[New GM] MGT2 RPG Themed Product list

[Giorgio3025]

Hello everyone,
I am a very new GM to the works of the MGP Traveller 2E RPG, and I recently ordered a couple of books (and a Fantasy Grounds Unity bundle) to get me started on this Sci-Fi system, and I am trying to sort out how the extensive product line interacts with each other. Below is what I have so far in grouping items by themes and subject matters, bolded names are placeholder; suggestions on how to improve this list is welcomed.
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Custom MGP Traveller 2E Product List
Revised: 3/12/23

Notes:
* = I own a physical copy of this item.
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Core Rules & Accessories:
Core Rulebook Update 2022*
Explorer's Edition*
Traveller Companion*
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Vehicle Handbook*
High Guard Update 2023
High Guard: Aslan ebook
High Guard: Deployment Shuttle ebook
Robot Handbook
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Central Supply Catalogue Update 2023
Field Catalogue*
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Bounty Hunter (July/November)
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Sector Construction Guide Box Set (Foreven sector)
World Builder's Handbook (April/August)
Utility Pack*
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Referee's Screen
TAS Dice Set
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Sourcebooks & Adventures:
The Spinward Extents (Beyond & Vanguard Reaches sectors)
Trailing Frontier (Ley & Gateway sectors; March/July)
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Aliens of Charterd Space Series:
Aliens of Charted Space Vol. 1 (Vargr, Aslan, Zhodani, K'kree)
Aliens of Charted Space Vol. 2 (Solomani, Droyne, Hivers)
Aliens of Charted Space Vol. 3 (Darrians, Geonee, Dolphins, Orca, Bwaps)
Aliens of Charted Space Volume 4 (Gurvin, Za'tachk, Suerrat, Texcat; June/October)
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Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Series:
Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Volume 1
Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Volume 2
Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Volume 3
Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Volume 4
Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Volume 5
Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Volume 6
Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Volume 7
Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Volume 8
Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Volume 9
Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Volume 10
Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Vol. 11 (March)
Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Vol. 12 (March)
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Referee’s Briefing Series:
One: Companies & Corporations
Two: Anomalies and Wonders
Three: Going Portside
Four: Mercenary Forces
Five: Incidents and Encounters
Six: Garden Worlds
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Core Sector series:
The Third Imperium
Core Adventure 1: Invasive Species
Core Adventure 2: Last Call at Eneri's Cantina
Core Adventure 3: Errant Lightning
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Solomani Rim series:
Solomani Front (Solomani Rim & Alpha Cruicis sectors)
Solomani Adventure 1: Mysteries on Arcturus Station
Solomani Adventure 2: The Bell of Rocamadour
The Order of Prometheus (Solomani Confederation)
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Sword Worlds Series:
Sword Worlds (Sword Worlds Confederation)
Skandersvik (Sword Worlds, campaign)
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Behind the Claw series:
Behind the Claw (Deneb & Spinward Marches sectors)
Deneb Adventure 1: The Lost Duke
Marches Adventure 1: High and Dry
Marches Adventure 2: Mission to Mithril
Marches Adventures 1-5 (March/July)
Spinward Marches 1: The Bowman Arm
Spinward Marches 2: The Lunion Shield Worlds
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Secrets of the Ancients (Spinward Marches, campaign)
Mysteries of the Ancients (May/September)
Wrath of the Ancients (June/October)
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Glorious Empire series:
The Glorious Empire (Trojan Reach)
Reach Adventure 1: Marooned on Marduk
Reach Adventure 2: Theories of Everything
Reach Adventure 3: The Calixcuel Incident
Reach Adventure 4: Last Flight of the Amuar
Reach Adventure 5: The Borderland Run
Reach Adventure 6: Exodus
Reach Adventure 7: The Last Train Out of Rakken-Goll
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The Great Rift series:
The Great Rift (Corridor sector, Riftspan Reaches)
Great Rift Adventure 1: Islands in the Rift
Great Rift Adventure 2: Deepnight Endeavour
Great Rift Adventure 3: Flatlined
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Deepnight Revelation Core Set (Great Rift, Deepnight campaign)
Deepnight Revelation Dice Set
Deepnight Revelation 1: Riftsedge Transit
Deepnight Revelation 2: The Near Side of Yonder
Deepnight Revelation 3: The Crossing
Deepnight Revelation 4: The Far Side of Nowhere
Deepnight Revelation 5: Voidshore
Deepnight Revelation 6: Expeditions
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Naval Series:
The Imperial Navy (June/October)
Element Class Cruisers (1/2): Shipbuilder's Blueprints
Element Class Cruisers (2/2): Naval Campaigns Handbook
Naval Adventure 1: Shakedown Cruise
Naval Adventure 2: Showing the Sunburst
Naval Adventure 3: Fire on the Sindalian Main
Naval Adventure 4: Enemy of My Enemy
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Mercenary Series:
Mercenary Box Set*
Mercenary Dice Set
Specialist Forces
Mercenaries of Charted Space
Mercenary Adventure 1: Verloren Hoop
Mercenary Adventure 2: Bug Hunt
Mercenary Adventure 3: Must Travel, Need Guns
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Pirates Series:
The Pirates of Drinax (Trojan Reach sector, sandbox campaign)
Drinaxian Companion (Trojan Reach sector & Pirates of Drinax campaign)
Shadows of Sindal (min-campaign)
Pirates of Drinax Original Soundtrack
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Unclassified:
Rim Expeditions ?
Starship Operator's Manual ?
Legend of the Sky Raiders ?
Pioneer ?
Singularity ?
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Unclassified II:
Book 1: The Great Rift
Book 2: Reft
Book 3: Touchstone & Afawahisa
Book 4: Deep Space Exploration Handbook
Ebook 1: Deepnight Legacy
Ebook 2: Campaign Guide
Ebook 2: Referee’s Handbook
Ebook 4: Terminus Point

