''Flight of the Stag'' is a 1981 role-playing game adventure published by

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for '' Traveller''.

Plot summary

''Flight of the Stag'' is the first of Marishcal's folio adventures, and involves the ''Gazelle''-class close escort ship ''Stag'' and its crew as part of the Fifth Frontier War.

Publication history

''Flight of the Stag'' was written by

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, with art by

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, and was published in 1981 by

as a 4-page pamphlet; a second edition was published in 1986 by Seeker.

Reception

William A. Barton reviewed ''Flight of the Stag'' in ''

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'' No. 46. Barton commented that "I highly recommend ''Flight of the Stag'' as an excellent example of a brief, simple, yet highly playable adventure for ''Traveller''."

References

{{reflist Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1981 Traveller (role-playing game) adventures