Aslan Mercenary Ships

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Aslan Mercenary Ships
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Publishers FASA
Publication1982;
41 years ago
 (1982)
GenresScience fiction
SystemsClassic Traveller

Aslan Mercenary Ships is a 1982 role-playing game supplement for Traveller published by FASA.

Contents

Contents

Aslan Mercenary Ships is a boxed set presenting deck plans with descriptions for two 3,000 ton Aslan mercenary ships. [1]

Publication history

Aslan Mercenary Ships was written by J. Andrew Keith, Jordan Weisman, and Ross Babcock III, and was published in 1982 by FASA as a boxed set containing two digest-sized 16-page pamphlets, three large maps, and counters. [2]

Reception

William A. Barton reviewed Aslan Mercenary Ships in The Space Gamer No. 57. [1] Barton commented that "I recommend Aslan Mercenary Ships even more than its companion set, especially for those Traveller players who hunger for more on the Aslan corner of the universe." [1]

Bob McWilliams reviewed Aslan Mercenary Ships for White Dwarf #36, giving it an overall rating of 6 out of 10 for the novice, and 8 for the expert, and stated that "the plans themselves and the supporting material show continuing improvement over past efforts from the company." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Barton, William A. (November 1982). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. No. 57. Steve Jackson Games. p. 31.
  2. Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 330. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  3. McWilliams, Bob (December 1982). "Open Box". White Dwarf . No. 36. Games Workshop. p. 27.