Journal of the Travellers Aid Society

Loren K. Wiseman created a magazine in 1979 to support Traveller, with Game Designers' Workshop publishing ''The Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society (JTAS), which Wiseman would continue to develop as its editor. J. Andrew Keith wrote so much material for JTAS that he used the pseudonyms John Marshal and Keith Douglass (although a reader performed a word-use analysis of these articles and realized that the same person wrote them all). Journal of the Traveller’s Aid Society, Volume I'' is 128 pages long and contains two adventures. ==Name==

The Journal of the Travellers Aid Society takes its name from the fictional Travellers' Aid Society (TAS) that was first mentioned in the original incarnation of the Traveller game published by Game Designers Workshop [GDW]. In the original Traveller game, it was not too uncommon for characters to obtain membership in the TAS during character creation. The idea of the TAS is that it is an organization that exists to support what are basically 'transients,' or 'wanderers' ['Travellers' in the game's terminology] around the galaxy. It does so by maintaining low-cost hostels at many of the large starports, and, most importantly, by maintaining its 'rating system,' which warns of the dangers inherent in visiting certain worlds. Under this system, a world which should be approached with caution is denoted an 'Amber Zone,' and a world that should not be approached at all is denoted a 'Red Zone.' x§ ==Issues==

GDW • 01 Annic Nova (1979) • 02 Victoria (1979) • 03 Asteroids (1979) • 04 Gazelle Class Close Escorts (1980) • 05 Imperium (1980) • 06 Scouts (1980) • 07 Starports (1981) • 08 Broadsword Class Mercenary Cruisers (1981) • 09 WAR! (1981) • 10 Planet Building (1981) • 11 Striker (1981) • 12 Merchant Prince, including Special Supplement 1, Merchant Prince (1982 • 13 Hivers (1982) • 14 Laws and Lawbreakers (1982) • 15 Azun (1983) • 16 SuSAG (1983) • 17 Atmospheres, including Special Supplement 2, Atmospheres (1983) • 18 Travelling without Jumping (1983) • 19 Skyport Authority (1983) • 20 Prologue (1984) • 21 Vargr, including Special Supplement 3: Missiles in Traveller (1984) • 22 Port to Jumppoint (1985) • 23 Zhodani Philosophies (1985) • 24 Religion in the 2000 Worlds (1985) • Best of JTAS Volume 1 Issues 1-4 (1981) • Best of JTAS Volume 2 Issues 5-8 (1980) • Best of JTAS Volume 3 Issues 9-12 (1982) • Best of JTAS Volume 4 Issues 13-16 (1983) GDW JTAS in Challenge Magazine • Challenge Magazine 25 Fleet Escort Lisiani (1986) • Challenge Magazine 26 Cargo (A Merchant Prince Variant) (1986) • Challenge Magazine 27 Grandfather's Worlds (1986) • Challenge Magazine 28 K'kree Starships (1987) • Challenge Magazine 29 The Sabmiqys (1987) • Challenge Magazine 30 The Fall of the Imperium (1987) • Challenge Magazine 31 Hazardous Cargoes (1987) • Challenge Magazine 32 A World On Its Own (1988) • Challenge Magazine 33 IRIS 1 (1988) • Challenge Magazine 34 IRIS 2 (1988) • Challenge Magazine 35 The Spice of Life (1988) • Challenge Magazine 36 IRIS 3 (1988) Imperium Games T4 - Marc Miller's Traveller • Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society #25 (1996) • Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society #26 (1997) The Best of JTAS • The Best of JTAS, Volume 1 (2000) • The Best of the Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society, Volume 2: a collection of articles originally published in issues 5 through 8 of the journal. William A. Barton reviewed it in The Space Gamer No. 53. Barton commented that "The Best of the JTAS, Vol. 2 should prove welcome to anyone who missed any Journals from 5 through 8." Far Future Enterprises These are collections of the earlier GDW publications. • Journal of the Travellers Aid Society Issues #1-12 • Journal of the Travellers Aid Society Issues #13-24 • Journal of the Travellers Aid Society Issues #25-33 (2004) ==Reception==

The Journal of the Travellers Aid Society won the H.G. Wells award for Best Magazine Covering Roleplaying of 1979. William A. Barton reviewed the "Merchant Prince" supplement from Journal of the Travellers Aid Society #12 in The Space Gamer No. 53. Barton commented that "Although it probably won't totally supplant Merchants & Merchandise as the book for generating merchant characters, Merchant Prince is a well-conceived and viable alternative to M&M. Its inclusion in the Journal makes it a special bargain. I recommend it to every Traveller player, especially those who find the merchant life the most appealing." ==References==