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Welcome to Xboat!
This is a science fiction fanzine, with most of the material suggested by fans who love Traveller. It's about discussion, example, and bold ideas. Special Supplement 2: The Far Far Future
The Galaxiad era is a continuation of the Charted Space setting that Marc Miller and Game Designer’s Workshop crafted for Traveller around 1980.
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Robert Eaglestone |
$7.50
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All the heroes wanted was to enjoy the latest fruits of their labors: two weeks off in a secluded mountain cabin with all the fishing, hiking, and picturesque scenery they could handle. But the presence of a recently-dead body disrupts those plans...and places the PCs squarely in the middle of a gangland mutiny. If the heroes aren't careful, those relaxing days off might become permanent.
With... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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Who would’ve thought that a class in telepresence would lead to danger? But that’s exactly what happens when a band of smugglers invades a science academy to find out who’s been nosing around their stash with remote-controlled drones. The heroes are on hand to stop them, but their usual methods of dealing with enemies may be useless this time as there are innocents in the line of fire.
With... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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The Winternight holiday on the planet Geola is a time for celebration, feasting, and time spent with family; but the actions of a pirate leader ensure that this year’s Winternight will consist of nothing but sadness, privation, and loneliness. The heroes, on planet in time for the holiday are asked to help restore the holiday spirit to the Geolans, but are they up to facing down murderous pirates... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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In the far northern reaches of an ice-capped world, a latent menace becomes the object of contention between the ice miners sworn to guard it and a mercenary company bent on possessing it. Caught in the middle are the PCs, who unwittingly started the conflict and must now help stop it before they become the latest denizens of a frosty tomb. What lethal secret locked in Nerrivik’s icy grip is worth... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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Viria stayed out of sight while her father spoke with the four travelers. Father had made it clear that when it was time to talk business, she was to stay well out of the way.
“Thank you for coming. Blessed travels,” she heard Father say, concluding the meeting. He spied her peeking around the door frame as he settled back behind the ornate desk. “I knew you were there,... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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The sighting of a pod of space whales leads the heroes to their latest adventure as they discover that the creatures have “adopted” a derelict starship. What is it about the ship that has drawn the whales’ attention? And what dangers await the curious PCs on board when they investigate?
Where Stars Are Drowning is a short adventure for Cepheus Engine and the Original Science Fiction Roleplaying... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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I looked up in alarm as a particularly loud thunderclap went off overhead. Vajra mouthed a silent prayer as she eyed the boiling blackness overhead.
“The gods are angry today,” she said, almost in awe.
The sky was certainly angry. The black rainclouds took on a greenish cast off to the west. The rain itself was coming down in sheets. The wind was gusting... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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All Vyton Khelta wants to do is get his ailing mother out of the clutches of the government that has imprisoned her and repressed his people. When he learns he’s able to finally do just that, the PCs are on hand to help make it happen. First, however, they must deal with the problem of getting information from authorities who believe that too much knowledge is a dangerous thing, then they must go... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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With the release of Cepheus Universal in January 2024, Zozer Games wanted to illustrate its versatility in recreating many different styles of science fiction roleplaying. Why not start at the beginning, in the 19th century, with H.G. Wells’ influential science fiction novel The War of the Worlds?
This short book provides Cepheus Universal resources with which a Game Master... [click here for more] |
Zozer Games |
Pay What You Want
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A mysterious voice is heard throughout a town on the devout planet Exonel. The inhabitants believe it to be of divine origin. But a local police captain isn’t so sure, and enlists the PCs to get to the bottom of the mystery. But they find themselves up against a time limit in the form of a government official who is ready to simply declare the Voice a divine manifestation; and the radical street... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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On a world where a new fundamentalist government is conducting a cultural purge, the adventurers are hired to locate and rescue a group of oral traditionalists declared “subversive.” Along the way they must navigate bad roads, suspicious civilians, and fanatical soldiers to complete their mission.
