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{{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: | {{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]] | + | * [[Grand Survey (book)|Grand Survey]] (1986), by [[Digest Group Publications]], which detailed the [[Imperial Interstellar Scout Service]] and the [[Grand Survey]]s, which allowed detailed physical characteristics and an accurate map of the world. [[Grand Survey (book)|Grand Survey]] called the [[UWP]], the UPP or Universal Planetary Profile. |
| + | ** [[TD10| Issue 10]] of [[Travellers' Digest (meta)|Travellers' Digest]] contained some additions and clarifications for [[Grand Survey (book)|Grand Survey]]. | ||
* [[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]]. | * [[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 [[IISS|Imperial Scouts]] survey and explore new worlds including colonization and world mapping techniques. | * [[World Builder's Handbook]] (1989), by [[Digest Group Publications]], which detailed how [[IISS|Imperial Scouts]] survey and explore new worlds including colonization and world mapping techniques. | ||
* [[World Tamer's Handbook]] (1994), by {{GDW}}, which brought even more detail to the survey and colonization processes. | * [[World Tamer's Handbook]] (1994), by {{GDW}}, 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 Displays (Game Product) Credits == | == World Displays (Game Product) Credits == | ||
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| Publisher | Ad Astra Products |
| Version | Classic Traveller |
| Author | James Steuard, Jefferson Meyer, Paul Sissenstein |
| Format | Softcover |
| Canonical | No |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Pages | 44 |
World Displays (Game Product) Synopsis
A booklet for referees to detail subsectors and world. Two types of forms are provided
- Subsector (side by side UWP and Subsector map
- World Map form with a distance map on bottom to indicate other planets in a star system.
World Displays (Game Product) Description
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Meta-history & Background
No information yet available.
World-building & Colonization
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 (1986), by Digest Group Publications, which detailed the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service and the Grand Surveys, which allowed detailed physical characteristics and an accurate map of the world. Grand Survey called the UWP, the UPP or Universal Planetary Profile.
- Issue 10 of Travellers' Digest contained some additions and clarifications for Grand Survey.
- 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 Displays (Game Product) Credits
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World Displays (Game Product) Table of Contents
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