''Traitor'' is a 1982 fantasy role-playing game adventure for ''

Thieves' World Thieves' World is a shared world fantasy series created by Robert Lynn Asprin in 1978. The original series comprised twelve anthologies, including stories by science fiction and fantasy authors Poul Anderson, John Brunner, Andrew J. Offutt, ...

'', published by

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''Traitor'' is an adventure set in the city of Sanctuary in which the

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s are Hawkmasks serving the crime lord Jubal and are ambushed so that an important document meant for Jubal can be stolen from them.

''Traitor'' is the first adventure approved by

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to be published by FASA for ''

''.

Reception

William A. Barton reviewed ''Traitor'' in ''

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'' No. 55. Barton commented that "Overall, ''Traitor'' is an excellent offering that should provide plenty of excitement in Sanctuary. And even those TW enthusiasts who don't want to run or play the adventure itself should find the bonus essay from Robert Aspirin himself on gaming Jubal plus the new background info on Sanctuary well worth shelling out the price of the book." Oliver Dickinson reviewed ''Traitor'' for ''

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'' #38, giving it an overall rating of 7 out of 10, and stated that "all in all, these look like testing and enjoyable adventures." Paul Ryan O'Connor reviewed ''Traitor'' for ''

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'' magazine and stated that "In summation, ''Traitor'' gets a guarded recommendation. The presentation is so-so. The price might not be worth it, depending on what you are used to. The stats offered for the characters are largely useless. The booklet can be difficult to read. The scenario is clever. The detail and development added to the city of Sanctuary is worthwhile. ''Traitor'' is not bad, but it is by no stretch of the imagination a 'must buy' either."

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{{reflist Fantasy role-playing game adventures Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1982 Thieves' World (role-playing game)

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