Traveller Classic Starter set free on rpgnow

[darjr]

CT-ST-Starter Traveller - Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) | EN World PDF Store

I think it is a temporary promotion.

I love Traveller.

 

[jaerdaph]

CT-ST-Starter Traveller - Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) | EN World PDF Store

I think it is a temporary promotion.

I love Traveller.

Saw this as well today and picked up a free copy - awesome!

FYI to all: If you do pick up a free copy from RPGNow, be sure to check your email receipt - there are links to the other two PDFs in the set that don't automatically download initially (only Book 1 does). You get three free PDFs in total:

CT Traveller Starter Edition 1 Book
CT Traveller Starter Edition 2 Charts
CT Traveller Starter Edition 3 Adventures

 

[weem]

Grabbed all 3 - been meaning to check this out (I know almost nothing about it)

Thanks for the heads-up

 

[jaerdaph]

Over at RetroRoleplaying (one of my favorite blogs), Randall has done a few posts about Classic Traveller over the last couple of days including a list of what he considers essential supplements. The comments sections have some good info from long time players as well:

RetroRoleplaying: The Blog: Traveller

 

[JeffB]

Although I had played Traveller in years previous several times using friends copies of the little black books, the Starter Set was my actual first Traveller purchase barring one of the Judges Guild modules. At the time I loved the bigger books of the Starter set and the art, but after playing a few games realized having the charts in a separate booklet was a real PITA at the table Shortly after I bought "The Traveller Book" as well as a copy of the Deluxe edtion box and several other LBBs (Mercenary, High Guard, etc) c'os that Starter set really hooked me in. I used to spend more hours rolling up characters than I did running a game


Thanks for the link!

 

[Nebten]

There is a bundle package as well:

GDW Game System Guides [BUNDLE] - Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) | EN World PDF Store

 

[Steel_Wind]

In the early 80s, I remember that Traveller was something we always tried to play -- wanted to play even. But the campaigns never seemed to go right and things devolved into random piracy or Papers and Paychecks pretty quickly.

In the mid 80s, this finally changed with the one Traveller adventure series which I thought was la creme de la creme: FASA's The Sky Raiders trilogy.

So if you picked up the Classic Traveller Books 1-3, do yourself a favor and set your sights on finding a copy of the Sky Raiders Trilogy. Throw a little Indiana Jones into your classic Traveller and you have instant awesomeness.

The books are not spectacular in the production values department (though pretty good given the standards of the era) - but the proof is in the playing. The full trilogy is Legend of the Sky Raiders, Trail of the Sky Raiders and Fate of the Sky Raiders - all written by the Keith brothers. Say "yes" to that campaign in a heartbeat.

Hands down the best classic Traveller campaign - ever.

Legend of the Sky Raiders

The Sky Raiders . . .they pillaged a dozen worlds in the long distant past,then vanished. Who they were is one of the mysteries of the ages.A beautiful archaeologist leads a band of adventurers into the swamps of the planet Mirayn, searching for their secrets... and their lost treasure hoard, join in the search... the expedition seeking the truth behind...

Trail of the Sky Raiders

An artifact from a run-down Startown bar...A sinister, powerful merchant searching for the secrets of a lost civilization...A kidnapping and a nighttime attack in a peaceful city. These events mark the beginnings of a search that will take the adventurers on The Trail Of The Sky Raiders.

This second installment in the Sky Raiders trilogy follows the fortunes of a band of adventurers caught up in the continued search for an ancient, fabulously wealthy culture of plunderers who vanished without a trace centuries ago. Playable by itself or as the sequel to Legend of the Sky Raiders. This adventure combines mystery, confrontation, and the secret of a lost civilization into a dangerous and exciting quest.

Fate of the Sky Raiders

A band of scientists and adventurers must probe the mysteries of a gigantic asteroid starship, home of the mysterious race of interstellar vikings known as the Sky Raiders. Awaiting them in the immense manmade world are threats and puzzles, old enemies, new problems, wealth untold, and the final solution of the mystery of... the Sky Raiders.

This conclusion to the Sky Raiders trilogy reveals the Fate of the Sky Raiders in a complete adventure for Traveller, playable as a single adventure or as part of the Sky Raiders campaign. Deck plans show important portions of the ancient asteroid starship of the Sky Raiders and rules describe many characters, pieces of equipment, and special conditions useful to this adventure or to others.
Join the starship Inquisitor as it sets out on a voyage of exploration in search of the Fate of the Sky Raiders.

 

[Shades of Green]

The "get it free" button doesn't seem to work well for me for whatever reason. It opens a new Firefox window, but that page stays blank.

 

[S. Baldrick]

Thanks for the heads up! That does bring back some memories. I owned that boxed set back in the day but it did not survive the house fire that hit my parents house back in 92 while I was in college.

 

[dmccoy1693]

d66 lists of names work just as well with CT as it does with Mongoose Traveller (and any other version of Traveller for that matter). And they are only 50 cents a piece.

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