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Periodical: The following is a list of all articles published for the Traveller universes, for a list of books, modules see Published. While Traveller magazines published by book and modules publishers are included on the Published page, this page includes references in non-Traveller magazines (e.g. Dragon) and Fanzines. The number of articles is too many to be listed here, and as such are broken down by Publisher, Version, and Author.

  • We are trying to use a common format for all published items.
  • Total: 110+

Library Data Referral Tree[edit]

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Traveller: (Where it all started...)

Description[edit]

This area covers magazines, fanzines, and publishers.

Magazine Publishers (Dedicated Periodicals)[edit]

Dedicated Periodicals (Official)

Status Pub. Range Publication Primary Setting Issues Issue Run Publisher
Inactive (PIP) 1986 to 1988 Challenge Magazine Classic Traveller Challenge Magazine: 9 issues 25 to 33 Game Designers' Workshop
Inactive (PIP) 1988 to 1993 Challenge Magazine MegaTraveller Challenge Magazine: 37 issues 34 to 70 Game Designers' Workshop
Inactive (PIP) 1993 to 1995 Challenge Magazine Traveller The New Era Challenge Magazine: 7 issues 71 to 77 Game Designers' Workshop
Inactive (PIP) 1979 to 1985 Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society (JTAS) Classic Traveller Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society: 24 issues 1 to 24 Game Designers' Workshop
Inactive (PIP) 1996 to 1997 Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society (JTAS) Marc Miller's Traveller Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society: 2 issues 25 to 26 Imperium Games
Inactive (OOP) 1982 to 1983 Far Traveller Classic Traveller Far Traveller: 2 issues 1 to 2 J. Andrew Keith
Inactive (OOP) 1981 to 1982 High Passage Magazine Classic Traveller High Passage Magazine: 5 issues 1 to 5 FASA
Inactive (OOP) 1991 to 1993 MegaTraveller Journal MegaTraveller MegaTraveller Journal: 4 issues 1 to 4 Digest Group Publications
Inactive (OOP) ???? to ???? Through the Veil Classic Traveller Through the Veil: ?? issues ? to ?? Spica Publishing
Inactive (OOP) 1983 to 1996 Traveller Chronicle Classic Traveller Traveller Chronicle: 13 issues 1 to 13 Sword of the Knight Publications
Inactive (OOP) 1985 to 1990 Travellers' Digest Classic Traveller Travellers' Digest: 21 issues 1 to 21 Digest Group Publications
Inactive (OOP) 2000 to 2015 Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society (JTAS) Gurps Traveller Steve Jackson Games: ?? issues 1 to ?? Steve Jackson Games

Note-1: Please note that these were all periodicals dedicated to the Traveller game, but many features articles for other games as well.

Note-2: Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society by Steve Jackson Games was an online publication; it is pending "re-print" by Far Future Enterprises in 2018.

Please note the following acronyms:

  • (OOP): Publication (Out Of Print).
  • (PIP): (Publication in print).

Fanzine Publishers (Dedicated Periodicals)[edit]

Dedicated Traveller "Fanzine" Periodicals (Unofficial)

Status Pub. Range Publication Primary Setting Issues Issue Run Publisher
Inactive (OOP) ?? AAB Proceedings ?? ?? ?? ??
Inactive (OOP) 1987 to 1992 Alien Realms Classic Traveller 11 Alien Realms: 11 issues 01 to 11 HIWG
Inactive (OOP) 1981 to 1982 Alien Star Classic Traveller 08 Alien Star: 8 issues 01 to 08 D. W. Hockham, Robert McMahon, and John Roberts
Inactive (OOP) 1985 to 1986 Between Worlds Classic Traveller 06 Between Worlds: 06 issues 01 to 06 Magnus M. Abel, Eddie A. Echon, Fred Sobel
Inactive (OOP) 1987 to 1987 Continuum Classic Traveller 03 Continuum: 3 issues 01 to 03 Herb Petro
Inactive (OOP) 1990 to 1991 Coreward Classic Traveller 02 Coreward: 2 issues 01 to 02 Paul Drye
Inactive (OOP) 1981 Dark Star Classic Traveller 06 Dark Star: 6 Issues 01 to 06 Trevor Graver
Inactive (OOP) 1990 Far and Away MegaTraveller 02 01 to 02 Pacific Rim Publishing
Active (PIP) 2009 to 2020 Freelance Traveller Classic Traveller 101 Freelance Traveller: 101 issues 01 to 101 Jeff Zeitlin
Inactive (OOP) ?? Frontier Report ?? ?? ?? ??
Inactive (OOP) ?? Guildsman ?? ?? ?? ??
Active Various to Present Imperial Lines Classic Traveller & T5 TBD TBD Various
Inactive (OOP) ?? Imperial News Service ?? ?? ?? ??
Inactive (OOP) 1986 to 1987 Imperium Staple Classic Traveller 12 Imperium Staple: 12 issues 01 to 12 Herb Petro & W. Elmer Hinton
Inactive (OOP) 2010 to 2015 Into the Deep Classic Traveller 05 Into the Deep: 5 issues 01 to 05 Brett Kruger
Inactive (OOP) 1987 to 1988 Jumpspace Classic Traveller 06 Jumpspace (fanzine): 6 issues 01 to 06 James B. King
Inactive (OOP) 1992 to 1993 Kfan Uzangou Classic Traveller 05 Kfan Uzangou: 5 issues 01 to 05 HIWG & Roger Myhre
Inactive (OOP) ?? Le Mercenaire ?? ?? ?? ??
Inactive (OOP) 1995 to 1999 The Meshan Saga Classic Traveller 10 The Meshan Saga: 10 issues 01 to 10 Richard Fields, Martin Rait
Inactive (OOP) ?? Morgonstjärnen Classic Traveller 6 issues 1 to 5/6 Kjell Regmer & Mikael Börjesson
Inactive (OOP) ?? Parasec ?? ?? ?? ??
Inactive (OOP) ?? Pegasus ?? ?? ?? ??
Inactive (OOP) 1987 to 1988 Security Leak Classic Traveller 05 Security Leak: 5 issues 01 to 05 Gregg Giles
Inactive (OOP) ?? Shadis ?? ?? ?? ??
Inactive (OOP) ?? Starburst ?? ?? ?? ??
Inactive (OOP) ?? Starfarer's Gazette ?? ?? ?? ??
Inactive (OOP) ???? to ???? Starships, Starports & Vehicles Classic Traveller 18 Starships, Starports & Vehicles: 18 issues ?? to ?? Publisher
Active (PIP) 2005 to 2014+ Stellar Reaches Classic Traveller 25 Stellar Reaches: 25 issues 01 to 25 FLTGames Gaming Group & Samardan Press
Inactive (OOP) 1991 to 1997 Signal-GK Classic Traveller 13 Signal-GK: 13 issues 01 to 13 Publisher
Inactive (OOP) 1987 to 1992 Tiffany Star Classic Traveller 33 Tiffany Star: 33 issues 00 to 32 Mike Mikesh, Ed Edwards
Inactive (OOP) 1986 to 1988 Third Imperium Classic Traveller 11 Third Imperium: 11 issues 01 to 11 Mike Jackson
Inactive (OOP) 1987 to 1991 Traveller Times Classic Traveller 43 Traveller Times: 43 issues 01 to 43 Mark Gelinas
Inactive (OOP) ?? Vanrex ?? ?? ?? ??
Inactive (OOP) ?? Variant ?? ?? ?? ??
Inactive (OOP) 1988 to 1990 Voyages Classic Traveller 10 Voyages: 10 issues 07 to 16 James B. King
Inactive (OOP) 1984 to 1985 Working Passage Classic Traveller 11 Working Passage: 11 issues 01 to 11 Ed Edwards & Steve Tingley

