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| − | {{InfoboxBook|name=Grand Census | + | {{InfoboxBook |
| − | |image=[[Image:Grandcensus.jpg]] | + | |name= Grand Census |
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|caption= Creating and Detailing Cultures. | |caption= Creating and Detailing Cultures. | ||
| − | |publisher=[[Digest Group Publications]]| | + | |publisher= [[Digest Group Publications]] |
| − | + | |version= [[Classic Traveller]] | |
|author= [[Gary L. Thomas]] | |author= [[Gary L. Thomas]] | ||
|format= Paperback | |format= Paperback | ||
| − | |canon= Yes| | + | |canon= Yes |
| − | + | |edition= 1st | |
| − | + | |year=1987 | |
| − | + | |pages=48 | |
| − | + | |footnote=Product No. 863 | |
}} | }} | ||
== Grand Census (Book) Synopsis == | == Grand Census (Book) Synopsis == | ||
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| + | == Grand Census (Book) Description == | ||
Looking for Adventure? New cultures? Strange new socities with unusual customs? Travel can be a broadening experience, as long as you go where things are different. | Looking for Adventure? New cultures? Strange new socities with unusual customs? Travel can be a broadening experience, as long as you go where things are different. | ||
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Whether you're a Traveller player or a referee, ''Grand Census'' tells what you want to know when you arrive at a new world. | Whether you're a Traveller player or a referee, ''Grand Census'' tells what you want to know when you arrive at a new world. | ||
| + | == Grand Census (Book) Meta-history & Background == | ||
{{CT}} Book 3 Worlds and Adventures (1977) the [[UWP]], which was later expanded with "Extended [[UWP]] Statistics", and was continued with the following products: | {{CT}} Book 3 Worlds and Adventures (1977) 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. | ||
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* [[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. |
== Grand Census (Book) Credits == | == Grand Census (Book) Credits == | ||
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== Grand Census (Book) Table of Contents == | == Grand Census (Book) Table of Contents == | ||
| − | :Exploring a World ... pg. 3 | + | : Exploring a World ... pg. 3 |
| − | :Landing Party Equipment ... pg. 10 | + | : Landing Party Equipment ... pg. 10 |
| − | :Detailing a Culture ... pg 22 | + | : Detailing a Culture ... pg 22 |
| − | :Index ... pg 48 | + | : Index ... pg 48 |
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Revision as of 20:24, 24 March 2015
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| Grand Census | |
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 Creating and Detailing Cultures. | |
| Publisher | Digest Group Publications |
| Version | Classic Traveller |
| Author | Gary L. Thomas |
| Format | Paperback |
| Canonical | Yes |
| Edition | 1st |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Pages | 48 |
| Product No. 863 | |
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Grand Census (Book) Synopsis
n/a
Grand Census (Book) Description
Looking for Adventure? New cultures? Strange new socities with unusual customs? Travel can be a broadening experience, as long as you go where things are different.
Here, in one book, is all the information that players and fererees need to discover the diversity in the 11,000 worlds of the Imperium. Starting with the basic UWP for a world, Grand Census leads you step-by-step to detailed cultural characteristics, including details of the social structures, government institutions, languages, and technology.
Whether you're a Traveller player or a referee, Grand Census tells what you want to know when you arrive at a new world.
Grand Census (Book) Meta-history & Background
Classic Traveller Book 3 Worlds and Adventures (1977) 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 (book) (1986), by Digest Group Publications, which detailed the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service ad the Grand Surveys, which allowed detailed physical characteristics and an accurate map of the world. Grand Survey (book) called the UWP, the UPP or Universal Planetary Profile.
- 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.
Grand Census (Book) Credits
- Exploring a World: Gary L. Thomas, Nancy Parker
- Detailing a Culture: Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate, J. Andrew Keith, Ed Edwards
- Additional Design: Gary L. Thomas
- Examples: Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate
- Equipment Designs: Joe Fugate, Rob Caswell
- Cover Painting; Joe Fugate
- Interior Illustrations: Rob Caswell
Grand Census (Book) Table of Contents
- Exploring a World ... pg. 3
- Landing Party Equipment ... pg. 10
- Detailing a Culture ... pg 22
- Index ... pg 48
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