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in 1983. ''The Traveller Adventure'' follows the crew of a subsidized merchant vessel, the ''March Harrier'', through a series of adventures in the Aramis subsector. It is the companion volume for The Traveller Book.

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Craig Sheeley reviewed ''The Traveller Adventure'' in ''

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'' No. 70. Sheeley commented that "I was pleasantly surprised by ''The Traveller Adventure'' ..it is reasonably price. It is, on the whole, one of the best products ever made by GDW." Stephen Nutt reviewed ''The Traveller Adventure'' for ''

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'' magazine, and stated that "I rate the Traveller adventure in the top five best role-playing products that have ever been placed on the market. In the context of Traveller it is the best thing GDW have ever produced, simply a must for anybody running a Traveller campaign." Andy Slack reviewed ''The Traveller Adventure'' for ''

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'' #57, giving it an overall rating of 9 out of 10, and stated that "this is a superb campaign capable of entertaining a group of up to 8 players of any experience for up to a year."

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'' #36 (Sept./Oct., 1984)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Traveller Adventure Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1983 Traveller (role-playing game) adventures

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