Signals from the Core - A Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition Podcast

Episode 18: Law & Order in the Core - Imperium Confidential

How would you run a Traveller campaign about local cops or private investigators? Inspired by a listener’s question, Capt. Aurelius talks examines law and order in the Co

Episode 17: Solo in the Core - Playing the Traveller RPG Without a Group

Can’t find a group or a Referee interested in running Traveller adventures in the Core Sector of the Third Imperium? Paul Elliott’s SOLO Second Edition from Zozer Games g

Episode 16: Rotten to the Core - Crime & Corruption in the Core

Crime in Traveller's Core Sector is best defined by access, proximity to power, and institutional complexity, often hiding behind wealth, status, bureaucracy, and legitim

Episode 15: Culture in the Core - Syleans, Successors, and Sacrifice

The Core Sector in Traveller roleplaying game is often described through its great institutions, but what about the people, races and cultures who actually live there? In

Episode 14: Trade in the Core - Mains, Megacorps, and Misbehavior

It’s often said that trade is the lifeblood of the Third Imperium. And in the Core Sector, it operates on an extraordinary scale. In this episode of Signals from the Core

Episode 13: Decline in the Core – Cantinas and Corruption

In this episode of Signals from the Core, we open with a review of Core Adventure 2: Last Call at Eneri's Cantina by Christopher Griffen for Mongoose Traveller 2nd Editio

Episode 12: Entertainment in the Core - The Business of Distraction

What does the Core do for fun? We explore how people across the sector consume entertainment, from bootleg holo-vids and immersive VR to luxury tourism, gladitorial blood

Episode 11: Signals to the Core – From Communications to Corruption

In this episode of Signals from the Core, we open the mailbag for a round of CORE-espondence: listener questions, messages, and ideas that sent me down new routes for thi

Episode 10: Celebrity & Fame in the Core – Stardom at the Speed of Jump

In the Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition roleplaying game, news crawls across the stars at the speed of jump, and fame travels the same way.  In this episode of Signals fro

Episode 9: Capital of the Core – The Throne World, City by City

In this episode of Signals from the Core, we take our first deep dive into Capital, throne world of the Third Imperium. Twenty billion people. A Grand floating palace, Cl

Episode 8: Launching a Traveller Campaign in the Core Pt. 2 - Old Crew Blues

In the Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition roleplaying game, an established crew brings something a fresh group can't. Shared history. A ship. A reputation. Patrons, contacts,

Episode 7: Launching a Traveller Campaign in the Core Pt. 1

In the Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition roleplaying game, character creation does half the work of building adventures before the first session even begins. The dice genera

Episode 6: Creating a Sandbox in the Core - A Detailed Look at Singularity

In this episode of Signals from the Core, we take a deep dive into Mongoose Traveller’s massive Singularity campaign, written by Christopher Griffen, and explore why it m

Episode 5: Bureaucracy in the Core – Policy, Procedure, and Protocol

In the Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition roleplaying game, the Imperial Bureaucracy is the machine that holds eleven thousand worlds together through paperwork, procedure, a

Episode 4: Nobility in the Core – Proxies, Whispers, and Rivalries

In the Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition roleplaying game, the nobility of the Imperium shapes politics, precedent, and the flow of power. In this episode of Signals from th

Episode 3: Gameplay in the Core Pt. 2 – Alliances Carry a Price

The Core is less about firepower and more about relationships. In this episode, we look at how referees can run Core-sector campaigns, how players can thrive within them,

Episode 2: Gameplay in the Core Pt. 1 - Power Wears a Smile

In this episode of Signals from the Core, we dive into what makes player characters in the Core Sector different from the usual Travellers on the fringes of space. From a

Episode 1: Core Sector First Look - Nothing Stays Hidden Forever

Welcome to the debut episode of Signals from the Core, a podcast for Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition set deep within the tangled heart of the Third Imperium. We begin our

Episode 0 - Trailer

Introducing Signals from the Core, a new podcast for referees and players of Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition, exploring the Core Sector of Charted Space. Each episode del