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membership in the TAS during character creation. The idea of the TAS is that it is an organization that exists to support what are basically 'transients,' or 'wanderers' around the galaxy. It does so by maintaining low-cost hostels at many of the large starports, and, most importantly, by maintaining its 'rating system,' which warns of the dangers inherent in visiting certain worlds. Under this system, a world which should be approached with caution is denoted an 'Amber Zone,' and a world that should not be approached at all is denoted a 'Red Zone.' x§
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The Journal of the Travellers Aid Society takes its name from the fictional Travellers' Aid Society (TAS) that was first mentioned in the original incarnation of the Traveller game published by Game Designers Workshop . In the original Traveller game, it was not too uncommon for characters to obtain
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decided that, rather than using modern dates for the magazine, each issue would instead be based on the in-game calendar of the Imperium, which advanced roughly 90 days for each quarterly issue.
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The Best of the Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society, Volume 2: a collection of articles originally published in issues 5 through 8 of the journal. William A. Barton reviewed it in
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that he used the pseudonyms John Marshal and Keith Douglass (although a reader performed a word-use analysis of these articles and realized that the same person wrote them all).
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with issue #25 (1986) but included material for all games published by GDW rather than just
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is a well-conceived and viable alternative to M&M. Its inclusion in the
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No. 53. Barton commented that "Although it probably won't totally supplant
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player, especially those who find the merchant life the most appealing."
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won the H.G. Wells award for Best Magazine Covering Roleplaying of 1979.
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21 Vargr, including Special Supplement 3: Missiles in Traveller (1984)
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William A. Barton reviewed the "Merchant Prince" supplement from
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Challenge Magazine 26 Cargo (A Merchant Prince Variant) (1986)
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Journal of the Travellers Aid Society Issues #25-33 (2004)
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These are collections of the earlier GDW publications.
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Challenge Magazine 30 The Fall of the Imperium (1987)
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makes it a special bargain. I recommend it to every
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species. The original run of the magazine ended with
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Journal of the Travellers Aid Society Issues #13-24
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