IISS Ship Files is a 1981 role-playing game supplement published by Games Workshop for Traveller, written by Bob McWilliams.[1]: 335 

IISS Ship Files
DesignersBob McWilliams
PublishersGames Workshop
Publication1981;
43 years ago
 (1981)
GenresScience fiction
SystemsClassic Traveller

Contents

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IISS Ship Files is a book of deck plans for six types of spaceships, presented as being from the files of the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service.[2]

Publication history

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Shannon Appelcline wrote that Traveller "made its way into the UK through Games Workshop imports and then through British reprints that began as early as 1979; Games Workshop even put out a few original accessories for the game: IISS Ship Files (1981), Personal Data Files (1981), and Starship Layout Sheets (1981).[3]: 122 

Reception

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Robert McMahon reviewed IISS Ship Files for White Dwarf #27, giving it an overall rating of 10 out of 10, and stated that "IISS Ship Files deserves full marks for giving the best ship plans for Traveller yet."[4]

William A. Barton reviewed IISS Ship Files in The Space Gamer No. 48.[2] Barton commented that "IISS Ship Files is a strong first offering from Games Workshop's Traveller folks."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic worlds : a history and guide to role-playing games. Buffalo: Prometheus Books. ISBN 0-87975-652-7.
  2. ^ a b c Barton, William A. (February 1982). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. No. 48. Steve Jackson Games. p. 34.
  3. ^ Appelcline, Shannon (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '00s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-087-8.
  4. ^ McMahon, Robert (October–November 1981). "Open Box". White Dwarf. No. 27. Games Workshop. p. 13.