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Character Law
''Character Law'' is a supplement published by Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) in 1982 for the fantasy role-playing game ''Rolemaster''. Publication history ''Character Law'', a 48-page softcover book written by S. Coleman Charlton and Peter C. Fenlon and published by Iron Crown Enterprises in 1982, is the original version of the ''Rolemaster'' rules for character generation and development. In the 2014 book ''Designers & Dragons: The '80s'', author Shannon Applecline related that after publishing several other rulebooks, "Finally, ICE produced ''Character Law'' (1982), a book that provided character creation rules. It tied the set of four books into a (somewhat) cohesive whole, as was shown when '' Spell Law'', '' Arms Law'', '' Claw Law'', and ''Character Law'' were reprinted as a boxed set called ''Rolemaster'' (1982). A second edition was published in 1984. Contents Character generation In the first and second editions of this book, there are nineteen different character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Character Law, Role-playing Supplement
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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] |
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] |
Pete Fenlon
Pete Fenlon (born 1955) is an American role-playing game cartographer, game designer, game developer, graphics designer and publisher. His works include stories, art and games (electronic and non) in the genres of science fiction, mystery, fantasy and historical fiction. Personal life He was born in Japan to an Air Force Colonel (Peter C. Fenlon) and Captain (Melba S. Fenlon, RN). He also lived in Germany and the US before settling in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School (1964–1987), where he served as Executive Officer of the Simulations Club. Fenlon began playing ''Dungeons & Dragons'' when it was introduced in 1974. After obtaining a degree in history and anthropology at the University of Virginia, he earned a Juris Doctor degree at the College of William & Mary Law School and passed the Virginia State Bar exam. In 1982, Fenlon married Olivia Johnston and moved to Charlottesville, Virginia. He has since worked as a game publisher. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spell Law
''Spell Law'' is a role-playing game supplement first published by Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) in 1981 and written by Peter C. Fenlon, Jr., S. Coleman Charlton, and Terry K. Amthor, with Steven E. Moffat. It was originally published as a separate boxed set of four books, but was included in the initial 1984 release of the fantasy role-playing game ''Rolemaster'', and a separate third edition ''Spell Law'' book for ''Rolemaster'' was published in 1986 and a fourth edition book in 1989. ''Spell Law'' contains over 2,000 spells for role-playing game characters. It received mixed reviews in game periodicals including ''Ares'', ''Different Worlds'', ''The Space Gamer'', and ''Dragon''. Publication history ''Spell Law'' was written by Peter C. Fenlon, Jr., S. Coleman Charlton, and Terry K. Amthor, with Steven E. Moffat, and was published by Iron Crown Enterprises in 1981 as a boxed set with four 24-page books and 8 sheets of tables. A second edition was published in 1984, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arms Law
''Arms Law'' is a supplement published by Iron Crown Enterprises in 1980 for the fantasy role-playing game '' Rolemaster''. Contents ''Arms Law'' is a combat system initially designed for melee combat in fantasy role-playing games, utilizing only percentile dice. In summary, each character has an Offensive Bonus (OB), which takes into account one's natural physical adeptness, weapon skill, and other factors, and a Defensive Bonus (DB), which takes into account natural agility, the use of shields and "Adrenal Defense", the ability of martial artists to avoid blows seemingly without effort. In addition various modifiers for position, wounds, and other factors are present. An attacking combatant rolls percentile dice, adds his or her OB to the total, adds modifiers, and subtracts the defender's DB. The total is then applied to a table for the attacker's weapon. The attack total is cross-indexed with the type of armor (if any) worn by the defender and the result will be a number of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claw Law
''Claw Law'' is a supplement published by Iron Crown Enterprises in 1982 for the fantasy role-playing game ''Rolemaster''. Contents ''Claw Law'' is a supplement to ''Arms Law'' with 12 new tables for attack forms including bite, talon, and sting. Shannon Appelcline explains that "''Claw Law'' (1982) extended ''Rolemasters combat rules to beasts." Reception In the October 1982 edition of ''The Space Gamer'' (No. 56), Richard Wolfe, Jr. was ambivalent about the book, saying, "If you own ''Arms Law'' and like it, this is for you. If you are pleased with the combat system you use now, or you don't like the idea of killer rabbits, you can live without it." In the August 1984 edition of ''Dragon (magazine), Dragon'' (Issue #88), Arlen Walker criticized the lack of descriptions of the animals covered in ''Claw Law'', saying, "The animal descriptions have little if anything to do with animals. Calling them descriptions, in fact, is probably overstating the case dramatically... We are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