Voices of the Bygone is a short science fiction adventure using the... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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The archetypical creatures of the night, vampires — undead creatures that feed upon the life essence of the living — have figured prominently in human folklore for ages. Accounts of horrific, blood-drinking entities have been found among the ancient Mesopotamians, Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans and can be considered the forerunners of what is today considered a vampire. Variations of the theme can... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$2.00
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Amidst the inferno of war, a desperate plea pierces the smoke. Premature babies, abandoned in a besieged hospital, cling to life amidst the rumble of tanks and the scream of jets. The adventurers must navigate the treacherous landscape, evade enemy patrols, and infiltrate the besieged building before the final curtain of fire falls. As the fate of innocents hangs in the balance, every decision,... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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Trouble brews on Ptolene! A scientific experiment designed to save lives has ignited a war with a mysterious underwater race. The man behind the disaster hatches a daring plan: venture beneath the waves to seek forgiveness from the invaders in their own city. But danger comes not only from without, but within. Will his gamble pay off, or will the depths claim diplomat and adventurers alike?... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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On the planet Bannerjee, millions of lives are at stake, only they don’t know it. A probe sent by the world’s scientists has all the answers — at least it did until it disappeared. The adventurers are hired to find and retrieve it and the precious data it carries, but unknown forces menace both them and the information. If the data isn’t returned before disaster strikes, Bannerjee will become... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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The term “Wild West” conjures up images of square-jawed cowboys on horseback, watching over a cattle drive; steely-eyed lawmen facing down desperadoes; painted saloon girls carousing with rowdy guests; and stoic Native Americans watching their world slip away. The Wild West — that period of America’s history during its westward expansion in the latter half of the nineteenth century — was... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$8.00
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As chaos crashes down, death emerges. Disaster strikes as a starship crashes into a bustling highport, sending debris and panic flying. But amidst the chaos, the adventurers witness something far more sinister than mangled metal: a figure leaping from the wreckage, vanishing into the shadows. Its mission: silence a diplomat and reignite a bloody conflict. Can the voyagers unravel the killer's... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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The team is hired by a retired starship captain to revisit the site of a great past battle and salvage one of the weapons that helped turn the tide. Finding the item is difficult enough, but things get even more complicated when the PCs find themselves up against a clan leader who refuses to divulge the location of the weapon even as he struggles with the guilt of the damage it did during the war.... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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While traveling, the heroes are forced to take shelter from powerful thunderstorms, but they quickly find there’s no shelter from the worse storms of greed, desperation, and violence. Asked by a young shooting victim to save his wife from the clutches of a murderous drifter, the pals endure pouring rain, lashing winds, and the threat of being shot to prevent the young woman’s untimely demise. Meanwhile,... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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An outbreak of a deadly disease in a remote section of the planet Ekor means an opportunity for the heroes to serve a greater good while making a few credits on the side. Hired to provide aid and protection to a medical mission, they find themselves at the mercy of the elements, skittish natives, and a threat even worse than the disease: a group of militants that has decided that outsiders aren't welcome... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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The people of Inaris were saved from extinction by a fabulous garden built from a gigantic O’Neill habitat. But a serpent in the form of a corporate conspiracy has invaded this garden and threatened to bring treachery and slavery with it. The key to stopping the plot lies in the contents of a camera and a missing girl, either of which could get the adventurers killed as they try to unravel the events.... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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An old enemy of the PCs unexpectedly resurfaces. Just as unexpected is the reason for his return: he seeks their help to ensure his redemption and future happiness by spiriting himself and his new bride to a world far from the danger closing in on them. The heroes must battle their way through those who would do the lovers harm — and their own desire to exact revenge on an archenemy — to... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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To save a dying friend, the adventurers must wrest an illegal chemical from the cultists hoarding it.
The Xero Option is a short adventure for 2D6 science fiction RPGs such as Cepheus Engine and the Original Science Fiction Roleplaying Game. ... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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When higher education is banned, those who would teach the masses become terrorists in the eyes of the government. On the planet Piris, this is exactly the case. Nevertheless, the heroes agree to take a group of passengers to that forbidding world. But when their contact fails to show, can the heroes step up and escort the passengers to safety, even in the face of deadly threats and an unseen menace?... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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When the pals accept a job from a once-elegant woman wearing a veil, they begin a journey into the depths of the city and the blacker depths of the human soul. As they close in on their target, they’re unaware that darkness is also closing in on them, and just might claim them on its way to fulfilling a dire mission of its own.
