Star Sector Atlas 1: the Terran Sector is a 1981 role-playing game supplement for Space Opera published by Fantasy Games Unlimited.
Star Sector Atlas 1: the Terran Sector is a fully mapped space sector with planetary descriptions for players to explore. [1]
Star Sector Atlas 1: the Terran Sector was the first set of star sector maps published by FGU for the Space Opera role-playing game. [1]
William A. Barton reviewed Star Sector Atlas 1: the Terran Sector in The Space Gamer No. 45. [1] Barton commented that "If you're a Space Opera player or GM, you'll probably find Star Sector Atlas 1: the Terran Sector an invaluable play aid. Even those who prefer other SF systems might find some useful items to adapt to their games as well." [1]
Traveller is a science fiction role-playing game first published in 1977 by Game Designers' Workshop. Marc Miller designed Traveller with help from Frank Chadwick, John Harshman, and Loren Wiseman. Editions were published for GURPS, d20, and other role-playing game systems. From its origin and in the currently published systems, the game relied upon six-sided dice for random elements. Traveller has been featured in a few novels and at least two video games.
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