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|publisher= [[Game Designers Workshop]]
|version= [[Classic Traveller|CT]]
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|author= [[Loren Wiseman]]
 
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== Broadsword (Book) Synopsis ==
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==Synopsis ==
 
'''Adventure 7''' for [[Classic Traveller]].
 
'''Adventure 7''' for [[Classic Traveller]].
  
== Broadsword (Book) Description ==
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==Description ==
 
Broadsword - the first in a class of 800-ton [[Mercenary Cruiser|mercenary cruisers]] devoted to keeping the peace and restoring order, for a price.  
 
Broadsword - the first in a class of 800-ton [[Mercenary Cruiser|mercenary cruisers]] devoted to keeping the peace and restoring order, for a price.  
  
 
Included are detailed deck plans, tables of organization and equipment for the strike team aboard, and four exciting scenarios (one for use with [[High Guard (book)|High Guard]] and three for use with [[Mercenary (book)|Mercenary]] and [[Striker]]!), all set in the [[Vilis Subsector]], against the backdrop of the [[Fifth Frontier War]].
 
Included are detailed deck plans, tables of organization and equipment for the strike team aboard, and four exciting scenarios (one for use with [[High Guard (book)|High Guard]] and three for use with [[Mercenary (book)|Mercenary]] and [[Striker]]!), all set in the [[Vilis Subsector]], against the backdrop of the [[Fifth Frontier War]].
  
== Broadsword (Book) Meta-history & Background ==
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==Meta-history & Background ==
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The book contains information on [[Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser]]s that originally appeared in an article in [[JTAS8|Journal of the Travellers Aid Society, Volume 8]] by [[Marc Miller]]
  
== Broadsword (Book) Credits ==
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==Credits ==
Author: [[Loren Wiseman]].
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;Author
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: [[Loren Wiseman]]
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;Art direction
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: [[Rich Banner]] and [[Chris Purcell]]
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;Deck Plans
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:[[Charmain Geist]]
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;Illustration
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:[[William H. Keith, Jr.]]
  
== Broadsword (Book) Table of Contents ==
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==Table of Contents ==
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|Introduction              || align="right" |4
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|The Situation  || align="right" |6
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|Scenario I: The Raid        || align="right" |8
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|Scenario II: The Ambush              || align="right" |10
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|-
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|Scenario III: Escort                  || align="right" |11
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|-
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|Scenario IV: Boarding Party              || align="right" |12
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|-
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|Ref's Notes              || align="right" |14
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|Broadsword class Mercenary Cruisers            || align="right" |16
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|Personnel            || align="right" |32
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|Opposing Ships                    || align="right" |37
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|The Vilis Subsector                    || align="right" |38
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|Opposing Organisations                    || align="right" |40
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|-
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|Library Data                    || align="right" |46
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|A Final Word                    || align="right" |48
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Revision as of 15:24, 1 May 2015

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Broadsword
CTadv7.jpg
Adventure 7
Publisher Game Designers Workshop
Version Classic Traveller
Author Loren Wiseman
Format Small
Canonical Yes
Year Published 1982
Pages 48
Product No. 326

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Synopsis

Adventure 7 for Classic Traveller.

Description

Broadsword - the first in a class of 800-ton mercenary cruisers devoted to keeping the peace and restoring order, for a price.

Included are detailed deck plans, tables of organization and equipment for the strike team aboard, and four exciting scenarios (one for use with High Guard and three for use with Mercenary and Striker!), all set in the Vilis Subsector, against the backdrop of the Fifth Frontier War.

Meta-history & Background

The book contains information on Broadsword class Mercenary Cruisers that originally appeared in an article in Journal of the Travellers Aid Society, Volume 8 by Marc Miller

Credits

Author
Loren Wiseman
Art direction
Rich Banner and Chris Purcell
Deck Plans
Charmain Geist
Illustration
William H. Keith, Jr.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4
The Situation 6
Scenario I: The Raid 8
Scenario II: The Ambush 10
Scenario III: Escort 11
Scenario IV: Boarding Party 12
Ref's Notes 14
Broadsword class Mercenary Cruisers 16
Personnel 32
Opposing Ships 37
The Vilis Subsector 38
Opposing Organisations 40
Library Data 46
A Final Word 48