Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani
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| Designers | |
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| Publishers | Game Designers' Workshop |
| Publication | 1986 |
| Genres | Science-fiction |
| Systems | Classic Traveller |
Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani is a supplement published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) in 1986 for the science fiction role-playing game Traveller.
Description
This book details the Solomani Confederation and includes:
- its history
- its political system
- how to create Solomani characters
- new rules for adventures set in the Solomani Rim
- updated rules for mercenaries, Army and Navy.
- Universal Planetary Profiles for hundreds of worls within the Solomani sector.
- A large map of the sector
- a short four-page adventure, "The Lost Colony"[1]
Publication history
GDW first published Traveller in 1977, and followed this with dozens of supplements and adventures, including a series of supplements about aliens. Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani is the sixth book in this series, a 48-page book by John Harshman and Marc W. Miller, with additional material by J. Andrew Keith and Rob Toy, interior art by William H. Keith Jr. and Steve Venters, and cover art by Dave Dietrick.[2]
Reception
Jim Bambra reviewed Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani for White Dwarf #84, and stated that "Like previous alien modules, Solomani vividly recreates an alien society; it's a must for any campaign set in or near the Solomani Confederation."[3]
Other reviews
- The Imperium Staple, Issue #2 (Apr 1986, p.12)
See also
References
- ^ "Alien Module 6 - Solomani". Guide du Rôliste Galactique (in French). 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 329. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- ^ Bambra, Jim (December 1986). "Open Box". White Dwarf. No. 84. Games Workshop. p. 5.