Freelance TravellerWeapons, vehicles, and starships are all well and good - but trade needs more than that to be profitable. Survival trading will involve raw materials, that will be used to make other things. Thriving trade will be in luxury finished goods - the things that make life fun, rather than just merely tolerable. These pages will describe those goods.
- TL12+ AutoDoc (Scott Diamond) The doctor in the house is a machine.
- BioJewels (Jeff Zeitlin) A health monitor that makes a fashion statement - or is it a fashion item that's useful for monitoring health?
- Buzzknucks (Scott Diamond) A shocking development from 'brass knuckles'
- Portable Chemical Detector, TL9-TL11 (Sam Swindell) A high-tech bloodhound?
- Coffee and the Coffee Maker (Amber Darkotter) The universe may not run on it, but it definitely has a following.
- Combat Exoskeleton TL9, TL10 (Ewan Quibell) Force multiplication on an individual level
- Combat Exoskeleton III (Ewan Quibell) More force multiplication on an individual level
- Depilatory Creams (Richard Hazlewood) When you don't want any hair there.
- Dress Me Up (Chris Seamans) Children use consumer goods, too - and this one will be enormously popular among them.
- EF2 Emergency Flare Gun (Bo Wozniak) Sometimes, you WANT them to find you
- Everfresh Sandwiches (Ken Murphy) A whle new meaning to 'mystery meat'.
- FastPack EMT (Michael Wakefield) Sometimes, a first-aid kit isn't quite enough.
- Hot Judy and Ice Judy (Jeff Zeitlin) A high-priced liqueur - and a high-priced mistake
- The InterAct Music System (Chris Seamans) A Home Entertainment System.
- Kwil (Jeff Zeitlin) Just because it can be purchased doesn't mean it's legal
- Light Duty Line-Throwing Tool (Les DeGroff) You never know when feeding someone a line could come in handy
- LSP Data Goggles (Thomas Barclay) More than just a heads-up display
- Major Strong's Iron Rations (Ken Murphy) Commerciallizing field rations
- Microfoil (Chris Seamans) Something that neither the home workshop nor the ship's locker should be without.
- Missing Miscellany (William Ringland) Some small but useful stuff
- NHR 1010 Armored Multifunction Robot (Ewan Quibell) Limited human substitutes, where danger lurks
- NHR 1100 Fishery Robot (Ewan Quibell) Harvesting the seas
- NHR 2000 Sensor Drone Robot (Ewan Quibell) For when 'need to know' means 'need a mobile sensor platform'.
- NHR 6000 Ship Repair Robot (Ewan Quibell) For the understaffed shipyard
- NHR 7000 Autonomous Low Berth Robot (Ewan Quibell) Search-and-rescue, triage, and emergency medical treatment in one package
- NHR Multifunction Robot (Ewan Quibell) Suitable for replacing humans, until a purpose-built can be employed.
- Old Cleon's Olives (Ken Murphy) Continued rummaging through the aisles of the corner supermarket turns up this interesting addition to the bar cabinet.
- "Old Newshound" (Ken Murphy) Rotgut is rotgut, anywhere in space.
- "Old Reliables' game" (Sam Swindell) From a fighter unit's simulator to an Imperium-wide 'video game'
- Pathfinder Boots (Art O'Mary) You can walk far more than a mile in their shoes.
- PersonaCore (Scott Diamond) Making more - and less - of your computer
- Portable Low Berth (Ewan Quibell) For when you need to move them without waking them.
- Rikarunasha's Peers, Precendence, and Protocols of the Third Imperium (Jeff Zeitlin) The definitive guide to the Imperial Nobility
- Robotic Wardrobe (Ed Swaneck) Baggage that can carry itself on.
- Smart Fabrics (Glenn Grant) The ultimate fashion statement.
- Stim Stix (Ken Murphy) A mild stimulant, as ubiquitous as chewing gum
- Temporal Tonic Wine (Alan Hume) A source of alcohol-fueled controversy
- TinTailor (Michael Hughes) A solution to the lost-luggage problem.
- Yixter (Sam Swindell) Not the best way to have dreams.
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The Gun Shop
It's not unusual for the campaign party to decide that a problem's best solution is via the application of sufficient firepower. Here's where to come for the applicators.
- Advanced Lasers: TL-13 Laser Weapons for MegaTraveller and Striker (Ken Pick) High-Tech High-Energy weapons
- Anderson J-90 Personal Defense Body Pistol (Martin Carter) Concealably compact
- Chemical Laser Cartridge Revolver (Dan Burns) A concealable laser weapon
- Personal Lasers (Bill Cameron) Some "magazine-powered" laser weapons.
