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[[Book 3]] [[Worlds and Adventures]] created the [[UWP]], and helped to flesh out the [[OTU]] of [[Classic Traveller]]. | [[Book 3]] [[Worlds and Adventures]] created the [[UWP]], and helped to flesh out the [[OTU]] of [[Classic Traveller]]. | ||
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''Book 3'' concerns the [[World|alien world]]s and [[star system]]s that can be encountered in the [[Imperial Fringe|far reaches]] of the [[universe]]. The referee is concerned with that part as he or she generates those worlds before the [[Traveller Gene|travellers]] arrive. Later, the players are concerned with the same data as they explore and investigate the [[world]] they have travelled to. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat |page=7|version=Classic Traveller}} | ''Book 3'' concerns the [[World|alien world]]s and [[star system]]s that can be encountered in the [[Imperial Fringe|far reaches]] of the [[universe]]. The referee is concerned with that part as he or she generates those worlds before the [[Traveller Gene|travellers]] arrive. Later, the players are concerned with the same data as they explore and investigate the [[world]] they have travelled to. {{Page cite|name= Characters and Combat |page=7|version=Classic Traveller}} |
Revision as of 04:12, 20 May 2018
Worlds and Adventures | |||
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Book 3 | |||
Author | Marc Miller | ||
Publisher | Game Designers Workshop | ||
Version | Classic Traveller | ||
Edition | 1st | ||
Format | LBB (Digest) | ||
Language | English | ||
Pages | 48 | ||
Year Published | 1977 | ||
Canonical | Yes | ||
Available from | RPGNow | ||
TBD | |||
Table of Contents | |||
TBD |
Book 3 Worlds and Adventures created the UWP, and helped to flesh out the OTU of Classic Traveller.
Description (Specifications)
Book 3 concerns the alien worlds and star systems that can be encountered in the far reaches of the universe. The referee is concerned with that part as he or she generates those worlds before the travellers arrive. Later, the players are concerned with the same data as they explore and investigate the world they have travelled to. [1]
Table of Contents
Section | Page/s |
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Cover & Publication Information | 1-2 |
Table of Contents | 3 |
Worlds | 4-16 |
Equipment | 17-19 |
Vehicles | 20-23 |
Encounters | 24-27 |
Animal Encounters | 28-37 |
Psionics | 38-47 |
A Final Word | 48 |
Library Data Entries (Public)
Selected Equipment (Non-combat)
- Artifical Gill
- Cold Weather Clothing
- Combination Filter Mask-Respirator [3]
- Filter Mask
- Oxygen Tank
- Protective Suit
- Respirator
- Swimming Equipment
- Underwater Air Tank
- Vacc Suit
- Artificial Psionic Shield Helmet
- Bull-Horn
- Hand Calculator
- Hand Computer
- Handcuffs
- Inertial Locator
- Long Range Communicator
- Magnetic Compass
- Medium Range Communicator
- Metal Detector
- Radiation Counter
- Short Range Communicator
- Wrist Watch
- Carpentry Tool Set
- Chain Saw
- Disguise Kit
- Electronic Tool Set
- Lock Pick Set
- Mechanical Tool Set
- Medical Kit
- Metalwork Tool Set
- Binoculars
- Cold Light Lantern
- Electric Torches
- Gas Lamp
- IR Goggles
- Light Intensifier Goggles
- Oil Lamp
- Torches
Selected Form/s & Terms
Selected Vehicles
- Groundcraft AKA Ground Vehicles
- Gravcraft AKA Grav Vehicles
- Primitive Craft AKA Primitive Transportation
- Aircraft AK Winged Craft
- Watercraft
Meta-history & Background (Dossier)
Books 1, 2, and 3 came together to provide a great, well-developed sci-fi RPG.
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 (book) (1986), by Digest Group Publications, which detailed the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service ad the Grand Surveys, which allowed detailed physical characteristics and an accurate map of the world. Grand Survey (book) called the UWP, the UPP or Universal Planetary Profile.
- 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)
Credit | Authors & Contributors |
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Original Concept and General Game Design | Marc Miller |
Supplemental Design | Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, Loren Wiseman, Darryl Hany |
Playtesting | Winston Hamilton, Tony Svajlenka, Scott Renner, Doug Po, David MacDonald, Wayne Roth |
Art Direction | Paul R. Banner |
Publisher | Game Designers' Workshop |
External Link/s
COMMENTARY & DATA ARTICLES
- EXTERNAL LINK: TBD
REVIEWS
- EXTERNAL LINK: TBD
References & Contributions (Sources)
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Marc Miller. Characters and Combat (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 7.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Worlds and Adventures (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 16.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Worlds and Adventures (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 17.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Worlds and Adventures (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 17.
- ↑ Marc Miller. Worlds and Adventures (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 17.Marc Miller, Robert Eaglestone, Don McKinney. Worlds and Adventures (Far Future Enterprises, 2019), 17.