The Prince of Ileria

Statistics: GURPS Traveller: Behind the Claw

Core Game Ratings

Rating: 6.1 / Ranking: 1073

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8 / 10ShannonAOn the one hand, not a very interesting book to read. On the other hand, a superb reference for the Marches, better than anything else ever printed (before or after). I disagree with the statement that the errata is mandatory: it's just some page references that got left out of the original.
7 / 10JiawenProbably the best of the GURPS Traveller setting books. The Spinward Marches are vast, and would require a multi-volume encyclopedia to treat with the detail they deserve. Also, some of the planets don't make sense -- green worlds lying on major trade routes with only a few thousand people, that kind of thing. But there's a lot of detail here, and plot hooks suggest themselves all over the place.
6 / 10g026rAn invaluable resource for a Spinward Marches campaign. However, the errata is mandatory in order to use the book. More detail on individual planets would have been appreciated as well.

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3 + 4Geoff SkellamsGURPS Traveller: Behind the Claw.
2 + 2Scott ShaferGURPS Traveller: Behind the Claw.
2 + 5GrahamGURPS Traveller: Behind the Claw. Despite the disgraceful editing, give this one a look.
3 + 5ShannonAGURPS Traveller: Behind the Claw. A superb, but dry, reference for the Spinward Marches that should be in the library of every single Mongoose Traveller GM running a game in that sector of space.

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