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CONTENTS: AMBER ZONE - Pride of Lions, by John M. Ford; Small Package, by J. Andrew Keith. FEATURE ARTICLES - Gerontology, Rejuvination, and Traveller, by Robt. Reese; The Ecology of Piracy in the Spinward Main, by S. Sowards; Animal Handling Skills, by Phil Masters; Parachutes, by John Marshal; Traveller News Service (Revisited); Scouts Errata; Skyport Authority, by John M. Ford; Suggestions for Martial Arts Combat, by Bob Liebman. FEATURES - From the Management; Just Detected; Traveller News Service; Bestiary: Lozin; Casual Encounter: Mother Shom, by Terry McInnes.
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Amber Zone Pride of Lions, by John M. Ford Small Package, by J. Andrew Keith
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Feature Articles Gerontology, Rejuvenation, and Traveller, by Robert L. Reese The Ecology of Piracy in the Spinward Main, by Steve Sowards Animal Handling Skills, by Phil Masters Parachutes, by John Marshall Traveller News Service (Revisited) Scouts Errata Skyport Authority, by John M. Ford Suggestions for Martial Arts Combat in Traveller, by Bob Liebman
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Features From the Management Just Detected Traveller News Service Bestiary: Lozin Casual Encounter: Mother Shorn, by Terry Mclnnes
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The Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society is Game Designers' Workshop's registered trademark for its science fiction gaming magazine devoted to Traveller. Traveller is Game Designers' Workshop's registered trademark for its role-playing game of science fiction adventure set in the far future. Dates in this issue of the Journal are given in accordance to an arbitrary Imperial calendar of 365 days. The date consists of a three-digit day number (the current day of the year) a dash, and a four digit number (showing the current year since the founding of the Imperium). The date of this issue is 060-1110, or the 60th day of the 1110th year of the Imperium.
The Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society is a science fiction magazine devoted to Traveller, GDW's role-playing game set in the far future. Editor: Loren K. Wiseman Spiritual Advisor: Marc W. Miller Booklet Design and Layout: Chris Purcell Publisher: Game Designers' Workshop Artists in this issue: James Costello— cover; William H. Keith, Jr.- pp. 13, 16, 33, 43, 45; David R. Deitrick- pp. 37, 39, 40, 47; D. J. Barr- pp. 9, 11, 18, 20; Liz Danforth- p. 36; Michelle Montjoy— pp. 6, 7.
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Now and again, some of us at GDW attend one or two of the smaller gaming conventions in Illinois. As we attend these conventions, we are (naturally) asked questions by Traveller fans. Some of these relate to specific game rules, some to design philosophy, and some to the hobby of gaming in general. I thought that the readers of the Journal might be interested in some of the more common ones. I won't deal with the rules questions, or the questions on background data that are as