Referees looking for answers to problems with the space combat system will only find in gurps starships more ways to build more units that they dont get any play out of. Far trader christopher thrash, jim maclean, steve daniels, jesse degraaf on free shipping on qualifying offers. But the system the crew of one far trader is currently exploring has shown the other side of the balance sheet. Odd enough, ive never played in the canonical traveller universe. Using resources from further up the stack requires less preparation work on the part of the game master. Other gurps travellerbooks and supplements may be incorporated as desired.
It mounts jump drivea, maneuver drivea, and power planta, giving a performance of jump1 and 1g acceleration. This is a listing of the publications from steve jackson games and other licensed publishers for the gurps roleplaying game. Gurps traveller is a set of tabletop roleplaying game books by steve jackson games, designed to allow game play in the third imperium sciencefiction setting from. Develop sectorwide trade routes, following the tides of commerce on an interplanetary scale. Starship 200ton free trader 200ton free trader using a 200ton, tl10 hull, the beowulf class free trader is an elementary interstellar merchant ship plying the space lanes carrying cargo and passengers. Far trader and have a lot of fun with a fantasy trading game. Gurps traveller interstellar wars pdf pdf academy inc. Only a cavehermit torrent gives you a free hermit pic. Finally two pages of deck plans for the march harrier redrawn by me. Bottom tier are core books necessary to play, moving up to least necessary. As varied as her crew and captain, you never know what youll find when you climb aboard one of these.
There are free pdf files all over the zhodani base that you can download. Gurps traveller melds this exciting universe with gurps, including rules for creating new characters and for converting old ones from other traveller rules systems. It is a mercantile source book designed for gurps traveller. The gurps traveller book series by multiple authors includes books gurps traveller. Perhaps the most recognisable far trader design, the empress marava and the jayhawk class provide the basis for a bigger and more capable class of far trader, the a2l and the a3l. It also contains a modular starshipconstruction system fully compatible with gurps vehicles and a spacecombat system for shiptoship encounters. This is a page to collect them all so that you can download them for free. Far trader is the complete support volume for a mercantile campaign. Beowulfclass free trader gurps traveller gurps traveller. However i prefer playing traveller using the mgt rules, so ive come up with a system for interstellar trade using a combination of the trade systems from g.
Bold experiments, faithful servants, soulless killers gurps 3e, and several more. Interstellar trade system using mgt and gurps free trader. Traveller far trader gurps traveller christopher thrash isbn. It is a dos program but it greatest feature is the ability to easily manage an imperium worth of maps and data. Nov 08, 2010 a trade route maps created using gurps far trader rules. It also contains a modular starshipconstruction system fully compatible with gurps vehicles and a. Star mercs gurps traveller ground forces rim of fire. Start your own characterrun business, raise capital, and finance your moneymaking. Sciencefiction adventure in the far future, gurps traveller modular cutter. Jul 06, 2016 the companion offer, gurps traveller imperial survey, presented the alien races guides, planetary survey supplements, and far trader a great collection of additional books to expand your imperium and start trading across the stars. The independent trader campaign is one of the most popular among traveller players. Its not fun when everything they run into, or any civilized group it all, come with my guy keeps an eye out for anything thats selling for less than 40% of the list price in stericksburg and it turns into a backhand trading game.
Science fiction adventure in the far future, 2nd edition gurps traveller gm screen gurps traveller. A staple of the free trade lanes, the 200 ton far trader is a common sight in the traveller universe. In 1990, steve jackson games published gurps aliens, a compendium of aliens for any scifi campaign. The first book is useless far trader, is the best treatment of trade i have ever seen in an rpg.
The good thing is that sjgames publisher of gurps has a free gurps lite pdf file you can download that gives the basics of gurps roleplaying. All known errata at the time of the creation of this pdf document have been corrected. When classic traveller transitioned to its new edition megatraveller the timeline of the traveller. Originally game designer marc miller envisioned traveller as a system. Description specifications the universe is your market. Each volume is a treasure trove of information and game additions for traveller, including adventures, new ships, alien creatures from across charted space, philosophical musings on the big empires, histories, different takes on. Far trader, pyramid, and the names of all products published by. Complete with enigmas, a fiendish alien race and a. Ffe gurps traveller disk 1 people far future enterprises. Welcome to the journal of the travellers aid society, your indispensable guide to adventuring in the far future. The subsector map was a jpg generated by using gal actic one of the best mapping programs for traveller. The gurps third edition book series by multiple authors includes books gurps traveller.
The irony is that the systems in gurps first in and gurps far trader that referees are pointed are far too complicated for anything remotely like casual roleplaying. There are free pdffiles all over the zhodani base that you can download. Nov 30, 2015 the irony is that the systems in gurps first in and gurps far trader that referees are pointed are far too complicated for anything remotely like casual roleplaying. A trade route maps created using gurps far trader rules. Apr 07, 2020 its not fun when everything they run into, or any civilized group it all, come with my guy keeps an eye out for anything thats selling for less than 40% of the list price in stericksburg and it turns into a backhand trading game. Theres a fortune to be made among the stars for the intrepid merchant with business savvy, a suspicious mind, and more than a little luck. Interstellar wars is the first and only book of its kind published in the gurps traveller roleplaying game series, by steve jackson games, set. Far trader gurps traveller modular cutter gurps traveller. Flare star is an adventure for gurps traveller where a derelict alien vessel leads the crew of a far. Da archive 2016 amended jan 3 2017 this is a compilation of most of the pdf share threads and the rpg generals threads from 2016.
Profit and pitfalls among the stars, gurps steampunk, gurps robots. A supplement for traveller 1st edition by mongoose, or cepheus engine. Gurps traveller far trader is an excellent book focusing on a traveller merchant campaign. Interstellar wars is an official gurps fourth edition source book for the traveller universe. The merchant ship is the empress marava class far trader scotian huntress. Run entire mercantile campaigns, including free traders, smugglers, and pirates. This quote from marc miller, the original author of traveller, and the owner of the company which still publishes the classic traveller game system, far future enterprises. The solomani rim sourcebook, gurps traveller gurps traveller starports gurps traveller. Dont think of it as a library index, think of it as a street filled with bookstores and you have to talk to each shopkeeper. Gt5, while deck plans can be found in gurps traveller far trader pp. Kosmos 68 a free setting for classic traveller inspired by many modern images of a soviet spacefuture, and also to the look and feel of classic oldstyle soviet movies. Prepping for my traveller campaign using the feng shui rules engine because who ever does anyth. Stat wise, the aliens can of course be used in gurps traveller as is, and conversion keys exist for other traveller rule sets, so thats not a problem. First in for world building and gurps space for space combat as well as gurps basic set and compendium ii charactar creation.
The combined system is at a level of complexity im happy to use in my game. Science fiction adventure in the far future, 2nd edition. Far trader gurps traveller interstellar wars gurps traveller scifi roleplaying traveller deck plan 3. Profit and pitfalls among the stars, gurps traveller. This publication provides details for these new far trader designs. Theres a fortune to be made among the stars for the intrepid merchant with business savvy. Far trader, is a hands on approach the creating a universe that is logical and consistent. Gurps fourth edition traveller interstellar wars iw contains exactly what i was looking for in a scifi roleplaying game. Gurps 4e traveller interstellar wars combat counters. It includes a detailed timeline, along with rules for. Gurps traveller 19982015 was created on a handshake with steve jackson of steve jackson games. If you really want to go into the nittygritty of a free trader campaign, this is the.
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