The New Era: Traveller Deluxe Edition
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A civilization is ready to re-awaken. But it cannot do so by itself. Two generations ago¸ a star-spanning society annihilated itself in a furious war. The final weapon in this war was a new form of life - a malevolent electronic race that hates life itself. But among the ruins¸ life is stirring - a civilization is waiting to be rebuilt.
You are one of those rebuilders¸ and you know that to regain the stars¸ humanity must be willing to pay the bill for a generation of carnage and destruction. That bill can only be paid with audacity¸ courage¸ and dogged determination. You are bold enough to pay that price¸ because youve seen what passes for existence in the ruins of civilization¸ and its not good enough. Not by a long shot. Winning the stars was never easy¸ but youre going to make that new future - one world at a time. Its time for a New Era.
Deluxe Traveller : The New Era puts the future at your command. Inside this box¸ youll find everything you need to create an entire universe of limitless adventure:
* Traveller: The New Era Rulebook: This 384-page book is the heart of the Traveller system. With it¸ you can create an infinite variety of detailed characters¸ and design new worlds and the creatures that live there. The rules contained then show you how these characters explore and interact with this universe¸ using a fast¸ simple task system that is completely compatible with GDWs popular Twilight 2000™ Version 2.2 and Dark Conspiracy™ 2nd Edition games. This book also introduces you to the people and places of the New Era¸ including the bold Star Vikings¸ who have sworn to build a new civilization from the ashes of the old.
* Fire¸ Fusion & Steel: This book gives you control over your universe by showing you how to design all of the fascinating machinery¸ ships¸ weapons¸ and technology that the characters will need. It even allows you to create your own universe by choosing the physical laws that apply¸ and building technology that uses those laws. While other science fiction games are content to give you catalogs of equipment¸ Fire¸ Fusion & Steel gives you the factory.
* Poster-Sized Map of the Wilds: The New Era is about rebuilding civilization atop the rubble of a destroyed society. One of the main thrusts of the Star Vikings is info Diaspora¸ a sector of 476 fallen worlds. This 17x22 inch map of Diaspora and accompanying booklet shows prospective explorers what was known about these worlds 70 years ago. A lot can change in 70 years¸ but this is all you have to go on.
* Player Aids Cards: Deluxe TNE includes character-generation player aid cards which help player groups create their characters by putting important information at their fingertips.