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''The Mountain Environment'' is a 1983
tabletop role-playing game A tabletop role-playing game (typically abbreviated as TRPG or TTRPG), also known as a pen-and-paper role-playing game, is a form of role-playing game (RPG) in which the participants describe their characters' actions through speech. Participa ...
supplement, written by
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 a cover by William H. Keith, for '' Traveller'' published by
Gamelords Gamelords was an American game company that produced tabletop role-playing games and game supplements. History Kerry Lloyd founded the company, with three friends - Richard Meyer, Janet Trautvetter, and Michael Watkins in 1980. Gamelords was ...
. ''The Mountain Environment'' is a book that details using mountainous terrain as a setting for adventure scenarios. A companion adventure, ''
Ascent To Anekthor ''Ascent To Anekthor'' is a 1984 fantasy role-playing game adventure, written by J. Andrew Keith, and published by Gamelords for '' Traveller''. Plot summary ''Ascent To Anekthor'' is an adventure in which the player characters join the mount ...
'' was written by the same author.


Publication history

''The Mountain Environment'' was written by
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 art by William H. Keith Jr., and was published in 1983 by
Gamelords Gamelords was an American game company that produced tabletop role-playing games and game supplements. History Kerry Lloyd founded the company, with three friends - Richard Meyer, Janet Trautvetter, and Michael Watkins in 1980. Gamelords was ...
as a digest-sized 48-page book.


Reception

Stephen Nutt reviewed ''The Mountain Environment'' for ''
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'' magazine, and stated that "How many times will your Travellers have to scale a mountain face? The only times I have been able to use this are in crash situations or when small climbs are needed, usually skulking around doing a dirty deed. Apart from that one scenario where the players climb a mountain for fun, I don't think I shall ever use the full mountaineering rules." Tony Watson reviewed ''The Mountain Environment'' and ''
The Undersea Environment ''The Undersea Environment'' is a 1983 role-playing game supplement, written by J. Andrew Keith for '' Traveller'', and published by Gamelords. ''The Undersea Environment'' is a book that details alien oceans, including factors such as pressure, ...
'' together in ''
The Space Gamer ''The Space Gamer'' was a magazine dedicated to the subject of science fiction and fantasy board games and tabletop role-playing games. It quickly grew in importance and was an important and influential magazine in its subject matter from the la ...
'' No. 72. Watson commented that "The tight focus and elaborate detail of these supplements is both their strength and weakness. Just about all aspects of mountain and undersea environments are covered, but I wonder just how much of this material is really going to make its way into the average adventure."


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 ...
'' #40 (July/Aug., 1985) *''
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'' #133


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mountain Environment Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1983 Traveller (role-playing game) supplements