Traveller Adventure 12: Secret of the Ancients

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Secret of the Ancients
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Secret of the Ancients
published by Game Designers' Workshop in 1982.
Designers Marc W. Miller
Publishers Game Designers' Workshop
Publication1984
Genres Science-fiction
SystemsClassic Traveller

Traveller Adventure 12: Secret of the Ancients is a 1984 role-playing game adventure for Traveller , written by Marc W. Miller, published by Game Designers' Workshop.

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Plot summary

Secret of the Ancients is an adventure in which the player characters search in the Regina subsector to find evidence a race that died out long ago known as the Ancients. [1]

Reception

Craig Sheeley reviewed Secret of the Ancients in Space Gamer No. 70. [1] Sheeley commented that "Secrets of the Ancients is a good buy if you want either more information on the Ancients or an adventure that plays like a combination of the exploration sequence from the movie Alien and the Quest for the Holy Grail." [1]

Steve Nutt reviewed Adventure 12 for Imagine magazine, and stated that "In conclusion, the module gives good background material, but is unsuitable for a campaign whose base is political intrigue, industrial espionage, etc." [2]

Marcus L. Rowland reviewed Traveller Adventure 12: Secret of the Ancients for White Dwarf #64, giving it an overall rating of 7 out of 10, and stated that "If you're a Traveller completist, or want to find out the 'real' history of the Ancients, this adventure is a must. If you don't use the Ancients it may still be useful, but can't really be run without a lot of preparation." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Sheeley, Craig (July–August 1984). "Capsule Reviews". Space Gamer . Steve Jackson Games (70): 43–44.
  2. Nutt, Steve (January 1985). "Notices". Imagine (review). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd. (22): 42.
  3. Rowland, Marcus L. (April 1985). "Open Box". White Dwarf . No. 64. Games Workshop. p. 13.