08 January 2025

Traveller - So what Artwork do I Like?

 

The cover of Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition (2017) showing Beowulf Free Trader under attack from two patrol cruisers
So I love this cover - what others float my starship?

I was rightly challenged on Facebook by Dave about what art do I like for Traveller following my previous post. 

An exchange on Facebook asking what I think of the new (2024) version of the 2022 codebook cover. I say I don't like it, so I get challenged as to what I do like. This shows the comment thread.
The challenge...

So here is the Traveller art work I like, Mongoose Second Edition, in no particular order.

The cover of Traveller The Great Rift Adventure #1 - A silver starship awaits under an ominous clouded sky
Hints of adventure against an ominous sky.



The cover of Traveller - The Spinward Extents. A group of Vargr, seen from behind, wave off a ship into an iridescent sky.
Waving goodbye...



The cover of Traveller - Reach Adventure 3: The Calixcuel Incident. A tentacled monster attacks a window while silhouettes of people panic in front of it.
Tentacles - shades of Dragon's Domain for Space 1999.



The cover of Traveller Referee's Screen Update 2024. A woman, a Vargr, a man with an Alien on his shoulder look out while ships manoeuvre above.
I think this would have been a great Core Book cover.



The cover of Traveller - The Third Imperium. The Emperor sits on the throne, flanked by his wife and daughter. An honour guard waits in front. All gold and opulence.
Empire and might... shades of the Foundation TV series.



The cover of Traveller - Specialist Forces which shows a sniper in light armour aiming.
You won't see the one that gets you.



The cover of Traveller - The Solomon Front. A group of people stand by a water, across which ships launch with old school rocket exhausts. The woman in the group holds a gun and it looks like they are up to no good.
What intrigue is this group up to?



The Cover of Traveller - Whispers on the Abyss. A main in a breather mask with a gun on his shoulder looks back at you amidst wind and fire as the group struggles along a causeway.
This one feels like you're part of the group.



The cover of Traveller - Sector Construction Guide. This shows a Traveller hex based star map which blends into images of planets.
A star map set against the planets in space - abstract and effective.



The cover of Traveller - Traders and Gunboats. This one shows a ship taking fire from three system defence boats over a planet with an orbiting station.
Another ship under attack!

So there you are - the covers on the current edition that really catch my eye. Which ones work for you?

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