Freelance Traveller

Most of Freelance Traveller's other material can be incorporated into an adventure campaign of your own. These articles are slightly different - they are adventures.

• Apotheosis (Michael Brown) The child survived to become a holy figure.
• Back to a Future (Timothy Collinson) The real situation was unreal. (An introductory and transitional adventure for 2300AD)
• Broken Arrow (Bill Cameron) Boom tomorrow?
• By Force of Arms (Michael Brown) Protect a picnic
• Clash of Cultures (Garry Ward) A minor misunderstanding turns out not to be so minor.
• Comet Busters (M. Gilliam) There is no doubt that something is going to get busted...
• Dismal Luck (Peter Arundel) Not what they expected to find
• Dragonhunters of Trane (J.E. Geoffrey) The raids on the cattle have to be stopped.
• Festival (Richard Morey) Is a forced wedding lawful when the law has been suspended?
• Filch (Michael Brown) That's exactly what she wants the PCs to do.
• Ghost Ship (J.E. Geoffrey) Is there anything to it?
• The Green Dagger (Michael Brown) Eco-kidnappers?
• Heiress (Ewan Quibell) A note to be mailed, and dinner paid by a cabaret singer, leads to much more...
• I. C. E. (Michael Gilliam) Stolen secrets, spies, and space liners can lead to rich rewards.
• In the Name of the Dead (Michael Brown) The cenotaph is to stand on sanctified ground.
• Insane Pleasures (Michael Brown) It starts out as a party...
• It Beats Shovelling Shemdur in Aramanx, Barely (Dave Nelson) A security ticket presents an opportunity for PCs to form their own merc unit.
• A Jolly (Roger) Good Time (Rick Morey) They weren't cats - or even Aslan - but curiosity could have killed them.
• Laced (Bill Cameron) A favor for a new friend turns out unexpectedly.
• Lady Luck (Andrew Vallance) Just what were they up to?
• Medical Intervention (Richard Perks) In a medical emergency, the PCs may be the only ones in a position to intervene.
• Mercenary Ticket: Hammer & Anvil (J. Edward Collins) Take and hold the fort
• The Mire Run (Ian Whitchurch) A pleasant vacation-style cruise from the Imperium to a nearby friendly state.
• The Night Visitors (Bill Cameron) Things that go bump in the night...
• The Petrified Forest (Joe Webb) Piracy works, until someone notices...
• Purity (Allen Shock) The purest trouble that can be found.
• The Quality of Mercy (Michael Brown) A mission of mercy may not turn out as expected
• The Rime of the Ancient Traveller (James Ramsay) Rumors abound - but does their subject really exist?
• Rites of Passage (Roger Barr) All they need is a ride...
• Saving the Throne (Jeff Zeitlin) If there's no heir, the estate reverts to the State. Except this time, the estate is the entire world...
• Scout's Honor (Kate Thumann) A Traveller Choose-Your-Own-Adventure.
• Sex and the Single Vargr (Joe Webb) Moneyed maiden or pregnant priestess? Only her father's herald knows for sure.
• The Slavers of Gennare (Bruce Johnson) The light of dawn after the Long Night doesn't always reveal pretty things.
• Smoke Test (Bill Cameron) Retrieving a probe might be more than just taking it aboard.
• Snowfall (Joe Webb) ...on a planet where the hailstones are bigger than taxicabs.
• The Star of People's Justice (Dave Nelson) The title does not refer to the Marshal's star in this security ticket.
• Ten Blocks (Bill Cameron) Neither 'civil' nor 'disturbance' are quite the right words.
• Tinderbox (Bill Cameron) The PCs need to defuse an explosive situation
• Viral Shades (David Burden) Surviving a Virus attack can be an adventure in itself, but you learn so much more from the aftermath.
• The Visitors (Alvin Plummer) Who are they, and what are their real motives?
• Vlezhdiets (Michael Brown) A family heirloom brings enemies together, and proves to be the key to something more.
• Wet Goods, Dry Goods (Bill Cameron) "Mixed organic chemicals" covers a lot.
• Winter of Discontent (John Watts) A murder mystery - three people think they did it; which one really did?
• Zen and the Art of Leaving the Planet (Peter Arundel) Sometimes, the hardest part of getting a ship is ... getting the ship.
• Introduction to The Traveller Adventure - Traveller Background (Ken Bearden) A capsule description of the history of the Traveller universe, in a form designed to be handed to new players.
  • Introduction to The Traveller Adventure - Background (Ken Bearden) Introductory material to establish the background against which The Traveller Adventure will be played out.
  • Introduction to The Traveller Adventure - The March Harrier (Ken Bearden) A look at the starship at the center of the Traveller Adventure.
  • Introduction to The Traveller Adventure - The Backstab (Ken Bearden) Backstory for a character from the Traveller Adventure.
• Getting Off The Ground Use these adventure outlines to get a party moving.
