08 Sailing the seven seas
One of the elements of Traveller that so many people enjoy is the similarity with the Age of Sail. Frontier systems, news traveling as fast as the people that carry it, isolated worlds and sectors cut off from the major trade routes. I want to now look at the variety of ships that exist in my setting and their purpose. Military, commercial, private, big, small, fast and slow. But where do I begin? I thought maybe it best we look back on the Age of Sail and use the types of ships in the past to inspire ship themes for the future. To give ourselves a starting point, let's look at the Scout and Free Trader and try to find some sailing ships that could fit. For the Free Trader I found the Caraval to be of similar design. A small, maneuverable cargo ship. It does have some crossover with the Scout, but I found that a Cutter was more fitting for a small exploration vessel. So now that we're on the right track and all warmed up, let's look the other way and find some sail...
