Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 09

Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 09
JTAS #9
Author		Loren Wiseman
Publisher		Game Designers Workshop
Version		Classic Traveller
Edition		1st
Format		Periodical (Digest)
Language		English
Pages		48
Year Published		1981
Canonical		No
Available from		RPGNow
Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 9

Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 09 is a Game Designers Workshop product.

• It is a periodical designed for Classic Traveller.

Description (Specifications)

Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 09 was the first major periodical for Classic Traveller.

Table of Contents

Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 9
Section / Article	Author/s	Page/s
Cover Articles
The Duke of Regina's Own Huscarles (4518th Lift Infantry Regiment)	by Marc Miller	12
Epithets of the Fifth Frontier War	by Marc Miller	27
Psi Helmets	by William H. Keith, Jr.	30
System Defense Boats	by John Lewis	32
The Battle Fleets of the Marches	by Marc Miller	38
Amber Zone
Soft Bunk	by Loren Wiseman	28
Rule of Man Commemorative	by Loren Wiseman and Marc Miller	54
Contact!
The Zhodani	by Loren Wiseman, Frank Chadwick and John Harshman	8
Feature Articles
The Care and Feeding of NPCs	by J. Andrew Keith	22
Vacc Suits	by John W. Colbert	47
Features
From the Management	Loren Wiseman	2
Just Detected	Loren Wiseman	4
Traveller News Service	Loren Wiseman	6
The Bestiary (Kian and Springer)	Loren Wiseman	36
The Ship's Locker (Heavy Machine Gun, Bandage)	Loren Wiseman	44

Library Data Entries (Public)

1. 4518th Lift Infantry Regiment
2. Bandage
3. Fifth Frontier War
4. Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
5. Helmet
6. Humaniti
7. Kian
8. Oxygen Tank
9. Portable Life Support System (PLSS)
10. Psionic Shield Helmet
11. Rule of Man
12. Sixes
13. Springer
14. System Defense Boat (SDB)
15. Vacc Suit
16. Zhodani

Meta-history & Background (Dossier)

The Contact! article on the Zhodani was the start of the various publications detailing the Zhodani for different versions of Traveller.

• Most articles were related to the Fifth Frontier War, with the game being released soon after the issue was published.
• Corrections and Additions to the articles on Care and Feeding of NPCs and Vacc Suits were included in the From the Management article in the next issue, Journal of the Travellers Aid Society No. 10.

JTAS / Challenge Issues

This is an overview of the JTAS / Challenge Magazine (periodical) run:

Journal of the Travellers Aid Society - Challenge Magazine

CT / JTAS / GDW Periodicals: (1979 to 1985) Issue 1 - Issue 2 - Issue 3 - Issue 4 - Best 1 to 4 - Issue 5 - Issue 6 - Issue 7 - Issue 8 - Best 5 to 8 - Issue 9 - Issue 10 - Issue 11 - Issue 12 - Best 9 to 12 - JTAS 1-12 - Issue 13 - Issue 14 - Issue 15 - Issue 16 - Best 13 to 16 - Issue 17 - Issue 18 - Issue 19 - Issue 20 - Issue 21 - Issue 22 - Issue 23 - Issue 24 - JTAS 13-24 MT / Challenge / GDW Periodicals (1986 to 1988): Issue 25 - Issue 26 - Issue 27 - Issue 28 - Issue 29 - Issue 30 - Issue 31 - Issue 32 - Issue 33 - JTAS 25-33 MT / Expanded Challenge / GDW Periodicals (1988 to 1993): Issue 34 - Issue 35 - Issue 36 - Issue 37 - Issue 38 - Issue 39 - Issue 40 - Issue 41 - Issue 42 - Issue 43 - Issue 44 - Issue 45 - Issue 46 - Issue 47 - Issue 48 - Issue 49 - Issue 50 - Issue 51 - Issue 52 - Issue 53 - Issue 54 - Issue 55 - Issue 56 - Issue 57 - Issue 58 - Issue 59 - Issue 60 - Issue 61 - Issue 62 - Issue 63 - Issue 64 - Issue 65 - Issue 66 - Issue 67 - Issue 68 - Issue 69 - Issue 70 TNE / Expanded Challenge / GDW Periodicals (1993 to 1995): Issue 71 - Issue 72 - Issue 73 - Issue 74 - Issue 75 - Issue 76 - Issue 77 - Challenge 25-77 T4 / JTAS / Imperium Games Periodicals (1996 to 1997): Issue 25 / 78 - Issue 26 / 79 Trav / JTAS-Challenge / FFE Compilations (2002 to 2017): JTAS 1-12 - JTAS 13-24 - JTAS 25-33 - Challenge 25-77

Credits (Primary Sources)

Credits (Primary Sources)
Credit	Authors & Contributors
Editor	Loren Wiseman
Artists	Chris Purcell, Liz Danforth, Jennell Jaquays, Bob Liebman, David Heath, and William H. Keith, Jr.

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