The Veil is a short adventure for Midnight Boulevard: 2D6... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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An influential noble depends on the adventurers’ skills to retrieve a family heirloom from an ex-fiancée after a bad breakup. The problem is that the heirloom — and the former lover — is on a heavily-secured research station owned by a star-spanning corporation not known for their kindness. It remains to be seen if the heroes can survive murderous armed guards, being in the middle of a relationship... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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A mysterious signal from an uncharted planet draws the adventurers into a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Braving seismic quakes, hostile xenofauna, and out-of-control robots, the heroes investigate a secret long ago left abandoned. But the wonder may be short-lived as the quakes increase in strength and the team risks being lost or buried. Can they unravel the mysteries presented to them in time? And... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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Young Tommy Martin’s desire for the PCs to teach him how to fight is more than his childish plan to protect his father from hooligans; it’s the catalyst for a dark journey through the depths of human greed and suffering. The young punks Tommy is targeting aren’t so tough after all, but their strings are being pulled by shadowy figures far more dangerous and numerous than any mere street gang.... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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Every attendee of the interstellar naval academy has read the story of the battleship ISNV Dorton: how in the last war she was instrumental defeating an enemy battle squadron despite having suffered a mortal wound courtesy of an enemy meson gun and subsequently repelled a hostile boarding action. 1,200 spacers paid the price for that victory; their remains now repose aboard their last posting... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$2.00
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It’s a race against time as the PCs accept a contract from a doctor to find her stepsister, who is carrying a deadly but still-dormant disease, and administer a cure before a pandemic results. Tracing the target to the ocean world of Yemoja, the heroes quickly find themselves at the intersection of cultural conflict and human depravity. Meanwhile, a gigantic storm threatens to write the final chapter... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$5.00
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The adventurers are hired to clear insane squatters from an inherited estate. But upon arrival, the heroes find the squatters to be friendly and peaceful, only the first of many deceptions the community is hiding. Strange behaviors, homogeneous bliss, and cult-like loyalty to the commune’s leader suggest a sinister subtext to the veneer of peace and love and presents a dangerous mystery that must... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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A mysterious man without a name wants his stolen property returned. The party dutifully picks up the perpetrators’ trail, but quickly discovers the unusual nature of both thief and object. As the time to find those responsible grows short, a sinister force takes hold of the populace around the heroes, driving them into a desperate race to unravel the mystery and complete their mission before it’s... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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Get along, little…fishies? When the constant quest for credits sees the heroes take on roles as livestock drovers on the water world of Doris, they’re unprepared for both the unforgiving nature of the planet’s surface and the deadly secrets hidden in the watery depths. Their jobs, their reputations, and their very lives are on the line as they try to complete their mission, always mindful that... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$5.00
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The tropical world of Rudurgu is a paradise boasting hundreds of diversions for the tourists that frequent its sprawling Resorts. But an unwanted guest, death, arrives in the form of the slain son of a tribal chieftain. When the chief’s suspicions surrounding the young man’s demise are officially stonewalled, he turns to the PCs to get to the bottom of things. But their investigation uncovers... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$2.00
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“Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive” has never proved so true as the motivations behind the heroes’ latest patron. Having become the victim of a computer hack, he learns his ongoing scheme of diverting cargoes is in peril, so he hires the PCs to quietly investigate and remedy the situation. But the problem is larger than even the patron is aware of, and exposing... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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A call for help from an old friend leads to his death, and the heroes forced to protect a powerful telepath who’s bearing a deadly secret. As the forces deployed to kill her close in, the team must decipher the shattered pieces of her mind to determine where to take her to safety. But the most startling secret is the nature of who is trying to end her life and that of the team’s!
The Shadow... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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An island of peace in the midst of a horrible war — that’s what a group of nuns ask the PCs to rescue on the war-wracked world of Yudha. The adventurers brave warfare, destruction and betrayal to accomplish their task and discover that lasting harmony is in the hands of one man. A man the combatants have vowed to either coerce…or destroy.
