From the Introduction: Traveller is a comprehensive science-fiction game system spanning a major portion of the galaxy and reaching far into the future and far into the past. Fundamental to the system are answers to many questions about life, society, and civilization in the universe. Yet everything is part of a cohesive structure that gradually unveils itself... to the participants and to observers (whether they are readers, viewers, or players). Traveller describes a vast future universe in which mankind has already reached the stars and conquered thousands of worlds, but still faces the never-ending struggle to conquer more worlds and wrest more secrets from the universe. Traveller uses a foundation of hard science, supplemented by the soft sciences to add character and flavor, and driven by characters, to explore the worlds and cultures of the future universe, all in search of adventure. Contents Introductions Absent Friends Traveller is About… Traveller is a Role-Playing Game The Galaxy A Brief History of the Universe Foundations of the Universe Basic Information Dice Ehex The Ton Range and Distance Benchmarks Money Humanity Characters and Life Characteristics Characters Careers Life Pursuits and Experience Genetics Clones Chimeras Androids and Synthetics Tasks Skills Personals QREBS The Senses Combat Personal Combat The Armory GunMaker ArmorMaker VehicleMaker Starports and Starships Starports Starship Design ShipSheets Adventure Class Ships Fuel Benchmarks How Starships Work Starship Combat Stars and Worlds Sectors and Subsectors Charting The Stars Star Systems and Worlds Mapping Worlds Trade and Commerce Technology Computers and Consoles Personalities and Brains Adventures Psionics Sophonts Robots BeastMaker BeastMaker Events The Beastiery ThingMaker ThingMaker Equipment Adventures EPIC Adventures The Travellers' Guide to Starships