Hinterworlds Sector information sources?

[AkosPrime]

Other than Challenge Magazine #39, does anyone know of any sources of information for the Hinterworlds sector? Even better would be something about the Hashi and/or Kandra subsectors. Things like lore, adventures, etc. I don't care at the moment which version of Traveller it might have been for/from, I'm just trying to track down anything official/canon regarding the sector prior to potentially starting a campaign there. Any help or direction greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance!

 

[G'Naakbusters]

The only sources I can think of are the Challenge Magazine stuff that you've already looked at (the very nicely presented overview of the sector and its polities; issues 39, 48, and 52) and Survival Margin, which is wrapped up in Rebellion Metaplot and not that useful otherwise, but does have some little crumbs of interest (that is, if you have it available take a look, but it won't be worth hunting for if you don't). There's the wiki, of course; I don't think much has been established anywhere beyond what the wiki and the Map have.

Someone else might correct me.

Also, Hinterworlds is a great choice. I have a fondness for the sectors outside the superpowers, with their smaller polities and pocket empires; places like Beyond, Reaver's Deep, Far Frontiers, and Hinterworlds.

 

[AkosPrime]

Thanks for the info! I didn't know about the other two Challenge issues, I'll grab those.

I like the idea of having a relatively open/free sector that has some history/background, but allows for a lot more customization and creativity. Hinterworlds appealed to me because you can get the Imperium and the Solomani involved, like with proxy wars and "cold war" type spy/spook stuff. But you've also got a number of potential conflicts between worlds, and no overarching control group like the Imperium ready to come down on them for a little interstellar conflicting. Plus you've got the K'kree and the Hivers nearby for even more intrigue.

I feel like so much is focused on the opposite side of charted space when it comes to supplements, adventures, etc. and so this area feels both neglected and yet ripe for exploration/exploitation.

Again, thanks for the pointers on other lore and info sources!

 

[G'Naakbusters]

My favourite factions in Traveller are the K'kree and the Hivers, so I'm always hungry for more focus on the trailing side of the map...

 

[InexorableTash]

https://logofthegrayswandir.com/ is an (unfinished) serialized story set primarily in the Adar and Tilanke subsectors, at the start of the Rebellion. Lots of nice world details and political machinations.

 

[Randal]

Yes, G'Naakbusters is right, Challenge is the main source. There is some information on the Traveller Wiki about specific polities and races but... FEAR NOT! I am 95% finished on the first draft of a sector book for Hinterworlds and Old Expanses with the theme of the first Cold War, the Great Game (aka Peter Hopkirk's book).

 

[Grognardia]

Yes, G'Naakbusters is right, Challenge is the main source. There is some information on the Traveller Wiki about specific polities and races but... FEAR NOT! I am 95% finished on the first draft of a sector book for Hinterworlds and Old Expanses with the theme of the first Cold War, the Great Game (aka Peter Hopkirk's book).

I'd love to hear any updates about this

 

[Randal]

I'd love to hear any updates about this

A manuscript for Hinterworlds and Old Expanses sector book has been submitted to @MongooseMatt (hoping there are not two Matts at Mongoose) for approval. Hinterworlds focus is around Solomani versus Imperial diplomatic and covert fencing in the face of the spectre of a second Solomani Rim War modelled around the 'Great Game' of the Russian vs British Empire in Central Asia in the 1800s. The Old Expanses leans into the legacy of post-year-310 expansion into the sector, megacorporate adventurism, the divisions left by history, the backlash of the Solomani Rim War and of course, the threat of a second one. I have tried to fill it with 'flavour' and there are short pieces of fiction in it too. All previously published source material has been honoured (Challenge, mostly) in a much as I can find it.