Newbie, where to begin...

[ShiroiKuma]

All

I will admit I am a complete newbie to Traveller, and currently only own the Hardback T5 Corerules from the kickstarter. I understand T5 can be used with any setting really, but is prepared for the new Galaxiad setting that's in the pipeworks.

Because of the large number of settings (and getting into Traveller so late, I am struggling to find where to start really. I'd like to start with buying a reference and start reading about various topics/systems/history that every player should know ideally. Any suggestions of one?

Thanks

 

[Magnus von Thornwood]

Welcome!

Well, I suppose that depends on exactly what you are looking for, but if you are about the OTU then I know there is the TravellerWiki (link should be here somewhere).

And of course I have my own ATU but that is mostly blog and notes being slowly assembled into a setting book.

Otherwise search or browse here for all sorts of tidbits.

 

[Tarkin]

Check out the old Megatraveller Imperial Encyclopedia:

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/429/MT-MegaTraveller-Imperial-Encyclopedia?it=1

 

[rich4421972]

Loren Wiseman's GURPS traveller, 2nd Edition has a wonderful section covering the "Golden Age" of the Third Imperium complete with a list of Emperors and Empresses. It also compares statistics across all versions of Traveller in print at the time (Traveller4, The New Era, Classic Traveller and MegaTraveller). The book is a little difficult to find, but the PDF is pretty easy to order from SJ Games e23.

Outside of that, the Library Data supplements (supplements 8 and 11) from classic Traveller are also very helpful

 

[mike wightman]

Forget the setting

Seriously - ignore it

Us the rules to generate a few worlds in a subsector - get your players to generate a few characters then ask them what they want to do.

Use the rules to run the game you want to play in the setting you evolve.

If the Galaxiad ever sees the light of day then you can move your worlds and characters to a corner of it.