Ascent To Anekthor

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Ascent To Anekthor
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Designer(s) J. Andrew Keith
Publisher(s) Gamelords
Publication date1984;37 years ago (1984)
Genre(s) Science-fiction
System(s)Classic Traveller

Ascent To Anekthor is a 1984 fantasy role-playing game adventure, written by J. Andrew Keith, and published by Gamelords for Traveller .

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Plot summary

Ascent To Anekthor is an adventure in which the player characters join the mountaineering expedition of a daredevil noblewoman. [1] It utilized the rules from The Mountain Environment by the same author.

Publication history

Ascent To Anekthor was written by J. Andrew Keith, with art by William H. Keith Jr., and was published in 1984 by Gamelords as a digest-sized 56-page book. [2]

Reception

Stephen Nutt reviewed Ascent to Anekthor for Imagine magazine, and stated that "Ascent is the one occasion that the players climb a mountain for fun." [3]

Tony Watson reviewed Ascent To Anekthor in Space Gamer No. 72. [1] Watson commented that "Ascent to Anekthor is certainly not the most inspired of adventures, but the climb, if handled correctly, can be a tense and diverting venture for the players." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Watson, Tony (Jan–Feb 1985). "Featured Review: Traveller Supplements from Gamelords". Space Gamer . Steve Jackson Games (72): 7.
  2. Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. pp. 329–330. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  3. Nutt, Stephen (September 1984). "Notices". Imagine (review). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd. (18): 40.