Tavonni Repair Bays

This is Beowulf Down's maintenance and repair area, dealing with the game mechanics or Real World background to Traveller.

Contents

• A Plea for Help
• Canon Problems
• Design Spreadsheets
• House Rules
• Images
• Licencing and Other Pastimes
• Other Assorted Notes
• Spinward Marches Timeline Maps
• System Surveys
• Shut-Down 'Port: September 11, 2003
• Traveller Q&A

A Plea for Help

Caradoc LIC's Logo

Can you help me find this font?

Canon Problems

CANON PROBLEM 1: Jump Torpedoes

Reconciling Leviathan with Traveller.

CANON PROBLEM 2: The Feasibility of Virus

Virus can be be made plausible - with a little work...

CANON PROBLEM 3: The Kinunir Question

How do we reconcile the differences in canon over the Kinunir? The truth is out there...

CANON PROBLEM 4: The Annic Nova Backstory (164k, unformatted)

What is the Real Story behind the Annic Nova?

Design Spreadsheets

Mayday Missiles Modified Spreadsheet

Spreadsheet based on the House Rules variant, shown as a link below.

MT Robots Spreadsheet

Build a MegaTraveller robot with this ??K ???? spreadsheet!

This is my version, ported from Amiga Maxiplan to Lotus 1-2-3.

MegaTraveller Starship & Vehicle Spreadsheet

Build your own MegaTraveller starship!

This is my version, ported from Amiga Maxiplan to Lotus 1-2-3. Better spreadsheets exist out there, but this is what I use to build ships.

MegaTraveller Vehicle Armour Remodelling

Re-distribute that generalised vehicle armour from MegaTraveller with a 20K Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet!

House Rules

Traveller as AD&D

Rules variant - AD&D rules for use with Traveller.

Mayday Missiles Modified

Rules variant - combines Special Supplement 3: Missiles with Mayday and a few JTAS articles in a unified ruleset.

Police Characters for MegaTraveller

MegaTraveller extended character generation rules for planetary police.

Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Characters for MegaTraveller

MegaTraveller extended character generation rules for the Imperial "police force".

Hyphen's Combat Rules

Combat rules for my personal campaign.

The KB3 Traveller Task System

Kenneth Bearden's newest and most comprehensive task system for Traveller.

Reconciling Robots, Part I – Run, Robot, Run!

So, you have read through the printed rules, and tried to reconcile the errata - and now you are more puzzled than ever! Well, this essay attempts to resolve your dilemma.

Reconciling Robots, Part I – Rule Changes Only

Here's the rules updates only, for those who want to bypass the guff.

Trade Tables

Hereare my house rules to generate PC-scale cargoes.

Unified Range Table

Here is the Range Table used in my games. It is based on MegaTraveller, with modifications from Marc Miller's Traveller (T4) and an analysis of the weapon ranges noted in Striker.

Weapons Tables

Here are the MegaTraveller weapons tables as modified for my Unified Range Table.

Weightings for Trav AD&D Weapons

Here are a set of weapon design tables that you can use to create Traveller AD&D weaponry.

Images

Images of the TML (Reprobates Anonymous)

Some Aussie members of the Traveller Mailing List (TML). From left to right: Graeme Batho, David Jaques-Watson (your friendly Port Director), Michael Barry, Michael Hughes, and Noel Kelly. A charming bunch, if there ever was one (!!??!!). Taken at afternoon tea on Saturday 27 October 2001.

Miniatures

Some pictures of my miniatures collection. Currently includes starships and vehicles.

"First In" Mug Shot

A picture of my new mug, courtesy Jesse DeGraff.

Licencing and Other Pastimes

The Official Word from Imperium Games: Publishing vs Mailing Lists - 2 Aug 1996

The official publishing policy from Imperium Games.

FarFuture FAQ: The Deck Plan Question - 12 Sep 1996

Marc Miller's official response to Matthew K. McLaughlin.

