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Secret of the Ancients
Classic Traveller Adventure 12
Author		Marc Miller
Publisher		Game Designers Workshop
Version		Classic Traveller
Edition		1st
Format		Book (Digest)
Language		English
Pages		48
Year Published		1984
Canonical		Yes
Available from		DriveThru RPG
Also See		Ancients
Product No. 340

The Secret of the Ancients is a Game Designers Workshop product.

It is an early Classic Traveller adventure.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Who were the Ancients? What were they doing when they roamed the galaxy 300,000 years ago? Why did they destroy themselves in a cataclysmic Final War that destroyed entire planets?

The answer lies hidden somewhere, and the clues are all around. Join a band of adventurers confronted with the greatest puzzle of the ages as they try to solve it.

Table of Contents[edit]

Secret of the Ancients
Section	Page/s
Introduction	4
Adventure Synopsis	6
The Adventure Begins	10
Known Data	12
Komesh	16
The Village	20
Regina Subsector	24
The Ship	26
Pocket Universe	31
Artifacts and Ancient Sites	36
Teleportation	38
The Secret of the Ancients	42
Library Data	45
Gimmicks	48

Library Data Entries (Public)[edit]

Library Data Entries (Automated)[edit]

Library data entries

Meta-history & Background (Dossier)[edit]

This adventure is set in Regina subsector of the Spinward Marches, and concentrates on a search for an archaeological site which can reveal who the mysterious Ancients were and possibly solve the mystery of their history.

Mysteries of the Spinward Marches Droyne Series[edit]

This adventure is part of a trilogy of interconnected storyline that may be played individually or in a series:

Credits (Primary Sources)[edit]

Credits (Primary Sources)
Credit	Authors & Contributors
Design	Marc Miller
Additional design	John Harshman, Loren Wiseman, John Astell, and Frank Chadwick
Art	Paul R. Banner and Steve Venters

External Link/s[edit]

Commentary & Data articles:

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Other Articles:

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+Who were the [[Ancients]]? What were they doing when they roamed the [[galaxy]] 300,000 years ago? Why did they destroy themselves in a cataclysmic [[Final War]] that destroyed entire [[planet]]s?
+The answer lies hidden somewhere, and the clues are all around. Join a band of adventurers confronted with the greatest puzzle of the ages as they try to solve it.
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-|Gimmicks|| align="right" |48
+| [[Gimmick]]s
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-No information or synopsis yet available.
+=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Public) ===
+# [[Ancients]]
+# [[Ancients Capsule]]
+# [[Ancients Exploration Ship]]
+# [[Ancients Site]]
+# [[Artifact]]
+# [[Droyne]]
+# [[Final War]]
+# [[Gimmick]]
+# [[Grandfather]] ([[Yaskoydray]])
+# [[Pocket Dimension]]
+# [[Portal]]
+# [[Regina Subsector]]
+# [[Robot]]
+# [[Shimmersuit]]
+# [[Teleportation]]
+# [[Teleporter Plate]]
-== Description (Specifications) ==
+=== [[Library Data|Library Data Entries]] (Automated) ===
-Who were the [[Ancients]]? What were they doing when they roamed the galaxy 300,000 years ago? Why did they destroy themselves in a cataclysmic [[Final War]] that destroyed entire planets?
+{{LibraryEntries}}
-The answer lies hidden somewhere, and the clues are all around. Join a band of adventurers confronted with the greatest puzzle of the ages as they try to solve it.
+== Meta-history & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
+This adventure is set in [[Regina subsector]] of the {{sm}}, and concentrates on a search for an [[Ancients Site|archaeological site]] which can reveal who the mysterious [[Ancient]]s were and possibly solve the mystery of their history.
-=== Table of Contents ===
+=== Mysteries of the Spinward Marches Droyne Series ===
-No information yet available.
+This adventure is part of a trilogy of interconnected storyline that may be played individually or in a series:
+# [[Research Station Gamma]]
-== Meta-history & Background (Dossier) ==
+# [[Twilight's Peak]]
-No information yet available.
+# [[Secret of the Ancients]]
 === Credits (Primary Sources) ===
-;Design
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-: [[Marc Miller]]
+!colspan="2"|Credits (Primary Sources)
-;Additional design
+|-
-:[[John Harshman]], [[Loren Wiseman]], [[John Astell]], and [[Frank Chadwick]]
+! Credit
-;Art
+! [[Author]]s & Contributors
-:[[Paul R. Banner]] and [[Steve Venters]]
+|-
+| Design
+| [[Marc Miller]]
+|-
+| Additional design
+| [[John Harshman]], [[Loren Wiseman]], [[John Astell]], and [[Frank Chadwick]]
+|-
+| Art
+| [[Paul R. Banner]] and [[Steve Venters]]
+|-
+|}
+=== External Link/s ===
+''Commentary & Data articles:''
+# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
+''Reviews:''
+# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
+''Other Articles:''
+# EXTERNAL LINK: [[TBD]]
-== References & Contributions (Sources) ==
+== References & Contributions ([[Sources]]) ==
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+[[Category: Ship Source]]
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