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[[FASA]] Corporation was an American publisher of role-playing games, wargames and boardgames until 2001. 
 
Founded in 1980 in Chicago by [[Jordan Weisman]] and [[L. Ross Babcock]] III. Originally the name FASA was an acronym for "[[Freedonian Aeronautics and Space Administration]]", a joking allusion to the Marx Brothers film "Duck Soup," though in later years the letters of the name did not actually stand for anything. This tongue-in-cheek attitude was carried over in humorous self-references in its games.

== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
FASA produced the Battletech miniatures Mech war game and the associated RPG and the highly successful Shadowrun RPG. Other games included Earthdawn and the Doctor Who RPG
* In 1998 it acquired Ral Partha miniatures company. 
* In 1999 it was scheduled to be acquired by Decipher Inc. but that apparently fell through. 
* In 2000, president [[Jill Lucas]] and Battletech line developer [[Brian Nystul]] left. 
* It has announced that it will be shutting down in Spring 2001, selling its Battletech and Shadowrun properties to Wizkids LLC.

=== Storyline & Setting ===
No information yet available. 

=== ‎Popular Artists & Authors ===
''Artists:'' 
* [[Keith Brothers]]
* [[Ross Babcock]]

''Authors:''
* [[Jordan Weisman]]
* [[Keith Brothers]]

=== External Link/s ===
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=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Public) ===
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
FASA first appeared as a Traveller licensee, producing supplements for that {{GDW}} role-playing game, especially the work of the [[Keith Brothers]]. 
* The company went on to establish itself as major gaming company with the publication of the first licensed Star Trek RPG, then several successful original games. 
* In 1988, FASA sold the rights to all of it Traveller material, including the Traveller licence, to [[Seeker Gaming Systems]]. 
* Seeker transferred the FASA Traveller material to FFE in 2007.

=== FASA Cryptobibliography ===
According to the Far Futures page, the following were planned, but not published:
* Adventure 10 - Target: Assassin
* Double Adventure - Piracy / Stardust
* Starport Module Two - Orbiting Base

=== Bibliography-Ludography (Published Products) ===
This [[publisher]] has authored and published the following products: 
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== References & Contributions ([[Sources]]) ==
{{Wikipedia|FASA}}
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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