Gurps traveller 19982015 was created on a handshake with steve jackson of steve jackson games. It also is a place to share npcs, characters, stories or any other gurpsrelated resource. Most of the races listed here have their own language, or possibly multiple languages. A short while ago noah ternullo of pittsburgh, pa based it consultancy digital arc systems contacted me with the request to use my models for a movie. Help guide the confederation in its expansion from a single planet to a starspanning empire. Gurps traveller alien races 4 brings 16 strange species to life. You know, there are a great many light years between this and the phrase requires only the basic traveller. Jun 23, 2016 gurps aliens art excerpts from gurps traveller alien races 4 stay safe and healthy. Humaniti describes 16 humandescended races from the far reaches of the imperium and beyond, including the technologically advanced darrians with their sunsmashing star.
In late, steve jackson games completed their series of core tech books for 4th edition gurps with the new, second edition. I decided to support the venture and provided noah with one of my models, since it would be cool to see it in a high quality animation. Each volume is a treasure trove of information and game additions for traveller, including adventures, new ships, alien creatures from across charted space, philosophical musings on the big empires, histories, different takes on familiar equipment, new vehicles, characters to be. If you use them reasonably, as per horror genre, they will last you dozens of sessions. Diversity in the far future, mankind has scattered to many worlds and divided into many races. Gurps time travel project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Hivers, droyne, ancients, and other enigmatic races by andy slack. Alien races 1 for gurps traveller has everything you need to set a campaign in the zhodani consulate of vargr extents. The gurps traveller book series by multiple authors includes books gurps traveller. Star mercs gurps traveller ground forces rim of fire. Gurps and the allseeing pyramid are registered trademarks of steve jackson games incorporated. Stat wise, the aliens can of course be used in gurps traveller as is, and conversion keys exist for other traveller rule sets, so. Gms unfamiliar with gurps will find it easy to convert the stats for the alien races to other systems. Hivers, droyne, ancients, and other enigmatic races. Among other things, gurps wiki will be a knowledge base supported by kromms notes on every advantage, disadvantage, and skill. The second book in the gurps traveller alien races series, alien races 2. Similarly, while few full gurps games are available legally. Where to find gurps pdf files online altered gamer.
Find the complete gurps third edition book series listed in order. Hivers droyne ancients and other enigmatic races read online. Space or other gurps based campaigns may find the races in this book to be a good addition to their adventures. Gurps traveller alien races 3 covers several alien races from the traveller setting, but are interesting and adapable enough to port to other sf systems or settings.
This is an excellent addition to the gurps traveller legacy, and an essential aid to any gm running a game in the spinward marches. It started with pyramid magazine articles in the 2. This is a listing of the publications from steve jackson games and other licensed publishers for. Interstellar wars is an official gurps fourth edition sourcebook for the traveller universe. Hivers, droyne, ancients, and other enigmatic races paperback january 1, 2000. Zhodani, vargr and other races of the spinward marches, gurps traveller alien races 2. Aslan, kkree, and other races rimward of the imperium, gurps traveller alien races 3. Gurps martial arts pdf peter dellorto steve jackson games, incorporated.
Humaniti describes 16 humandescended races from the far reaches of the imperium and beyond, including the technologically advanced darrians with their sunsmashing star trigger, the carnivorous dynchia, the dour warrior azhanti, and the aggressive itharans. If you can lay hands on any of the 3e materials, which is most of the product line, you can also get the gurps update pdf for free from sjg, and use that to make conversions to 4e. Hivers, droyne, ancients, and other enigmatic races david nilsen, david l. Hivers, droyne, ancients, and other enigmatic races gurps traveller. Gurps fourth edition traveller interstellar wars iw claims to offer the following campaign options. Pulver, david nilsen, andy slack, and david thomas edited by gene seabolt and. When classic traveller transitioned to its new edition megatraveller the timeline of the traveller universe also. The idea behind this is to give a bit of a nudge in a direction for building ideas, mechanics, and characters for gurps settings and campaigns. Conversion to d20, for instance is almost on a onetoone basis. There are free pdf files all over the zhodani base that you can download.
Aug 19, 2018 in 1990, steve jackson games published gurps aliens, a compendium of aliens for any scifi campaign. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The third book in the alien races series describes two of the most alien races in the traveller universe the droyne and the hivers. Alien races 3, ut for gurps ultratech, and utt for gurps ultratech 2. Aliens for gurps 4th edition december 29, 2006 gurps aliens is 1990 by steve jackson games incorporated. Alien races 3 hivers, droyne, inheritors, and lithkind. Gurps space atlas 4 is 1991 by steve jackson games incorporated. It includes starship deck plans and vehicle designs, weaponry, rules and templates for creating player characters and npcs, uptodate history and cultural information, and much more. Warehouse 23 offers scenarios, background information, deck plans, and zines, in digital form, for guros traveller as well as many of our other game lines. Sciencefiction adventure in the far future, gurps traveller modular cutter. This quote from marc miller, the original author of traveller, and the owner of the company which still publishes the classic traveller game system, far future enterprises. The player must decide if the character has the worlds common language galanglic. It details their historical involvement with the imperium, from first contact to. To participate in the prompt for the month, you are encouraged to.
