Kfan Uzangou A newsletter devoted for Vargr in Traveller. Issue 2 fan Uren is prdnced sad dabuted by Roger Myre HIWG's Grackn Aatyt (snd developer) Tis selec rebel Eval ol oses snd cercprs of Varg sues, aang wr beset exh er of HING's fur goadzats AM thes ay gts copy by teig ese arssed envelope with a renscnalRely rsp (RC) ‘Alans a hs neler isa by AUTHOR sad peated fer Bisuin ad Som Aye wn Yh etna ancl ay do 9 Sed shranent Pope Dyn Anaerigede 68 OBO, ewe. 2 Inemaen ee HIWG wate © Ei Béwucs, 8108 Boy Nexen. OR 78-2850 USA, The Editor Barks | Table of Contents stair there ts ‘and. that snow — |Traveller: The Nev Era. arter the Gencen 9: Ghing that strikes Been rey eet ert PE 25) | Shat the dues at GO# said abaut Reiutter’ Se wetsnorSs | | the ten era and Star vikings on enCon,....2 lreopte say to me that those une play games| in asaciai bunch: Never interacts with! |auzz Scare, or how to pass shoddy geods: Ride fagse garccs Catan apsat eta) [a Roatadatl inspires story aout a SEE SOE Booey apiece SERAr gate) | varge that tries to sell a nev gadget......2 fs SSened halt tel Reva. speaking of sports, cars| Reames. "And about that pare of never) |The Vargr sector analysts of HIW.. Rnteractine is bul(shit. Gaming, is sroue| activity, more the merrier. You tan of Klay solitaire games, but. th. ut dhen you know he Society of Equals. & short description of one of najor political factions in Gvurrdon. Complete with UWP Listing of all systems...4 Newsline. . aye ea epending on ptavers, instance books “when Roses if "that wortd specialty interesting Wearns ne something sbout chen physica and biology “sna other things luibrary data...... egatravelier 2: A review..... at activity ani Ae tes: to "scccer Thel Retest” years rec and in sone| (ROW or tts Cicensees. rd with the) — their rishts. instances hackey matches has audience bashing each other T won't. vtscourage those who are| ted’In soccer to not te go tos ‘a means 30, but just Pemenber| reer the| ium Horkine Group") is a HET negate ave lot at. “nade wTEN the fe Ree vt 008 8, HF Pain fopter: for muttKfan Uzangou September 1992 Isue 2 Page 2 ‘Traveller the New Era For the fist tine T got the chanceree attend. canton, ne Was targe, but it. furned out to be 816i! ! To Norwesian standards this wi (Srger than any convention f ever nave been tor 1 went to Gencon for 3 Renbers, 3) 23 The Seninars on Traveller the New Era CTNED and Star Viking SU) were neta Ynursday snd Friday morning: fespectively, The gentnar Sas held by the GoM ster The main character ta this seminar was Dave Nits dnich has the responsibility For the new rules update to qavelters For those of you that hai indeed or in-sone ovher Way missed: the fact, Travetter tz going to Updated te the Tort sone. 2t fules 27n6 edtelan CraK2) She major change ts that TNE wite"Gge D28 rather than O18 Ynich ts used tn Tit csnte For‘those of you uno want to Know ners sboue this before the“the. ta released in February 1993 shoucd buy the Kompanion set to Dark. Eengpiracy (OC cage to Confused with OC Comix. The history will be propel ted about 78 years inte the rueure, the factions hes fighting steenath seve: years ago, The Ti Right Jost became eS eraun Sue." domain oF Denes wire Rot change much in tts Conposition when (thas not tech at fected oy the Virus or the war. Despite protest, fron various etenent the Virus “has cone to stay. One Yning that ts good sbgut te ta that tt opens ene door forvartifictat tntett gent Fobots and conputer, and Computer contratted sguipnent such as starshii The Tatter one te nasty. TF The computer decide the crew T2’a°nutsance te Just space then or expose the ship to