Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani


Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani is a supplement published by Game Designers' Workshop in 1986 for the science fiction role-playing game Traveller.

Description

This book details the Solomani Confederation and includes:
  • its history
  • its political system
  • how to create Solomani characters
  • new rules for adventures set in the Solomani Rim
  • updated rules for mercenaries, Army and Navy.
  • Universal Planetary Profiles for hundreds of worlds within the Solomani sector.
  • A large map of the sector
  • a short four-page adventure, "The Lost Colony"

Publication history

GDW first published Traveller in 1977, and followed this with dozens of supplements and adventures, including a series of supplements about aliens. Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani is the sixth book in this series, a 48-page book by John Harshman and Marc W. Miller, with additional material by J. Andrew Keith and Rob Toy, interior art by William H. [Keith Jr.] and Steve Venters, and cover art by Dave Dietrick.

Reception

reviewed Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani for White Dwarf #84, and stated that "Like previous alien modules, Solomani vividly recreates an alien society; it's a must for any campaign set in or near the Solomani Confederation."
In his 1990 book The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games, game critic Rick Swan called this one of the best Traveller expansions, and especially recommended it.

Other reviews