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Nor-a a Subsector .....••......................... ..... 8

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 ITRAVELLER'S HARDWARE I

DISGUISE KIT also be re moved b y cell c l e a ns e r

pi l l s , av a i l ab l e in the kit. Cell
Throughout the ages, people have wan­ d yes are i nc l ud e d fer s kin, e ye, and
ted to disguise themselves, whether hair' c o l our.
for drama, fun, or criminal activi­ The TL 13 k i t also contains equip­
ties. To this end, the disguise kit ment to straighten or curl hair, and
is produc~d: available anywhere, it longer-lasting versions of the TL 7
allows an individual to change his or makeup. Age pi 115, vlhich tighten or
her appearance at will. relax the skin, giving the appearance
The TL 7 Disguise Kit costs Crl000 of being older or younger, are in­
and weighs 5 kg. It is carried in an cluded too. All vlill last for as long
8L case, and contains a variety of as cell dye, and are unaffected by
materials. The most of important of water, chemicals, and any other form
these is makeup: foam rubber to of abuse. Detection of a TL 13 dis­
change the user's facial structure guise is rolled for in the same man­
llarger nose, higher cheekbones, ner as for TL 7, but it is now a for­
etc.), and various colourings to make midable task, and the watcher must be
these features look real. It also in­ close to the disguised individual for
cludes wigs, coloured contact lenses, 24 hours .
dyes for changing skin colour, and a Replaceme nt makeup for the TL 13
mirror, along with water-soluble glue disguise kit is much more rarely
and other application materials. needed, but is also considerabl y more
Disguises made with the TL 7 Dis­ expensive: Crl0-60.
guise Kit I'lill last no longer than 24 Disguising oneself takes 15 to 90
hours, after which they will begin to minutes. A task is given for it on
literall y fall apart. They cannot be page 33 of the MegaTraveller Pla yers'
slept in, and will not survive expo­ Manua I.
sure to water. A TL 7 disguise will A disguise kit has many applica­
also not stand up to close scrutiny: tions and limitations. Most easily,
if an yone is close to the disguised it can make one person look like ano­
individual for more than 10 minutes, ther of the same age and sex. Age can
roll the following Task: also be changed to a certain extent:
the user can appear to be any number
To di scover that an individual is of years older than he or she actu­
disguised: ally is, and up to ten years you ng e r
Dif icl.llt, Disguise, Int, instant (un­ (though never you ng e r than pubertyl.
c e rt a i n ) •
Referee: The disguised player rolls Sex can be changed, but only
for the other half of the task, superficially. The disguise here will
rather than the referee, using his be based primarily on clothing, pad­
or her own DM's. ding, etc., and will not work with
anything less than full body cover­
Each time a person uses the disguise ing.
kit, some of the makeup and materials Finall y , a person may disguise
ar-e used up, and must be replaced. himself as a humanoid alien of simi­
For th is reason, each use of the kit lar size. Such a disgui~e will cost
costs Cr5- 30. Crl00-6 00, is a difficult task even
with a disg u ise kit, and wi l l have a
At TL 13, a new disguise kit be­ time i nc r-ernen t, of 10 minutes. It vr i Ll
comes available. It costs Cr2000, ne ver la s t more than 12 hours, is
we i ghs 3kg, and has a volume ot 5L. sup er-F i c i a l ( 1 ike changing se x), and
It contains everything the TL 7 kit will be d i s c o ve r e d immediatel y b y
does, e xc~pt that skin dyes, contact anyone of the pretended race. Anyone
lenses, and wigs are replaced b y cell who has _ha d frequent dealings with
dyes, small pills which chemically the race wi ll have the discovery task
alter the pigmentation of an indivi­ reduced to routine. Common sense must
dual's cells. The change lasts for be used he re when deciding what can
2-12 weeKs, minus 1 for ever y 5 En­ and cannot b e dane: a human could not
durance points the user has. It can disguise himself 3S a K'kree no mat­
t~ r how hard he t ried. POWE RED EXOSKELETO NS
A f i na l no t e on disgu ise: at
TL 19, ~ dvanced bioeng ineering is Or i g in a l ly d e vel op ed to al lo w the
deve l o ped . allowing living organisms cr ipp l e d to mov e , t h~ powe r ed e ~ o ­
t o be dire c t ly manipulated into var­ skelet on i s now u s ed in a ny s it ua t io n
ia n t life forms. Us ing a two-week wher e a te mporar y stre ngth i n cr e~ 5 e
treat ment, an individual could be i~ req ui r e d , s uc h 2 5 car go lo a d i nq or
pe rmanentl y changed into any sentient c omba t , o? t c. i,.jh e rl c orn b i (.eo \-1) t h com ­
lifef orm, and be totall y indistin­ b 2, t ar rr. 0 u r, i t f 0 nr: 5 b .:' t t l e d r· Eo :: s .
gu i sh a b l e from an ) other of the same A pQwer e d e ~ = 5~ el e ton i ~ s i mp l ) a
rac e . ser vo - p o we r ed f ra me s t ra ppe d to an
Ce ll dye created by Duncan Torrance. i nd i v i d u a l ' s bod ) . It amp lif ie s a i l
move men t s , e f f e ctive l y dOU b l i ng
s tre ng t h an d g i v i ng u n l i mi t e d endur ­
AL TERNA TE POWER PACKS
a nce (e x:ept in de t e r min i ng deter­
lists v ari ou s
M e ~ a Tr av e l l e r p o..~er mination l . I t i s p o w e r ~ d by a bac k­
pac ks f o r lasers , b u t onl y i n bacl<­ mou nte d fu el ce l l wit ~ en o ugh en e r gy
p ac k si ze . Other sizes a l s o e x ist, f o r twelve ho u rs, a nd can be worn
howev er ! offering different number-s o ve r all a r mo u r ~ xcep t combat armo ur ,
of S1-io t S . b eo.t t l e d r e '= 5 , 63r1d v ace 5 II i t. 5 • TL 12 .
vc l u me : 2L . t-JE i'3ht: 1 0 \ ~ '3' Cr·5 0 000 .
fei p n --------------POMrr Pack---- ----- -­ A he a v i e r v e ~ s i o n , whi ch t r ip les
~ ei 9 h t Shots Cost Carr ied u st re n g t ~ , is als e a v ailab le . It is
Llim Pist DH 2,0 50 1500 Oil bi Ck 9 t h ic ke r and b ul k i e r', an d i nc l ude s
1.0 20 1500 Oil be It 10 heav y -du t y cl aws a nd a 2 4 -h c ur powe r
0.5 8 1500 Al'oud llfi st 12 pac k. TL 13 . Vo lum e: 4L . l.Jei ·3ht : 20 L'3 .
la ~ H Cerbiw8 3.0 50 10110 011 bict 8 Cr·80 COO .
1.5 20 1000 Oft be It 10
US 8 1000 Arou/lc IIl' ist 12
Lam ~ifl e- 9 4.0 100 1500 On back 9
2.0 40 1500 (1ft baCk 10
LO 15 1500 On belt 12
Laser Pistol-13 l.0 ZOO 3500 On be It 13
0.5 75 3500 Around 1I1' ist 14
0.2 20 4000 an gun 15
~ .a s e r Carbi nH3 1.5 200 3000 Oil beltl back 13
Q.75 ~ 3000 On llr ist 14
C. 4 20 3500 On gu ll 15
l aw R:flH 3 2.0 200 3~OO Oft back 13
1.0 75 3500 On b~ lt 14
0,5 20 3500 ~rDuAd IIr i st 15

