Ascent To Anekthor

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Ascent To Anekthor
Ascent To Anekthor.jpg
Cover by William H. Keith
DesignersJ. Andrew Keith
PublishersGamelords
Publication1984; 38 years ago (1984)
GenresScience-fiction
SystemsClassic 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[]

Ascent To Anekthor is an adventure in which the player characters join the mountaineering expedition of a daredevil noblewoman.[1] It utilized the rules from The Mountain Environment by the same author.

Publication history[]

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[]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Watson, Tony (Jan–Feb 1985). "Featured Review: Traveller Supplements from Gamelords". Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games (72): 7.
  2. ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. pp. 329–330. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  3. ^ Nutt, Stephen (September 1984). "Notices". Imagine (review). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd. (18): 40.
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