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| − | == | + | ==Synopsis == |
This is a combination referee's screen and and adventure with two "folio" Adventures. | This is a combination referee's screen and and adventure with two "folio" Adventures. | ||
The screen came in two parts, one for combat charts and the other for more combat including encounters. | The screen came in two parts, one for combat charts and the other for more combat including encounters. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Description == |
| − | + | Parrot dragons swoop and soar overhead while the characters refuel their Scout Courier starship from the oceans of Deyis II. Located in [[Zarushagar Sector]] on the border between two rival Imperial factions, Deyis II is an empty world with a bizarre climate. Many centuries ago, the inhabitants of an entire colony vanished here, never to be heard from again. What do the characters learn that leads them to believe the parrot dragons may hold the answer to this and many more mysteries that lurk on Deyis II? Find out in the two folio adventures included in this gaming kit. | |
| − | + | '''Contents include -''' | |
| − | + | * '''Referee screen''' A six-panel referee screen speeds and streamlines play by putting important charts and tables at your fingertips. | |
| + | * '''Practical hints and tips:''' many tried and true techniques used by Digest Group in their playtest sessions. | ||
| + | : ''(included as a four-sheet folded page)'' | ||
| + | * '''Equipment data sheets:''' Eight data sheets of high-tech items for referees to let their players use. these unique sheets allow players to keep their own "visual" inventory. | ||
| + | :* G-Pack | ||
| + | :* Atmospheric Tester | ||
| + | :* Inertial Locator | ||
| + | :* Fusion Still | ||
| + | :* Hand Computer | ||
| + | :* Portable Fusion Generator | ||
| + | :* Map Box | ||
| + | :* Combination Mask | ||
| + | * '''Folio adventures:''' two folio adventures presented in the new ''visual nugget'' format. | ||
| + | : ''(each presented as a four-sheet folded page)'' | ||
| − | == | + | ==Meta-history and Background== |
| − | + | Notes in the introductory paragraphs include the following: | |
| + | "The referee's screen also incorporates the suggestions received from many gamers since the original release of '''MegaTraveller'''. Because, of this, the referee's screen contains simplified restatements of certain MegaTraveller rules. These slight adjustments have been found to streamline play somewhat, and are highly recommended. | ||
| + | "The referee's screen also corrects certain misprints in the original rules." | ||
| − | == | + | ==Credits == |
| − | + | ;Adventure Design | |
| + | : [[Joe Fugate|Joe D. Fugate Sr.]] and [[Gary L. Thomas]] | ||
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| Referee's Gaming Kit | |
|---|---|
 Everything the well-prepared MegaTraveller referee needs to keep a session flowing smoothly... | |
| Publisher | DGP |
| Version | MegaTraveller |
| Author | Various |
| Format | Paperback Folio |
| Canonical | Yes |
| Edition | 1st |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Pages | n/a |
| Product number 876 | |
Synopsis
This is a combination referee's screen and and adventure with two "folio" Adventures.
The screen came in two parts, one for combat charts and the other for more combat including encounters.
Description
Parrot dragons swoop and soar overhead while the characters refuel their Scout Courier starship from the oceans of Deyis II. Located in Zarushagar Sector on the border between two rival Imperial factions, Deyis II is an empty world with a bizarre climate. Many centuries ago, the inhabitants of an entire colony vanished here, never to be heard from again. What do the characters learn that leads them to believe the parrot dragons may hold the answer to this and many more mysteries that lurk on Deyis II? Find out in the two folio adventures included in this gaming kit.
Contents include -
- Referee screen A six-panel referee screen speeds and streamlines play by putting important charts and tables at your fingertips.
- Practical hints and tips: many tried and true techniques used by Digest Group in their playtest sessions.
- (included as a four-sheet folded page)
- Equipment data sheets: Eight data sheets of high-tech items for referees to let their players use. these unique sheets allow players to keep their own "visual" inventory.
- G-Pack
- Atmospheric Tester
- Inertial Locator
- Fusion Still
- Hand Computer
- Portable Fusion Generator
- Map Box
- Combination Mask
- Folio adventures: two folio adventures presented in the new visual nugget format.
- (each presented as a four-sheet folded page)
Meta-history and Background
Notes in the introductory paragraphs include the following: "The referee's screen also incorporates the suggestions received from many gamers since the original release of MegaTraveller. Because, of this, the referee's screen contains simplified restatements of certain MegaTraveller rules. These slight adjustments have been found to streamline play somewhat, and are highly recommended. "The referee's screen also corrects certain misprints in the original rules."
Credits
- Adventure Design
- Joe D. Fugate Sr. and Gary L. Thomas