At TL 15, f usion po wer pac ks with

ne a r - i n f i n i t e shots (as for plasma
a nd f u s i o n gu ns) become avail~ble.
The .~ 1 i'le i gh t u i c e as mu ch as standard
ta : ~ - c ar r i e d po wer pac k s, a nd cost \; ­

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l e O t i mES as muc h. Su c h packs r-e qui re
re fue:ling a nd ma i nt en an c e e ver y 24­
3 6 hc u rs ,
U S e- 1
dep e fl di ng on f r<e qu e nc )' o f
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i ze ~is r RA V ~ L L~ ct f an2i~e. 3uo s c ~ i ce r s

wi s hi n g to c c ~ ti~ u e s ~: o u : d se ~ ~ ~ r oo f

o f s ub s c ri p~ io n s to r~~ ~ . Ab el .
 ISOLOMANI CRUISERI

The Solomani Cruiser is a large es­ DECK PLAN LOCATIONS

cort spacecraft used for pirac y sup­
pression, border patrols, convoy pro­ 1 . Br·idge. S t a t i o ns for
p i l o t , na v i ­
tection, and minor naval actions b)' gator, and eight gunners.
the Solomani Confederation. It is one 2. Computer, Upper le vel.
of the most common Solomani military 3. Galle y.
ve s s el s , e ven occasionally encoun­ 4. s i c« Bay .
tered i n Imperium-held areas of the 5. Common Area. Hatch down to Mus­
So l oma ni Rim. tering Area.
A ver s a t i l e ship, the Solomani 6. Jump Drive, Lower Le vel. Hatc h u p
Cru iser has high jump capability, a to Engineering.
l arge computer, and eight spare 7. Manoe u vre Dri ve.
staterooms (often occupied by ship's 8. Power Plant.
troops). It carries two cutters with 9. Airlock.
two modules each; all ships carry two 10. Ship's Locker.
open modules, with the other two 11. Fue 1 •
tailored to the ship's intended mis­ 12. Fuel Scoops.
sion (usually one ATV module and one 13. Engineering. Stations for si x
we a p o ns module Idescribed in Adven­ engineers. Hatch down to Jump
t u re 7: Broadsword)}. Some vers ions Drive, Lower Le vel.
of the cru iser have replaced two of 14. Jump Dri ve, Upper Le ve l ,
the sh ip 's laser turrets with parti­ 15. Avionics.
cle accelerator barbettes. 16. Computer, Lower Level.
17.-47. Staterooms.
SOIOlifti Ct(is!r SR-A644452-000000-40100 M(r~. 1000 toa5. 48. Mustering Area. Troops and Creloj
Bitbri!s bwillg 82 Cr,,:22. meet and organize he re. Hatch up
Jatt~rips 82 Tl:14. to Common Area. Hatch d0101n to
Passeftgers:O. Low:O. Cifgn:45. Fael:440. EP:40. Agility:1. Access corr- idol".
Troops:a. 49. Cargo Hold .
50. Cutter One.
STATISTICS 5 1. Cut tel" T Ioj 0 •
52. Access Corridor. Hatch up to Mus­
Ton na g e : 1000 tons. 14 OOOm 3 • ter ing Area . Hatc hes down to bar­
Crevr: 22 crew. 8 troops. bettes.
Dimensions: 43.5m L x 58.5m W x 53. Spare Cutter Modules.
12m H. 54. Particle Acce lerator Barbette.
Acceleration:4-G constant. Access through Access Corrido r.
Jump: 4.
Power p I an t : 4. 40 EP. Ag iii t y 1.
Engineering: Two Transstar B591 fu­
sion power plants driv­
ing one Boeing Mark II-E
Thruster manoeuvre drive
and two Douglas-one
Hy p e r t h r u s t jump drives.
Gra v i Li c e : l- G floor field, stan­
da r d inertial compensa­
to rs.
El ~ ct ron ics : laszlo Ele ct ronics Bac k Issues
model i5 computer .
Arma men t : E i g h t t riple laser tur­ tt 1 so I d au t ,
rets~ remotel y con­ ~2 a vailable
r~prints
trolled tram bridge. Two #3 s o I d au t
particle acceler ator ~4 •••. •••.•••••••••••.•••.••. so 1d aut
b arbe t tes. #5 s o ld a ut
Ca pac It y: 45 tons c a r go. #6 . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . ... s t i I l av a i l ab l e
Veh i c l e s : Tw o 50- ton c utte rs wi th It 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s tI l 1 a \I a I I ao 1e
t wo modules e a c h . t+8 s t i 11 a vai lable
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 I NORA'A SUBSECTOR
Nora'a was t h e last subsecto r i n the Tr Oja n Re a c h t o b e c o l o n i ze d.
I

