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Outlaw (Rolemaster)
''Outlaw'' is a 1991 role-playing supplement for ''Rolemaster'' published by Iron Crown Enterprises. Contents ''Outlaw'' is a supplement in which a campaign setting is provided with character generation rules as well as combat information. Publication history Shannon Appelcline noted that '' Western Hero'' by Matt Forbeck Matt Forbeck (born August 4, 1968) is an American author and game designer from Beloit, Wisconsin. Biography Forbeck first became interested in role-playing games at age 13 when he started playing ''Dungeons & Dragons''. He earned a degree in cr ... "was a near copy of the ''Rolemaster'' genre book ''Outlaw'' (1991). By this time ICE was no longer publishing the dual-statted ''Campaign Classics'' but they still made this final attempt to share resources between the two games." Reception Herb Petro reviewed ''Outlaw'' in '' White Wolf'' #31 (May/June, 1992), rating it a 3 out of 5 and stated that "The well-written GM's section outlines a western town, six mini- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolemaster
''Rolemaster'' (originally ''Role Master'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game published by Iron Crown Enterprises in 1980. The game system has undergone several revisions and editions since then. Description ''Rolemaster'' is a fantasy role-playing game system that has been characterized as highly complex, with a large number of charts and tables to be consulted for every action. Character creation and development ''Rolemaster'' characters have ten attributes such as physical strength, memory, self-discipline, and agility with scores between 1 and 100. These scores can be determined either through a point-buy system or randomly. Each attribute is then used to relevant skill bonuses. Skills are purchased in Ranks; the more ranks a character has in a skill, the more able they are at actions covered by that skill. Task resolution When a player wishes to attempt an action, the player rolls percentile dice, applies relevant modifiers, and looks the result up on the appropri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Crown Enterprises
Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) is a publishing company that has produced role playing, board, miniature, and collectible card games since 1980. Many of ICE's better-known products were related to J. R. R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth, but the ''Rolemaster'' rules system, and its science-fiction equivalent, ''Space Master'', have been the foundation of ICE's business. History Early years and ''Rolemaster'' Pete Fenlon was running a six-year ''Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign set in Middle-earth while he was attending college in the late 1970s, when he started developing unique house rules with S. Coleman Charlton and Kurt Fischer (game designer), Kurt Fischer. When most of them graduated from the University of Virginia in 1980, they wanted to make a business out of their special game rules, so they founded Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE), named after a regalia from Middle-earth. Aside from Fenlon and Charlton, ICE originally included Rick Britton, Richard H. Britton, Terry K. Amthor, Bru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Appelcline
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Western Hero
''Western Hero'' is a 1991 role-playing supplement for ''Hero System'' published by Hero Games/Iron Crown Enterprises. Contents ''Western Hero'' is a supplement in which adventures can be run using the style of Western films or using historical recreation. Publication history Shannon Appelcline noted that after ''Hero System'' was published as a universal game system, full genre supplements were released, "The new genres included ''Ninja Hero'' (1990), ''Western Hero'' (1991), ''Cyber Hero'' (1993) and ''Horror Hero'' (1994). Matt Forbeck's ''Western Hero'' was a notable experiment among these releases because it was a near copy of the ''Rolemaster'' genre book ''Outlaw'' (1991). By this time ICE was no longer publishing the dual-statted ''Campaign Classics'' but they still made this final attempt to share resources between the two games." Reception Sean Holland reviewed ''Western Hero'' in '' White Wolf'' #29 (Oct./Nov., 1991), rating it a 2 out of 5 and stated that "Overall, I fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Forbeck
Matt Forbeck (born August 4, 1968) is an American author and game designer from Beloit, Wisconsin. Biography Forbeck first became interested in role-playing games at age 13 when he started playing ''Dungeons & Dragons''. He earned a degree in creative writing from the Residential College at the University of Michigan and graduated in 1989. Forbeck began working full-time on games and fiction after graduating. He was the editor on an adventure by Gary Gygax for New Infinities called ''Epic of Yarth: Necropolis''. He wrote ''Outlaw'' (1991) and '' Western Hero'' (1991) for the Iron Crown Enterprises and Hero Games. Forbeck and Shane Hensley formed Pinnacle Entertainment Group to publish '' Deadlands''. Forbeck spent four years as the president of Pinnacle and was the director of the adventure games division at Human Head Studios for two years. Forbeck left Pinnacle to move to Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) just before the two companies ended their relationship, and sold hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Wolf (magazine)
''White Wolf'' was a game magazine, published by White Wolf Publishing from 1986 to 1995. History While still in high school, Stewart Wieck and Steve Wieck decided to self-publish their own magazine, and Steve chose the name "White Wolf" after Elric of Melniboné; ''White Wolf'' #1 was published by their White Wolf Publishing in August 1986 and distributors began to order the magazine a few issues later as its print runs continued to increase. In 1990, Lion Rampant (game publisher), Lion Rampant and White Wolf Publishing decided to merge into a new company that was simply called "White Wolf", and in an editorial in the magazine Stewart Weick explained that the magazine would still be independent even though the company was now involved in role-playing game publication. The name of the magazine was changed to ''White Wolf: Inphobia'' as of issue #50 (1995), but the magazine was ultimately cancelled with issue #57. Reception ''White Wolf'' won the Origins Award for "Best Professio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Wolf Magazine
''White Wolf'' was a game magazine, published by White Wolf Publishing from 1986 to 1995. History While still in high school, Stewart Wieck and Steve Wieck decided to self-publish their own magazine, and Steve chose the name "White Wolf" after Elric of Melniboné; ''White Wolf'' #1 was published by their White Wolf Publishing in August 1986 and distributors began to order the magazine a few issues later as its print runs continued to increase. In 1990, Lion Rampant and White Wolf Publishing decided to merge into a new company that was simply called "White Wolf", and in an editorial in the magazine Stewart Weick explained that the magazine would still be independent even though the company was now involved in role-playing game publication. The name of the magazine was changed to ''White Wolf: Inphobia'' as of issue #50 (1995), but the magazine was ultimately cancelled with issue #57. Reception ''White Wolf'' won the Origins Award for "Best Professional Adventure Gaming Magazin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Role-playing Game Supplements Introduced In 1991
Role-playing or roleplaying is the changing of one's behaviour to assume a role, either unconsciously to fill a social role, or consciously to act out an adopted role. While the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' offers a definition of role-playing as "the changing of one's behaviour to fulfill a social role", in the field of psychology, the term is used more loosely in four senses: * To refer to the playing of roles generally such as in a theatre, or educational setting; * To refer to taking a role of a character or person and acting it out with a partner taking someone else's role, often involving different genres of practice; * To refer to a wide range of games including role-playing video game (RPG), play-by-mail games and more; * To refer specifically to role-playing games. Amusement Many children participate in a form of role-playing known as make believe, wherein they adopt certain roles such as doctor and act out those roles in character. Sometimes make believe adopts an opp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