 

[ottarrus]

Welcome to the OTU, G!

First thing: You don't need the Explorer's Edition if you have Core Rulebook, The EE is a very basic, almost Quick Start set of rules and the Core Rulebook goes into far greater depth. Also, the Element-class Cruiser Deckplans include the Naval Campaign Guide.
Secondly you don't need to buy this whole list. For one thing, it's damned expensive. For another, you can easily get overwhelmed by all the information.
To get you started in the game AND the Official Traveller Universe [the OTU] my suggestion is this;
- Core Rulebook 2022
- Central Supply Catalogue 2023
- Behind the Claw
I suggest Behind the Claw because it gives you two sectors to play in [which is more than most PC groups will ever need] and it describes the major cultural aspects of the Third Imperium and how the frontier area is different from the main body of the 3-I. It delves into law, trade, the nobility, the military, the megacorporations and foreign relations [Zhodani, Darrians, Sword Worlders and Vargr], all in one handy volume. With these three books, you'll be able to run any campaign you want until you find out what you're players really like doing... then you go out and get the supplements that'll give you the most for your money.

 

[Steve Geddes]

I would group Specialist Forces with the Mercenary books, personally.

I think ottarus has some great advice. Personally I also find The Third Imperium really useful for background/overall setting info.

 

[Giorgio3025]

Welcome to the OTU, G!

First thing: You don't need the Explorer's Edition if you have Core Rulebook, The EE is a very basic, almost Quick Start set of rules and the Core Rulebook goes into far greater depth. Also, the Element-class Cruiser Deckplans include the Naval Campaign Guide.
Secondly you don't need to buy this whole list. For one thing, it's damned expensive. For another, you can easily get overwhelmed by all the information.
To get you started in the game AND the Official Traveller Universe [the OTU] my suggestion is this;
- Core Rulebook 2022
- Central Supply Catalogue 2023
- Behind the Claw
I suggest Behind the Claw because it gives you two sectors to play in [which is more than most PC groups will ever need] and it describes the major cultural aspects of the Third Imperium and how the frontier area is different from the main body of the 3-I. It delves into law, trade, the nobility, the military, the megacorporations and foreign relations [Zhodani, Darrians, Sword Worlders and Vargr], all in one handy volume. With these three books, you'll be able to run any campaign you want until you find out what you're players really like doing... then you go out and get the supplements that'll give you the most for your money.

