Classic Traveller PDF for $1 on DTRPG

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A compiled edition of Traveller is on sale for $1 on DriveThruRPG.
www.drivethrurpg.com/product/355200/Classic-Traveller-Facsimile-Edition

It's the revised edition from 1981 and not the 1977 edition. I honestly don't know how much changes, but I think it doesn't change much, it's still pretty much Classic Traveller.
If you're a completionist or want to own your first Classic Traveller book, $1 sounds just nice.

I just DMed a dark fantasy medieval game today, I decided to use the Traveller system for combat resolution and we had a blast.
Coincidence that I just opened DTRPG and saw the sale.

Edit: This other material is also on Sale: www.drivethrurpg.com/product/126509/Classic-Traveller-Orientation-Pack
There are other GDW materials on sale such as Dark Conspiracy www.drivethrurpg.com/product/60425/DC2-Dark-Conspiracy-Referees-Guide-Masters-Edition-2nd-ed

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Easiest purchase I ever made

[Otto Harkaman]

Thanks for the tip, looks like a value purchase.

[rsdean]

English measurements become metric in some cases in the 1981 edition; starship encounter tables are revised to make encountering pirates more likely away from the better starports; a table for generating trade routes is replaced by something on jump courier routes. There’s a little more Third Imperium and a little less expectation of DIY, but it’s 95% the same. I’m intended to get the POD so that I have a compact copy that I don’t need to worry about spilling coffee on, or getting it beat up in my briefcase/travel bag.

[Otto Harkaman]

Grabbed this for a $1 also www.drivethrurpg.com/product/380244/Traveller-Explorers-Edition

[asaki]

"Where possible, the taxt has been corrected, and the errata is shown only for reference."

Whoops.

Is there much reason to get this if one already has this set? www.drivethrurpg.com/product/80177/Classic-TravellerCT-B01Characters-and-Combat

[rsdean]

Since it consists of Books 1-3, if you already have them, the only other information in there would be the errata. I ordered a POD because I have a use for a paper copy…

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Dec 29, 2021 7:13:01 GMT -6 asaki said:

"Where possible, the taxt has been corrected, and the errata is shown only for reference."

Whoops.

Is there much reason to get this if one already has this set? www.drivethrurpg.com/product/80177/Classic-TravellerCT-B01Characters-and-Combat

As I understand it, it's the same 1981 version, but you'll be paying $1 for all the 3 books instead of $6 each and the taxt has been corrected.

[ffilz]

For folks wondering about the different versions of Classic Traveller I offer my Traveller Section by Section Comparison. At least some of the errata is included in that comparison so you can get an idea of how this version of Classic Traveller might be slightly different than the original 1981 books.

Frank

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Dec 31, 2021 12:40:19 GMT -6 ffilz said:

For folks wondering about the different versions of Classic Traveller I offer my Traveller Section by Section Comparison. At least some of the errata is included in that comparison so you can get an idea of how this version of Classic Traveller might be slightly different than the original 1981 books.

Frank

The amount of work this comparison might have taken sounds unreasonable, this is a masterpiece!

Do you have some more Traveller material?

[asaki]

Dec 29, 2021 7:53:01 GMT -6 @jacksonbenete said:

As I understand it, it's the same 1981 version, but you'll be paying $1 for all the 3 books instead of $6 each and the taxt has been corrected.

I got them in a Bundle of Holding, so they weren't $6 each

[ffilz]

Jan 1, 2022 5:42:46 GMT -6 @jacksonbenete said:

Dec 31, 2021 12:40:19 GMT -6 ffilz said:

For folks wondering about the different versions of Classic Traveller I offer my Traveller Section by Section Comparison. At least some of the errata is included in that comparison so you can get an idea of how this version of Classic Traveller might be slightly different than the original 1981 books.

Frank

The amount of work this comparison might have taken sounds unreasonable, this is a masterpiece!

Do you have some more Traveller material?

I have some Traveller stuff on my web page. One page has links to lots of Traveller blogs and other stuff. Also a page for my campaign.


ffilz.github.io/Gaming/Gaming.html

[rsdean]

My Print-On-Demand copy of the Books 1-3 rules compilation arrived today. At the original digest size, the scanned and printed copy is reasonably sharp and legible. The one exception is the blank subsector map on p13 of Book 3. The thin lines and small print of the hex numbers apparently didn’t scan well. As you would have a hard time squishing the book into a copier without breaking the binding, that seems to me to be a fairly minor point.

[rsdean]

Speaking of squishing the book, now that I have played with it a bit, my other observation on the format is that it will be hard to hold the book open for tings like character generation, given the binding. Nevertheless, I’m (very idly) daydreaming a Traveller campaign…

[flightcommander]

About 20 years ago I spent some quality time with Adobe Illustrator and the forms in the LBBs — I recreated them pretty faithfully I think. They are hosted here: signalgk.zhodani.space

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Jan 30, 2022 13:18:15 GMT -6 flightcommander said:

About 20 years ago I spent some quality time with Adobe Illustrator and the forms in the LBBs — I recreated them pretty faithfully I think. They are hosted here: signalgk.zhodani.space

To be honest I find this more useful than the POD book I ordered. As someone above mentioned, the printing wasn't flawless. It's a useable tome but feels cheap. Still somewhat handy. I do like little digest sized books.