Hans Rancke-Madsen

Hans Rancke-Madsen was a prolific Traveller author, contributor, and fan.

Description (Biography)

Hans Rancke-Madsen was born on August 4th, 1956 in Copenhagen, Denmark. One day, while he was visiting a friend in England, the friend gave him a little black box containing three little black books. For many years thereafter, he visited England once or twice a year and never failed to visit Games Workshop and pick up some new Traveller publications. Eventually Denmark became civilized enough that his Friendly Local Comics Shop also began selling roleplaying stuff, enabling him to get his fix locally. The Internet enabled him to help playtest GURPS Traveller books and write articles for JTAS Online.

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October 13, 2015: I have just been informed by a mutual friend that Hans has died, at the far-too-young age of 58. Knowing that he was active here (and being an old Traveller enthusiast myself), I thought I'd share this information with the users of this site. Rest in peace, Hans.

- Peter Ravn Rasmussen

External Links

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• EXTERNAL LINK: [RPG Geek Entry]
• EXTERNAL LINK: [IMDB Entry]
• EXTERNAL LINK: [SJG Forum Annoucement]
• EXTERNAL LINK: [Goodreads Entry]
• EXTERNAL LINK: [Comic Book Database]

Library Data Entries (Public)

1. First Meal
2. Hellion's Hoard
3. House Repzinski
4. Stiytesrah class Clan Transport

History & Background (Dossier)

He is co-author of GURPS Traveller: Sword Worlds, has playtested all but a few of the GT books, and has several 'additional material by' credits.

• Hans was a very frequent poster on numerous forums and ran several Traveller campaigns.
• He was known for his irascible and very likeable character once you got to know him.

Traveller RPG Wiki Participation

This person often participated at the wiki.

• His work at the Traveller RPG Wiki was foundational and he created a number of ingenious solutions to canon conflicts and other such anomalous, tricky serpents.

References & Contributions (Sources)

Bibliography-Ludography (Published Products)

This person has authored, contributed, playtested, or otherwise participated in the publication of the following products:

JTAS Online Articles

Hans was a prolific contributer to the Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Online:

• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Anthony Palmer," JTAS Online (01-26-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Mora -- Year 100," JTAS Online (02-21-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Damsel in Distress," JTAS Online (04-03-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The Most Dangerous Prey," JTAS Online (04-10-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Otto "Starman" Mann," JTAS Online (05-01-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Hellion's Hoard," JTAS Online (05-01-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "One-Way Passage to Mora," JTAS Online (05-08-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The Peregrine Club," JTAS Online (06-05-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen with Kurt Brown, "The Grant," JTAS Online (07-12-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Jocelyn Smith," JTAS Online (07-12-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The Sacnoth Dominate," JTAS Online (07-31-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The Florubia Hunt," JTAS Online (09-25-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The Loaktarl and the Hkastahistoti," JTAS Online (10-16-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The True Secret of the Ancients," JTAS Online (10-30-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "In-Game Games," JTAS Online (12-11-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The Patrons' Circle," JTAS Online (12-31-2000)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Ruie," JTAS Online (02-19-2001)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Psi-chiatrist," JTAS Online (05-07-2001)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Phase-Change Materials," JTAS Online (08-16-2001)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Nine Groundlings," JTAS Online (08-30-2001)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Oberlindes Lines," JTAS Online (12-24-2001)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Starship Passage Vouchers," JTAS Online (01-21-2002)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The Five States: A campaign setting for Milieu 0," JTAS Online (07-22-2002)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Trade Pioneers: An adventure for Milieu 0 set in the Five States," JTAS Online (07-22-2002)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Name That NPC!," JTAS Online (03-02-2003)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The Towers of Atora," JTAS Online (05-10-2003)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Manhunt on Ruie," JTAS Online (06-08-2003)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The Troublemakers," JTAS Online (07-21-2003)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Old Gram Station," JTAS Online (03-14-2004)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Conspiracies on Regina?," JTAS Online (12-05-2004)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Abyss," JTAS Online (12-19-2004)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "GAERPHS," JTAS Online (02-13-2005)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Gaylan Brosny (100 Points)," JTAS Online (02-13-2005)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Oxen and Gryphons and Eagles," JTAS Online (12-05-2005)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Starship Passengers," JTAS Online (06-19-2006)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Worlds Within Jump-6 of Regina," JTAS Online (07-17-2006)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen and John G. Wood, "Regina Startown Denizens," JTAS Online (11-06-2006)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Regina Startown," JTAS Online (11-06-2006)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The Revagi Trail," JTAS Online (11-06-2006)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Trouble on Surprise Crescent," JTAS Online (11-20-2006)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Engine Trouble," JTAS Online (12-04-2006)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Interesting Times in Regina Startown," JTAS Online (12-04-2006)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "A Visit to Whanga," JTAS Online (12-18-2006)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The Outrim Frontier," JTAS Online (06-18-2007)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "News, Rumors, and Other Lies," JTAS Online (07-02-2007)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The Outrim Frontier," JTAS Online (07-16-2007)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Leviathan: 400," JTAS Online (07-29-2007)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Cry "Egherz!" and Let Loose the Humans of War!," JTAS Online (03-10-2008)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Baroness Xita Garcia," JTAS Online (03-24-2008)
• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "Problem on Pirema," JTAS Online (08-11-2008)