Thanks for the suggestions, I will add that to my next "$150+ Order to Get Free USA Shipping" shopping list.
I will update my OP to indicate which items I already own (I forgot to do that before I posted).

I actualy found that reading the Explorer's Edition made it much easier for me to read the full rulebook, and I wanted it to share with any new players I might find in the future.

Any sugestions for the items I have in the "Unclassified" section? I didnt find much information about them on the Mongoose Store, or with a quick search through the forums.

 

[Giorgio3025]

Good point on the Specialist book, I missed the line on the product page that said "Requires the use of the Mercenary box set". Oops

 

[NOLATrav]

Any sugestions for the items I have in the "Unclassified" section? I didnt find much information about them on the Mongoose Store, or with a quick search through the forums.

Starship Operators’ Manual is a deep dive into, well, starship operations and how starships work. In my mind it’s akin to High Guard so could be listed in your Core & Accessories category.

Legend of the Sky Raiders is an adventure campaign originally set in Far Frontiers sector, which is on the spinward side of Foreven sector, opposite the Spinward Marches. I’m not sure if Mongoose plans to move it into an area they’ve already covered. I guess technically it’s “behind the claw” but that might be a bit of a stretch.

Pioneer is I believe a totally new game, using the Traveller system (much like 2300AD) but set in the very near future of our own solar system and probably different rules for ship design, vehicles, etc. I‘d say it would be in its own category as a separate but related game system.

Hope that helps, and thanks for the list 👍

 

[ottarrus]

OK, I have a soft spot in my heart for the Legend of the Sky Raiders adventures. These were produced by the Bill and Andy Keith, two authors who were HUGE in the early days of Traveller. A significant percentage of the OTU is their doing. The Sky Raiders trilogy was the first adventure that made exploration themes really interesting to me.
Rim Adventures is really only useful if you own The Solomani Rim and the Aliens of Charted Space 3, which contains the Solomani culture. And frankly, I personally avoid that whole area like the plague. Racism is a difficult enough issue here on Earth, so I see no need to bring it up in an RPG.
Starship Operators Guide is going to be a deep delve into the systems and operational procedures of starships in Traveller. It's essentially the 'flavor text' for High Guard. If it's anything like DGP's original, it will be a very interesting read [and I myself will probably buy the pdf], but it's not really necessary.
So if you intend to pick between the three, my vote is for Sky Raiders.

 

[Giorgio3025]

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(Update 2/21/23) Added to list from Fantasy Grounds Unity VTT storefront:
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(New) Referee’s Briefing Series:
One: Companies & Corporations
Two: Anomalies and Wonders
Three: Going Portside
Four: Mercenary Forces
Five: Incidents and Encounters
Six: Garden Worlds
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Behind the Claw series:
Spinward Marches 1: The Bowman Arm
Spinward Marches 2: The Lunion Shield Worlds

 

[Giorgio3025]

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Update 3/12/23:
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(Added) Core Rules & Accessories:
High Guard: Aslan ebook
High Guard: Deployment Shuttle ebook
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(New*) Unclassified II:
Book 1: The Great Rift
Book 2: Reft
Book 3: Touchstone & Afawahisa
Book 4: Deep Space Exploration Handbook
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Ebook 1: Deepnight Legacy
Ebook 2: Campaign Guide
Ebook 2: Referee’s Handbook
Ebook 4: Terminus Point
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*=Received as part of a BOH/HB deal, and now need to figure out where they go in the above categories.