The CE people scrub out all unique IP such as TAS, career names, the 3I, etc. T4 did too but I don't think that went very far.ĭifferent creators licensed at different times under different systems for different terms each.Ĭepheus Engine is a cleaned up version of MgT1E that WAS released with an OGL. I think though that he doesn't actively pursue the retail channel, at least only MgT versions show up at the hobby shop. See below, you can get that version for $35.
But the short answer is that Marc Miller, who created the game and now runs FFE, owns and controls the license to everything Traveller.ĭon't know about the D20 version. Yes, it is very confusing and I am sure I probably messed it up to some extent. So when Mongoose makes a new adventure, it means that Marc approved of the "cannon" that is in the adventure. Mongoose is the current primary licensee of Traveller publishing MgT1e and 2e and using the Third Imperium Setting.Ĭepheus Engine is based on the MgT1e SRD, which is OGL, and stripped of anything related to the Third Imperium Setting.Īnything that a current licensee does that impacts the Third Imperium setting also has to be approved by FFE (Marc). GURPS Traveller was published by Steve Jackson Games under license from GDW, as were other version (T20, Hero).
FASA, GameLords, Judges Guild and many others. During the time GDW published Traveller many 3rd parties published Traveller related stuff with license. There are a few odds and ends that were published by 3rd parties over the years that I think he has not been able to track down the current owners, but for the most part, he is Traveller.Ĭlassic Traveller, Megatraveller, The New Era, and T4 were all published by GDW. Marc Miller and his company, Far Future Enterprises, owns the rights to (almost) everything Traveller.