

* The diverse people living across the known worlds include hundreds of alien species, though humans are most common among starship crews. Messages and news can only move as fast as the starships that carry them. * The most limiting factor to the Imperium’s citizens is communication between star systems. * Faster-than-light “jump drives” allow starships to travel from one to six parsecs (roughly 3 to 20 light years) during a week spent in transdimensional “jumpspace.” These nobles, and those who live under their rule, often look to intersteller travellers to take on jobs ranging from simple cargo delivers, to explorations of uncharted worlds, to decisive military actions against their enemies.įeatures of the Traveller universe include: Set 3,000 years into the future, planetary nobles rule their worlds while serving within a galaxy-wide feudal order. Players in the game typically take the roles of a small starship crew looking for work across an interstellar empire called the Third Imperium. Miller and first published in 1977 by Game Designers’ Workshop. Traveller is a science-fiction role-playing game designed by Marc W. Simplified Rules For Science-Fiction Adventure In The Far Future Rough notes in progress to simplify Traveller even further than done with Fast Traveller house rules.