It wa s fir s t
sett led b y t he Asla n in the earl y 50 0 '5, the Flor ia ni mo vi ng in a ce n t u r y l a t er .
T he tw o ferces met in 1022, and during fort y y e a r s o f wa r , t h e AsIan =ap t u re d
t he worl d s n o w kn o wn as Aft ye and Iryao. Since then, th er e ha ve bee n se ve r al
m ~ncr border c las hes and freq uent Asian r ai d s in t o the F ler i an leag ue .
Durin g th e Rebel l io n , the No r a ' a s ubsecte r i s a ma jor ba t t leg ro u n d , WI th t he
Fl o r i a n i f i g h tin g a hol din g act io n aga i nst t h e AsI an Aerl a k h t . F r om 1 1 18 to
11 2!) , Dalfi, Va d a d a , Ta n ar-, a nd lafk i n fall, b u t fr'om t he n o n t he As l ar. g ai n no
mor e gro un d . Al i rar o f t h e Gl o ri o u s Emp i re ~s t a k e n i n l ate 111 8.
Al IRAR (0805 ) is par t of t he Glo rious Empi re, wh i c h b r o ke off f r o m the Hi e r ­
a te i n 650 . l i k ? al l Emp i re wo r l d s , i t has a s ig n if i c a nt human p op u l a t ion a nd a
mi l i ta r ) go ve r nme nt.
EAWA TRYE ( 0 107 ) was or i g inally colonized when a la rge merc hant crashlanded,
st rand ing two hundred AsIan. Only half survived, but those few were able to form
a st ro ng, healthy colony despite the planet 's corrosive atmosphere and fluid
hydro g raphic5.
KHTYEK T (0405) is the majo r AsIan mineral produce r in the Tr Oj a n Re a c h .
Ch o ck - fu ll o f h e a vy metals, it has one of the largest d e p o si t s of lantha num ~ ver
d i s cove red .
VADADA ( 0 5 0 3 ) is ene of t he Floria n League's t wo maj o r in du s tri al c en t r e s ,
a nd it s lar gest starship prod uce r.
EAHAW ( 0 8 0 3 ) i s a mil itar y tra in ing and muste r ing f a c i l i t y for t he Ahroa l' i f
cl an . wit h no pe r Mane nt p opula t io n.

Af t ~/e 0 10 2 A8603M3-D Non - industrial. Dese r t wor l d. low pop u la t i o n. G

Ah a i k he a 0106 B4224K3-9 R Agric ultural. Rich . G
Ea.v,a t rv e 010 7 B8B57K6-C R Fluid h ydrograph ics. G
T)' e a'i h 0109 B5488M9 -E G
Ol au h 0110 BI018L8-E Non-agr i cu I t ur a l , Ice -capped. G
Da If i 0202 C750345-9 Desert world. Poor . Non-indust. l o w pop u la t i o n.
Kh t e i a t l o i Ir 0203 B2234 J6 -C R Non- ind ustr ial. Poor. G
Ewo i f t o i I 0204 B5466K6-A No n - in d u s tr i a l . Agric ultural.
H'a 0 20 7 D65 74 K9 -6 Non- industrial. G
Hr e a h r ya 0209 B333AH9 -D Non-agr icultural . Poor. G
No r-a ' a 0 30 1 A485645 -9 F Agricultural. Non-indus tr-ial. Rich.
I rv ao 03 02 A5588K8-E R
Suia oi r 03 0 8 B6513G7-E Non-industr ial. Poor. Low population. G
Hk ah a 0309 B89 76K6-A Agric ultural . Non-industrial. G
Kht 'j e k t 0405 B2006J5-8 R Vacu um world. Non-indust rial . Non-agr lc ul t ur a l. G
Oso to ti al 0406 E550 8N7-C Poor. Desert world . G
Aow a i h 0409 B5866K 7-C R Agri c ultu ral. Non - ind ustri al. Ric h. G
f<h i 04 10 B98 75N8 -C U G
Vad a-d a 0 5 03 A410944-F F Non - a gri c u l t u r a l. Ind us t r i a l. De s ert \'Io r-ld . G
E I i hf o i r l 05 0 5 A15 32K6 - D R Non- in d u st ri a l . Lo w pop u la t i o n. Po or. G
F t a l e 1 r- 1 0 50 8 B6 3 0 3 J A- 6 De s e rt wo rl d. l o w pop u l atio n . No n- i nd u st . ?oor .G
Oi h/ <:- t l ' he 0 50 9 B7'? 9 7 H5 - E G
SOll f t e a 0 5 10 A2 517K4 -D R Po or . G
Sei ' ea.l 0608 Non - ag r i c u l tu ra l. De s ert world .
B5 10 8M 6- A G
T a n ar 070 2 C7 8 764 0 - 9
Ri ch . Ag r·i c u lt u r al . No n -ind ustri al .
l a f I.< i ( I 0704 Wa t e r \.,a rid .
C7 7 A84 6 - 9 G
WO i I re a vrau 0 707 R Va c u um world. Non- a gr ic u l t ur al.
BI 0 0 8N5-E G
UoO 0709 T Non-ind ust r ial.
C6A24 l 6- 8 G
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 FEATURE ADVENTURE·

