Hi fellow Travellers...
Thought I'd post a message letting everyone know that
THE TRAVELLER CHRONICLE #3 is out! It came back from the printers Jan. 14
and Kevin mailed copies to suscribers last week. The table of contents
for issue #3 follows:
The Far Frontiers
The second installment of the Far Frontiers Sector by Dale Kemper
(with subsector maps for: Taermerlyk, Inverness, Wulfek)
Bonnie Mess
A Traveller: The New Era adventure by Mark "Geo" Gelinas
Lady Charlotte Class Yatch
A complete TNE ship including deckplans by Mark "Geo" Gelinas
Mercury Quest
The conclusion to Ridpath's quest by Gary A. Kalin
(More about this later)
Astrogator's Update to Diaspora Sector
Continuing the Diaspora Sector update by Charles E. Gannon
All good stuff, especially the Traveller Fiction . If anyone likes the
Traveller fiction that Gary Kalin wrote as much as I did - then PLEASE
write a short note encouraging him to produce more. Due to a change in
jobs, he doesn't plan on it - but maybe we can change his mind! Send the
notes to either Kevin or myself, and we will see that he reads them.
I'd also like to Thank Geo for the excellent adventure, and hint that if
all goes well, you will be seeing his work on a regular basis... (a column
is in the works).
The Keith brothers have contacted us at last!!! They are presently swamped
with book contracts, so do not have the time to write anything *new* for
us yet.... HOWEVER, they have given us permission to publish some of their
older, little known material. I'll keep you posted as things develope in
the future...(we might be printing something as soon as next issue). I
would just like to add - if you want to see some NEW material from the
Keith brothers....then write 'em a note requesting it! I mean, it can't
hurt right, and just might tempt them to set aside those book manuscripts
for a couple of days...
** CONTEST ** CONTEST ** CONTEST ** CONTEST ** CONTEST ** CONTEST **
We are having a little contest starting this issue....let me quote Kevin:
"Lastly, in issue two, I promised there would be a new contest and here it
is. I want you to send me something little that can be put in the
magazine. A fake classified ad (like the one in this issue), an ad for an
item in the Traveller universe (like the Zilan Eiswein ad in issue two),
an identification badge, whatever! Be creative. You don't have to be a
mojor artist or writer to come up with something witty or funny. Just try.
The prize is a grab bag of old, odd Traveller items, including
the Cardboard Heros from Steve Jackson Games [all three sets, complete],
the Traveller Badge Set from that company 'down under', and more! So send
in those entries...."
I would like to add that if anyone has an odd, interesting NPC that would
make a good 'casual encounter' article, then send it in!
** NEWS FLASH ** NEWS FLASH ** NEWS FLASH ** NEWS FLASH ** NEWS FLASH **
The Keith brothers still had some of their old folio adventures on hand
and Kevin obtained as many of them as he could. They include FLEETWATCH,
SALVAGE MISSION, and FLIGHT of the STAG..... They are good stuff, and
Classic Traveller... and here is what we are going to do with them:
We are going to give them away... :)
The first thirty people to suscribe or renew their subscription will
receive a free copy of EACH one of these adventures.
One last thing, and then I will head out systen...
I would like to thank all of the people, many of you TML'ers, for helping
make TTC#3 a reality. Things were real iffy when issue #2 first came out,
but then subscriptions picked up, and word has spread and we are still
here and going strong! We are not ready to take the money and run quite
yet (altho if you know of a cozy garden planet with lax tax laws...) - but
Kevin informs me that issue #3 is the first one he has not had to take a
loan on to get it printed...anyways, we are at the break even point, and I
want to thank all our suscribers.
The Traveller Chronicle is also available from four distributors (with
more one the way). They are:
Armoury
Wargames West
Everything Unreal
Liberty Hobby Distributors
Until issue #4...(due out first week of April), take care and
Happy Travelling!
Strephon Lives,
Paul
( [email removed] )