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BIRTHDATE DETERMINATION
If you can't pick a date for your Traveller, perhaps this will help? You can randomly roll a date with the chart below.
- Roll 1D to find if the date was in the first half of the year or the second half of the year.
- Roll 1D to find numbered table within the half year.
- Roll 1D for the row and 1D for the column to find the numbered day of the year which is the date.
You will have a number between 1 and 365, and that will be the day of the year for your Traveller's birth.
1-2-3 First Half Of Year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4-5-6 Second Half of Year |
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1 | 001 | 002 | 003 | 004 | 005 | 006 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 181 | 182 | 183 | 184 | 185 | 186 |
2 | 007 | 008 | 009 | 010 | 011 | 012 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 187 | 188 | 189 | 190 | 191 | 192 |
3 | 013 | 014 | 015 | 016 | 017 | 018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 193 | 194 | 195 | 196 | 197 | 198 |
4 | 019 | 020 | 021 | 022 | 023 | 024 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 199 | 200 | 201 | 202 | 203 | 204 |
5 | 025 | 026 | 027 | 028 | 029 | 030 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 205 | 206 | 207 | 208 | 209 | 210 |
6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1 | 031 | 032 | 033 | 034 | 035 | 036 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 211 | 212 | 213 | 214 | 215 | 216 |
2 | 037 | 038 | 039 | 040 | 041 | 042 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 217 | 218 | 219 | 220 | 221 | 222 |
3 | 043 | 044 | 045 | 046 | 047 | 048 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 223 | 224 | 225 | 226 | 227 | 228 |
4 | 049 | 050 | 051 | 052 | 053 | 054 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 229 | 230 | 231 | 232 | 233 | 234 |
5 | 055 | 056 | 057 | 058 | 059 | 060 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 235 | 236 | 237 | 238 | 239 | 240 |
6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1 | 061 | 062 | 063 | 064 | 065 | 066 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 241 | 242 | 243 | 244 | 245 | 246 |
2 | 067 | 068 | 069 | 070 | 071 | 072 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 247 | 248 | 249 | 250 | 251 | 252 |
3 | 073 | 074 | 075 | 076 | 077 | 078 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 253 | 254 | 255 | 256 | 257 | 258 |
4 | 079 | 080 | 081 | 082 | 083 | 084 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 259 | 260 | 261 | 262 | 263 | 264 |
5 | 085 | 086 | 087 | 088 | 089 | 090 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 265 | 266 | 267 | 268 | 269 | 270 |
6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1 | 091 | 092 | 093 | 094 | 095 | 096 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 271 | 272 | 273 | 274 | 275 | 276 |
2 | 097 | 098 | 099 | 100 | 101 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 277 | 248 | 279 | 280 | 281 | 282 |
3 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 283 | 284 | 285 | 286 | 287 | 288 |
4 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 289 | 290 | 291 | 292 | 293 | 294 |
5 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 295 | 296 | 297 | 298 | 299 | 300 |
6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 301 | 302 | 303 | 304 | 305 | 306 |
2 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 307 | 308 | 309 | 310 | 311 | 312 |
3 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 313 | 314 | 315 | 316 | 317 | 318 |
4 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 319 | 320 | 321 | 322 | 323 | 324 |
5 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 325 | 326 | 327 | 328 | 329 | 330 |
6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 331 | 332 | 333 | 334 | 335 | 336 |
2 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | 161 | 162 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 337 | 338 | 339 | 340 | 341 | 342 |
3 | 163 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 168 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 343 | 344 | 345 | 346 | 347 | 348 |
4 | 169 | 170 | 171 | 172 | 173 | 174 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 349 | 350 | 351 | 352 | 353 | 354 |
5 | 175 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 355 | 356 | 357 | 358 | 359 | 360 |
6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 361 | 362 | 363 | 364 | 365 | - |
DATES
Express dates using the numbered day of the year and the year number.
Day of the Year. Each day of the year has its own number from 001 to 365. Because there can be so many different year lengths on different worlds, an arbitrary year length of 365 days is used.
Year Number. Years are numbered starting with 0.
DETERMINING DATES
For record-keeping purposes and for background, it is helpful to know a character’s birthdate. Birthdate is determined by the date of the adventuring campaign.
Default Beginning Campaign Year. The default Traveller campaign date is the current year minus 1900 (thus, 1998-1900 = 098). The day is the last day of the year.
Birth Date. Subtract character age from the current year.
Birthday. Randomly determine the day (from 1 to 365) of birth.
IMPORTANT DATES
Date | - | Event |
001 | - | Holiday. First Day Of Year |
009 | - | School Year Starts |
090 | - | Armed Forces Day |
181 | - | Mid-Year Break |
271 | - | Thanksgiving |
328 | - | School Year Ends (Graduation) |
356 | - | Year End Break (to 365) varies |
Source: T5 Character Generation Play Testing Notes. A different format was published in the T5 Rules.