AFTER THE FACT

by Duncan Torrance Cr300 0 0 0 for t he resc ue a nd sa fe r e ­

tu r n of t he Co n s t e l l a tio n a nd all
ED I TOR ' S NOTE: This issue, we are aboard, with t he highes t priori t y be­
ben d in g se veral policies to present i ng Dr . La te e.nd t he dr-ug . If t he
th is e xc iti ng adventure by Duncan characte r s accept, Var n and t wo sec u­
Torra nce. It is set, not in this r it y pe rs o n ne l wi l I accompan y t he m to
i s su e ' s s u bsector, but i n the Tob ia s uperv ise t he mission.
subsector (7.l • .. 5). It i s also set
pr ior to the Rebellion, around 1114. THE SEARCH
Finall y, most of the starsh ips inclu­
ded i n the ad venture have not yet A searc h o f c omp u t e r records, ne~'ls
been co nve rted to ~esaT~avelle~; all reports, and discussio ns with port
other asp~cts of the adenture conform authorit y staff will turn u p the tol­
t o the neH rules. lowing information:
1) Varon Al f i c a d' s b rot her Sten
THE MISSION disappeared tH O y e a r s ago on a scout
mission to the Islands cluster IRe f t
W hil~ si tt ing at the Wildeman (Tob ia Sector-l, bu t he myster i ou s I y reap­
0 409 B2016 74-C> highport bar , the peared t wo we ek s ago on Wi ldeman with
charac ters are approached by a ro­ Varn. I f Va r n is as ked about th is, he
bust- looki ng fellow Hho introduces wil l e x p la i n t hat i t is actua l l y an
himself as - Var n Alficad ( B4 9 AA8 l , a ex-mar i ne n ame d Zac k Tasigi playing
loca l ma nag e r for SuSAG, LIC. He ex­ h is b rot he r. Tas i gi was hired on to
pla i ns that a crisis has arisen for protect Dr. La t a , an d was aboard the
t he megacorporation , and some anony­ Co n s t e ll a t ion when it wa s h ij a c ked .
mous a dv en tu r e r s are needed to solve ~ 1
it. ~\ I
~\ '
Two days ago, the Constellation, a
SuSAG-owned stellar-class subsidized ~::rtt;:;~
~-~
liner (descr ibed in Adventure 13: 1:l
S isnal 6K ) used by the corporation's
top brass was h ijacked r ight under
th e noses of both SuSAG and star-port
s.ecur t t v t it jumped before an y ships
could in t e r c e p t . The entire incident
is an embarrassment to both the cor­
porat i o n and the local port author­
it y, a n d has be~n hushed u p .
The liner was carrying several
VI P ' s : Va r n ' s br other Sten (C99754), 2) Sel ina DiSpaziano is currently
Se li na DiSpaziano (487A89), and Dr-; run ning awa y trom an arranged mar­
Gwen dol yn La t a (586CB6> . Selina is ria ge be t ween her and the son of th e
t he d augh t er o f the SuSAG s ubsector su bs e c tcr Du k e . Sh e ha s go ne t hr oug h
man ag er, an d has been travel li ng seve r a l s u i t o r s in th e last two
a b ou t th e a r e a v i s i t i ng va r ious com­ ye a r s , a n d was seei ng a r ogui sh ma n
pa n y in s t a l l a t i o n s . Dr . Lato i s one to r s e ve r a l mon t hs b efor e t he mar ­
of Su SAG's t o p s c ien t i sts , c u rr en t l y r i a g e wa s arr a nge d. Hi S na me I S Ande r
in ~ol ve d i n a n i mp o r t a n t r e s e ar ch Sell a d i n , an d he i s r u mo u r e d to ha v e
p r o g r a m on Pan dora. Sh e was on he r t i e s \.ol i t h t he T'r o j e n Her-de , a loc al
w ? ~ to To b i a wi th th ree d ru ms of a pir a t e ba nd.
new dru g r e qu ir i ng further evalua ­ 3 J Fo ur lar ge crates from Iil gan
t i o n. were loa ded onto the Co ns t e l l a ti on at
If Dr . La t a a n d the new d rug fall Wi l de ma n th r e e hours b e fo re t he hi­
into t h~ wr ong h an d s, e ithe r corpor­ j a c king , wi t h t he a u t ho r i z a t ion o f
a t e o r t. *rr-or ist , t h e effe ct cou ld be Lad ;! Sel i na . One ca r go ha n d ment i ons
d e va st at in g . Va rn wil l sa y no mo r e t hat t he y we r e quit e large a nd c old ,
a bout the d rug , b ut off ers th e g roup an d r e mi nded him o f l ow be rth s.
 The o nl y cl ue that Varn has about fin d , as it r e c eive s no elect r omag­
th e hij ac ke r s i s a disposable lighter ne tic r3diation tram a s tar. I t can
f rom Ene r i 's S t a r p o r t Bar & Gr ill on b e d e tect e d b j EMS wit h a Fo r midable
! i 19an ( Tobi a 0309 C46 7787-81, found sen sor task, o r b y De ns i t omete r with
in t he Cons t e l l a t i on' s docking bay a Rou U n@ t a s k . Ther-e i s a ta int EM
be f o r e takeoff. If the part y goes to emi s s i on l e v e l (m a sk e d 2000MW powe r
I ilgan, the bar is easy to find. Reg­ pla ntl de tectab le with neu t r i no sen ­
ulars and staff are ver y helpful, and sor-s .
men ti on that two pirates, well-known
members of the "Trojan Horde," were THE HI DEOUT

