Prime Directive as system neutral source book?
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Greg Smith
Mongoose
That is the one.
His Andorian sourcebook is good too (before Enterprise addressed that issue on screen).
His Andorian sourcebook is good too (before Enterprise addressed that issue on screen).
Over on the ADB boards, Steve Cole and Jean opened a topic to discuss a possible new product called "Away Team Log". This will be a consolidation of material that's already been published in Captain's Logs. Rather than buy fifteen or more back-issues of Captain's Log, Prime Directive players will be able to catch up on all sorts of background fluff that never made it into the core rule books or empire-specific supplemental books. Even long-time players who already have all the Captain's Logs on their shelves might want to buy the Away Team Log to have it all in one place rather than having to dig through a stack of books to find a particular article.
I've checked it the next-to-last time. (I need to see if I made the changes correctly and if they shifted the text until it runs off the page.) I've taken game specific language out as much as possible and added descriptive text (not TL 7, but early modern technology and explaining that Class M means Earth-like). We've inserted metric and Celsius temperatures so that Traveller folks will be able to integrate the data.
It should be fun as just reading material. I also hope to have supplements for each game system so that you could play a Borak or use the new phaser. I hope that after reading this, you look carefully at the cats around you.
(Yes, I am excited about this book.
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It should be fun as just reading material. I also hope to have supplements for each game system so that you could play a Borak or use the new phaser. I hope that after reading this, you look carefully at the cats around you.
(Yes, I am excited about this book.
)Away Team Log is now up on e23! (And Jean does a happy dance!) While we are marketing this for roleplayers, it is a great compilation for anyone. We have gone into the non-fiction articles and included both imperial and metric information for them. We did that just for Traveller fans! And it should help tide you over until the Traveller: Prime Directive book gets out. 
http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=ADB8010
Tales of the Away Teams
Away Team Log is a compilation of the RPG material published in 19 issues of Captain's Log, along with some of the fiction and other material that will be of interest to RPG players. Finally, roleplayers can get this material without having to buy over $400 worth of books.
Not a roleplayer? Not a problem! You'll find this book an enjoyable read! This book is entirely fiction and background; system specific stats are in separate supplements.
AWAY TEAM MISSIONS: A Call to Battle; For Duty, All Things; Duty, Honor, Empire; For the Good of the Empire.
GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY: Planetary surveys, Organia, Mad Jack's Hole. Background files on the Gorns, Skoleans, Lyran Democratic Republic, Borak, and Kzintis.
PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS: Klingon detectives, saga of a Klingon warrior, Inspector Kolmes, the mercenaries of Black Nebula, the Pirates of Orion, and zombies.
THOLIANS: A preview of a future sourcebook: deck plans, history, biology, military ranks, and their desperate journey to find (and conquer) a new galaxy.
FINAL DIRECTIVES: The phaser-Uzi, hot pursuit in starships, and Prime Directive conversions you won't ever see.
We did that just for Traveller fans! And it should help tide you over until the Traveller: Prime Directive book gets out. http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=ADB8010
Tales of the Away Teams
Away Team Log is a compilation of the RPG material published in 19 issues of Captain's Log, along with some of the fiction and other material that will be of interest to RPG players. Finally, roleplayers can get this material without having to buy over $400 worth of books.
Not a roleplayer? Not a problem! You'll find this book an enjoyable read! This book is entirely fiction and background; system specific stats are in separate supplements.
AWAY TEAM MISSIONS: A Call to Battle; For Duty, All Things; Duty, Honor, Empire; For the Good of the Empire.
GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY: Planetary surveys, Organia, Mad Jack's Hole. Background files on the Gorns, Skoleans, Lyran Democratic Republic, Borak, and Kzintis.
PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS: Klingon detectives, saga of a Klingon warrior, Inspector Kolmes, the mercenaries of Black Nebula, the Pirates of Orion, and zombies.
THOLIANS: A preview of a future sourcebook: deck plans, history, biology, military ranks, and their desperate journey to find (and conquer) a new galaxy.
FINAL DIRECTIVES: The phaser-Uzi, hot pursuit in starships, and Prime Directive conversions you won't ever see.
ATL is now also on DriveThruRPG, for those so interested.
