Below is a list of
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 ...
supplements based on properties of
Marvel Comics
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.
History
The original
''Marvel Super Heroes'' game was published by
TSR. It received extensive support from TSR, covering a wide variety of Marvel Comics characters and settings, including a ''
Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' patterned after Marvel's ''
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
The ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' is an encyclopedic Guide book, guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications. The original 15-volume series was published in comic book format in 1982, followed b ...
''. ''MSH'' even received its own column in the (at the time) TSR-published gaming magazine,
''Dragon'', called "The Marvel-phile", which usually spotlighted a character or group of characters that had not yet appeared in a published game product.
Before losing the Marvel license, TSR published a different game using their
SAGA System game engine, called the ''
Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game''. This version, written by
Mike Selinker
Mike Selinker ( ) is an American game designer, puzzle maker, and the founder and president of Lone Shark Games.
Credits
Selinker's design credits include '' Pirates of the Spanish Main'' and '' Fightball'' with James Ernest, ''Axis & Allies Rev ...
, was published in the late 1990s as a card-based game. Though critically praised in various reviews at the time, it never reached a very large market and has since faded into obscurity.
In 2003, after the gaming license had lapsed, the ''
Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game'' was published by Marvel Comics themselves. This edition uses mechanics that are totally different from any previous versions, using a diceless game mechanic that incorporated a Karma-based resolution system of "stones" (or tokens) to represent character effort. Since its initial publication, a few additional supplements were published by Marvel Comics. However, Marvel stopped supporting the game a little over a year after its initial release.
In 2012, the fourth role playing game set in the Marvel Universe called the ''
Marvel Heroic Roleplaying'' was published by
Margaret Weis Productions under license from Marvel Comics. It was a fast playing game using the
Cortex Plus system. In early 2013 Margaret Weis Productions announced they would not be renewing their license.
In 2021, Marvel announced it would be releasing a new role-playing game titled the ''
Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game'' designed 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 ...
and published by
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is a fictional shared universe where the stories in most American comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Comics take place. Superhero teams such as the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Guardia ...
.
Supplements
Gallery
File:Mutating Mutants.jpg, ''Mutating Mutants'', an RPG by Bruce Nesmith; cover by Jeff Butler
Jeff Butler (born February 26, 1958, in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American illustrator and comic book artist. He worked with the art department of TSR, Inc. for five years, illustrating products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-pl ...
; publisher TSR
See also
*
Super Hero Players Package by Sage Lore Productions
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marvel RPG supplements, List of
TSR, Inc. games
Marvel Comics role-playing games
Marvel Heroes RPG supplements
Role-playing game-related lists