Profit and pitfalls among the stars, gurps traveller. This is a page to collect them all so that you can download them for free. Alien races 4 warehouse 23 offers scenarios, background information, deck plans, and zines, in digital form, for gurps traveller as well as many of our other game lines. Hivers, droyne, ancients, and other enigmatic races, and several more. Gurps traveller alien races book series thriftbooks. This is a good source book for any traveller rule system. Openly cooperative, apparently pacifistic, reportedly cowardly, the starfishshaped hivers dont seem to be empirebuilding material but they hold one in a secure grip. Alien races 4 ive written a lot for steve jackson games. Gurps traveller is a set of tabletop roleplaying game books by steve jackson games, designed to allow game play in the third imperium sciencefiction setting from the original traveller using the gurps rule system. Unlike the other books in the series, gurps traveller. Stoddard, with peter dellorto, dan howard, and matt riggsby, gurps fourth edition lowtech. The author is a former us army nco and applies that sense of been there, done that to his writing. Or, if youre tired of throwing the same old metavillains at your gurps supers players, these alien allies, foes, and technology will keep your game flying.
Humaniti 16 humandescended races from the far reaches of the imperium and beyond. Welcome to the journal of the travellers aid society, your indispensable guide to adventuring in the far future. If youre a fan of the generic universal roleplaying system, youre probably looking for a few downloadable forms and games to use with this rule set. The starter collections begin with attractive low prices, which can be topped off by paying more to get the bonus colletion included. Gurps aliens presents over two dozen new races for your campaign. Or you could pick up a copy of interstellar wars, which would serve as a fairly complete conversion for all but the highest tech levels in the third imperium setting.
Instead, it covers 16 minor races, some complied from earlier traveller books, and some newly created for the book. Gurps traveller ground forces gurps traveller interstellar wars gurps. Each image and text pdf contains original page images and searchable text. Interstellar wars describing a period of the history of the science fiction traveller setting. In truth, there arent many gurps pdf files available online, although there are plenty of charts and character sheets that can be downloaded to act as replacements for your old ones. Stat wise, the aliens can of course be used in gurps traveller as is, and conversion keys exist for other traveller rule sets, so thats not a problem. Alien races 4 ael yael, bwaps, virushi, schalli, and dozens more. Ffe gurps traveller disk 2 ships far future enterprises. Four alien races of the gurps traveller milieu are described in this book. Alien races 2 is the second book in the gurps traveller alien. Or, if youre tired of throwing the same old metavillains at your gurps supers players, these alien allies, foes. In fact, every time we open the airlock, we meet a new race.
Paranormal, x files, call of cthulhu, tabletop rpg, pen and paper. In 1990, steve jackson games published gurps aliens, a compendium of aliens for any scifi campaign. Journal of the travellers aid society volume 3 mongoose. Jul 26, 2019 gurps hightech now doesnt cover tl4, so gurps lowtech has a bigger hole to fill. Exploration and contact among the stars for kindle. Gurps 4th edition roleplaying gurps traveller alien races 3. The price raises over time depending on previous payments. Gurps space is the starspanning sourcebook for gurps now revised and. Aslan, kkree, and other races rimward of the imperium by andrew slack.
Alien races 2 covers their historical involvement with the imperium, from first contact to the present, and supplies racial templates, rules for playing alien characters, and examples of unique technologies and ship designs. A pirate stronghold that threatens from imperial space to the frontier. Gurps aliens for traveller traveller rpg blog the zhodani. Realistic treatments of the dangers of noxious atmospheres, crushing.
The gurps traveller alien races book series by multiple authors includes books gurps traveller alien races 1. Alien races 4 16 intelligent races from across space does not cover two major alien races in great detail. Traveller was originally published in 1977 by game designers workshop and was inducted into the origins adventure gaming hall of fame in 1997. Alien races 2 aslan, kkree, inyx, and the devi intelligence. Character creation, and gurps space are required to use this book in a gurps campaign. Included are racial and career templates, sample equipment and starships, ancient artifacts, and much more. Alien races 3 is a steve jackson games product it is a sophont source book written for gurps traveller description specifications the hivers should worry you. A full sciencefiction equipment list, including weapons, gadgets, and medical technology. Alien races 3 offers an expose on the ancients themselves, and examines in detail the biology, homeworlds, culture, and society of the enigmatic hivers and cryptic droyne. Alien races 1 zhodani, vargr, drakarans, clotho, and sheol. Alien races 2 alien races 3 alien races 4 planetary survey 1.
The droyne, which imperial archaeologists are beginning to suspect are identical to the ancient race that scattered humaniti and created the vargr, are among the most pacific of all the inhabitants of the imperium. Compiled and edited by loren wiseman and steve jackson, this book features the creations of several favorite traveller authors, including phil masters, david pulver, and david thomas. Licensed to youtube by audio network on behalf of audio network plc. Aslan and kkree addresses the biology, home worlds, culture, and society of the fierce aslan, the centaurian kkree, and two minor species. Secondly, there are many alien races, types and stages described in it. The core gurps rules for traveller, plus the steve jackson games adventures and supplements for gurps traveller. The zhodani, vargr, and three minor races, all presented in thorough detail never before seen in traveller by star gurps writer david l. Science fiction adventure in the far future, 2nd edition gurps traveller gm screen gurps traveller. Page references that begin with ci indicate gurps compendium i.
Describes two of the most important alien races in the po. Defend the homeworld from invaders during the siege of terra. Both alien races are described along with their culture, government, technology, and psychology. This article is missing content for one or more detailed sections.