In a crater near t he planet's north

pole is the mai n base of the Tr Oj a n
Horde. From space, it appea r5 oril y as
a smal l neu t ri no and I R source. From
close up, i t appea rs as a 1 af'ge I and ­
in g f iel d and a gurl t ovre r . Se veral
ships a re scattered about: two Joll y
Roge r c lass pirate corsairs ( T , l .
#41, a mod ified X- bo a t tender (Sup­
plenent 7 ~ Traders and Gunboats l , a
c hameleon - class commerc e raider (Ad ­
v en ture Cl ass Sn ips Volu ne II, Jac k
Colber g ' s scout / courier, an d the Con­
stel lat io n. A large hydr ogen t a nk
(1000 t o ns l is set in t o the crater
1'1a 1 1 •
Most of t he pirate base has been
bu r ied or i s u nde r g r ou nd . It was set
askin g quest ions about a scout named up seven ye a r s ago by Ando r Sellad in
J a c k Colberg nine days ago. Two days afte r he found out about the rogue
later, Colberg was found dead in his planet from an old scout (later found
hotel room, shot with a high-powered dead in an i ndu s t r i a l trash compac ­
laser. His scout/courier was stolen t cr ) . I t \<.a5 originall y set up to ex­
fo ur ho urs before he was found by ho­ ploit a l arge lanthanum depos it, but
te l staff. One patron wi 11 mention two ye ar s a go, when the deposit began
th a t he hea rd both of t he pirates to run ou t, Sellad in started to as­
di s cu s si ng a h i jac king and the pro­ sembl e t he T~ oj an Ho rd e a nd prey on
f its t he y would make from it. sh ipp in g .
I f the players choose to investi­ The in teri o r of the base is pres ­
g ate Colbe rg 's r oom, the y will find sur ized a nd comfortab le, with g r ay
tha t i t ha s been searched, cl~aned, plates i n most locati ons. There are
a nd ret u rned to service . However, a alarm sw itches in mos t areas, and
caref ul s e a r c h will reveal a crumpled many rooms have emergenc y e xplosive
page f rom a scout service notebook hatches (d es ignated on the map by ac ­
h idden i n the r core t s heat vent. The c e s s pa nel s ymbols).
pa g e des cri be s the loca tion of a
r og ue p lanet i n he x 0308 of the sub­ HIDEOUT LOCAT I ONS
s e c t o r, an d t he di s c ov e ry of a h idden
pi rate b as.:=- . 1 . Cargo Ai r l oc k . 6m ceil i ng .
2. Main Sto rag e Ar ea. 9m c eili ng .
THE ROGUE PLANE T Ther e ar e no g r av plates in thi s
a r e a. Vari ou s crat es a r e scat­
If t he p l a yers j ump to he x 0 308~ they t e r e d he re, c on t a ining f ood,
will f ind t hemselves in t he middle of s pa r e parts, a nd sma ll chun ks of
empt y space, 5 AU (750 million kml l anthan um.
from the r ogu e planet. It is a dead ~ . Veh ic l e Ai rlock / Storage /Mainten­
r-oc k , 11 20 km i n diameter', that I-.as an ce . Two press urized a ir /raf ts
rI p pe d awa y f r om i ts s tar several a nd man y too 13 are pre sent.
mi l l i o n years ago an d i s no w wander­ '4 . Turre t To\" e r Ba s e. The tower i s
ing ac r oss s p ace. 18m h i g h with a ladde r goin g u p
Th@ rogue p lan e t i s di ffi c u l t to t o th e two tr i pl e l a s er t urrets
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 at the top. They can be con­ bedroom. Andor and Sel ina cur­
trolled from there or remotely rentl y r e s i de here.
from the Control Centre. A small 10. Galley.
access hatch allows entry into 11. Barracks Rooms. Each has bunks
the tower from outside. and lockers for six people, as
5. EVA Ready Roo~. This room holds well as a fresher.
25 vacc suits of variou9 sizes 12. Control Centre. All e i r l ccks ,
and designs, as well as various lighting, gravity, power, and the
pieces of equipment and several turrets are controlled from here.
crates of RAM grenades. This area also contains the
6. Personnel Airlock. base's model/2 computer, sensors,
7. Exercise Room. Can be converted and life support equ ipment. There
into a sick-bay in emergencies. is a weapons rack an one wall.
8. Ma in Hall/Comnon Area. This room The base's 2000MW fusion power
has two I eve 1Sf 1inked by four plant is buried 10m below this
staircases, and is filled with area.
var ~ous trees and. plants. 13. Drug Storage Area. Various pieces
9. Andor Selladin's Suite. This area of lab equipment are be ing set up
has two levels, linked by a along one wall.
staircase. The lower level 19 a 14. Mining Centre. Contains mining :
comfortable living area, while equipment and storage bins. 6m
the upper level i~ a luxurious ceiling.

THE HIDEOUT
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 jack the Constellat io n while Dr .
Lata was aboard. lack ha d all the
sk ills necessar y to operate the ves­
~el, and was able to get SuSAG clear­
ance by posing as Varn's brother.
lack was booked to travel on the Con­
stellation; at Wildeman, he would let
Varn aboard and the two would travel
to Theev (Sindal 0506), where Lato's
drug could be mass-produced and sold
on the black market.
MeanWhile, Selina DiSpaziano, wish­
ing to avoid her upcoming marriage,
planned to run away with Andor Sella­
din. She had him and two thugs smug­
gledabaard theConsteUdtian in low
berths; when she later revived them,
the four took over the ship. The fact
that Dr. Lato was aboard was an added
.
bonus for Selina, although it was ac­
tually Andorts main motivation for
th. hijacking.
Varn then hired the players to get
the Constellation, and Dr. Lato,
back. When the players complete the
~issjon, Varn, Zack, and the two
guards will attempt to kill them and
resume their plan, taking Dr. Lato
and the drug to Theev.

THE DRUG
15. Holding Area. Twenty cells line
the walls, currently holding 11 Dr. Lata and her research staff crea­

prisoners, inclu~in9 Varnts -bro­ ted a chemical injection, designated

ther.­ AXZ, also called the 'zombie drug.'

16. Mine5. Several kilometres of lun­ It affects the mind, rendering the

nels criss-cross the side of the victim more suscept ible to sugges­

crater, and link with the base tion. If an individual is drugged,

here. use the following task:

17. VIP Stateroom. Comfortable quar­

ters +01" four. Dr. Lata is cur­ To avoid AXZ effects:

rently imprisoned here. (Difficulty), Int, End, instant.

18. The Hideout Bar. A complete bar Referee: Difficulty is based on dos­
and nightclub for the entertain­ age size. Mishap damage is applied
ment of the pirates. to Intelligence. Success reduces
19. Catwalk. 3m above the flOOr of the dose effect by one level (2OmL
the main hall. acts as lOmL, etc. ). Exceptional
success (2+) eliminates all eff­
A TALE OF TWO HIJACKINGS ects.
Over a month before the hijacking of A 10mL dose ofA XZ will result i n
the Constellation, Varn Alficad was hallucinations for 10 hours. Avoiding
passed up for promotion for the the ef fects is a simple task. Mishap
fourth time in a row. For days, he damage is automaticall y one po int.
considered various revenge schemes, A 20mL dose renders the victim
and they all congealed when he stum­ susceptible to commands. Roll Intel­
bled across a report on Dr. Lato's ligence or lower on two dice to avoid
d iscover y. Two days later, he met following any given command. Effect
lack Tasigi, I-lho bore an amazing re­ lasts for 2D hours. Avoiding the ef­
semblance to Va r n ' s l os t brother. He fects is a r ou t i ne task. Mishap dam­
h ired h im, ' and the two set ciut to hi­ age is ID. Co nt i nu ed on pag e 18
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 ICOMPUTERS PART 11

