 1990 Joe D. Fugate, Sr. Non-canon (Semi-canon) Many plot and story elements, such as the Primordials, have been declared non- or semi-canon by Marc Miller
Player's Manual (GDW) Game Book 1987 Marc Miller Canon Included in the MegaTraveller boxed set.
Rebellion Sourcebook (GDW) Game Book 1988 Marc Miller Canon None
Referee's Companion (GDW) Game Book 1988 Marc Miller Canon None
Referee's Manual (GDW) Game Book 1987 Marc Miller Canon Included in the MegaTraveller boxed set.
Challenge Issues #25-79 (GDW) Periodical (Official) 1988-1993 Various Canon Issues #34-70 covered MegaTraveller. An official Traveller magazine, but considered widely non- or semi-canon.
The Travellers' Digest Issues #11-21 (DGP) Periodical (Official) 1985-1990 Various Non-canon An official Traveller magazine, but considered widely non- or semi-canon. Had some overlap with GDW products.
101 Vehicles (DGP) Game Book 1988 Rob Caswell, Joe Fugate & Bryan Gibson Canon None
MegaTraveller Alien Volume 1 - Vilani & Vargr: The Coreward Races (DGP) Game Book 1990 Joe D. Fugate, James Holden & Terry McInnes Canon None
MegaTraveller Alien Volume 2 - Solomani & Aslan: The Rimward Races (DGP) Game Book 1991 Peter G. Celella & James Holden Canon None
The Early Adventures (DGP) Game Book 1988 Joe Fugate, Nancy Parker, Robert Parker, & Gary L. Thomas Non-Canon None
The Flaming Eye (MegaTraveller Campaign Sourcebook - The Flaming Eye) (DGP) Game Book 1990 J. Andrew Keith Canon None
Referee's Gaming Kit (DGP) Paperback Folio 1988 Various Canon None
Starship Operator's Manual - Volume 1 (DGP) Game Book 1988 Rob Caswell, William W. Connors, Joe D. Fugate, Sr. & Gary L. Thomas Canon None
World Builder's Handbook (DGP) Game Book 1989 Joe Fugate, J. Andrew Keith & Gary L. Thomas Canon None
Gvurrdon Sector Campaignbook (Roger Malmstein) Game Book (Fan Publication) 2002-2008 Roger Malmstein Non-canon A fan-produced publication covering Vargr parts of Known Space.
Far & Away Issues #1-3 (Pacific Rim Publishing) Periodical (Fanzine) 1990-1991 Jeffry Tibbetts Non-canon Unoffical and non-canon Traveller magazine (fanzine)
Jumpspace Issues #1-6 (Starlance Publications) Periodical (Fanzine) 1987-1988 Various Non-canon Unoffical and non-canon Traveller magazine (fanzine). Jumpspace was transformed into the Voyager magazine after Issues #1-6, addressing a wide array of games, which was published for 10 more issues.
Security Leak Issues #1-5 (Gregg Giles) Periodical (Fanzine) 1987-1988 Various Non-canon Unoffical and non-canon Traveller magazine (fanzine)
Signal GK Books Issues #1-13 (Signal-GK) Periodical (Fanzine) 1989-1997 Various Non-canon Unoffical and non-canon Traveller magazine (fanzine). Not all issues were written for MegaTraveller.
Megatraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy (Paragon) PC Game 1990 Various Canon Computer Software (Game)
Megatraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients (Paragon) PC Game 1991 Various Canon Computer Software (Game)
115 publications for MegaTraveller


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