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MegaTraveller:

Robots

PRINCIPAL AUTHOR: Rob Prior

The cover is used with the permission of Far Future Enterprises,

and is by Lovell. The art originally appeared in the Journal of the

Travellers' Aide Society Issue #2 over the original Ref's Notes on

Robots that started the the journey of robots in Traveller. We are

honoured to use it here.

EDITOR: Jonathan Sherlock

PROOFING: Harry E. Bryan

CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS: Jonathan Sherlock

Ewan Quibell

William Hostman

Sean O'Neal

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David Jaques-Watson

Harry E. Bryan

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TRAVELLER BOOK 8: ROBOTS

DESIGN: Joe D. Fugate, Sr.

DEVELOPMENT: Timothy B. Brown

ART DIRECTION: Barbie Pratt

INTERIOR ART: Steve Venters

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About this supplement

Many Traveller Referees have crafted a robot system for

MegaTraveller based on Traveller Book 8: Robots. The Errata for

MegaTraveller by Don McKinney indicates that incorporating robots into

MegaTraveller is a known problem, and no obvious errata exists.

The editor of this supplement took it upon himself to bridge this gap.

He started a discussion thread on the Citizens of the Imperium

discussion board, and others contributed a lot of valuable material.

The biggest contribution came from someone who found a draft of a

MegaTraveller Robots supplement by Rob Prior, who started to cover

many issues beyond construction and design in his work. The editor

attempted to contact Rob Prior for permission to use his work, and he is

credited as the principal author for this supplement.

Ultimately the editor has made some calls on contentious issues. I

apologise to those contributors who so passionately argued cases that

did not make it into this supplement.

This supplement has been constructed purely for fun. MegaTraveller

has not had any new products for many years. I have no wish to

undermine the great work being done by current Traveller publishers,

and wish them all the best.

This supplement dealing with Robots in MegaTraveller is a fan

publication, and is intended to be freely distributed

Visit: http://www.farfuture.net/ or http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/ to buy

Mega Traveller products.

Visit http://www.travellerrpg.com/ for a warm and welcoming Traveller

role playing community. Don't make a liar out of me, you lot!

Table of Contents

Introduction...........................................................................................................................................4

Robot Design Sequence.......................................................................................................................6

Robot Design Evaluation....................................................................................................................25

Improving Education and Skills.........................................................................................................27

Robots in MegaTraveller....................................................................................................................28

Human beings have dreams. Even dogs have dreams, but not you, you are just a machine. An imitation of life.

Can a robot write a symphony? Can a robot turn a canvas into a beautiful masterpiece?

Introduction

MegaTraveller: Robots

Far Future Enterprises

As technology increases, more and more

work can be done by machines, giving

intelligent creatures - sophonts - cheaper goods

and more leisure time. But machines reach their

highest potential only when they are finally able

to think for themselves, as well as move about

and manipulate their environment.

Robots are the machines with these

capabilities.

This supplement for MegaTraveller enables

referees and players to confidently integrate

robots into MegaTraveller campaigns.

The MegaTraveller Referee's Companion

addresses the role of robots in the

MegaTraveller universe, the history, types and

uses of robots in Imperial space, and robot

manufacturers. It is recommended reading for

Referees and Players who want to deal with

robots in the Shattered Imperium.

This supplement includes a robot design

system that extends the MegaTraveller Craft

Design Sequence for robots, and rules as to

how to include Robots in your game.

Sequence, and so robots can be immediately

added to any combat situations.

A player group might be in a position to

design a robot to insert into their campaign.

Like starship design, robot design is an unusual

task for a player group, but this is a possibility in

a game.

WHAT IS A ROBOT?

There is no one universal definition for a

Robot. They can replicate humans and other

sophonts, or be constructed for one specialised

task. Robots can be autonomous or semi-

autonomous, or even under the control of

another robot or sophont. The more

independence of action that a robot has, the

more likely it is to be regarded as a robot.

