Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani

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Alien Module 6: Solomani
GDW260 Alien 06 Solomani RPG supplement cover 1986.jpg
Cover art by David Deitrick
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Publishers Game Designers' Workshop
Publication1986
Genres Science-fiction
SystemsClassic Traveller

Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani is a supplement published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) in 1986 for the science fiction role-playing game Traveller .

Contents

Description

This book details the Solomani Confederation and includes:

Publication history

GDW first published Traveller in 1977, and followed this with dozens of supplements and adventures, including a series of supplements about aliens. Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani is the sixth book in this series, a 48-page book by John Harshman and Marc W. Miller, with additional material by J. Andrew Keith and Rob Toy, interior art by William H. Keith Jr. and Steve Venters, and cover art by Dave Dietrick. [2]

Reception

Jim Bambra reviewed Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani for White Dwarf #84, and stated that "Like previous alien modules, Solomani vividly recreates an alien society; it's a must for any campaign set in or near the Solomani Confederation." [3]

In his 1990 book The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games , game critic Rick Swan called this one of the best Traveller expansions, and especially recommended it. [4]

Other reviews

See also

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References

  1. "Alien Module 6 - Solomani". Guide du Rôliste Galactique (in French). 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  2. Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 329. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  3. Bambra, Jim (December 1986). "Open Box". White Dwarf . No. 84. Games Workshop. p. 5.
  4. Swan, Rick (1990). The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games . New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 224.