Thus, a new ter Ups Vanpire Fleets. This ts chips that hae taken control of ts gun destiny and Spaced the crew, Clay, Rentroned that this ts Something like Berserker. haven’ t”read the books 50, 1 fanvt makess comparisons but the Eitte space Nut sprang tovning. Another interesting ERoUaht ie" Row'de, these 3 maintain thensetves, With gpare pares wienout fophont hi is showing For those who nate: Mesign rules for th Spreadsheets the new ru SUC cone as salvation: Sesion rules will be ceytnes, ota'ucr form. Gre net known, fo'cbW ie should be possibl fo pit starenip against grav Elnks: Something that was Eruty aifeieute todo tn th old Fuless Personatty t tike the old rates very much Betauze of the diversity, But i'n witting tontee the few rules get a, fair chances Jase" Tees Rope that we won se0'a' Te page errata The THE cuteg wttt pe leased in tye books, The Test book witt howd the fules for generating Characters snd zon, The fext book wilt nota the fecessary information for the canpaian becksraund. ta Traveller, For those sno 2500nD, = sourcebook ‘orporated into the’risst sock to TNE, TRUS eTeavetter just have access tothe sane Rutees buch tnra aifrerent for if the stuttware drive Should bec incorporated Into the Travellers but the majority voted nay. Boze Seaze, or bow te pass shoddy goods Tt was one of those nisnts AE Rgza’Cion par dountoun, 3ae'2t ay aguel piace ae the Fie sna Sethe woes ty fave "3 ne petter overview of the"entrance, twas obberving ae young and Sopiring verge trying to SET a"device’ to: Zone, other $iract After aruhite the Vinge varorsa taut rtarted fo'wap’stoviy, then Increase in paces the setter hed nangaed to'con the other Ipeye it showed on his act nd’ char tama Finally the deat went Seemed Versuas fron ny place and Bint Tasked him what he woe ating, Startled by ny" Sugden approach ne found his detisccortatnaly fast fn invisibility device ‘TREE Wonks "ps tonteatty on sti animate with Low intettect:* He showed ne @ ex with one crude and Strange wiring. Do you want Qnes" He offered eagerty. ‘Step inte my officer” 1 sala nenttoning hin Qne other major change to the fraveller universe ts. that the’systens that got so_anall S”thee they can’t surrort t Th Ronperater Erystalize standard. atmosphere The GDM start about this update, and. ah: ness to’ rignt wnat. was Soe act Quite certainty soe a much Setter product tine tn”ehe future. Star Viking wilt be ow Boardgane rather than a cet of Riniature rules that we first Reaed shout far spout 1 year B90, The purpose of the sane {2inat the players take the "of corporations thet send es‘ into, the now shattered Fonains of the Inpor ium. There Gaenre {ginuch" nore’ than Eno sominar changed than'80. 30 ‘alt device, hescoutdn't rise fast Snough to follow me. 1 went to fy ugual place sng signatt Rin fos iE downs Naw Rew, Bats Rarvet wank?” tanked ‘On. Te te 2 spin off fran Neural activity Sensor. You know about that one?” he asked tageriy. sYean yeah” was ny Bored repty. This onty increased his efforts, Retualy ne-hunter should be he said and Continued “fhe ene you Just Sau exiting with this gadget, hunter trying forth ‘Besse doun south." ep breath, Now the (Ech stared thousne. ‘The device witt turn the user invisible from tow intectisent 2. This Makes Ie Safe to Qn any-aninat for a Kitt ures The device work for 48 hours continuously Sefore recharging of thes... “fire you aware of that you. JUSE Res put your nands” nto a foes Ant nest?™ 1 asked casualty noe interested in his device. He started an angry, gravt Sater tine te. show wl bear. I” rage'and showed teeth unite Lenerged « deep growl. sonetines tt ts fivourabie to be aU Vargrs Mis tall droKian Uzangou September 1992 sue 2 Page 4 Plangtoid sucked into ex"neve’ thou te true story: ind’ ordered sone drinks. fevgrank T-began my story. 