Traveller via 3PPs

[dmccoy1693]

As I mentioned in a different thread, I do run a publishing company supporting the current version of Traveller (published by Mongoose). Its opened up via the OGL, yes the very same OGL used by Wizards for 3.x D&D, Green Ronin for True20 and Paizo for Pathfinder.

My company Jon Brazer Enterprises supports Traveller on a third party basis. We publish three series of products:

1. the Character Datafile - this 16 page character record folio (inspired by character folios during of the d20 era) gives the Traveller player anything and everything they could possibly want and need as far as stats right at their fingertips. Available at our Digital Print Store. Preview available here.
2. Creatures of Distant Worlds - This is a book of monsters released individually. Each creature possesses multiple stats to keep players guessing as to which incarnation it is, a description, details of its combat tactics, and its ecology. Plot hooks for each come along with details of my company's currently unreleased setting. Sand Cobras is available free. Krakodarands (an underwater sea monster with a sonic attack), Necro-Soldiers (computer controlled zombies), and Ice Goliaths (snow beasts, yetti, sasquatch, wampas) are currently available for download.
3. Mech Tech 'n' bot - Announced only yesterday, this line details robots, mechs, computers, and other tech toys for any Traveller setting. First issue arrives July 20th.

Beyond this, I signed the Foreven Free Sector Logo License, allowing us to publish unofficial material the Foreven Sector of the Official Traveller Universe (aka The Third Imperium). I am still not sure what exactly I am going to do with this, but I am considering options and open to suggestions (hint hint). And I will be releasing products detailing my own setting at a later date.

Even though this isn't a press release, I think I should put the legal text in here, just incase.

“Traveller” and the Traveller logo are Trademarks owned by Far Future Enterprises, Inc. and are used with permission. The Traveller Main Rulebook is available from Mongoose Publishing.

“Traveller” and the Foreven logo are Trademarks owned by Far Future Enterprises, Inc. and are used with permission. The Traveller Main Rulebook is available from Mongoose Publishing.

 

[Treebore]

I've actually been following your announcements over the last couple of months, its just until yesterday you didn't release anything that catches my fancy. I Looovve Robots and tech, so I'll be getting this one.

 

[kitsune9]

As I mentioned in a different thread, I do run a publishing company supporting the current version of Traveller (published by Mongoose). Its opened up via the OGL, yes the very same OGL used by Wizards for 3.x D&D, Green Ronin for True20 and Paizo for Pathfinder.

My company Jon Brazer Enterprises supports Traveller on a third party basis. We publish three series of products:

1. the Character Datafile - this 16 page character record folio (inspired by character folios during of the d20 era) gives the Traveller player anything and everything they could possibly want and need as far as stats right at their fingertips. Available at our Digital Print Store. Preview available here.
2. Creatures of Distant Worlds - This is a book of monsters released individually. Each creature possesses multiple stats to keep players guessing as to which incarnation it is, a description, details of its combat tactics, and its ecology. Plot hooks for each come along with details of my company's currently unreleased setting. Sand Cobras is available free. Krakodarands (an underwater sea monster with a sonic attack), Necro-Soldiers (computer controlled zombies), and Ice Goliaths (snow beasts, yetti, sasquatch, wampas) are currently available for download.
3. Mech Tech 'n' bot - Announced only yesterday, this line details robots, mechs, computers, and other tech toys for any Traveller setting. First issue arrives July 20th.

Beyond this, I signed the Foreven Free Sector Logo License, allowing us to publish unofficial material the Foreven Sector of the Official Traveller Universe (aka The Third Imperium). I am still not sure what exactly I am going to do with this, but I am considering options and open to suggestions (hint hint). And I will be releasing products detailing my own setting at a later date.

Even though this isn't a press release, I think I should put the legal text in here, just incase.

“Traveller” and the Traveller logo are Trademarks owned by Far Future Enterprises, Inc. and are used with permission. The Traveller Main Rulebook is available from Mongoose Publishing.

“Traveller” and the Foreven logo are Trademarks owned by Far Future Enterprises, Inc. and are used with permission. The Traveller Main Rulebook is available from Mongoose Publishing.

I'm a big fan of Traveller. I own all the editions except the original small books (though I own the FFE reprints) and the Mongoose version, which I do hope to pick up soon. Your creature book sounds like something I would automatically pick up.

Stuff that I'd like to see would be definitely mini-campaign adventure paths. Not necessary huge campaign spanning stuff, but definitely a three-part adventure would probably be cool. Another idea would be half-supplement, half-adventure book. For example, you did a book on tech and robots. If you were to do a 64 page book on space stations, half the book is about space stations, the other half contains an adventure and many adventure seeds for the rest of the 32 pages. The same can be said if you write about worlds or sectors.

Other books could be ready-to-play characters and NPC's (I there is a book out on this subject but am not sure) and another book is dedicated toward adventure seeds and plots.

Maybe I've suggested something that's been done, maybe not.

 

[dmccoy1693]

I'm really glad to hear that and hope that you enjoy it. The first issue, I feel, is really going to catch alot of people's attention. The preview for it will come in about 2 weeks.

 

[dmccoy1693]

Stuff that I'd like to see would be definitely mini-campaign adventure paths. Not necessary huge campaign spanning stuff, but definitely a three-part adventure would probably be cool. Another idea would be half-supplement, half-adventure book. For example, you did a book on tech and robots. If you were to do a 64 page book on space stations, half the book is about space stations, the other half contains an adventure and many adventure seeds for the rest of the 32 pages. The same can be said if you write about worlds or sectors.

Hmmm. Interesting idea. I'll definitely have to keep this in mind for the future.

 

[EATherrian]

Could someone refresh my memory? What is the "official" Imperium stance towards robots? I've been thinking about this lately, but all of my Traveller stuff is packed away awaiting my library renovation.

 

[DreadPirateMurphy]

Could someone refresh my memory? What is the "official" Imperium stance towards robots? I've been thinking about this lately, but all of my Traveller stuff is packed away awaiting my library renovation.

Based on Book 8: Robots, there doesn't seem to be any consistent position. Some worlds have prejudices, and there have been agreements about things like weaponry and such, but everything from pseudo-biological copies of humans to warbots exist in different places and at different tech levels. The even explicitly mention a world called Sabmiqys, where the natives were wiped out by plague, so the planet is inhabted by TL 17 self-repairing robots.

 

[DreadPirateMurphy]

My company Jon Brazer Enterprises supports Traveller on a third party basis.

One thing I don't think I've ever seen in any Traveller product is an adventure or setting set on a non-human majority world from one of the other major races. I don't know that I've seen a detailed description of a Hiver world, or a Centaur world, or an Aslan world. The Alien Modules were fine, but they were more player guides, in my opinion.

Compare that to the treatment given to major alien races in Star Trek, Star Wars, or Babylon 5. Heck, you could probably assemble a Fodor's Guide to the Klingon, Twi'lek or Drazi homeworlds based on published materials. In comparison, a lot of Traveller feels kind of "generic human."

 

[dmccoy1693]

One thing I don't think I've ever seen in any Traveller product is an adventure or setting set on a non-human majority world from one of the other major races.

You'll be quite pleased with my setting (whenever I get enough time to write it all down).

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Your products intrigue me.

Just out of curiosity- are any of these products slated for hardcover or softcover release? I'm not a fan of pdfs for gaming, personally.