- PowerGuns (Scott Diamond) More than a laser; less than a PGMP.
- ST Arms P-12 (Colin Campbell) Concealable and disposable - what more could a PC want?
- Urdiss Arms PDW-1120 (John T. Kwon) Gauss Gets Personal
- Gauss Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) (Scott Diamond) A step up from a gauss rifle
- Early (TL8-10) Gauss Rifles (Scott Diamond) Gauss Rifles didn't start out as late Imperial-Era weapons
- Specialized Grenade Types (Scott Diamond) For when you just need to throw something
- Norge GLP-15 (Scott Diamond) Two weapons in one, a conceptual descendant of the LeMat
- Sternmetal Polymer One-Shot (Scott Diamond) A whole new meaning to the term 'throwaway weapon'
- PW-S34 "Crowdpleaser" (Colin Campbell) "Crowdpleaser" in that it minimizes the 'collateral damage' when used in a crowd.
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The Showroom
When getting there isn't a question of space
- TL-1 Bicycle (Ewan Quibell) Basic personal transportation
- TL-1 Buggy (Ewan Quibell) Basic - very basic - transportation
- TL1 Stage Coach (Ewan Quibell) TL1, plus the need for speed
- TL1 Covered Wagon (Ewan Quibell) Truck, RV, Mobile home... at its most basic
- TL1 Coach (Ewan Quibell) Getting around with low tech
- Caduceus Grav Ambulance (Ken Murphy) "No, your gut-shot character is NOT walking to the hospital!"
- Bramford-class Wheel Loading Shovel (Ewan Quibell) Capable of moving on the road - and moving the road
- Murphy-class Police Grav Bike (Ewan Quibell) When the suspect is armed and dangerous, so is the chase bike...
- Riptide-class Attack Submarine (Richard Perks) Sometimes, starships are unavailable - or overkill
- Porfiria-class Steam Train (TL6) (Richard Perks) Low-tech that's highly-efficient for moving goods locally
- Lisse-class Cargo Submarine (Richard Perks) Getting it there, under water.
- Archer-class Planetary Defense Submarine (TL11) (Richard Perks) A different kind of System Defense Boat
- Island Commuter Catamaran (TL8) (Timothy Collinson) Fast water transport for mid-tech island chains
- Conurbation 72 Bus (Timothy Collinson) The city bus could be a useful improvised personnel carrier.
- Eisenhardt-class Armored Limousine (Ewan Quibell) Riding in style
- Bushman-class Grav Utility Vehicle (Ken Murphy) A luxury grav vehicle whose antecedents have been used in many roles.
- Allport-class Short Hop Commuter Ferry (TL8) (Timothy Collinson) Even if you can't walk on water, you can keep your feet dry
- Wayfarer-class Double-Deck Bus (TL6) (Timothy Collinson) A different take on the city bus.
- Penny-Farthing Bicycle (Ewan Quibell) An early attempt to design a bike for speed.
- War Chariot (TL1) (Ewan Quibell) Mobile Infantry, early edition
- Racing Chariot (TL1) (Ewan Quibell) The need for speed goes back a long way
- M-9b Crocodile Grav IFV (Scott Diamond) Feet on the ground sometimes aren't enough
- General Purpose Hoverjeep (Timothy Collinson) A sturdy evolution of a utility vehicle
- Henry 3x9 Heavy Police Grav Cycle (Ken Murphy) When the police are packing...
- Helot Grav Police Wagon (TL10) (Ken Murphy) For extremes in riot control.
- MPV: Band Wagon (Timothy Collinson) More than a ground car, less than a ground truck
- Kiracu-class TL11 Large Planetary Missile Defence Submarine (Richard Perks) Mobile and concealed
- Muller-class Passenger Hovercraft (Ewan Quibell) Sometimes it's easier not to build a road
- Strasser-class TL5 Rigid Airship (Chris Cox, Stewart Wochen) Reliable and inexpensive, but not fast
- Handle With Care Cargos that can cause more than ordinary amounts of trouble need more than ordinary amounts of care...
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The Promenade
The shops can be as interesting as the goods they sell.
- Chandlers (Jeffrey Schwartz) Provisions and more, with a cachet all its own
- Gig (Jeff Zeitlin) An extremely upscale fashion shop.
- The Hidden Present (Jeff Zeitlin) The cutting edge, in yesterday's packaging
- d'Orander's FRI (Ken Murphy) Here, 'Do you want fries with that?' is always answered 'Yes!'
- Valshanti's Spice Experience (Walt Smith) The height of fine dining, or a sham of faux elegance?