14 years ago 1 ch (ike yourself, Sevice duze Sea ctainea that emis a this very hunter vas_very fanvince becauee the device fooked (ike a smatt transistor radio: The hunter was about to leave when the play his tase uck and. found * Kovever he dla not tive to tells The beast Ailted nine However the fenetns wes found by enother Runting expeditian Hien che Pensing was this signed Ter use. ari Bats. Th Sentence tase “You must be exelatned horrifigd tecthae barber tes” a had'a nervous Lock. fountered and showed hin’ the ibibty nervous Shaul Tg0'ngu?” he fan help you out. Ehat you sre an offwortaer or you would not putted this, 3lupid’stunes As an of fwortder mstign you that you can Been soneuhere gle" than you setuatty was: Tne"aevice’ ts easity intertaced with a handconputer, which i Sevice donot work you can claim that you"never naz seen Bin. "yhen the pot ice (nvegt (gate the card they will thateyouvsetualty waz at Ureguae Maseur of fngtances* Xow the pup was felieved, but suspicious. fioy'do i know that you don’t try to con ne off?" ing’ at the door T said n't think you are tn the position tovargues your pat the hunter ts pack with the Blues. and he took pidgegs 83 you ‘Value your 2 the device cost The hunter ang the police dearched the gar for 13) Binutesy noe finding anyone, Riter the police left, the hunter approached yesh Randed Rim 2B0cr there {5 gne con vargr at shia Places shalt we try ith cati tne mane. Atnaeaty 1 seactea Zeraten ny arm Just were ny EGght hand had been 14 years Stthee Sector Analysts of Ketnaatrz ae RTS 13 Tenner IRnarr thon cian Seward 197he Reet | Frome, Soverset | att iv ux | Rereaars—— Rawat take aRrarre Raaths re Tee wraeK Tae Gaara |rrn regi [aersenanw amas REIT 7 Reson el Roger yh Wartin Oven na |eratamseave eve ones fnmardcacusese [ARmerucenda 163/577 Man Sree ett eaiogen UF tar usa cosa 0309 Yes Seneca, HY 18224 usa Nway usa Foreven erase Dene eonar ual rm) jerches Denerceeh a eens Beas |faueesectrve 2Gerbreck nee leery ot en ts Btaceoun {rms ous Pevomoesioee, ans. 88240U ene oe UK |wuseSeptember 1992 Inve? anatyst I know of: included anatyses of sectors that corder to g Warr sectors, are effected Sy the Vergr she way or the others Re ft The Listing is not 198% Proot unen there 1s some Eottigine Information t anatystes Fuge ies tn Potter and martin Gwen are Rogtstrated ae anatyst. don't know Uf Marcin Owen eet eresponstbte for Toot ith | "Shen rite naan? t Keith Potter are atso ({stta' otth David Cheever in'Winghorn, can’t know what's right. So tf sonegne got any information about, Rie Twouta’ te UE goneane gent tt to. me. Other anatysts that are |Congerned with varsr on way oe the other are: Pout Deve ~ Julian Protectorate Mark Henderson ~ Viand Bonain Editor Society of Equds History. Society of Equals (S06) are ane of the oldest Uncertaing Ne felts’ uno Founde sovernment. this Rav the usually fluctuating structure of the Vaan’ joc\ety, But thie is onty on the surfaces It has-gone through a tot of changes since tt was founded Sears back. Fron 938 fo, 1838, it Tercan be explained By sharp tharisnatic inccease (nth feaders, but equatty erue ierthat’ much of the territory felt. ror conguest, Fron 1838 te about Iii there was little. change territorial boundaries: nost of Sok had for a tong tine border disputes utth Thirz, Empire, In t189 when the old King af thins Enoire d Plans for conquest. to. thica fas"tatas the vouns varar thit\ Inherited the throne was viewed ag toe Char\smatic