''Alien Realms'' is an anthology of adventures published by
Game Designers' Workshop
Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) was a wargame and role-playing game publisher from 1973 to 1996. Many of their games are now carried by other publishers.
History
Game Designers' Workshop was originally established June 22, 1973. The founding m ...
(GDW) in 1983 for the science fiction role-playing game ''
Traveller''.
Description
''Alien Realms'' is a collection of eight adventures that are based on material about alien races published by GDW in their ''Alien Modules'' series: ''
Traveller Alien Module 1: Aslan'' (1984), ''
Traveller Alien Module 2: K'kree'' (1984), ''
Traveller Alien Module 3: Vargr'' (1984), ''
Traveller Alien Module 4: Zhodani'' (1985), and ''Traveller Alien Module 5: Droyne'' (1985).
In some of the adventures,
player characters
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are humans interacting with the alien race, in others, they are an alien race.
The eight adventures and the alien races featured in each of them are:
*"The Last Patrol" (Zhodani)
*"Deep Metal" (Zhodani)
*"Prosperity for the Taking" (Vargr)
*"No Credit Check" (Vargr & Zhodani)
*"First Son, Lost Son" (Aslan)
*"Interdiction Zone" (Aslan)
*"Ahriy Uprising" (Aslan)
*"The Casteless" (Droyne)
Publication history
GDW first published the science fiction role-playing game ''Traveller'' in 1977, and followed that with dozens of supplements and adventures. ''Alien Realms'', a 48-page book published in 1983, was written by
Timothy B. Brown and
J. Andrew Keith
John Andrew Keith (August 31, 1958 – August 7, 1999) was an American author and games developer.
Career
J. Andrew Keith, and his brother William H. Keith Jr., responded to ads in ''Journal of the Travellers Aid Society'' for authors to wri ...
, with cover art by David Deitrick.
It is considered one of the classic
''Traveller'' Modules series.
Reception
reviewed ''Alien Realms'' for ''
White Dwarf
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'' #84, and stated that "This module is highly recommended to referees and players interested in new roleplaying experiences. If you are looking for some ideas with what can be done with alien characters, ''Alien Realms'' has plenty of suggestions."
Other reviews
*''The Imperium Staple'', Issue 6 (Aug 1986, p.14)
See also
*
Classic Traveller Modules
References
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Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1983
Traveller (role-playing game) adventures