The Sea of Tranquility is a short adventure for... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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It sees you when you’re sleeping. It knows when you’re awake. And it’s posing a danger to the peaceful planet of Halla. A benign system designed to upgrade educational toys has instead awakened as an artificial intelligence bent on conquest. One of its creators hires the PCs to help him stop it before it can discover a way to infiltrate the planet’s military and governmental computer systems,... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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The heroes are hired to recover a valuable cargo that has been lost on the planet Orianic. But an easy find-and-recover mission is complicated by strife between several bands of the world’s hardy but xenophobic natives, the dangerous true nature of the cargo, and a shocking twist that means prison — or worse — for the PCs.
The Restless Prairie is a short adventure for 2D6 science fiction... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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A leader’s wife is poisoned in a failed assassination attempt, and the adventurers are tasked with securing the antidote from a neighboring community. Besides facing the planet’s wild and unpredictable weather, the heroes find themselves hip deep in conspiracy and statecraft as they attempt to complete their mission. Worse, they’re under a time limit as the wife slides inexorably toward death.... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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The Reaping is due to occur soon…and an old acquaintance contacts the heroes to come to the newly colonized world of Yorelan and try to put a stop to it before her daughter becomes one of its latest victims. But are the adventurers prepared to discover the secrets waiting to confront them about the people behind the event, their mysterious leader, and even their lair? And will they survive the... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$2.00
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A new call to adventure beckons to the PCs from the planet Qaranshi’s ancient past in the form of a valuable, wondrous machine far ahead of its time. An eager xenoarchaeologist discovers that the device points to even greater rewards, but it doesn’t hint at the dangers awaiting those who dare seek them. The wrath of the device’s builders — though long gone — also runs to the present and is... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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On a world run by geniuses where education is outlawed, the heroes are hired to steal a database of knowledge for distribution to the masses.
The Prometheus Index is a one-page, no-frills adventure for Cepheus Engine (or other science-fiction systems using 2D6 as a mechanic.) Designed as a one-shot, it can easily be slotted into an ongoing campaign. ... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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An injured but love-struck young man hires the heroes to rescue his paramour — a girl whose family hates him and tried to have him killed — from the religious redoubt they shipped her off to as punishment for her sneaking around to see her beloved behind their backs. As the team sets out on their seemingly simple mission, however, destructive forces fueled by hate are gathering to deny the lovers’... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing…the heroes discover the truth behind this old maxim for themselves when a simple run of cargo to a xenoarchaeological team on the planet Alkhost goes awry. The expedition seems to have unearthed secrets long-buried that should’ve stayed that way. But what secrets? And why is a tribe of barbarians willing to commit murder to protect them?
The Pierian Dagger... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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When the PCs are offered a chance to act as bodyguards for the famous adult entertainer Pandora Quince, little do they know that the job entails much more than simply rubbing elbows with one of the most alluring figures in the subsector. They must also deal with overly-ardent fans, jealous partners, and a host of other ills both deadly and benign as she completes a tour. But Pandora’s past is quickly... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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The subterranean caverns on the world of Thar Darul are the scene of odd occurrences that a group of aggrieved miners ask the PCs to investigate. What they discover is an unexpected and deadly attempt to infiltrate the planet and subjugate its people. Worse, the mine manager has no idea what is occurring in his mine — and the miners want to keep it that way, even if it means the adventurers’ untimely... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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A child's life hangs in the balance. Dr. Aria Sonn, a brilliant scientist driven to the brink by desperation, seeks the heroes’ help. She offers a king's ransom and a daring plan: infiltrate the lab, steal a forbidden artifact locked away in a high-security government lab, and save her daughter's life. Sonn's actions are morally ambiguous, a desperate mother defying interstellar... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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During a war on a balkanized planet, the unthinkable happens and a weapon of mass destruction is unleashed. When international inspectors are stymied in their attempts to investigate, the heroes are hired to slip in and gather the data needed. But a simple sneak-and-snoop job quickly becomes a cat-and-mouse game with paranoid citizens and jumpy soldiers. And what is the deadly secret that the military... [click here for more] |
Michael Brown |
$1.00
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