{"id":137,"date":"2018-05-06T14:46:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T05:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cosmicheroes.space\/blog\/?p=137"},"modified":"2018-05-06T14:46:19","modified_gmt":"2018-05-06T05:16:19","slug":"traveller-character-professions-explanation-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cosmicheroes.space\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/05\/06\/traveller-character-professions-explanation-and-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Traveller Character Professions Explanation and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/flynnwd.blogspot.com.au\/2012\/01\/missing-traveller-ogc-career-paths.html<\/a><\/p>\n

The core career paths from Classic Traveller:
\nArmy
\nNavy
\nMarines
\nMerchant
\nScout
\nOther<\/p>\n

The career paths added to Classic Traveller via the Citizens of the Imperium supplement:
\nBarbarian
\nBelter
\nBureaucrat
\nDiplomat
\nDoctor
\nFlyer
\nHunter
\nNoble
\nPirate
\nRogue
\nSailor
\nScientist<\/p>\n

The core career paths from MegaTraveller:
\nArmy
\nBarbarian
\nBelter
\nBureaucrat
\nDiplomat
\nDoctor
\nFlyer
\nHunter
\nLaw Enforcer
\nMarine
\nMerchant
\nNavy
\nNoble
\nPirate
\nRogue
\nSailor
\nScientist
\nScout<\/p>\n

The core career paths from Traveller T20:
\nAcademic
\nArmy
\nBarbarian
\nBelter
\nMarines
\nMercenary
\nMerchant
\nNavy
\nNoble
\nProfessional
\nRogue
\nScout
\nTraveller<\/p>\n

There are only 9 base classes – Academic, Barbarian, Belter, Mercenary, Merchant, Noble, Professional, Rogue, and Traveller. Then there’s 4 “service classes,” Army, Navy, Marines, and Scouts. And there’s three unexciting prestige classes, TAS Field Reporter, Big Game Hunter, and Ace Pilot.<\/p>\n

\tTAS Field Reporter
\n\tBig Game Hunter
\n\tAce Pilot<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.rpg.net\/reviews\/archive\/10\/10077.phtml<\/p>\n

The core career paths from Mongoose Traveller:
\nAgent
\nArmy
\nCitizen
\nDrifter
\nEntertainer
\nMarine
\nMerchant
\nNavy
\nNobility
\nRogue
\nScholar
\nScout<\/p>\n

Given the commonalities, I am inclined to start with the following core career path list:
\nAcademic (Doctor, Scholar, Scientist)
\nCentral Security Service (Agent, Law Enforcer)
\nColonist (Barbarian, Citizen, Hunter, Professional)
\nMerchant House (Merchants)
\nPublic Service (Bureaucrat, Diplomat, Noble)
\nRepublic Rangers (Scouts)
\nStellar Navy (Navy, Marines)
\nSystem Defense (Army, Flyers, Sailors)
\nTraveller (Belter, Drifter, Rogue)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090206015503\/http:\/\/web.tampabay.rr.com\/gsvenson\/mtcg.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Notes on non-Standard Human Careers:<\/p>\n

Attorney:
\nCivilian career adapted from TNE. The requirement is that you
\nhave graduated from Law School.<\/p>\n

Technical Priesthood:
\nGovernment career adapted from TNE. The requirement is for the
\nhomeworld to have TL of Pre-Industrial.<\/p>\n

Entertainer:
\nCivilian career adapted from TNE. No special requirements.<\/p>\n

Farmer:
\nCivilian career adapted from TNE. No special requirements.<\/p>\n

Wealthy Traveller:
\nCivilian career adapted from TNE. The requirement is that the Soc
\nmust be at least 9.<\/p>\n

Journalist:
\nCivilian career adapted from TNE. The requirement is for the
\nhomeworld to have TL of at least Industrial.<\/p>\n

IRIS:
\nBase on article in Challenge #34. Requirements are that the
\ncharacter be Imperial with Soc between 5 and A. Also, Str & End must
\nbe at least 5 and Dex must be at least 7, Int & Edu must be at least A
\nor Str, End, Int & Edu must be at least 8 and Dex must be at least 9.<\/p>\n

Spica books<\/p>\n

so spica character book 1 has these :-
\nAdventurer:
\nBounty Hunter:
\nClergy:
\nColonist:
\nCorporate Citizen:
\nMilitant Religious:
\nSpace Patrol:
\nWorker:<\/p>\n

Tom Tyson
\n3 Nov 2013<\/p>\n

Career Book 2<\/p>\n

Athlete:
\nChancer:
\nCosmonaut:
\nEnforcer:
\nInsurgent:
\nMedia Practitioner:
\nMystic Warrior:
\nPolitician:
\nPort Authority:
\nPrisoner:
\nPuppeteer:
\nSecret Police:
\nSlave:<\/p>\n

Tom Tyson
\n3 Nov 2013<\/p>\n

Career Book 3<\/p>\n

Assistant
\nBroker
\nField Researcher
\nFree Trader
\nInheritor
\nJournalist
\nMariner
\nMerchant Marine
\nPhysician
\nPsionic Guild
\nRenaissancer
\nScientist
\nWastelander<\/p>\n

