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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Davros on May 07, 2016, 06:55:47 PM

Title: The Terran Trade Authority Setting
Post by: Davros on May 07, 2016, 06:55:47 PM

        I am wondering if anyone in this groups remembers The Terran Trade Authority books by Stewart Cooley from the late 1970's and the rpg published by Morrigan Press which was cancelled.

        I saw mentioned in Wikipedia that a The Terran Trade Authority Campaign Setting (by Jonathan M. Thompson & Jeff Lilly, with foreword by Stewart Cowley) (Planned 2016) is mentioned publication of said book?

        Facts about The Terran Trade Authority

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qxHER1d5hw

        Terran Trade Authority - Spacecraft 2000-2100AD

       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQunbwFw2VI


         David

Title: Re: The Terran Trade Authority Setting
Post by: Hobby Services on May 07, 2016, 07:10:45 PM

Sure, I remember the series, and the rather disappointing Morrigan books.  Google shows several mentions of a 2016 relaunch (again) but after the last couple of attempts I wouldn't hold my breath waiting.  Be nice if it happens, though.

Title: Re: The Terran Trade Authority Setting
Post by: Rich H on May 07, 2016, 07:29:36 PM

TTA Facebook group perhaps ask there:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/7965204003/

Title: Re: The Terran Trade Authority Setting
Post by: gamer Mac on May 07, 2016, 08:10:59 PM

I remember the books from when I was a kid I loved them.
Didn't know they were a game though

Title: Re: The Terran Trade Authority Setting
Post by: SBRPearce on May 07, 2016, 09:33:09 PM

Ditto on Gamer Mac's comments. A neighbor-kid had those beautiful books, and when he went away to college his mother let them go in a yard sale for about a buck each. And I didn't get them! (Curses)

Title: Re: The Terran Trade Authority Setting
Post by: The_Beast on May 08, 2016, 08:03:21 PM

Still have the books somewhere; I remember thinking 'stringing a bunch of sci-fi cover art seems really lazy.'  ::)

Still love them; funny how first impressions will let you down. I never heard an RPG was attempted. I'd rather have a space/interface game.

Doug

Title: Re: The Terran Trade Authority Setting
Post by: Davros on May 08, 2016, 08:18:54 PM

     I found the Facebook group and I will ask that question if there is a new adaptation for an RPG setting

Title: Re: The Terran Trade Authority Setting
Post by: Schriv on May 10, 2016, 05:50:56 PM

I still have both books. I was in high school when those came out and I loved them.
Back in the early '80's, I built an Avery Hornet fighter out of balsa wood using the pictures in the first TTA book.
The model is long gone, but my fondness for that design lives on.

Title: Re: The Terran Trade Authority Setting
Post by: Vanvlak on May 11, 2016, 09:46:43 AM

Got the books.
Some nicely weird ships there, would make for an interesting small scale spaceship-based game.
I loved the Proxima Shark and Tarantula....