by the leaders in'Soks They counted on that ae vm 195 ares pas ewes m sis estes 924 ONS 7 Pee te BT BSTSe 6 fais al Sg nase? © aL ye ‘oat i eesera ag TT eengopg USSR? HL fect sou wre t en 19 SSH Pilacknatag 1622 BASED eaves Big SUsstea wk Eloeseoh WaT MSMaee HLT Cemneptngshsas 101 EeTSEH-# Le Sooke Bie ees aL gece Puy 98 AUTOR 6 03625 aneerse S50 siizerA da mL fa isccongeecoelh 174 S3T2t0-» cesntsaccegova E023 SOAP naa Pacaredags 1623 RSMGUE-D © PL cx rigughestcoruay 123 BISE-9 24 ve 12 HONEA LLY HD DOSKES int esas 38 Te Rssse BEATA Lo HL et art is ea2s-9 na SNES DS MaRLIA eb mL Pe hig inexperience and Mould nake ean easy, vitterse In 1141 they attacked over 2 broad Frontt ines At first they penetrated relatively Gey nea Thirz territory, but then (estopped: TRine Cheough their contact wien the Zhodsnt managed to seapap itty unten, SiR Ene wae For the Rerritery. Most ef it to Thirg Enpire. A few won tds febelled and practained Thensetves Independent Goveranent, Soclety of Equats are ruled bycan elite couneitc This. Council are staffed by the ‘sons tn fe me AL tact start sector oo vad eb 2 ue re thescy Sone Ex 3 a te They faeqee uate tees NOL sgn € we 2 ity Vent edvetarg Re tgme r bla Te Tscep 20g He eT 0 ae Marae Late mecey Pu eyHEe felts eatin ooeetarag Ha egHS © wo Ute Mercy sizeyate ulna Thecry davpas © mak cdwtary Steegree blade tess G02 md © wh Ele Te Taces HO gad ex sits vena Odsetan Ragas blade mecey Ba eg oe wp aeite vrata céting 90064 wD 2 Pu cdots otha meee its ura ctemtarg Heeger pa oie Bed eg eh oP p roles Womb Cdomtar BEGG ¢ OAD Ksits mtn odetae OG Lat Macey SO egNT Ewer Line They Sob egnd eb Kite nett oda bse its Vom dover Serge felts Uoathe overs siveg§ ee terry BSeqee bua Te Thesrg fosgae tlt meerp wortd. They have one vate Gvery miltion inhabitant for Ehe"torld\ they cone Fron. FRose vortds that do noe have ane mitt ion inhabitants nave to group together so that they Ean’get one or more votes. A council menber sits untit Ehere cones another Varsr with Raher eharisne- Ae p cule of Undnbs the one with the tovest Chariama in che councit muse Fetire"ar withdraw. tf there Someone chat have higher: charisma. Equatity, wnat equal ity? That inhich hat eh Soe 12" enae Worthy citizen of Soe, vou fave tobe rated Equat. if a Uarsr tor sone other sophone) are going to have any of these Careers ne or she must be Fptea" squat? aay military, off tee Bristocrat Gna tau enforces officer Un-equat sophants nay not be promoted past NCO rank in the wrenforcer that have been rated equal must 90 through @ test. Anyone that Wants to may go through the teats Te Ta usually taken at a5e oF 16 to 18 years oF Not being rated equal do not Spett disaster, gut the choice SF jobs are tinited. Far cubs. fo anvaristocret there will beKian Uzangou 2 toss unen the test rats Tanerte the estates the cub wate If nots ost OF the tay does protect the un- Sue they that aver” Those who Tail the test get Their, conines pulled: tn. this way there wit be no question bout thei social status. Those une do not take this test usustty becomes, Wanderers. knen they are inside the borders of SeE they must weer @ special head wear Gnd belt, These are noe Rreated ike cittzent, Eannoe get any work: However fhey ares foee to go where they please as everyone else. 20 they REFEREE: For characters that fener faltouing caress! farveofficer career. aristocrat and Law enforcer officer. Dirficult,End, Int, (Hazardous Referee: On a major mishat Poll tela superact STR. SEx'and END of the indicated Shount, Exanple: The Pe rolls sra."He must subtract 2 fron’ Stk‘ and one from both DEX and END. "Fer those uno manage thts task