Traveller has continued to evolve, different versions have been created and publishers by many RPG companies, but this original rule collection is known as Classic Traveller. You can now download it for free from DriveThruRPG.
A sense of wonder in SF roleplaying games
Author Sarah Newton talks about what should really be at the heart of SF RPGs: the sense of wonder, and the conflict of great ideas. Sarah’s company, Mindjammer Press, is running a Kickstarter campaign, currently approaching x3 funding, for the next phase of the transhuman RPG. [Back this Campaign] A sense of wonder in SF […]
An interview with Paul Elliott of 43AD
Paul Elliott of Zozer Games is responsible for a number of Traveller products like Outpost Mars, the Vietnam roleplaying game GRUNT and more recently 43AD. At the start of the month, Geek Native posted a look inside the game to reveal Roman soldiers, the grim life of the native Britons, druids and ancient horrors. Paul […]
Worlds Apart RPG launches with 6 books and a free edition
Worlds Apart is a fantasy RPG from Expeditious Retreat Press that uses the Traveller mechanics. It was written by Joseph Browning. There are six books in the the launch and these include the Worlds Apart core rules for £7.42 / $12 as well as the Worlds Apart core rules for free. What’s the difference? The […]
Traveller 5 will Kickstart
Traveller 5 has, at the time of this post, a full 27 days to go to collect its goal of $24,000 on Kickstarter. No surprises here – but Traveller 5 will become another runaway RPG success on the crowdsourcing platform. As I write this introduction, the game has 305 backers and is fast approaching $41,000 […]
Mongoose split with Issaries; loose RuneQuest and Glorantha
UK based Mongoose Publishing, which powered into the limelight with an aggressive d20 based expansion and then pegged themselves in up high with some savvy business deals, have announced that they’re splitting from publishing partner Issaries. Isarries brought the RuneQuest and Glorantha RPG licenses with them to the Mongoose party. Those licenses leave along with […]
Traveller – Mongoose issue errata for Book 2: High Guard
Mongoose publishing have issued an errata for Book 2: High Guard in their Traveller series. The three page errata covers such things as Shockwave Missile, Ortillery Missile and Planetoid hull updates plus a whole lot more. Previously Mongoose had made two previews for the book available for free download so I’ve added them on below […]
Reign of Discordia preview
Mongoose do well in keeping their fans supplied with previews. They keep up this pace with their Traveller series and true to form we now have a preview of Reign of Discordia. Reign of Discordia is the core setting for the game series from Darrin Drader and Reality Deviant Publications. Here’s what you get in […]
Free to Download: Judge Dredd Traveller previews
Mongoose Publishing have just published the Mega-City One sourcebook for their edition of the Traveller RPG. Mongoose also have a Judge Dredd game of their own on their product lines. In the Traveller edition players still take on the role of the Mega-City One judges on their mighty Lawmaster bikes. This isn’t a standalone RPG […]
Free to download: Signs & Portents
Mongoose Publishing’s in-house magazine Signs & Portents is available for free download today. This month’s e-zine offers up a six pack of new Paranoia characters, a look at weird and wonderful tainted animals and plants from Earthdawn as we have a Lone Wolf study of the the city of Anskavern There’s a lot for Traveller […]
