The ''El-Hazard Role-Playing Game'' is a

role-playing game A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out ...

published by

Guardians of Order Guardians of Order was a Canadian company founded in 1996 by Mark C. MacKinnon in Guelph, Ontario. The company's business output consisted of role-playing games (RPGs). Their first game is the anime inspired '' Big Eyes, Small Mouth''. In 2006 Gu ...

in 2001.

Description

The ''El-Hazard Role-Playing Game'' is based on the first ''

El-Hazard is a Japanese anime franchise written by Ryoe Tsukimura and directed by Hiroki Hayashi. The series was animated by AIC and produced by Pioneer LDC. There is also a manga adaptation, which is published in English by Viz Media. The seri ...

'' anime OVA series and with rules based on the company's

Tri-Stat system Guardians of Order was a Canadian company founded in 1996 by Mark C. MacKinnon in Guelph, Ontario. The company's business output consisted of role-playing games (RPGs). Their first game is the anime inspired ''Big Eyes, Small Mouth''. In 2006 Gua ...

. The gameplay is reminiscent of the company's more generalized anime-inspired game ''

Big Eyes Small Mouth ''Big Eyes, Small Mouth'' (''BESM'') is a tabletop role-playing game originally produced by Guardians of Order in 1997 that was designed to simulate the action of anime and manga. The title alludes to the common anime drawing style of character ...

'', but features some modified mechanics and additional skills to better fit the ''El-Hazard'' universe. For example, it is possible to create "Relic characters" that are similar in nature to Ifurita, and earthling characters have access to the attribute "Unknown Superhuman Power" which allows the

Game Master A gamemaster (GM; also known as game master, game manager, game moderator, referee, storyteller, or master of ceremonies) is a person who acts as a facilitator, organizer, officiant regarding rules, arbitrator, and moderator for a multiplayer r ...

to pick special attributes or powers that the player must discern over the course of gameplay. A note contained in the book suggested that the game would receive a supplement in 2002 based on characters and events from ''El-Hazard: The Magnificent World 2'', but no such supplement was released.

Publication history

The ''El-Hazard Role-Playing Game'' was published by

in 2001. ''El-Hazard'' was the last RPG produced by Guardians of Order based on an anime license.

Reception

References

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