give a Chas} and a oMed on the entistnent Potton the Chosen career, If the parents of the character is reted ‘give a DMet an the above The‘parents are rated On’arrott af 9s on 20. INE note: Take the average of Endurance apd intel tigence and muttipty mith (3de The Character has to relt equal or (eae than thia on 020. Ranking, Rn quai ranks above an Unequal varst, but there are eueeptions; For instance am GasaGst varar may oun s. starship’ and have a crew which is 'nixed with Equal, ang Unequal crew, This tend to be fare, DUE the situation exist Because vargr is unequal he Of she are net prevented from Starting their oun business. Equal vargr thet seeks: enploynent ¥Ith then are doing Ehiscan thelr oun- find sre not forced in any way to de 39. Slavery. Gniy equals may nave staves No. Citizen of Sok may becom Staves, Equal or nat, However inere’ are "rales about tenporat sTavecy for unequat's when they Zannot pay for any damage they Ga"on someone etses property. Staves from outside are to be Protected from hazards; but Crore ed they can be and’ risky’ they’ get neccesary sarety, auipment. A siave may aso esotd further te others if the need arise that crew starshine on are: thfantry Forces. at thy nenbers Thute "with star Eater starshies. (ik destroyers and cruisers are financed by the taxes Stayes are staves for tire Te"the ouner decides he or She nay tree ene stave from The insignia. very. Gsbatty staves tnat The Insignta symbols the have perforned far beyond Canines of an eaual. The Qhetr required service are often set tree, A stave Chat have'been Set free muse get funds enough to survive 2 Month. R free slave may Sept teats! For cltlzenahie and then also becor Canines are the symbol oF Strength and powers Hho cane Gp with the symbol Unknown, but’ the symbol nota old as the Soe is The Eeegh ace mhtte yi aQuet tf the test for that Keround (3 red, Just Fating (9 Passed: ihe tithe Routh ofa Yarse, "on mititary vehicles Sna’starships the teach are Mititary, fatty tipped The intorsteitar forces are Lt Tooke Like they have been drayn blood, The henaracy rd have ceeth, peinced Financed by taxes of th Gifferent wortes, Coune’ Renbers nave to contribute Sith "their personal forces. HoaPauen they muse centrisute with depends on ts articte was first 3s "document eF07. hen” it hes been ‘Soneunats # few wealthy and how tarse the population of is or hers wortd ts. Low populated Norids usually onty Contribute with varsrrower Newsline Thin. “This ie th Trig Empire Uthevoe, Date Gyurraon 512 877-1128 The talks between Sof and This Empire took a sertous nose dive when the fore lon minister. to See denanded That Thing Empire pave Sof for the danages done to the sodnonsaet ( the forstan, Prectained, We continued Sith that-att the cubs and The'nother was healthy. Gyurrden 0929 067-1123" The Rukh government proctained Anet-Rukh formaty Snavered that inthe first time that couta ont done to'an agoressor. tense with a few skienishes There is unknown, when new not counting the shore war Rothe att bee taken ue after the charse plate scandal Uthaves, Gvurrdon 0512 The reason to the open war Dave! 879-1123 Te that Rukh claina that finetnRukh sabotaged, the. fuctear plane thee blew up The Spokes’ few months back, However house’ ng te the Royal a thee’ Uerrogae gave Birth to founges wit have tt to triptets today. This ts the tha’teason for the blow First’ cubs te Gekhueso and Up ts Pi intenance:Kfan Uzangoa September 1992 Issue 2 Tbeery ate fregatraveLinr @ Qurst Cor the fncients| lvoranet Knaersh Inpercat> ca2s-1083 at Aenavoung. ci326). It ts ieputed for (ts contact nat far connecting potent lnuyers to