With this, the rights to Manhunt returned to Philip Athans; they were not sold as part of DGP’s assets in 1995.
Sorry for jumping the gun so to speak - I found it by accident while perusing drivethru for Aftermath...p.s. Want to know how all this happened? Take a look at this: https://games.gark.net/WonderfulThings.pdf
There's a lot of work that needs doing. In Wonderful Things, I summarised the available information we have about Phil Athans' plans for the remainder of OQ:The historical background is a fascinating read - any plans on trying to develop the sequel adventures?
It's certainly something I'd like to have a crack at, but I have a looong list of other Traveller-related projects that I want to finish off first* (while mulling over OQ vols 2 and 3, obviously).In the Manhunt manuscript, Athans named volumes 2 and 3—Antares Down, and Beyond the Seventh Moon—and provided a little information on the contents of the former: a raid on a deep meson gun in the Antares system, and a rescue mission to the interdicted TL17 world of Sabmiqys. Fugate (2004a) later recalled some further details that seem to pertain to the latter: the Victory Belt was outside the borders of the Imperium, in a (presumably barren) system which could only be reached with Jump-6; and the source of the onnesium-118 was a planetoid which was the homeworld of an extinct TL minor human race.
These details would suggest a location in the Lesser Rift on the border with the Julian Protectorate, with several possible candidates in the Star’s End and Arzul sectors. The stellar positions for both of those sectors had first been specified in DGP’s Vilani and Vargr from 1990, but there was no data for those systems at the time that Manhunt was written (this was later created by Jeff Zeitlin for the Zhodani Base); it is therefore not possible to determine the intended location of the Victory Belt with any certainty.
Thanks - I tried my best to channel Rob Caswell.Nick, your deckplan work looks classically excellent.
Yes, there will be.Is there going to be a print on demand copy?
I've never heard of these. Got any details?I'd just like to congratulate all involved on a stunning piece of digital archaeology. Though the chances are slim-to-none, I hope one day someone turns up the lost FASA scenarios 'Piracy/Stardust'.
They were announced as being the 'first' FASA double adventure (e.g. a booklet similar to the GDW double adventures.). In the end that honor went to 'Stazhlekh Report/The Harrensa Project'.I've never heard of these. Got any details?
They were announced as being the 'first' FASA double adventure (e.g. a booklet similar to the GDW double adventures.). In the end that honor went to 'Stazhlekh Report/The Harrensa Project'.
I'm not sure at this point who the author(s) were, but what little is known appears in the 8th (and last) issue of the 1980s British Fanzine 'Alien Star'. They closed with a news section that presumably paraphrased a FASA media release, a screen shot of the FASA portion of the news section is attached.
Whether both scenarios or only 'Stardust' was going to be set in Far Frontiers/Alsas is not clear (The scenarios in the published FASA Double Adventure are set in Far Frontiers Sector and Old Expanses Sector respectively). Adverts mentioning the booklet also appeared in JTAS.
Ultimately they 'disappeared' when FASA got the Star Trek licence and abandoned Traveller.
Thanks, I just ordered the PFD and Print copy at the $20 sale price. It looks really good.The pod is now available at drivethru...