Lost MegaTraveller Adventure on drivethru
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nickgark
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p.s. Want to know how all this happened? Take a look at this: https://games.gark.net/WonderfulThings.pdf
mike wightman
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Sorry for jumping the gun so to speak - I found it by accident while perusing drivethru for Aftermath...
The historical background is a fascinating read - any plans on trying to develop the sequel adventures?
nickgark
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There's a lot of work that needs doing. In Wonderful Things, I summarised the available information we have about Phil Athans' plans for the remainder of OQ:
It's certainly something I'd like to have a crack at, but I have a looong list of other Traveller-related projects that I want to finish off first* (while mulling over OQ vols 2 and 3, obviously).
* A bunch of new deckplans, including a Broadsword-based mercenary carrier (“Danny Boy”) and merchant (“Ploughshare”); a colophon for DGP books, LBBs and GDW MT books, including proper .indd templates; a Traveller text adventure/interactive fiction (“Downtime on Dentus”); writing up the rest of the 50-person Traveller live roleplay that I ran in 2019, and getting all the assets in a form that other people could print; trying to track down Mike Mikesh so that I can “do a Manhunt” on his draft for Grand Explorations that was on the HIWG CD-ROM
Just saw this and picked it up. I'm sure it going to be a very enjoyable adventure.
nickgark
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Thanks - I tried my best to channel Rob Caswell.
Is there going to be a print on demand copy?
nickgark
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Yes, there will be.
I received the proofs from Marc on the 30th and sent the (minor) corrections back to him the same day. We were originally planning to have the POD out for the end of May, but we've slipped a few days, largely due to the speed of international post (I'm in the UK).
Graham2001
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I'd just like to congratulate all involved on a stunning piece of digital archaeology. Though the chances are slim-to-none, I hope one day someone turns up the lost FASA scenarios 'Piracy/Stardust'.
I've never heard of these. Got any details?
Graham2001
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They were announced as being the 'first' FASA double adventure (e.g. a booklet similar to the GDW double adventures.). In the end that honor went to 'Stazhlekh Report/The Harrensa Project'.
I'm not sure at this point who the author(s) were, but what little is known appears in the 8th (and last) issue of the 1980s British Fanzine 'Alien Star'. They closed with a news section that presumably paraphrased a FASA media release, a screen shot of the FASA portion of the news section is attached.
Whether both scenarios or only 'Stardust' was going to be set in Far Frontiers/Alsas is not clear (The scenarios in the published FASA Double Adventure are set in Far Frontiers Sector and Old Expanses Sector respectively). Adverts mentioning the booklet also appeared in JTAS.
Ultimately they 'disappeared' when FASA got the Star Trek licence and abandoned Traveller.
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Graham2001
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Graham2001
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For anyone who wants to look further into the 'lost FASA scenarios', I've created a posting in 'Random Static' summarizing everything I know about them.
FASA's 1983-1 catalog lists Piracy/Stardust as "a double adventure set in the Far Frontiers sector," so it's at least mildly implied that both would be set there. The catalog's early enough in the year to mention that the Star Trek RPG will be available March 7, 1983.
Target: Assassin was supposed to be by William Barton, but that's the only information about the module other than that it's about stopping an assassin.
There was a lot in that catalog that didn't get published - one of the 1983 releases was supposed to be "Spores of Hatred," a Star Trek adventure that involved a new government on Ekos (from "Patterns of Force") and Nazis with a nuclear bomb.
mike wightman
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The pod is now available at drivethru...
Thanks, I just ordered the PFD and Print copy at the $20 sale price. It looks really good.