patrons for financing of crafts, It lboost that nany of the lerafts the Kforuzeng. Icorsacr band uses are jagne fron. then: Itangaesodhonaaett massacre: During the Equality war Nangeesodhongactt Yavuredon [18133 wore neavity attacked lny nuctear and chemical \etapons, Host of those who lcoutd not afford, the loverpriced tickets, out of the syeten, before the lattacking fisee cesched the Inortd, get wetted tn the. attack. ‘the feu survivors iron the attack are toralty Gependant on the re! Ihetp from the occ Worees, The world. are Iinterdicted by the Thirz lEnpire because of the high radiation Tevet Finatly it's here on the Anige conputer: Regatravelter 2 has been, Pete The titte has the Promising name “duese for the"ancients.* The title makes ne tnstantiy think of Raventure Wiz "Secret of the Anclents:~ "Not surprisingly The controts of the sane has iRereved areattys Sut Graphics {s good, T don't find this as ¥ sine 390d Saventure gane you don’t feed superb graphics, That taonty waste of disk space. Swapping discs lan’e ny Favour ee Sogak, gine: fing thg 1e°ta 12 megs of ny Bard dtsk for a sane is just feo much The plot Line of the game is rather stratgne foruarg, the Sifrteutey ts to find the different contacts on the different wortds; And Understand what they want. Someone gave me 2 coded Totter: asking ne fo give it to its right cuner, whowver that might be A loved the first gene se of its rather sinple Ronnand structures The auence wae a pain eosin ents werston It is greativ tneroved wen the Sesioning targets to Renber, white the opponent Citned’you into's stab of dead heats The gane has options tor and Sdvanced character Generation for nunans and two jeneration for vargr~ fhe Letter is the reason that T'got's varar, and 2 humans duays 1 (ike Vargr sof would nag 3 vargr anyuay. the Character generation foitovs: Standard rules. for. : er generation. far as fan see, but tt eck one Enings Anagathtes. bny tan! t Ton tnetuded? Not enat romuch, bur it would nntce to nave enae feature too The gane features nore than 188 Sertds spread out on 4 fabsectors. ine players can travel between these varias Using eteher ene tr own Starshie, or booking passage. There is options for buying and selling starshirg. ve StSre’of one things There is Possible to June to a piace. Glthaut’a gas giant, ang wnich Go not surety fuel at the Stareort. Refueling. fran the Sea is easy, but ates ce ts ASE included in the game. Thus hire’ tow boat to tysten unere you Yina™emis te expensive. I haven't played through the Gane yet, but I think that t SiUT Rove many enjovable hours infront of the computer Maybe nore than necessary. The Gane ts riddled wien Binary. Snusaple Garbeve Subroutines, or BUGS for shorts The gane has Gurued twice for fer ioget an Asdes. my Frieng Thar’ aot" 123 mach ines, that has n Upgraded nave even nore Rfouste than nes The sh (ocker routine doesn’t work property white onscard the Ships Hhen (esving or entering a ckéyerror messages, flashes ancthe sereen for a unite thtorning the player that = poutine or entry is corrupt. This ‘Raan’e"Gurued’ the. game. Yets One other thing ts that Ehe'oane can't be saved to harddisk for some strangt Flnglty the 19 Mesacredit Here dol tyre in The code string fron game 17 1 think most of the problens mentioned above nay be caused Dy "ingraper parting of ne code fron PC to Amiga coding structure. many of the. features are nore IEM-PC, than Amiga, You Just have to took at the Amiga technical snent for that: Evidently rosranmers haven't fouched an Amis Even for these problens I think most Traveller fans vit ‘Just remember ona scale fron sPeo'8 I wouis sive te