Ascent To Anekthor
 Cover by William H. Keith | |
| Designers | J. Andrew Keith |
|---|---|
| Publishers | Gamelords |
| Publication | 1984 |
| Genres | Science-fiction |
| Systems | Classic Traveller |
Ascent To Anekthor is a 1984 fantasy role-playing game adventure, written by J. Andrew Keith, and published by Gamelords for Traveller.
Plot summary
[edit]Ascent To Anekthor is an adventure in which the player characters join an expedition with a daredevil noblewoman to scale a mountain against two other groups to win a wager.[1] It utilized the rules from The Mountain Environment by the same author.
Publication history
[edit]Ascent To Anekthor was written by J. Andrew Keith, with art by William H. Keith Jr., and was published in 1984 by Gamelords as a digest-sized 56-page book.[2]
Reception
[edit]Stephen Nutt reviewed Ascent to Anekthor for Imagine magazine, and stated that "Ascent is the one occasion that the players climb a mountain for fun."[3]
Tony Watson reviewed Ascent To Anekthor in Space Gamer No. 72.[1] Watson commented that "Ascent to Anekthor is certainly not the most inspired of adventures, but the climb, if handled correctly, can be a tense and diverting venture for the players."[1]
Reviews
[edit]- Different Worlds #40 (July/Aug., 1985)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Watson, Tony (Jan–Feb 1985). "Featured Review: Traveller Supplements from Gamelords". Space Gamer (72). Steve Jackson Games: 7.
- ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. pp. 329–330. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- ^ Nutt, Stephen (September 1984). "Notices". Imagine (review) (18). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd.: 40.