Different Worlds 15
\nAlso, I use Paul Montgomery Crabaugh’s “More Citizens” article from Different Worlds #15 (he adds cavalry, artillery, technicians, engineers, reporters, and citizens).<\/p>\n

I’ve used point buy for years — using Jeff Swycaffer’s “Plotting a Course for Choosy Players” article from Dragon #51
\nAnd for MegaTraveller I created my own point-buy based on Jeff’s article, http:\/\/dmckinne.winterwar.org\/pdfs\/MTPointBasedCharGen.pdf .<\/p>\n

Pegasus magazine did advanced careers for Flyers and Sailors, Different Worlds converted some of the mercenary service branches back down to Basic careers, a White Dwarf article expanded the criminal careers, FASA had the MoJ career…<\/p>\n

In some cases.
\nFASA’s additions were in the short runs of High Passage and Far Traveller. I think the MoJ were in HP#1.
\nPegasus was Judges Guild’s magazine, also a short run, and now all on RPGNow (search for the bundle). They did flyers and sailors as advanced.
\nAdventure Gaming was yet another short run magazine from the early 80s. It had an article on “Rebels, Insurgents, and Partisans”.
\nDragon Magazine did IBIS in March 1980. Another horribly overpowered career.
\nWhite Dwarf tended to visit Traveller every other month in those first 60 to 70 issues. An article on Criminals and another in the ISS were among them.
\nDifferent Worlds did Cavalry. Artillery. Technician, Engineer, and Civilian as Basic Careers in the October 1981 issue.
\nJTAS had the Port Authority and a Scientist.<\/p>\n

in products other than magazines
\nParanoia Press’ “Scouts and Assassins” had, you guessed it, an Assassin career. They also did a very Soviet-inspired Zhodani spy service in “SORAG”.<\/p>\n

Ok, the JTAS index file I achieved from somewhere has a Skyport Authority by John M. Ford 19 – 37 so that looks like that one.\ufeff<\/p>\n

and Scientists\u2026(29-28?)!?<\/p>\n

Different Worlds #15
\nMagazine of Adventure Role-Playing Games
\nOctober 1981
\nCover price: $2.50
\nCover: Rick Becker
\n“More Citizens: Six New Classes for Traveller” by Paul Montgomery Crabaugh<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.diffworlds.com\/dw_13-24.htm
\nHigh Passage, Issue 1
\n\t\t\u00a91981 FASA, 56pp.
\n\t\tPeriodical<\/p>\n

\t\tJustice Special Branch, by Craig Johnson………………..32<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.travellerbibliography.org\/fasa\/hp1.html<\/p>\n

http:\/\/heldenhaufen.de\/Tx\/WorldCreation\/RandomWorld
\nhttp:\/\/heldenhaufen.de\/Tx\/Animals\/RandomAnimal<\/p>\n

1
\nAdventure Gaming #6
\nGeneric 0
\nManzakk Publishing
\n1981<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Contents<\/p>\n

Magazine Contents
\n[ Add Existing Content | Add New Content ]<\/p>\n

P.
\nTitle
\nType
\nSystem
\nAuthor
\nRating
\n\u2021<\/p>\n

32
\nRIP’s In The Traveller Universe
\n\t\t Stats
\nTraveller 1
\nR. D. Stuart<\/p>\n

http:\/\/index.rpg.net\/display-entry.phtml?mainid=6171 \ufeff<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

The Dragon #35
\nGeneric 1
\nTSR
\n1980<\/p>\n

9
\nIBIS: Profit and Peril
\n\t\t Other Rules
\nTraveller 1
\nKenneth Burke<\/p>\n

http:\/\/index.rpg.net\/display-entry.phtml?mainid=9924 <\/a>\ufeff<\/p>\n

White Dwarf No. 19
\n\t\t\u00a91980 Games Workshop
\n\t\tPeriodical
\n\t\tPrice: $2.50<\/p>\n

\t\tTRAVELLER ARTICLES<\/p>\n

\t\tCriminals: Traveller Bad Guys, by Trevor Graver …………. 8
\nhttp:\/\/www.travellerbibliography.org\/whitedwarf\/19.html<\/a><\/p>\n

White Dwarf No. 27
\n\t\t\u00a91981 Games Workshop
\n\t\tPeriodical
\n\t\tPrice: $3.00<\/p>\n

\t\tTRAVELLER ARTICLES<\/p>\n

\t\tThe Imperial Secret Service, by Robert McMahon …………. 17
\nhttp:\/\/www.travellerbibliography.org\/whitedwarf\/27.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/flynnwd.blogspot.com.au\/2012\/01\/missing-traveller-ogc-career-paths.html The core career paths from Classic Traveller: Army Navy Marines Merchant Scout Other The career paths added to Classic Traveller via the Citizens of the Imperium supplement: Barbarian Belter Bureaucrat Diplomat Doctor Flyer Hunter Noble Pirate Rogue Sailor Scientist The core career paths from MegaTraveller: Army Barbarian Belter Bureaucrat Diplomat Doctor Flyer Hunter Law … <\/p>\n

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