C c m put e~ s a re a n in t e gr al pa r t of mi ll ion wo rds , or 40 disks to a c om­

T ~a vel ler: t he y serve to in f o r m and puler space. Disks weigh 50g and cost
con t r· 0 l, a nd t he ski I I t o use them i s Cr5.
common in MegaTraveller. Yet what From TL 9 to 12, computers use op­
happened to the rules for them in the tical storage diskettes (similar to
game ? Th is series of art icles deals laser disks ). Optical disks can hold
wi th these r ules, some old, from some 40 million words, or one space
other publications, and others new. of computer programs. Opt ical d isks
All are adj usted to MegaTraveller. weigh 50g and cost Cr10.
There are three basic ,t y p e s of F rom TL l~ up, computers use holo­
computer: robot brains, ma inframes, crystals. Ho locrystals can hold some
and personal computers. Robot brains, 400 million words, or ten spaces of
the smallest and in many ways the computer programs. They weigh 50g and
most complex, are dealt with in Boox cost Cr50.
8, Robots. Unlike other computers, Disks are usually only used for
however, they pursue indep~ndent minor programs, such as games or ac­
thought and action, and are able to counting files. Regardless of how :
learn. This versatility makes them much free space they have, holocrys­
very powerfUl, but also too unstable tals usuall y car ry only one program.
for use as standard computers. In vehicle ma inframes, programs are
Mainframes are the type of compu­ often held in ROM storage, requiring
ter used on starships and in large no disk or crystal.
offices. A large central unit is A variet y of peripherals is a vai l­
placed i n one area, with several ter­ able for computers. Personal computer
minals (c o n t r o l panels) scattered peripherals are usually extra, but
throughout the working sh ip/office. mainframes automatically have t hem,
Large , heavy, and expensive, main­ subject to TL.
frames are the only type of computer
listed in MegaTraveller.
Personal computers are the most
familiar form in the late 20th cen­
tury - - a small, independent termi nal
and central processing unit. They are
usuall y not as powerful as a main­
frame, but have the benef its of being
smaller, cheaper, and quite portable.
The hand computer is a higher TL per ­
sonal computer.

Personal Computers

Model Weight in kg by TL
Equ i v. Cost 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
0 Cr 800 4 2 1 .4
1 CriOOO 4 2 1 .4
2 Cr2000 4 2 1 .4 Batte r y : For 0 . 4 k g pe rsonal compu ters
3 Cr3000 4 2 1 •4 on l y. A rechargeable batter y
4 Cr 4 0 0 0 4 2 1 .4 prov i ding one month of power .
TL 9. 5 0g. Cr150 .
We ight: as s hown. Power: 0 .0001kW x Large Scree n: A l a r g e plast ic screen
weight. Pr ice: If TL 7 , x 2. If wh ic h folds i nto t he t op of
TL 14+, x 0.5. Volume: weight x 3. the computer'. Allows use of
diagrams, maps, and images.
From TL 7 to 8, all computers (both Fo r u s e with map bo x func ­
personal and mainfram'e ) ' - u'se floppy tions. TL 11. Cr500 . 200g.
diskettes for programs. TL 7 d isks Modem: A d ev i c e allowing commun i ca­
can hold about 60 000 words, or 6 70 tions with other computers
disks to one space of computer prog­ through telephone l i ne s . TL 7 .
rams, while TL 8 disks ho ld about 1 Cr200 . 0 . 5 I< g .
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Optical Reader: An optical device can run at once; storage is the num­
that scans and m@morizes text, ber of additional programs which will
illustrations, and other hard­ fit in memor~, without requiring a
copy. It can be used to ana­ d t sk zc r-v s t s t ,
lyze and compare images, con­
dense text, check handwriting, All computers can do mathematical
etc. Tl a. CrSOO. 1kg. calculations, stare informatian, and
Printer: A paper printer providing play games. Such programs generally
hardcopy. Tl 6. Cr300. 3kg. A take 60 000-20 000 000 words. As a
colour laser printer becomes general ~ule of thumb, ass ume
available at TL a. Cr300. 2 000 000 words per model number of
0.5kg. computer (with model/O having
Radio: A device allowing communica­ 1000 000). Such programs are rela­
tions with other computers by tively cheap and have little effect
radio. TL 9. 100g. (30km on the game (unless the players lose
range.) Cr250. Rules dealing the disk that had the kidnapper's
with computer communication phone number on it!).
appear in Traveller's Digest The programs below are descr ibed
No.8. Available in larger accord ing to memory space, cost, and
sizes and ranges for vehicle function. (Cost includes cost of
computers (statistics as in disk/crystal.)
craft design).
Vader: A voice control unit allowing Artillery: Usually used only with
vocal command of the computer hand computers. Calculates
and transcription if linked to ballistics and firing data
a printer. Tl 10. CriOOO. bas@d on firer and target pos­
O.Skg. itions, weather, etc. Decreas­
es indirect fire difficulty by
