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TRAVELLER - THIS IS FREE TRADER BEOWULF: A SYSTEM HISTORY OF TRAVELLER (ENGLISH)
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Description
This is Free Trader Beowulf, calling anyone … Mayday, Mayday. A box emblazoned with those words went on sale for the first time on July 22, 1977, at the Origins III Game Fair, heralding the advent of the Traveller roleplaying game from GDW. It wasn’t the first science-fiction roleplaying game, but through its innovative design and through the development of its evocative universe of Charted Space, it would become the longest running SFRPG in the industry. However, its path would not be simple. After Traveller reached its early apogee just four years in, it would face decades of increasing problems, raising many questions. Why did GDW decided to shatter their Imperium? What led them to seek outside help to produce the second edition of the game? Why did they abandon the Traveller game system with their next revision? How could such a popular publisher face bankruptcy just two decades on? Similarly, what happened to Imperium Games, QuikLink Interactive, and others who followed in GDW’s footsteps as the inheritors of the Traveller legacy? And finally, how did Mongoose Publishing reach into the past and bring Traveller back to its position as the industry’s best-loved SFRPG? This volume answers those questions and more. It tracks Traveller from its inspirations in the early ’70s, though its initial publication, and across seven distinct editions of its original 2d6 gaming system. It reveals the stories of Traveller’s three major publishers; GDW, Imperium Games, and Mongoose, as well many licensees. Most importantly, it tells how Traveller fell into increasing darkness before descending into a Long Night, and how it rose again as a phoenix. From the author of Designers & Dragons, which told the story of the entire roleplaying industry, comes the intimate history of a single roleplaying game, culled from hundreds of primary sources and interviews. A Designers & Dragons System History
TRAVELLER - THIS IS FREE TRADER BEOWULF: A SYSTEM HISTORY OF TRAVELLER (ENGLISH) is categorised ROLE-PLAYING GAMES / BOOKS / OTHER and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.
TRAVELLER - THIS IS FREE TRADER BEOWULF: A SYSTEM HISTORY OF TRAVELLER (ENGLISH) is categorised ROLE-PLAYING GAMES / BOOKS / OTHER and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.
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MONGOOSE PUBLISHING
Game type : AU-1145
Game type : AU-1145
SKU: 9781916675216
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MARK K. | Report this review |
28/05/2025 | |
Excellent Retrospective of an Awesome Game | |
Fantastic and quality volume, very well researched with illustrations throughout. A peek into the history of Traveller and it's many iterations with insight into how and why many decisions were made leading to the current excellent version from Mongoose. No to be missed! |