Ascent To Anekthor Explained

Ascent To Anekthor
Publisher:Gamelords
System:Classic Traveller
Genre:Science-fiction
Designer:J. Andrew Keith

Ascent To Anekthor is a 1984 fantasy role-playing game adventure, written by J. Andrew Keith, and published by Gamelords for Traveller.

Plot summary

Ascent To Anekthor is an adventure in which the player characters join an expedition with a daredevil noblewoman to scale a mountain against two other groups to win a wager. It utilized the rules from The Mountain Environment by the same author.

Publication history

Ascent To Anekthor was written by J. Andrew Keith, with art by William H. Keith Jr., and was published in 1984 by Gamelords as a digest-sized 56-page book.[1]

Reception

Stephen Nutt reviewed Ascent to Anekthor for Imagine magazine, and stated that "Ascent is the one occasion that the players climb a mountain for fun."[2]

Tony Watson reviewed Ascent To Anekthor in Space Gamer No. 72.[3] Watson commented that "Ascent to Anekthor is certainly not the most inspired of adventures, but the climb, if handled correctly, can be a tense and diverting venture for the players."[3]

Reviews

Notes and References

  1. Book: Schick, Lawrence . Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games . Prometheus Books . 1991 . 0-87975-653-5 . 329–330 . Lawrence Schick.
  2. Nutt . Stephen . Notices . review . . 18. 40. TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd. . September 1984.
  3. Watson . Tony . Jan–Feb 1985 . Featured Review: Traveller Supplements from Gamelords. Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games. 72. 7.