Raid on Rajallapor
Raid on Rajallapor is an adventure published under license by Grenadier Models in 1984 for Flying Buffalo's modern-day espionage role-playing game Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes (MSPE).
Plot summary
[edit]The player characters, a team of mercenaries, must first escort a Picasso painting to India, then steal a golden statue of Shiva. Pre-generated characters and maps are provided.[1] The book also contains a solo adventure involving finding a microfilm hidden in a casino.[2]
Publication history
[edit]In the early 1980s, Grenadier Models was a manufacturer of fantasy miniatures. In 1984, Grenadier decided to diversify by creating licensed RPG adventures. During the year, Grenadier published four adventures: Cloudland for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons; The Horrible Secret of Monhegan Island for Call of Cthulhu; Disappearance on Aramat for Traveller; and Raid on Rajallapor for MSPE,[3] a 48-page book written by Gary Pilkington, with interior artwork by Flint Henry, and cover art by Martin Kealey.[4]
Reception
[edit]In Issue 20 of Imagine, Nick Davison disagreed with the mystical element in Raid on Rajallapor, saying, "The scenario is well produced but I have my doubts about supernatural intervention, a device which also appears in [previously published MSPE adventure] Jade Jaguar. Perhaps the designers think this is an original way of shaking the players. But if it is repeated, surely it loses its impact?"[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Davison, Nick (November 1984). "Game Reviews". Imagine (review) (20). TSR Hobbies (UK), Ltd.: 38.
- ^ "Raid on Rajallapor". Guide du Rôliste Galactique (in French). 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Grenadier". tomeoftreasures.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 68. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.