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== World Builder's Handbook (Book) Meta-history & Background == | == World Builder's Handbook (Book) Meta-history & Background == | ||
| − | {{CT}} [[Book 3]] Worlds and Adventures (1977) the [[UWP]], which was later expanded with "Extended [[UWP]] Statistics", and was continued with the following products: | + | {{CT}} [[Book 3]] Worlds and Adventures (1977) created the [[UWP]], which was later expanded with "Extended [[UWP]] Statistics", and was continued with the following products: |
* [[World Displays]] (1981), by [[Ad Astra Products]], which provided subsector and world record forms. | * [[World Displays]] (1981), by [[Ad Astra Products]], which provided subsector and world record forms. | ||
* [[Grand Survey (book)]] (1986), by [[Digest Group Publications]], which detailed the [[Imperial Interstellar Scout Service]] ad the [[Grand Surveys]], which allowed detailed physical characteristics and an accurate map of the world. [[Grand Survey (book)]] called the [[UWP]], the UPP or Universal Planetary Profile. | * [[Grand Survey (book)]] (1986), by [[Digest Group Publications]], which detailed the [[Imperial Interstellar Scout Service]] ad the [[Grand Surveys]], which allowed detailed physical characteristics and an accurate map of the world. [[Grand Survey (book)]] called the [[UWP]], the UPP or Universal Planetary Profile. | ||
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| World Builder's Handbook | |
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| Publisher | Digest Group Publications |
| Version | MegaTraveller |
| Author | Joe Fugate, J. Andrew Keith & Gary L. Thomas |
| Format | Paperback |
| Canonical | Yes |
| Edition | 1st |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Pages | 96 |
| Product no. 875 | |
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World Builder's Handbook (Book) Synopsis
Learn how the Imperial Scouts survey and explore new worlds...
And learn how to build exciting and interesting new worlds of your own with these extensive rules!
World Builder's Handbook (Book) Description
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World Builder's Handbook (Book) Meta-history & Background
Classic Traveller Book 3 Worlds and Adventures (1977) created the UWP, which was later expanded with "Extended UWP Statistics", and was continued with the following products:
- World Displays (1981), by Ad Astra Products, which provided subsector and world record forms.
- Grand Survey (book) (1986), by Digest Group Publications, which detailed the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service ad the Grand Surveys, which allowed detailed physical characteristics and an accurate map of the world. Grand Survey (book) called the UWP, the UPP or Universal Planetary Profile.
- Grand Census (1987), by Digest Group Publications, which detailed world cultural characteristics, including details of the social structures, government institutions, languages, and technology of the UWP.
- World Builder's Handbook (1989), by Digest Group Publications, which detailed how Imperial Scouts survey and explore new worlds including colonization and world mapping techniques.
- World Tamer's Handbook (1994), by Game Designers' Workshop, which brought even more detail to the survey and colonization processes.
- Traveller 5th (2013), by Far Future Enterprises, which further continues the UWP legacy with many new features.
World Builder's Handbook (Book) Credits
- Design and Development: Joe D. Fugate Sr., J. Andrew Keith, Gary L. Thomas
- Additional Design: Robert Parker, Nancy Parker, James Holden, Rob Caswell, Ed Edwards
- Artwork: Cover: A. C. Farley, Interior: Rob Caswell, Joe D. Fugate Sr.
World Builder's Handbook (Book) Table of Contents
Survey and Exploration 2 Survey Equipment 17 Building a World 52 Tables 59 Mapping a World 87 Using World Data 92