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Welcome to the [[Traveller:Community Portal|Community Portal]] with links to publishers of Traveller products, fanzines, resellers, social media pages, online forums, mailing lists, blogs and podcasts, videos, tools, and many other items of interest to Travellers.

If you have a site of your own or know of a site of interest that is not already listed below, please add it.

== Publishers ==
These are links to people who publish new material for ''Traveller''. 

=== Primary Publisher ===
* '''[[Far Future Enterprises]]:''' [http://www.farfuture.net Marc Miller's Far Future Enterprises] reprints Classic Traveller books, also developed new Traveller<sup>5</sup> game.
* '''[[Mongoose Publishing]]:''' [https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/rpgs/new-traveller.html Mongoose Publishing] is the newest ''Traveller'' license, producing a core rule book and complete set of supplements.

=== Secondary Publishers ===
* '''[[13Mann]]:''' [http://13mann.de/ 13Mann] Mongoose Traveller in German.
* '''[[CyborgPrime Publishing]]:''' [https://www.cyborgprime.com/ CyborgPrime Publishing] produces expansions for sci-fi RPG's.
* '''[[Independence Games]]:''' [https://independencerpgs.com/ Independence Games] (Formerly Gypsy Knights Games) produces the Clement Sector background and supplements using the Cepheus Engine and Mongoose Traveller 1st edition rules. [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/3565/Independence-Games Independence Games at DriveThruRPG]
* '''[[GURPS Traveller]]:''' [http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/traveller/ GURPS Traveller] by [[Steve Jackson Games]].
* '''[[Jon Brazer Enterprises]]:''' [http://jonbrazer.com/ Jon Brazer Enterprises] publishes tech, ship, and vehicle books for Mongoose Traveller.
* '''[[Moon Toad Publishing]]:''' [https://www.facebook.com/moontoadpublishing/ Moon Toad] publishes Cepheus Engine RPG and numerous supplements: [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5791/Moon-Toad-Publishing Moon Toad] on DriveThru.
* '''[[Stellagama]]''': [https://www.facebook.com/StellagamaPublishing/ Stellagama] on Facebook, and [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9571/Stellagama-Publishing Stllagama] on DriveThru RPG, publisher of Cepheus Engine Core Rules and other 2D6 OGL SciFi games.

=== Fanzines ===
* [http://www.freelancetraveller.com/ Freelance Traveller] The Electronic Fan-Supported ''Traveller'' Resource.

=== Resellers ===
* [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/ DriveThru RPG] - Leading seller for Game related PDF and POD books
* [https://www.nobleknight.com/ Noble Knight Games] - Seller of new and old print books. 

=== Patreon pages ===
Individuals asking for monthly donations to support their ongoing Traveller works:
* [https://www.patreon.com/cyborgprime CyborgPrime sci-fi expansions]
* [https://www.patreon.com/biomassart Ian Stead Starships and Deckplans]
* [https://www.patreon.com/StarShipsRUs Ken Burnside Starships]

== Connecting with Travellers ==
These are links to additional resources, online information, social media, and other interesting places around the web endorsed by the wiki staff.

=== Social Media Pages ===
Links to Social media sites for connection to other Travellers and discussions: 
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/151886352134515/ Traveller RPG Headquarters] (Facebook Group for Traveller RPG and sci-fi gamers)
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/197449257039924/ Facebook Group] (page for Traveller)
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/TRAVELLER-Science-Fiction-Adventure-in-the-Far-Future/263631460098 Facebook] (page for Traveller)
* [https://www.facebook.com/zhodani Facebook] (page for the Zhodani Base)
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/traveller/ Reddit Traveller subgroup]
** [https://www.reddit.com/r/traveller/comments/6q8wzp/imperial_archives/ Imperial Archives at Reddit]
* [https://discord.gg/hvUJEpU Discord server], online discussion of Traveller RPG, distinct from the forum.

=== Online Discussion Forums ===
* [http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/ Citizens of the Imperium] Offical forum
* [http://forums.sjgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=16 GURPS Traveller Forum] at [[Steve Jackson Games]]
* [http://forum.mongoosepublishing.com/ Mongoose Forum] at [[Mongoose Publishing]]
* [http://www.sfrpg-discussion.net/viewforum.php?f=45 The SFRPG Forums] An independent forum for Traveller and other Scifi RPGs 
**- This site will apparently close Aug 2022 [[User:Ssteve|Ssteve]] ([[User talk:Ssteve|talk]]) 14:38, 16 June 2022 (EDT)

=== Mailing Lists ===
* [https://archives.simplelists.com/subscribe/tml Traveller Mailing List] The granddaddy of all ''Traveller'' discussions. [[Traveller Mailing List]]
* [https://groups.io/g/Traveller-TNE Traveller TNE Mailing list] - updated and moved from Yahoo Groups.  
* [http://mailman.silent-tower.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tne-rces TNE RCES List] mailing list discussing ''Traveller's'' New Era.

