Aslan Mercenary Ships Explained

Aslan Mercenary Ships
Publisher:FASA
System:Classic Traveller
Genre:Science fiction

Aslan Mercenary Ships is a 1982 role-playing game supplement for Traveller published by FASA.

Contents

Aslan Mercenary Ships is a boxed set presenting deck plans with descriptions for two 3,000 ton Aslan mercenary ships.

Publication history

Aslan Mercenary Ships was written by J. Andrew Keith, Jordan Weisman, and Ross Babcock III, and was published in 1982 by FASA as a boxed set containing two digest-sized 16-page pamphlets, three large maps, and counters.[1]

Reception

William A. Barton reviewed Aslan Mercenary Ships in The Space Gamer No. 57.[2] Barton commented that "I recommend Aslan Mercenary Ships even more than its companion set, especially for those Traveller players who hunger for more on the Aslan corner of the universe."

Bob McWilliams reviewed Aslan Mercenary Ships for White Dwarf #36, giving it an overall rating of 6 out of 10 for the novice, and 8 for the expert, and stated that "the plans themselves and the supporting material show continuing improvement over past efforts from the company."[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 . 330 . Lawrence Schick.
  2. Barton . William A. . November 1982 . Capsule Reviews . The Space Gamer . Steve Jackson Games . 57 . 31.
  3. McWilliams . Bob . Open Box . . 36 . 27 . . December 1982 .