The standard hand comput@r is a TL 11 one level when used with all
model ll personal computer, with ra­ indirect fire weapons except
dio, battery, and large screen. grenade launchers. Can be used
with up to 5 firing units as
SOFTWARE long as they can communicate
with the computer operator.
The main strength of a computer is Cr1000, 0.2 spaces.
its software, which determines what Battle Management: Similar in func­
it can or cannot do. The number of tion to the battle computer,
programs a computer can use is ex­ when linked with a large
pressed in this table: screen and map program, this
program organizes tactics and
Computer Memory troops on a battlefield. All
units must be equipped with
Memory in: rad ios. As long as radios are
Model CPU Storage operat ing (not j a mme d ) , tac­
tical points pool is multi­
o 1 2 plied by 1.5. Units without
1 2 4 operating radios can only use
Ilbis 4 o unmodified tact ical points
2 3 6 pool. Cr5000, 1 space.
2/bis 6 o Bug: Determines if a computer term­
3 5 9 i na l is being monitored, and
4 8 15 gives an alarm. When used with
5 12 25 Intr us ion program, detects
6 15 35 presence of a defense program.
7 20 50 Often illegal.- Cr5000 , 0.2
8 30 70 spaces.
9 40 90 Cop y: Used to cop y other programs.
Such programs vary in quality
Bis computers have no internal stor­ depending on cost and Tl.
age. They can only use disks/crys­ Often i l l e ga l . - Cr500-3000,
tals. CPU refers to the number of 0.2 spaces.
programs the central processing unit Defense: Used to protect computers
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 from unauthorized entry, by
missiles . Controls launch,
either radio/modem or a linked course, and detonation.
terminal. Always kept in stor­
Cr3000, 0.5 space.
age, not on disk/crystal, and Library Data: Also available via ra­
ready to automatically cut in
dio link to other mainframes.
at any time. Quality varies Contains a complete encyclo­
depending on cost and TL. Many pedia of the Imperium. Cr2000,
include feedback efects, often 1 space.
lethal.* Cri000-50 000, 0.5 Map: Holds complete map and survey
spaces . data of up to 100 worlds, down
Diagnostic: Checks for malfunctions to 5m resolution. Can be prog­
in the computer and all sys­ rammed from orbit with an EMS
tems is connected to. Lowers array (take 1 hour per UWP
difficulty of diagnostic tasks size digit). Often used with
by one level. Cr3000, 1 space. fire control and battle man­
Environmental: Used only on vehicles. agement programs. Cr500, 1
Manages life support, grav space.
plates, drives, power plant, Navigate: Used only on space vehi­
and other systems on vehicles. cles. Calculates courses for
It is mandatory for all compu­ interplanetry travel. Decr~as­
ter-equipped vehicles. Cr5000, es task difficulty of inter­
1 space. planetary travel by one level.
Ferret: Seeks out desired information Cr3000, 1 space.
in a system. Usually used with Security: Usually used only on main­
intrusion program. Often ille­ frames. Allows the computer to
gal.* Cr2000, 0.2 spaces. monitor various sensors and
Fire Control: Usually used only with set otf an alarm if certain
vehicle computers. Allows com­ conditions are met. Can also
puter fire control of any dir­ be instructed to loc~ doors,
ect fire or starship weapons. release gas, etc. Similar to
In vehicles, treat FC TL as DCS in Customized Starships
one higher. In starships, this (T.l. "7) and Anti-hijack
program is necessary to fire program in Traveller. Cr5000,
weapons. Cr3000, 0.5 spaces. 1 space.
Imperial Second Survey Data: Also Starsh ip Identification: Also avail­
available via radio link with able via radio link with other
other mainframes. Complete UWP mainframes. Contains complete
data on all worlds within the statistics and identification
Imper i urn, and many beyond. data for over 2000 starship
Cri000, 0.5 spaces. designs from in and around the
Information files: Files of infor­ Imperium. Includes common
mation on machinery, tech­ alien ship designs. Cr2000, 1
niques, operations, books, space.
etc. Cost varies depending on Virus: Programs designed to spread
size and complexity. Also throughout a computer system
available via radio link to for various purposes, includ­
other mainframes. Cr500, 1 ing tagging, changing, or
space each. erasing programs, tying up or
Intrusion: Used to break into other
c r a s h i ng s ystems, etc. Often
computer files without pass­
illegal.· Cr500-50 000, 0.05
words, either by radio/modem
spaces.
or at a linked terminal. eual­
ity varies depending on cost
~Rules for the use of these programs
and TL. -Of ten - - -i 11 ega 1 .... will be presented in Part 2.
CrI000-50 000, 0.5 spaces .
Jump: Used onl y on starships. Con­
Next issue, we will discuss program­
trols the process of jump.
ming and hacking, and in Part 3, we
Given cost and spaces are per
will deal with exotic aspects ot com­
jump number. Cr5000, 0.5 spa­
puting .
ces.
Launch: Necessary for the firing of