FarFuture FAQ: Photocopying for Personal Use - 20 Sep 1997

Marc's official response to David J. Golden regarding photocopying.

Roger Sanger's (DGP's) Copyright Policies - 1 Nov 1996

Roger's official permission for Marc to use the background material from Digest Group Publications.

FarFuture FAQ: Library Data at Beowulf Down - 9 Mar 1998

Marc's reply to my query about my Library Data site.

FarFuture FAQ: Net Policy on Use of Role Playing Titles - 22 Jun 1998

Marc's more recent policy regarding 'net publishing.

Other Assorted Notes

Aligning FF&S with Classic Traveller

Suggested changes for Fire, Fusion & Steel to bring it more into line with Classic Traveller.

Best of the TML

My list of the best contributions from the Traveller Mailing List. A Work in Progress^TM.

Designing Convention Modules

So you want to write a convention module? Here's a guide...

Determining Planetary Forces in the Fifth Frontier War

The tables used to determine planetary forces (including SDB's) in the Fifth Frontier War boxed game.

Glenn Grant's Illustrations

A list of the captions for Glenn's GURPS: Traveller illustrations.

Hyphen's Recommended TML Cool-Down Policy

After a tough day on the Traveller Mailing List (TML), here's how to unwind...

James Dallas Egbert - The Dungeonmaster nonsense

The truth about the "Dungeonmaster".

Letter of Marque

Here's a blank Letter of Marque, issued by Duke Norris, for you to use. Just remember to change the date of issue, rank, and/or issuer as appropriate!

Miscellaneous Fixes for Traveller

This repair bay contains a number of fixes for Traveller, as suggested by players.

My "Save Farscape" Rant

This is my Save Farscape rant that I sent to the Traveller Mailing List.

Reconciling Robots, Part I – Run, Robot, Run!

So, you have read through the printed rules, and tried to reconcile the errata - and now you are more puzzled than ever! Well, this essay attempts to resolve your dilemma.

Reconciling Robots, Part I – Rule Changes Only

Here's the rules updates only, for those who want to bypass the guff.

Research Rules for MegaTraveller

A summary of the MegaTraveller rules for research projects.

Striker Errata Sheet

Scanned from the original errata sheet included in the Striker boxed set.

The Atmospheric Re-entry Kit

Various images of this classic piece of Traveller equipment.

The Concordat Novels of Jefferson P. Swycaffer

A list of the CT Traveller-inspired "Concordat" novels by Jefferson P. Swycaffer.

Traveller vs GURPS Tech Levels

A table mapping Traveller tech levels to GURPS.

"Whither Traveller" Debate, Jan 1996

Outline and results of Marc's pre-T4 request list.

Why No JTAS Playtests?

An explanation of SJG policy, in Steve Jackson's own words.

Spinward Marches Timeline Maps

Spinward Marches Historical Maps

Scans of the historical maps from The Spinward Marches Campaign.

Animated Spinward Marches Historical Map (47 KB)

An animated GIF file of all eight historical maps from The Spinward Marches Campaign.

Shut-Down 'Port: September 11, 2003

Shut-Down Port: September 11, 2003

My response to the first anniversary of September 11, 2002, was to close Beowulf Down for a day. With thanks to Doug Berry - of the Traveller Mailing List, and GT: Ground Forces author - for the suggestion.

System Surveys

The Delphi Project

The development of the Delphi Sector by members of JTAS.

RICE Paper #SM-0930: Flammarion/Sword Worlds

Here is Flammarion as seen by our TML Land-Grab correspondant, Michael Barry.

Traveller Q&A

Traveller Q&A: Official Answers To Your Questions (Digest 11)

The Traveller Q&A column from Travellers' Digest issue 11.

Traveller Q&A: Official Answers To Your Questions (Digest 12)

The Traveller Q&A column from Travellers' Digest issue 12.

Traveller Q&A: Official Answers To Your Questions (Digest 15)

The Traveller Q&A column from Travellers' Digest issue 15.