The Zhodani Base

Welcome to the Zhodani Base Awards 2011! 2011 has been a very good year for Traveller. There have been lots of new publications, and old ones have been made available on pdf.

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The first category is “Best Fanzine“. The nominees are:

• Infinite Stars
• Stellar Reaches
• Freelance Traveller
• Into The Deep

The winner of the category “Best Fanzine” is;

Freelance Traveller.

Freelance Traveller has delivered a new fine issue every month. The page-count may be greater in the other fanzines, but they haven’t delivered 12 issues in 2011.

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Next category is “Best Adventure“. The nominees are:

• The Beast of Karridan’s Hollow
• Spinward Encounters
• 21 Plots Too
• Secrets of the Ancients

The winner of the category “Best Adventure” is;

Spinward Encounters.

Spinward Encounters is a very fine product that I have written about before. If used correctly, it will give you lots of fun over many gaming sessions.

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Next category is “Best Deckplans“. The nominees are:

• HIMS The Pretty Penny
• 40-ton Slow Pinnace
• Fat Cat
• Starter Pack

The winner of the category “Best Deckplans” is;

HIMS The Pretty Penny.

HIMS The Pretty Penny is a very good looking deckplan that I have written about before.

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Next category is “Best PDF Re-Release“. The nominees are:

• Ley Sector
• Simba Safari
• JTAS #16
• JTAS #23

The winner of the category “Best PDF Re-Release” is;

JTAS #23.

Issue #16 is also a very good JTAS issue, but since this is the Zhodani Base Awards, JTAS #23 had to win.

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Next category is “Best ATU Product“. The nominees are:

• Netherell
• Cascadia
• Outer Veil
• A Primer

The winner of the category “Best ATU Product” is;

Cascadia.

There are now lots of new Alternate Traveller Universes. This is a very interesting development. The winner starts small and presents one sub-sector, but it is presented in great detail.

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The final category is “Best OTU Product“. The nominees are:

• Robots
• Sword Worlds
• Zhodani
• Spinward Encounters

The winner of the category “Best OTU Product” is;

Zhodani.

Hey, what did you expect?

The votes have been counted. The winner of the third Summer Zhodani Base 76 Patrons Writing Contest is Alegis Downport with the Patron called “The Builder“. The runner up is Steven Cabral with the Patron called “A day at the zoo“. w00t!
The winners will be contacted.

Image from wikimedia.  Public Domain.

You may now vote on which of the “Patrons” you think are the best.

The Patrons You can vote for are:

Baby Boom by Ewan Quibell
Funeral Escort by Cheesy_Nacho
A day at the zoo by Steven Cabral
The Builder by Alegis Downport

Only registered users, facebook fans and participants in the competition may vote on the entries they like the most. Everyone else may still express what they think by posting comments. Facebook fans may only vote if they became fans of the Zhodani Base before Juli 1:st and are real persons.

Send in your votes using e-mail, or vote on on facebook.

The voting ends on November 7:st.

 Image from wikimedia.  Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

It is now time for The Zhodani Base 76 Patrons Writing Contest - 2011.

This years first prize is a $20 Gift Certificate at DriveThruRPG.
Second prize is a $10 Gift Certificate at DriveThruRPG.
I decided to stop giving away books, since the postage to send them all over the world was too expensive.

If you win you can buy lots of traveller goodies that you might have missed.

The style of the entries should be in the style of the patrons in CT Supplement 6, 76 Patrons.

Past winners are:

• Universal Health Care (by Raz, winner 2009)
• Drought (by Ewan Quibell, winner 2010)

Two of my own patrons can be found here:

• Sophonts Rights
• The Restaurant

The contest starts now and ends 30 Sept 2011. Write as many entries as You like.

After the 30:th of September 2011, all entries will be posted on the Zhodani Base. Registered users (on the 1:st of July) and participants in the competition may then vote for the entries they like the most.

By entering the contest You allow your entry to be posted at the Zhodani Base. All entries might also be posted in PDF format as a free down-loadable file at the Zhodani Base.

All entrants will be given credit for their work and will retain the copyright on their entries.

Some general guidelines:

1, Each entry should be less than 1000 words.

2, One image may be used in each entry. You must either have the right to the image, or it must be used under some sort of free license. Wikimedia Commons is a good place to find an image that You can use. Please provide information about the image. (Is it Yours? If not, where have You found it? What license is used?) Note: You don’t need to use an image.

3, Each patron should offer 6 options.

4, Each patron should be placed in the Foreven Sector. You may use the version of the Foreven Sector that can be found here at the Zhodani Base. (You don’t have to use this version.)

5, Please don’t force the PCs to sign up for (what they think are) illegal activities. It is better if they find that out later, or in some way are forced to take illegal action…

6, Please use a spell checker!

Send Your entries by e-mail. Please use plain text format and attach the image, if You select to use one. Word files will not be accepted!

As an alternative, contributors to the Zhodani Base may log in and write their entries here. Entries posted that way will be made visible when all other are.

Please include a preferred nickname (that can be Your real name) to show on the Zhodani Base. If You expect to win, include an address to send the first prize to.

Some help: (That you don’t have to use.)

• Foreven Sector Maps
• Foreven LBB style Maps
• Foreven WriteUps

You may use Mongoose Traveller rules to design something for your patron, since the Zhodani Base now has a Foreven Free Sector License.

