The solomani rim sourcebook, gurps traveller gurps traveller. Like the title says, the gurps traveller license expires at the end of this year 2015. Fantasy folk for gurps 4th edition january 17, 2006. Find the complete gurps traveller book series listed in order. In this game, you create a character that is of one of three classes, warrior, mage, and archer, which change what equipment youre going to want to put in on your character. Classic traveller appeared in 1977 with a universe set in the golden age of the third imperium. Gurps aliens is a gurps supplement describing 28 alien races for use with gurps space, including the an phar, piglike humanoids with a love of philosophy, the banduch, superpowerful psychic dinosaurs, and the verms. Alien races 1 for gurps traveller has everything you need to set a campaign in the zhodani consulate of vargr extents. This book highlights two of the major races found in the traveller universe, the ascetic psionic zhodani, and. League of angels iii is a free mmorpg released published by gtarcade.
David slays a goliath of mediocrity and perhaps saves the line. David pulver writes some of the best gurps books on the market, and after a string of loser gurps traveller titles. The cover of gurps traveller, nearly 20 years later. As well as featuring two major alien races from the traveller universe the manipulative hivers and the enigmatic droyne and two new minor races the flourinebreathing, dyson sphere inhabiting inheritors, and the nocturnal lithkind with their terminal reproductive cycle the mysterious ancients are also covered. Several families will combine into a pride with one family dominant. In reality, the number of advantages and disadvantages needed to run these things in the fashion that was normal for gurps players at that time was just. Its abilities and skills make a nice laundry list for other games and its sourcebooks are legendary for their quality, but i dont care for the system in and of itself. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Science fiction adventure in the far future, 2nd edition. The materials on this page were part of the series called classic traveller. It includes starship deck plans and vehicle designs, weaponry, rules and templates for creating player characters and npcs, uptodate history and cultural information, and much more. Compiled and edited by loren wiseman and steve jackson, this book features the creations of several favorite traveller authors, including phil masters, david pulver, and david thomas.
Humaniti 16 humandescended races from the far reaches of the imperium and beyond. Which of course is where the traveller universe really. Gurps traveller alien races 4 download free epub, pdf. The racial gener ation rules in this book are similar to those given in gurps aliens. Fantasy folk for gurps 4th edition january 17, 2006 gurps fantasy folk, 2nd edition is 1995 by steve jackson games incorporated.
Gurps traveller 19982015 uses the third edition gurps system. It started with pyramid magazine articles in the 2. Both alien races are described along with their culture, government, technology, and psychology. The third book in the alien races series describes two of the most alien races in the traveller universe the droyne and the hivers. Alien races 1 zhodani, vargr, drakarans, clotho, and sheol. Scifi alien abduction romance alien romance, alien invasion romance, bbw space beasts book 1 alien romance. Its a peculiarity of the traveller background that many of the alien races are. Gurps traveller melds this exciting universe with the rules system of gurps, and includes rules for creating new characters and for converting old ones from other traveller rules systems. Aslan, kkree, and other races rimward of the imperium. Hivers, droyne, ancients, and other enigmatic races gurps traveller.
The classic traveller canon the basic reference materials for traveller as published by gdw between 1977 and 1996 comprise the traveller canon. Central supply catalogue traveller scifi roleplaying traveller book 3. I think gurps world books are pretty excellent for most genres. Aslan, kkree, and other races rimward of the imperium, gurps traveller alien races 3. Gurps traveller alternate timeline strephon is not assassinated, the rebellion did not occur, virus was not released or even developed though that is not known for certain, and the fourth imperium was not founded obviously. Gurps aliens is a complete sourcebook on extraterrestrials, intended for use with gurps space, gurps horror, or gurps supers. What do you think are essential gurps traveller books to buy before they go away forever. It includes a modular starship construction system fully compatible with gurps vehicles and a space combat system for shiptoship encounters. Major races the major races are called such because they have all developed jump drive independently, andor forged a multisector domain using it. Jul 06, 2016 in july 2016 we presented two offers featuring the licensed gurps traveller line originally published by steve jackson games based on the classic sfrpg traveller. In contrast to the imperium, the humandescended zhodani have long. Alien races 3 hivers, droyne, inheritors, and lithkind. Science fiction adventure in the far future, 2nd edition gurps traveller gm screen gurps traveller. Aslan traveller alien module 1 pdf free download epdf.
