''Pilots' Almanac'' is a 1988 role-playing game supplement for ''

HârnMaster ''HârnMaster'' is a fantasy role-playing game based in the fantasy world of Hârn. The system, like the world, was designed primarily by N. Robin Crossby. History ''Hârnmaster'' was published as a role-playing game using the Hârn setting by ...

'' published by

Columbia Games Columbia Games is one of the oldest manufacturers of board wargames, and has also produced the '' Hârn'' role-playing game as well as various card games and collectible card games. Their wargames are notable for using small wooden or plastic bl ...

''Pilots' Almanac'' is a supplement in which rules and information are presented for ship movement, navigation, and weather.

Publication history

''The Pilots' Almanac'' was written by N. Robin Crossby and

Tom Dalgliesh Tom Dalgliesh is the owner of Columbia Games and a designer of many wargames and fantasy role-playing materials. Biography Dalgliesh began his career in games by playing poker while working as a midshipman serving in the British Merchant Navy, ...

, with art by

Eric Hotz Eric Hotz is a graphic artist and illustrator. Early life and education Hotz was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada and studied at Simon Fraser University, Langara College, and Capilano College, mainly studying archaeology, art history, fin ...

, and was published by

in 1988 as a 64-page book with four center-bound color maps. Shannon Appelcline explained that by 1988 Columbia Games began focusing on product lines other than Harn: "That began when Columbia shifted their focus toward supporting their new ''Hârnmaster'' RPG, rather than playing to their strengths and supporting the setting of Hârn. Thus the first ever Hârn adventures appeared, ''100 Bushels of Rye'' (1988) and ''The Staff of Fanon'' (1988), as well as the rules-oriented ''Pilots' Almanac'' (1988). They were followed by a series of magic books and other RPG supplements."

Reception

Jake Thornton reviewed ''Pilots' Almanac'' for ''

Games International ''Computer Games Magazine'' was a monthly computer and console gaming print magazine, founded in October 1988 as the United Kingdom publication ''Games International''. During its history, it was known variously as ''Strategy Plus'' (October 1 ...

'' magazine, and gave it 4 1/2 stars out of 5, and stated that "To make full use of this product you need to understand the ''Harnmaster'' skill system. If you do, then buy it."

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{{reflist Hârn supplements Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1988

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