Traveller Referee Screen

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Traveller Referee Screen is a 1979 role-playing game supplement for Traveller published by Judges Guild.

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Traveller Referee Screen is a gamemaster's screen which contains the important tables from Traveller Books 1-4 involving combat, encounters, use of psionic abilities and maneuvers for starships. [1]

Referee Screen is a GM's screen with charts and tables from Traveller plus weapons data from Book 4, Mercenary . [2]

Publication history

Shannon Appelcline explains that the first licenses Judges Guild acquired with a company other than TSR was for the Traveller role-playing game from GDW, and so "Following their original methodology of publishing gaming aids, Judges Guild rapidly put out a referee screen (1978), a character creation aid (1979), and a book of deck plans (1979)". [3] :198

Referee Screen was published by Judges Guild in 1979 as four cardstock pieces. [2]

Reception

Bob McWilliams reviewed Traveller Referee Screen for White Dwarf #15, giving it an overall rating of 7 out of 10, and stated that "this is a useful though not essential purchase." [4]

William A. Barton reviewed Traveller Referee Screen in The Space Gamer No. 36. [1] Barton commented that "the Traveller Referee Screen will make for smoother play in even the wildest campaign." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Barton, William A. (February 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. No. 36. Steve Jackson Games. p. 26.
  2. 1 2 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 338. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  3. Appelcline, Shannon (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '70s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN   978-1-61317-075-5.
  4. McWilliams, Bob (October–November 1979). "Open Box". White Dwarf. No. 15. Games Workshop. p. 21.