Note-1: Please note that these were all "fanzine" periodicals dedicated to the Traveller game, but some might have featured non-Traveller content as well.

Please note the following acronyms:

  • (OOP): Publication (Out Of Print).
  • (PIP): (Publication in print).

Article Publishers (Articles in General Periodicals)[edit]

Traveller Articles in non-Traveller Magazines (Official)

Status Pub. Range Publication Primary Setting Articles Publisher/s
Inactive (OOP) 1979 to 1987 Different Worlds Classic Traveller 21 Different Worlds (21 articles) Chaosium & Different Worlds Publications
Inactive (OOP) 1977 to 1987 Dragon Classic Traveller 40 Dragon (40 articles) TSR, Wizards of the Coast & Paizo Publishing
Inactive (OOP) 1984 to 1985 Imagine Classic Traveller 4 Imagine (4 Articles) TSR
Inactive (OOP) 1981 to 1983 Pegasus Classic Traveller 7 Pegasus Magazine (7 articles) Judges Guild
Active (PIP) 1977 to 1985 Space Gamer Classic Traveller 28 Space Gamer (28 articles) Metagaming Concepts, Steve Jackson Games & Others
Active (PIP) 1977 to 1988 White Dwarf Classic Traveller 83 White Dwarf (83 articles) Games Workshop

Note-1: Please note that the publishing range only indicates years of the periodical during which Traveller articles were published. Note-2: Please note that while Space Gamer and White Dwarf are still publications in print, they no longer publish Traveller articles.

Please note the following acronyms:

  • (OOP): Publication (Out Of Print).
  • (PIP): (Publication in print).

Articles in "Fanzine" Periodicals (Unofficial)

Status Pub. Range Publication Primary Setting Articles Publisher/s
Inactive (OOP) 1988 to 1989 North Coast Roleplaying MegaTraveller TBD Barry Osser
Inactive (OOP) 1979 to ? Queskania Classic Traveller 5 Queskania Magazine (5 articles) David Brockington and Doug Webb

Please note the following acronyms:

  • (OOP): Publication (Out Of Print).
  • (PIP): (Publication in print).

History[edit]

Traveller has fathered numerous versions and RPG game systems over its forty-plus years of existence.

Bibliography of Major Versions[edit]

Pub. Date Edition Game Primary Publisher
1977 1st Edition Traveller or CT Classic Traveller Game Designers Workshop
1986 2nd Edition MegaTraveller or MT Game Designers Workshop
1992 3rd Edition Traveller: The New Era or TNE Game Designers Workshop
1996 4th Edition Marc Miller's Traveller or T4 Imperium Games
1998 5th edition GURPS Traveller or GT Steve Jackson Games
2002 6th Edition GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars or GT:IT Steve Jackson Games
2006 7th Edition Traveller D20 or T20 QuikLink Interactive
2006 8th Edition Traveller: The New Era: 1248 or TNE:1248 Avenger Enterprises
2006 9th Edition Traveller Hero or TH ComStar Games
2008 10th Edition Mongoose Traveller or MgT Mongoose Publishing
2013 11th edition Traveller 5th or T5 Far Future Enterprises
2016 12th edition Mongoose Traveller 2nd edition or MgT2 Mongoose Publishing

Sources[edit]

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.