ANIMAL CARE ROBOT

Robot ID: Animal Care Robot, TL12, Cr83,388,

STR = 33, DEX = 7, INT = 2, EDU = 2

Hull: 1/1, Disp = 0.0104, Volume = 161 litres,

Config = 3US, Armour = 4F, Unloaded =

145kg, Loaded = 146kg, Burdened =

171kg

Power: 1/2, Fuel Cell = 30kW, Duration = 4/12

(99 hours)

Locomotion: 1/2, Wheels, P/W = 82, Road = 209kph,

Off-road = 52kph

App & Tools: Medium Arm, Light Arm, Medical

Instrument Package

Comms: Voder, Radio = Distant (5km)

Sensors: Basic Sensor Package, + passive IR , +

light intensifier

Offence: Body Pistol

Defence: None

Environment: Basic Environment

Control: None Necessary

Brain: CPU – linear = 14, CPU – parallel = 5,

Storage – Standard = 24

Software: Logic = High Data, Command = Basic,

Medical-2, Body Pistol-2

Accom: None

Subcraft: None

Other: Fuel (Hydrogen) = 19.83 litres

The Animal Care Robot is designed for basic

veterinary care of herds of animals in an agricultural

context. It can be adapted to wildlife care with

instruction.

ROBOT DESIGN SYSTEM

The robot design system in this book serves

both referees and players. Referees can design

robots in detail for their campalgns.

Players can create player character robots

for themselves. The robot design system is

compatible with the MegaTraveller Craft Design

MegaTraveller: Robots

Far Future Enterprises

STARSHIP MAINTENANCE ROBOT

Robot ID: Starport Maintenance Robot, TL12,

Cr101,974, STR = 34, DEX = 16, INT = 2,

EDU = 5

Hull: 1/1, Disp = 0.0196, Volume = 371 litres,

Config = 3US, Armour = 4F, Unloaded =

367kg, Loaded = 371kg, Burdened =

401kg

Power: 1/2, Fuel Cell = 90kW, Duration = 5/17

(136 hours)

Locomotion: 1/2, Tracks, P/W = 130, Road = 259kph,

Off-road = 78kph, (Burdened: P/W = 121,

Road = 250kph, Off-road = 75kph)

Light Arms x 2, Light Tentacles x 2, Lt

Laser Welder, Mechanical Tool Package,

Electronic Tool Package

Commo: Voder

Sensors: Eyes x 4, Ears x 2, Spotlights x 2

Offence: None

Defence: None

Environment: Basic Environment

Control: None Necessary

Brain: CPU–linear = 15, Storage–Standard = 50,

CPU–parallel = 5, Brain Interface

Software: Logic = High Data, Command = Basic,

Engineering-3, Electronic-1, Mechanical-

1, Gravitics-1

Accomm: None

Subcraft: None

Appendages

& Tools:

Robots are treated as craft for the purpose of

this supplement. The range of available hulls is

extended to smaller sizes for building a wider

variety of robot.

Most robots are discrete machines that

perform tasks autonomously under instruction.

They are usually comparable in size to humans.

But robotic craft can be bigger and use

multiple robot brains and mobile robots for

crew. In this way it is possible to construct

robots suited for particular tasks to replace

sophont labour, but also larger autonomous

machines.

Both kinds of robot are covered in this

supplement.

Other: Fuel (Hydrogen) = 54.46 litres

A common sight in starports, and often used to

substitute for the Engineer position. This little robot is

commonly instructed in basic tasks such as preparing for

jump or firing up the power plant. It excels at these tasks

and is often a trusted companion of lonely Prospectors or

Scouts.

It stands as a tall cylinder about 2 metres high and

almost 1.5 meters in diameter. It uses two tentacles and

two arms to manipulate its extensive array of tools and

can reliably maintain most systems on a starship.

INTEGRATING ROBOTS INTO TRAVELLER

Robots can perform major roles in combat.

Armoured, with weapons, and programmed with

tactics they potentially make a formidable

opponent. But they have limitations as well.

Where they excel is in repetitive menial tasks

that require high degrees of accuracy.

Rules for how robots perform tasks based on

their design mean that all robots can be

integrated into non-combat situations very

quickly as well.

Before designing a robot, you should have a

clear idea of what function the robot is intended

to serve. This will help establish which

parameters to consider when you have to make

trade-offs. A simple cargobot will have to be

rugged and cheap, while an experimental

expert system may have no cost restriction but

require a skill level of Physics-4.

Traveller - MegaTraveller - Robot Supplement.pdf

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