Originally posted by GypsyComet:
Of the FASA designs, only a couple made the jump to Canon. This isn't a problem for *players* of course, though more artwork is always a good thing.
The Valor made it into MT -era artwork in the Rebellion Sourcebook, and later in TNE's Brilliant Lances.
The four Zhodani starships (but not the SDB) also got into Brilliant Lances. That'd be the Ninz, Chatl, Vlezhdatl, and Zhdits. The Zhdits was actually canonized well before, as part of an Imperial unit badge (with a hapless Zhdits in the crosshairs) pictured in, IIRC, Spinward Marches Campaign.
The Lord Sommerset was a variant of the Type M plans that appeared in Adventure 13 (Signal GK), and the Type T had artwork before FASA did the (flawed) deckplans for the Lurushaar Kilaalum (or however that's spelled).
I was a bit surprised that the Alexandria never made canon, considering it's architect was the premier artist of MT.
In the personal favorites category would have to be the Maru, ugly as it is, the Valor, and the Lucifer. I tried to love the Endeavor, but that is one screwed up piece of naval architecture...
Hmm. It may be time to re-visit the Valor, in another attempt to get the 400-ton plans to look right...
Originally posted by Sigg Oddra:
Don't forget the Games Workshop contributions to Traveller canon, the IISS Ship Files and Adventure 4: Leviathan![]()
Indeed, Canon was the wrong term. "Adopted by GDW into the 'cool enough to reuse' club" is more precise, but doesn't roll off the tongue quite as readily.Originally posted by Bhoins:
Actually the whole lot of them are Canon. FASA was officially licensed to produce material for Traveller. Not all canon is/was produced by GDW. FASA, Seeker Gaming Systems, Judges Guild, DGP, GDW and now QLI all produced canon material. And all were or are licensed to produce canon material. Judges Guild's material is no longer canon and is the only material that I have seen specifically removed from canon. DGP, while still canon is "forbidden canon," which means it can't be officially developed but is still there.
The Teahleikhoi Aslan Mercenary Regiment is a FASA write up that is in virtually all versions of Traveller. (I doubt they are in T4 and may not be in TNE, though I see no reason they wouldn't be around in TNE or 1248.) (Mentioned in GDW CT material and both GDW and DGP MT material.)
Just because only some of the ships had their pictures translated to other Traveller material doesn't make the rest of them non canon.
Originally posted by Sigg Oddra:
Do you have the IISS Ship Files book?
If so you could do those next![]()
Originally posted by GypsyComet:
oo, some of the IISS Ship Files designs are *funky*.
There were also a number that appeared in White Dwarf (before the GW House Organ Effect took over) that were quite good.
How true.Originally posted by Bhoins:
Probably 75% of all canon ships were funky in one way or another. Especially those caught in the LBB2 to LBB5 transition, and the LBB5 1st edition to LBB5 2nd edition, transition. I may be exaggerating slightly but even the GDW ships definitely have some problems. Even all these years later you see problems with the "Standard" T20 ships.
Originally posted by GypsyComet:
Not necessarily funky in the "math eludes us" manner. A couple are out in that "so strange they don't feel like Traveller" zone...
I think it has something to do with boarding proceedures but I am not entirely sure.Originally posted by Andrew Boulton:
Eww...why are Aslan and Vargr ships sticky near the top?
Oh. Sorry.
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