Traveller Book 8: Robots
Traveller Book 8: Robots is a supplement published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) in 1986 for the science fiction role-playing game Traveller.
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| Designer(s) | Joe D. Fugate, Sr. |
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| Publisher(s) | Game Designers' Workshop |
| Publication date | 1986 |
| Genre(s) | Science-fiction |
| System(s) | Classic Traveller |
Contents
This book explains how self-aware robots can be designed and used both as player characters and as non-player characters for Traveller.[1] The books gives details of the history of robots, types of robots, who builds them, the robot brain, a universal description system, new character skills for robots, and how to design a robot.
Publication history
GDW first published the science fiction role-playing game Traveller in 1977, and followed that with dozens of supplements and adventures, including Traveller Book 8: Robots in 1986, a 56-page digest-sized softcover book written by Joe D. Fugate, Sr., with illustrations by Steve Venters.[2]
Reception
Marcus L. Rowland reviewed Traveller Alien Module 8: Robots for White Dwarf #85, and stated that "The rules are clear and reasonably concise, and suggest a few interesting scenario ideas. At 56 pages this isn't the most useful rules supplement for a Traveller campaign, it's more for completists and GMs."[1]
See also
References
- Rowland, Marcus L. (January 1987). "Open Box". White Dwarf. Games Workshop (Issue 85): 4.
- Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 329. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.