This is Free Trader Beowulf: A System History of Traveller by Shannon Appelcline

(Mongoose Publishing, 2025)

Reviewed by Alex Bardy

Back in the early 1980s there were few role-playing games (RPG) readily available, and I suspect most BSFA readers have at least heard of Dungeons & Dragons, and for many, Traveller is considered ‘the SF version’. Officially released in 1977, it’s fair to say Traveller was neither the first or last science fiction RPG, but it has proven to be the one with the most staying power. It currently boasts at least 6 or 7 different iterations, with a few variants left and right, including MegaTraveller and 2300AD—in my opinion, neither of these are considered particularly popular at time of writing.

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