  • Amber Tours, Ltd. (Colin Michael) Why is an Amber Zone apparently a green light for tourism?
  • Banking the Break (Michael Viviano) They have payment problems, but the bank doesn't want to repo the ship.
  • Beached (J.E. Geoffrey) It came out of Jump... and sat silent...
  • Border Crossing (Jonathan McDermott) A common name leads to uncommon problems...
  • Cat and Mouse (Michael A. Cessna) Can he get away with the hijacking?
  • Collector's Edition (Jens Rydholm) "Printed Matter" covers - or covers up? - a lot.
  • Combat Logistics (Michael A. Cessna) Botched diplomacy, continued
  • Corp World (Joel Callahan) Mass firings that look like emergency evacuations - just what's going on?
  • Coup (Jeff Zeitlin) When friendly territory becomes suddenly hostile...
  • Crimson Folly (Sam Swindell) Looking for buy-ins.
  • The Crow (Michael Hughes) This is for the birds...
  • Dead Hand (Jeffrey Schwartz) All they need is a signature
  • Diplomatic Heavyweights (J.E. Geoffrey) An urgent call for diplomatic transport could become ... interesting.
  • Easter Island (Joel Callahan) A scientist needs help to research a pet theory.
  • Evening Star (Bill Cameron) An overnight pleasure cruise has complications.
  • An Explosive Situation (Michael Hughes) An adventure seed that starts off with a bang
  • Extraction (John G. Wood) A food fight leads to a request for asylum.
  • Flitho 314 (Jim Kundert) It's definitely art... but whose?
  • Food, Glorious Food (Michael Hughes) Are you gonna eat that?
  • Forest for the Trees (Benjamin Pew) The better half IS in the bush.
  • From the Source (J.E. Geoffrey) The patron didn't want to pay retail.
  • The Galactic Gourmet (Michael Brown) A Cook's tour may be more than a Cook's Tour.
  • Game On (Timothy Collinson) The rivalry itself may be an adventure.
  • Gamma World (Joel Callahan) A devastated world is the scene for a fast retrieval mission.
  • The Gun (Joel Callahan) What you find may come in handy...
  • In Small Packages (Louis Wester) Even in the far future, software bugs must be fixed...
  • Look Away Home (Michael Brown) Her daughter's gone, along with most of her money...
  • The Miasma (Michael Brown) An industrial accident could kill people miles away
  • The Marrying Kind (Michael Brown) Is the bride price really a bargain? Is the bride?
  • New Bermuda (J.E. Geoffrey) There needs to be Something Out There...
  • Noble Actions (Jeffrey Schwarz with Jeff Zeitlin) Nobles need not be patrons to be part of an adventure.
  • Out of Bounds (James Catchpole) Going there can have repercussions.
  • Organized Opposition (Bruce Johnson) A Conspiracy Theory...
  • Overland Express (Tod Glenn) When it absolutely, positively, has to get there
  • Patronage (Frank Mikes) An investigative reporter needs help.
  • The Picture (Dwayne Walstrom) A request for private courier service isn't anything to worry about ... is it?
  • A Planet Is Born (Chris Keelan) And it's a violent birth...
  • Prototype (Joel Callahan) Corporate intrigue leads to profit or peril
  • Prototype (Joel Callahan) Golden Goose, or White Elephant?
  • Red Zone (Louis Wester) A difficult retrieval...
  • Reliquary (Nick Walker) Consecrating a church
  • Return to Sender (Jens Rydholm) Every little bit helps...
  • Riot Act (Bruce Johnson) A riot is good cover...
  • Shanghaied (Richard Morey) His son was hired, but not voluntarily.
  • Something Fishy (Jens Rydholm) Wilderness refueling really does stink, sometimes.
  • Spacer Hill (J.E. Geoffrey) An uneasy final rest.
  • Spotter (Derek Wildstar) Why is he so interested in the ship?
  • Survey (Richard Morey) Is there anything else that SuSAG will want?
  • Swamp Colony (Michael Hughes) Driving and drinking still don't mix...
  • Sweet Piece (Louis Wester) A 'sweet piece' isn't a piece of candy...
  • Take The Money And Run (Michael Hughes) They couldn't win the peace
  • Tears (Joseph Paul) The evidence is that history is wrong.
  • This Stinks (Richard Honeycutt) A seemingly minor accident has major repercussions...
  • The Travelling Gourmet (Joel Callahan) The Video Chef makes life interesting.
  • The Umbra Retribution (Michael Brown) Revenge can be profitable - or expensive
  • Unfit (Richard Aiken) The party must "escort" the envoy that is the means to put pressure on the noble that is about to name the wrong heir.
  • Unfixed (Bill Cameron) The PCs are asked to lengthen short odds.
  • Uprooted (Michael Hughes) A different Arbor Day
  • The Weather Room (Joel Callahan) Making the spacer's home-away-from-home into the vacation-spot-away-from-vacation-spot
  • A Whale of a Cargo (Joel Callahan) Literally.

For more information on The Traveller Adventure, look at Raconteur's Rest - the Instant Replay stories are episodes from this adventure as Ken ran it - and Up Close and Personal, where you'll find a profile of one of the characters, Gvoudzon.