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''Aslan Mercenary Ships'' is a 1982 role-playing game supplement for '' Traveller'' published by
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Contents

''Aslan Mercenary Ships'' is FASA's second set of boxed ship plans, and includes complete deck plans and descriptions of two 3,000-ton vessels in use in by Aslan mercenary companies.


Publication history

''Aslan Mercenary Ships'' was written by
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Jordan Weisman Jordan Weisman is an American game designer, author, and serial entrepreneur who has founded five game design companies, each in a different game genre and segment of the industry. Biography Weisman graduated from Francis W. Parker High School, ...
, and Ross Babcock III, and was published in 1982 by
FASA Fasa ( fa, فسا, Fasā, also Romanized as Fassa) is a city and capital of Fasa County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 110,825, in 33,379 families. Fasa is the fourth most populous city of the province. The city date ...
as a
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containing two digest-sized 16-page pamphlets, three large maps, and counters.


Reception

William A. Barton reviewed ''Aslan Mercenary Ships'' in ''
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'' No. 57. 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 ''
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'' #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."


Reviews

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Different Worlds ''Different Worlds'' was an American role-playing games magazine published from 1979 to 1987. Scope ''Different Worlds'' published support articles, scenarios, and variants for various role-playing games including ''Dungeons & Dragons'', ''Ru ...
'' #25 (Oct./Nov., 1982)


References

{{Reflist Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1982 Traveller (role-playing game) supplements