Map made using Traveller Map Post API.

The votes have been counted. The winner of the second Summer Zhodani Base 76 Patrons Writing Contest is Ewan Quibell with his Patron called “Drought“. w00t!

Image from wikimedia. License: Public Domain

It is now time for the second Summer Zhodani Base 76 Patrons Writing Contest. For those who thought last years prize was just for collectors, I have something for you that I hope everyone (and your kids) can enjoy. This years first prize is “The Space Warriors” by Stewart Cowley, who also wrote the TTA books.

The style of the entries should be in the style of the patrons in CT Supplement 6, 76 Patrons.

Last years winning patron (by Raz) can be found here:

• Universal Health Care

Two of my own patrons can be found here:

• Deliver Medicine
• Environmentalist Demonstration

The contest starts now and ends 30 Sept 2010. Write as many entries as You like.

After the 30:th of September 2010, all entries will be posted on the Zhodani Base. Registered users (on the 1:st of July) and participants in the competition may then vote (using a points system) for the entries they like the most.

By entering the contest You allow your entry to be posted at the Zhodani Base. All entries might also be posted in PDF format as a free down-loadable file at the Zhodani Base.

All entrants will be given credit for their work and will retain the copyright on their entries.

Some general guidelines:

1, Each entry should be less than 1000 words.

2, One image may be used in each entry. You must either have the right to the image, or it must be used under some sort of free licence. Wikimedia Commons is a good place to find an image that You can use. Please provide information about the image. (Is it Yours? If not, where have You found it? What license is used?) Note: You don’t need to use an image.

3, Each patron should offer 6 options.

4, Each patron should be placed in the Foreven Sector. You may use the version of the Foreven Sector that can be found here at the Zhodani Base. (You don’t have to use this version.)

5, Please don’t force the PCs to sign up for (what they think are) illegal activities. It is better if they find that out later, or in some way are forced to take illegal action…

6, Please use a spell checker!

Send Your entries by e-mail. Please use plain text format and attach the image, if You select to use one. Word files will not be accepted!

As an alternative, contributors to the Zhodani Base may log in and write their entries here. Entries posted that way will be made visible when all other are.

Please include a preferred nickname (that can be Your real name) to show on the Zhodani Base. If You expect to win, include an address to send the first prize to.

Some help: (That you don’t have to use.)

• Foreven Sector Maps
• Foreven LBB style Maps
• Foreven WriteUps

You may use Mongoose Traveller rules to design something for your patron, since the Zhodani Base now has a Foreven Free Sector License.

What is the point of having a Zhodani Base page at Facebook?

I hope that this will be a good way to get in contact with the readers and users of the Zhodani Base. I hope we can share ideas. I hope I can get some input on what I will post, before I actually post it here on the Zhodani Base.

Join the Zhodani Base at Facebook, so that You will get the latest news of what is going on, and so that You will also have a chance to influence what I am writing here.

The votes have been counted. The winner of the first Summer Zhodani Base 76 Patrons Writing Contest is Raz with his Patron called “Universal Health Care“. w00t!

Image from wikimedia. License: Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 2.0

It is now time for the first Summer Zhodani Base 76 Patrons Writing Contest. First prize will be something for a traveller collector, the old Paranoia Press supplement “Merchants and Merchandise“. (Printed by Games Workshop)

The style of the entries should be in the style of the patrons in CT Supplement 6, 76 Patrons.

Some of my own examples can be found here:

• Extra Imperial Grav-Ball
• Sophonts Rights
• The Restaurant
• Deliver Medicine
• Environmentalist Demonstration

The contest starts now and ends 30 Sept 2009. Write as many entries as You like.

After the 30:th of September 2009, all entries will be posted on the Zhodani Base. Registered users (on the 1:st of July) and participants in the competition may then vote (using a points system) on the entries they like the most.

By entering the contest You allow your entry to be posted at the Zhodani Base. All entries might also be posted in PDF format as a free down-loadable file at the Zhodani Base.

All entrants will be given credit for their work and will retain the copyright on their entries.

Some general guidelines:

1, Each entry should be less than 1000 words.

2, One image may be used in each entry. You must either have the right to the image, or it must be used under some sort of free licence. Wikimedia Commons is a good place to find an image that You can use. Please provide information about the image. (Is it Yours? If not, where have You found it? What license is used?) Note: You don’t need to use an image.

3, Each patron should offer 6 options.

4, Each patron should be placed in the Foreven Sector. You may use the version of the Foreven Sector that can be found here. (You don’t have to use this version.)

5, Please don’t force the PCs to sign up for (what they think are) illegal activities. It is better if they find that out later, or in some way are forced to take illegal action…

6, Please use a spell checker!

Send Your entries by e-mail. Please use plain text format and attach the image, if You select to use one. Word files will not be accepted!

As an alternative, contributors to the Zhodani Base may log in and write their entries here. Entries posted that way will be made visible when all other are.

Please include a preferred nickname (that can be Your real name) to show on the Zhodani Base. If You expect to win, include an address to send the first prize to.

Some help: (That you don’t have to use.)

• Foreven Map
• Foreven WriteUps

Two new big blank subsector maps has been added to the site. One with dark blue background, and one printable version. Both was made using QuickHex.