• Welcome to the new COTI server. We've moved the Citizens to a new server. Please let us know in the COTI Website issue forum if you find any problems.
  • We, the systems administration staff, apologize for this unexpected outage of the boards. We have resolved the root cause of the problem and there should be no further disruptions.

Atlas of the Third Imperium, Second Survey

S

Sstefan

SOC-12
I'm working on getting information on together with hopes of getting a new book out; even if only for personal use and possibly some others.

Is there any interest, one way or another?
 
I've a number of sector books I enjoy reading but not used in play much. I usually end up using the TravellerMap, wiki and my imagination (said with a SpongeBob voice - if you have not seen that episode it is really an homage to playing and using your imagination). And back from that odd digression, not sure what another book would bring that is not either already out there or readily available info for anyone with internet. This said from someone who has at least 2 Spinward Marches maps...

But - if you are doing this for yourself, great! Go for it. You may notice I do all sorts of things like that for my own amusement.

(sort of like the 40th Anniversary KS for the TTA. I actually already have the book in pretty good shape, but it comes with Cepheus stats for the ships...we'll just have to see where my finances are towards the end of that campaign! I can see some of those ships showing up as I am starting a new game soon. I think)
 
I have the code to auto-generate such a book in PDF form from my site. (Anyone can run the code, but it's a bit of a chore). Cover art by Ian Stead and everything.

It's on my list to work with Marc and others to make it available as an FFE digital product, but I've had other distractions lately.
 
I'm working to get the Information together and create a new book that would show the sectors with named cluster, mains, " what have you" , as well as other things of interest...
 
Traveller Map is just such an incredible resource that I think any physical atlas would have to offer other information to really be worth the effort of creation or the expense of purchase. For instance, an Atlas of the Wars of the Imperium, where one book undertook a comprehensive survey of the various conflicts of the 3I (or maybe even the OTU), with commentary, that'd be something I'd jump at.
 
inexorabletash said:
I have the code to auto-generate such a book in PDF form from my site. (Anyone can run the code, but it's a bit of a chore). Cover art by Ian Stead and everything.

It's on my list to work with Marc and others to make it available as an FFE digital product, but I've had other distractions lately.
Click to expand...

Dang - forgot about that! Now I've a booklet for my homebrew.

If I've not thanked you enough - thanks again. TravellerMap is one of the best resources out there for this game.
 
Always interested in something to update my battered and worn Atlas of the Imperium, preferably with full WPP (is that the right acronym? I'm a bit out of practice) alongside, not just a world/asteroid symbol and starport letter. I find it easiest to work with a printed sector / subsector map for my gaming rather than moving between windows on a laptop. Is that very 1980s of me?
 
I will most likely not include planetary data (UWP), mostly because it would overpower the maps and text with minimal data. We are talking about 30+ sectors...

Not saying that it would be impossible, just impossibly difficult to present without lot and lot of data.
 
Last edited:
Sstefan said:
I will most likely not include planetary data (UWP), mostly because it would overpower the maps and text with minimal data. We are talking about 30+ sectors...

Not saying that it would be impossible, just impossibly difficult to present without lot and lot of data.
Click to expand...

Fair comment, and the reply is appreciated. I'll consider anything anyone is willing to put time and effort in to creating.
 
inexorabletash said:
Here's a preview - has covers/intro/index/credits, and the Spinward Marches (only) included as a sample. 3MB PDF.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j704woqfj9tg82o/Atlas of the Imperium - Second Survey (Preview).pdf?dl=0
Click to expand...

This is excellent. I think if you and Marc were able to work this up for print on demand a lot of people would get this. Especially that the UWPs are included now.

Currently I in midst of releasing revised (as in layout) editions of the old Judges Guilds Wilderlands setting books and maps. (with permission). The response has been far better than I expected.

I think a lot of Traveller and non-Traveller fans would get a printed copy (or PDF) of a Atlas of the Imperium the way you have it formatted.
 
That's awesome!

Page 2 looks off a bit in the pdf I saw.

Would the book include only sectors in the original Atlas of the Imperium?
 
Qstor2 said:
Page 2 looks off a bit in the pdf I saw.
Click to expand...

Have people forgotten paper books entirely? I'm honestly amazed at how many posters here are challenged by a page that requires rotating the book 90°.

Would the book include only sectors in the original Atlas of the Imperium?
Click to expand...

I believe that question is answered repeatedly in the preview.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Spinward Scout
General Who's created characters based on stories or even songs?
Replies
16
Views
401
Spinward Scout
Spinward Scout
Meteoric Assault
Q: Order of Deneb, Order of the Spinward Marches, Order of the Third Imperium
4 5 6
Replies
113
Views
4K
AlHazred
A
robject
Consolidation Thread: Xboats in a System
2 3 4
Replies
62
Views
1K
kilemall
kilemall
Magnus von Thornwood
Selling my collection to make rent!
Replies
18
Views
2K
Magnus von Thornwood
Magnus von Thornwood
D
"Third platoon, third support squadron, sir!"
Replies
15
Views
923
Condottiere
C
Back
Top