I’m really looking forward to running some good old Traveller again, albeit in the newest of its guises. I quite like the new Mongoose 2e version of my oldest and most favourite of games, so what a treat to roll it out for convention play.
This one could take a little bit of time to run so I’ve allowed myself two slots and all of Sunday. There’s some prep required to make this work, but I think I’ll enjoy that and could re-use the scenario that emerges for North Star too.
In The Mind’s Eye
Out beyond the border, beyond forsaken, lies the Far Frontiers sector. Border tensions are high between the great powers. The Zhodane Consulate agitate and provoke, whilst the great Third Imperium remains patient and watchful. Surely not another war?
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| Dalesabandagh Subsector |
Beyond these powers lies The Protectorate, a cluster of systems that have unified to protect themselves, out in the wilds of unclaimed space. With an eye on the surrounding independent polities, The Protectorate, an Imperial partner state, has seen Imperium frontier naval assets relocated to their borders in the Spinward Marches, far to Trailing.
That’s where you come in. You are independent associate contractors, “Frontier Recovery”, operating to Protectorate contracts. Using your Frontier Courier class ship, the “North Star”, you specialise in discrete courier, transfer and small packet recovery. As your promotion comms packet declares:
“Highly skilled and experienced operatives, with a proven track record, who can be trusted to do what it takes to get your job done.”
How you’ve stayed alive this long is anyone’s guess. So it is that you have another job. This one takes you coreward on a search and recovery, out on your own and close to the Consulate border…
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| Kankur Class Frontier Courier |