Gurps supers, gurps time travel and even gurps ice age. Four alien races of the gurps traveller milieu are described in this book. Swordworlders traveller downport science fiction rpg. The great break was the beginning of the rebellion that would ultimately sunder and destroy the third imperium. I wanted to like it, but it took two completely different ways of dealing with characters and ducttaped them together. Fronted by steve jackson games on behalf of the illuminati, it offers a wide variety of roleplaying games, card games, and board games from many different companies. I picked up far trader and i hear first in is very good. Pulver, david nilsen, andy slack, and david thomas edited by gene seabolt and. The gurps traveller alien races book series by multiple authors includes books gurps traveller alien races 1. As well, they must obey the same rules as other gurps action characters specialists is about customization, not cheating.
Gurps traveller alien races 4 brings 16 strange species to life. That is where youll find background info on the game, howto for traveller chat, whereto for mailing lists, an active traveller campaigns listing for around the world and a few more goodies for the newbie and those ready to get more involved in traveller on the web. This document is a comprehensive but not exhaustive list of alien and human races named in traveller. Warehouse 23 is your online source for games and geek toys. Disk 1 disk 2 gurps 3rd edition gurps 3e lite 9 9 gurps 4th edition traveller gurps core rules 9 9 alien races 1 9 alien races 2 9 alien races 3 9 alien races 4 9 behind the claw 9 far trader 9 first in 9 flare star 9. The aslan of kusyu dark nebula 1226 are a major race. Universal role playing system gurps infinite worlds gurps 4th edition roleplaying gurps traveller alien races 3. Gurps aliens over two dozen new races for use in any science fiction adventure or campaign. This book highlights two of the major races found in the traveller universe, the ascetic psionic zhodani, and the wolflike vargr. Scifi alien abduction romance alien romance, alien invasion romance, bbw. English, or whatever it is called or the races language as his native language, as befits the characters background story. Steve jackson games produced numerous supplements for the line, including details for all of the major races, many of the minor races. Zhodani, vargr and other races of the spinward marches, gurps traveller alien races 2.
You know, there are a great many light years between this and the phrase requires only the basic traveller. In july 2016 we presented two offers featuring the licensed gurps traveller line originally published by steve jackson games based on the classic sfrpg traveller. Gurps traveller alien races book series thriftbooks. In 1998 traveller designer marc miller licensed the traveller setting to sjg for use with its generic universal roleplaying system. Star mercs gurps traveller ground forces rim of fire. Describes two of the most important alien races in the po. First, some buyers of this book will be using earlier gurps editions, which did not include.
Alien races 4 ael yael, bwaps, virushi, schalli, and dozens more. David pulver introduced some new alien species into the gurps traveller universe with these books, but they are also in my opinion excellent descriptions of the traditional traveller alien races. The player must decide if the character has the worlds common language human, anglish. This book repeats the magic rules from the basic set, for two reasons. The new deal character introduction olympus rpg group. There have been many editions, most of which are available in. Wiseman and published in 1998, gurps traveller uses the third edition of the gurps system and takes place in an alternate timeline in which no rebellion occurred and virus was never released. The gt alien books are the alien books 1 to 4 for gurps traveller. Published and wellregarded science fiction was a major source of inspiration for aliens and their societies, and.
Alien races 4 ive written a lot for steve jackson games. Conversion to d20, for instance is almost on a onetoone basis. Warehouse 23 offers scenarios, background information, deck plans, and zines, in digital form, for gurps traveller as well as many of our other game lines. Character creation, and gurps space are required to use this book in a gurps campaign. I was irritated that i didnt have the gurps stats necessary to play them and quickly placed orders for the gurps alien races books. This book also includes many updated point costs, which should also be used for alien races. Hivers, droyne, ancients, and other enigmatic races, and several more.
Gms unfamiliar with gurps will find it easy to convert the stats for the alien races to other systems. As well as featuring two major alien races from the traveller universe the manipulative hivers and the enigmatic droyne and two new minor races the flourinebreathing, dyson sphere inhabiting inheritors, and the nocturnal lithkind with their terminal reproductive cycle. Space or other gurps based campaigns may find the races in this book to be a good addition to their adventures. Gurps 4th edition roleplaying gurps traveller alien races 3. Gurps traveller 19982015 was created on a handshake with steve jackson of steve jackson games. 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. Gurps magic contains nothing but magical source material. Gurps traveller when classic traveller transitioned to its new edition megatraveller the timeline of the traveller universe also advanced. Science fiction adventure in the far future, 2nd edition gurps traveller gm screen gurps. Each book includes a few advantages and disadvantages that the other doesnt have, to fit the different genres. Gurps 4e traveller interstellar wars combat counters. The gurps traveller material starts the game at this point.