| World Beyond the Frontier | |
|---|---|
 Cover art by David Deitrick | |
| Designers | |
| Publishers | Game Designers' Workshop |
| Publication | 1983 |
| Genres | Science-fiction |
| Systems | Classic Traveller |
Tarsus: World Beyond the Frontier is an adventure published by Game Designers' Workshop in 1983 for the science fiction role-playing game Traveller . It is the first of five publications in the Traveller Modules series. [1]
Tarsus is a module that contains several adventures set on the planet Tarsus, [2] as well as a large amount of background information about the planet. [3]
Traveller was published in 1977, and immediately became highly popular. A large number of supplements, expansions and adventures were published for it. Tarsus, written by Marc W. Miller and Loren K. Wiseman, and published by GDW in 1983 as a boxed set with cover art by David Deitrick, was the first in a series of five "modules" published by GDW that contained larger adventures and additional materials. [2]
Andy Slack reviewed Tarsus for White Dwarf #50, giving it an overall rating of 9 out of 10, and stated that "Tarsus is an excellent adventure for the beginning band - either of new players or of new characters - but considering the time it took me to sort it out, it may be too complex for new GMs. I refrain from giving it an overall 10 because of the lack of adequate cross-referencing and weather tables, and inconsistent hex numbering on the subsector map." [4]
Frederick Paul Kiesche III reviewed Tarsus in Space Gamer No. 68. [2] Kiesche commented that "Tarsus (and the concepts behind it) are an exciting new area to be explored in the Traveller universe. I am looking forward to more modules such as this one [...] There's nothing like injecting new blood into an already-lively universe." [2]
In his 1990 book The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games , game critic Rick Swan called this "an ambitious boxed set ... an excellent introduction for newcomers and an exciting package for veterans." [3]
In a retrospective review of Tarsus: World Beyond the Frontier in Black Gate , John ONeill said "Tarsus isn't meant to be a fully fleshed-out adventure pack in the modern sense. It's more of what we'd call a sandbox setting today — a cleverly designed setting that doesn't require players to follow a script to have fun, but rather encourages them to pursue their own interests, and has lots of rewards for players who do just that." [5]
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