The Traveller Book
Marc W. Miller • 1982 • Game Designer's Workshop
- Author
- Marc W. Miller
- First published
- 1982
- Publisher
- Game Designer's Workshop
- ISBN
- 9780139302558
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The Traveller Book was published in 1982 by Game Designer's Workshop as a consolidated, hardcover compendium of the rules for the original Traveller tabletop role-playing game. It was designed to address the fragmented nature of the game’s core mechanics, which had previously been distributed across three separate 'Little Black Books' released starting in 1977. By compiling and refining these rules, the volume served as a definitive guide for players navigating the game’s expansive science fiction universe.
Marc W. Miller, the primary architect of the Traveller system, intended for this volume to be the accessible gateway into the game's complex setting. The design emphasized the 'hard' science fiction aesthetic that defined the era, focusing on starship design, trade, and interstellar exploration. It was well-received by the gaming community of the early 1980s, solidifying the game's reputation for realism and technical depth while establishing a template for future science fiction RPG design.
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