=== Blogs and Podcasts ===
* [http://alegisdownport.wordpress.com/ Alegis Downport] Traveller blog. Reviews of Traveller and Cepheus Engine compatible products and using “Classic” Traveller in a fantasy background.
* [http://mytravelleruniverse.com/ My Traveller Universe] by [[Pete Simm]]
* [https://travellerrpgblog.blogspot.com/ Yet Another Traveller Blog] by [[Robert Pearce]]
* [https://travellersandbox.blogspot.com/ Traveller Sandbox: Traveller Adventures] by [[Michael Thompson]]
* [http://waystarhighport.blogspot.com/ Waystar Highport] Blog about Traveller, with a focus on [[GURPS Traveller]], with scenarios, library data, and background.
* [https://talestoastound.wordpress.com/traveller-out-of-the-box/ Traveller Out of the Box]
* [https://rpgknights.com/category/rpg/traveller/ RPG Knights] - blog on gaming in general with occasional discussions of Traveller
* [https://stellarimperia.wordpress.com/ Stellar Imperia] -General Traveller IMTU Universe by [[User:Willbo| Will Richards]]

=== Traveller Videos ===
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gln8KFTdCl0&list=PL9zjFpmxR97oBW0Cnttls1jqqgL57Y_Ft Nick Nova] Star Traveller (Traveller RPG tips and topics)
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/ShawnDriscollCG Shawn Driscoll] - videos about and for Traveller

== Tools and background ==
Links to sites with background information, library data, and other useful resources for the Traveller player and referee. 

=== Tools ===
* [http://www.ace-dog.com/downloads/Downloads.htm?fbclid=IwAR2zYs3m5rQnc6CA1olx96vmuR3LfH2fwC2bHlqZiS4F0E_FdFpg9v-_iRk Traveller & Sci-fi Software Game Aids]
* [https://tca-2014-12.herokuapp.com/ CT Ship Designer] by [[Matt Stevens]]
* [http://traveller5.net/tools/worldbuilder/ T5 World builder tool] 
* [http://www.vandeet.com/reftools/reftools.html Vandeet Traveller] Online tools
* [http://nearbygamers.com/tags/Traveller?redirect=false Nearby Gamers] is a portal site for locating other gamers. With a wiki and discussions.
* [http://www.munsondev.com/chargen/ Mumson Character Generator] - for Mongoose 1st and 2nd
* [https://github.com/makhidkarun Makhidkarun] Software collections on GitHub.

=== Map & Astrography Sites ===
* [http://www.ocean-of-storms.com/core/astrogat/textmap.htm Core] Traveller map site.
* [https://inkwellideas.com/free-tools/icosahedral-world-map-generator/?fbclid=IwAR2o7yiB6nY9H9p4L7iYlvRp-sNTM65FCA9l37-dUOfXgNipMk06HaDtvQw Icosahedral World Map Generator] (create hex maps on line, including star maps)
* [https://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/tsg/ Traveller System Generator] (randomly created systems)
* [http://www.travellermap.com/ Traveller Map] (based upon Google maps with dynamic zoom and scrolling) and [https://github.com/inexorabletash/travellermap Source Code]
* [http://travellertools.azurewebsites.net/ Trade Generator] and [https://github.com/Grauenwolf/TravellerTools Source Code]
* [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jonoreita/T5%20World%20Map%20Generator/t5_world_builder.html Traveller Worlds] create worlds with maps and full systems. 
=== Campaign Websites ===
* [http://dedzone.net/traveller/ DED Zone] campaign site.
* [http://www.darkhstarr.com/ High Tortuga] Trade, piracy, and Adventure beyond the Imperium.
* [https://www.reaversdeep.com/ Reaver Deep] Traveller campaign and Into The Deep Fanzine
* [http://section8games.wikidot.com/traveller:traveller Space Patrol] Traveller campaign set in the [[Five Sisters Subsector]].

=== General background and Library Data ===
* [http://members.pcug.org.au/~davidjw/ Beowulf Down] Homeport of Tavonni and library data.
* [http://traveller5.net/tools/library-data/ Alternate Wiki w/Strict Canon]
* [http://phillwebb.id.au/fudge/traveller/canon.html Traveller Canon Index] - Searchable index of Traveller Canon
* [https://seegras.discordia.ch/Roleplay/Traveller/ Library Data] - Great German Fan Site with Some Data in English
* [http://www.traveller-srd.com/ Traveller SRD] from [https://www.opengamingstore.com/collections/traveller Open Gaming Store]. 
* [https://zhodani.space/ Zhodani Base] Classic Traveller and online tools.
* [http://www.waynesbooks.com/Traveller.html Wayne's Books Traveller Pages] Exhaustive reference of Traveller releases of the 80s and 90s.
* [http://games.gark.net/AAB/ Gark AAB] Another Imperial Encyclopedia
* [https://hemdian.com/traveller/ Hemdian’s Notebook] - a fansite for Traveller including support for MegaTraveller, naval campaigns, and the Universe program.

== Non-Traveller Resources ==
These are sites that do not relate to Traveller per se but contain information or resources useful for any version of Traveller.

=== Astronomy Sites ===
* [http://astro.unl.edu/naap/habitablezones/animations/stellarHabitableZone.html Stellar Habitability Zone] - Calculation for star habitability zone and tidal locking, based upon star initial mass and as shown over time. (Adobe Flash-based)

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