Traveller Release Schedule 2026

[mavikfelna]

The best depictions of Aslan in my opinion are the originals as a baseline:

• CT / William H. Keith artwork
• DGP Artwork
• Secondarily, the GT artwork, which is derived from the above two

In the above cases, the Artwork is lion-like (i.e. vaguely similar to Lions, enough to make the connection), but clearly not like a Lion when one looks closer and compares to actual lions.

But yes, the SIZE ISSUE ABSOULTELY needs to be fixed.
As Vormaerin said: Average Human Male height comes to the shoulder-height of the average Aslan Male.

I 100% agree on the size.
The GT artwork is my least favorite. I actually prefer the Mongoose mustachioed look with CT and WHK's art my second preference. Just quit making them 9 feet tall when they should be maybe 7 for a somewhat typical male.

 

[Garnfellow]

Aslan size will be addressed in The Aslan Hierate. I haven't seen any art for the book yet, but I am hoping there will be room for a "line up" illustration showing humans and Aslan side-by-side, much like in MgT1 Aslan. Personally I don't get too wound up about giant Aslan because --while the jumbo proportions don't reflect "reality" -- they do accurately reflect depictions of Aslan in Solomani literature and holovids.

 

[Condottiere]

Like Vargr, there could be subspecies.

 

[tytalan]

You will see a lot of this potential coming up - people have already been talking about combining Pioneer with Dark Conspiracy...

I think 2300 would be a better fit for combining with Dark Conspiracy, Pioneer is a little mundane and DC used to have a bit of a cyberpunk aspect something that Pioneer doesn't really support.

 

[shirgall]

I think 2300 would be a better fit for combining with Dark Conspiracy, Pioneer is a little mundane and DC used to have a bit of a cyberpunk aspect something that Pioneer doesn't really support.

Not that big a deal, they're all Traveller for the most part, except that 5E thing.

 

[WHULorigan]

Personally I don't get too wound up about giant Aslan because --while the jumbo proportions don't reflect "reality" -- they do accurately reflect depictions of Aslan in Solomani literature and holovids.

We must think alike - I was just thinking the same thing the other day about this topic.

Solomani who don't live on or near the Spinward border have this - image - from fanciful descriptions and tall tales (no pun intended); and then they get to actually travel and see one and they are - underwhelmed.

Aslan size will be addressed in The Aslan Hierate.

Sounds like the threat of another Cultural Purge . . .