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 IMegaTraveller Adaptations I

Wit h pUblication,
~egaTrave'ler's
T~aveller has been subjected to a
huge amount of change. Many vehicles~ BUlLVHIP: 500g. TL 2. Cr50. IL.
weapons, and articles that have pre­ CAlTROP: AIltal spit. used to dilig. tir.s or ft.t of pursuers.
viously been published no longer work Does dilag. dirpctly to 10COlOtioi of wh•• I.i v.iicles.
under the new rules. To this end, we Hu ftO .Hect Oft oUet vehiclu. 100g. TL I. Cr2. O.IL.
now begin an irregular series of ar­ CATTlEPRa»: Al.tr.-(oD9 pol. d.liv.riD9 el.ctric SiOC1S, up to
ticles presenting MegaTraveller ver­ 10 per bltt.ry. 750g. Tl S. Cr75. 2l.
s ions of all the old Traveller things CHAIKSAIl: 800~. TL 6. Cr5OO. SL
we know and love. We begin this issue tARTGUI: USIS spriftgs to firl !IIII Iftil dafts, tipp.i . it~
with old articles from Third Imper­ poisol or traaq. 3009. TL 5. Cr15O. O.7l. Ragiliae: Z5Oq.
iU1J. Cr15.
GAROTTE: Cor~ Isre for strlaglilg. p.ftttfatiol is igaortf. Joes
SHI£LJS IT.l. III al! filiqf poiatlroaJ~ ulI.ss victil lii.s a iisarl OJPO­
atlt tiSt. No efftct OD iftiividulIs Iflrilg ViCC Slits,
All sai.lds '1C!pt the Repllsor Iflt ire c1rri!~ 01 01• .,•• clllbit anollr, or battlr drm . 1009. n I. Cr5. O.IL
Two-hlle.d *!ipOIS llitg. blid.s, rifl.s, .tc.1 CiiDot b. ,514 UlTRA-YIRE GAROTTE: Garottt ladt of wire only a few anlecules
,ita a sii.ld, .XCtpt by rt~uci.g tk. sii.le's i1lO1r Vila. by t thick. Extrt.!ly sharp. DotS ' ..age by (ltt ilg throat,
iIId 9iviftg a -2 DII to hit .m ti. *!ipOI. 4ll siieids lm!pt rlther thaa 5trlagliag. Cil be uspd a9iiftst arlOlr,i cp.
r.~ulsor bfltl Dlly t.f.ld ti. beittr's frolt lid r.qatr. i ~oa'its. 509. TL 13. Cr350. O.ll.
str'lgt. of St to as. prop.rly. lot""ist, rt4lt. itIOir Villi RACE: Aauvy cllb .m I ball Dr §pHts at tie ..c. 3000<;.
by 2.1 ArlOur vall!! il par.ltiP5ts Itt a9iitst iild-t.-liftd TL I. Cr 100. LSI..
"upon ally. All il squt. brui.t! it. agiitsl 1i5ftS IlIly. iOCKET PISTOl: Fir!! I liDiiturp II ~01iD9 liss ilr at til tar­
get. If the lissil! liss!5, it COltS atOIli for wp to tic
SKALl SHIElD·O: ArOl. d 100••• sii.le. Givt5 i.eitiolil frOftt aiditionl passts. 85~. TL 14. CrI200. ll. RICjlziae:
arlOUr value of 131 2. 3ig. Cr20. 4l. ~. Cr3000.
lARGE SHIElD-O: Alar9f rtetaB9Ilar 1OO'.a sii.ld. 6iv'5 addi­ SHURllEN: JapaD~e throwics Stl!'. 1509. TL 3. erlO. a.ll.
liolal frolt araoar vill. of (41 2. 5\9. Cr3S. St. lASER: firM a ditt aHiCk( to a SI cabl!, taH ~.I ims if
SMAll SHIELD-I. ArOl,d ..til sii.I.. 6ivI' Id'itiOiII frOftt tlpctric shod. Ditt is thl ml.d bid il. Battery is
arlelr Viii. of 151 2. Sig. CrSO. 4L. gooi for 10 siOt5. Ca. br u~ aDce every tIC roulds.
COllAPSIBlE SHIELl-7: Attllspirt.t pli!tic sai.ff, collapsible. 3009. n 6. Crloo. e.s;
Slv" a"itiolal froat irlDlt ,all. of 161 3 {OJ. 2kg.
Cr 100. 8l 12 .," cDIIip5HI. Pul lIu. Dalger Jiffialty
REFLEC SHIELI-9: ArOlld rtfltc sai.I'. 6ivt! ad'itioaal fratt rds Att" DIg Riagt Spic. Siglltur, R.coil As
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objKh of 500g Of ItSS lovial) It 'llm! ,.ubr tUI tiltrDP 3 1 clos. ....
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V5. pllSll aa' flSiol ~15). 10t9. Crl50 000. 15l. Chil5<lll -l 8 3 saart . huHo-lud
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plast~l (taies O l! liaut.l . Tilt coatails .toU9~ fOal for 1~. R. Pistol 3 10/­ 4 v.]olg 1.5 big' ttiill riflt'
E.ari cabic Ittr. hiS 1I allou Vilu of 30, ill is ~w9H ia Shriiu - I 1 slott tar.
the SlI. laa••r as a square Iftr. Df buiI4i.,. Tl 13. St. lig. hstt 10 4/­ 2 short Ioat Itlll hui9l1
CrlSC .
'Ut caaiDsilIl vsrs II of p,trocbl icils, ani caD OpPl'ite for I
~our . Tiies ID rouftis to start.
CAMOUFLA9E COYEJ 11.1. 12)
2Tkis is tbe norsal dali9' I. vt l. COibat Yfrsiafts do 2 poilts.
Afabric CDY.r placed oy.r vehicles whicb cfeates a holographic ~ T\i5 is the dillqt of t~. dart itself. Poisons act accord ilg to
iliqt ilitatia, the surrol.dia95. Acts as elettroaa9n.lic Ilsk­ Tranq Rounds rules ift P1a1,rs' Maauil.
ing 5ySt •• lit~ r.sp.ct to ,..triaD s,lsors. DetPetio, by EKS is 4Dilaqt per ~ouftd.
a Forlidabl. task. Has!o effect oa Xass D.tectors lad HAS 'Dali9f ~quals attackfr 's stre.gti divided by 2.
eqa ipl.ftt. Statisti cs'belowarf for each square Iftr.. Tl14. ~ersoa lust roll a tlSt to avoid runlilq over /steppilg al:

n, Zig. Cr 200. Routi I! , Del, (ytliel. ski 11 J, ·IOYe~.t ~, 1 tOlbit roud

labso hltel.
'Weipol is a pistol, but fires as rifl ••
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12nd YEAR ARTICLE INDEX I Article

This inde'X lists all articles trom I s su e Page
the second ye ar of Th ird Imperium Flamethrower 8 7
(i ssues ":5-8) • Used with issue *5'5 Florian league 8 4
Fil"st Year Article Index, it can Florian Merchant 8 8
ease finding any 7. I. article. Florian Starships 8 18
Hiver Embassy Ship 7 6
Article Issue Page Holosuit 7 16
Imperial Government 8 16
ACl"id , Home of the Blotches 6 10 Imper-ial Navy Un i forms 7 15
Adventure: Fun with Blotches 6 12 Inside Equipment: 7 19
Adventure: The Gabriel 7 10 Disintegrator
Project. Inside Equipment: Map Box 5 19
Adventure: Mindburst 8 12 Inside Equipment: Stateroom 6 18
Adventure: SS-12b 5 11 Inside Equipment: Tl 15 8 21
Blotch Communicator 6 9 Vacc Suit
Blotch Exp loration Cruiser 6 14 lightn i ng Rod 6 9
Blotch Translator 6 9 Personalities of the 7 4
Blotch Vacc Suit 6 9 Rebellion
Blotches 6 6 Prefab St.arport. 7 16 ­
Combat. Spray Gun 8 7 Rocket Pistol 5 10 ~

Custom izl!'d Starships 7 17 Sound Dampl!'r 5 10

Cyborgs, Part 2 5 4 Shalth Systems :5 15
Cyborgs, Part. :3 6 4 SUbsector: Dpres 7 8
Droyne Coyns 8 Subsedor: Tobia 5 8
Droyne Cruiser :5 6 SUb!upctor: Yg.gdrasi 1 8 10
Electrocarbine 6 9 Traveller Chronology 6
First Year Article Index 5 18 Unexplored Space :5 16

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