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List Of Marvel RPG Supplements
Below is a list of role-playing game supplements based on properties of Marvel Comics. 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''. ''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, 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 sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character development. Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal role-playing game system, system of rules and guidelines. There are several forms of role-playing games. The original form, sometimes called the tabletop role-playing game (TRPG or TTRPG), is conducted through discussion, whereas in live action role-playing game, live action role-playing (LARP), players physically perform their characters' actions.(Tychsen et al. 2006:255) "LARPs can be viewed as forming a distinct category of RPG because of two unique features: (a) The players physically embody their characters, and (b) the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deluxe City Campaign Set
''Deluxe City Campaign Set'' is a role-playing game supplement published by TSR in 1989 for the '' Marvel Super Heroes'' role-playing game. Contents ''Deluxe City Campaign Set'' is a campaign setting that describes the New York of the Marvel Universe in great detail. One book (96 pages) covers what the GM needs to know to run a campaign based in New York City; the second book (64 pages) contains several scenarios set in New York City. In reference to real life, the Guardian Angels have an entry in this campaign setting. Publication history In 1984, TSR acquired the license to publish a role-playing game based on characters from Marvel Comics. The result was the very popular '' Marvel Super Heroes: The Heroic Role-Playing Game''. This was followed two years later by a greatly expanded '' Marvel Superheroes Advanced Game''. TSR published many supplements for this game, including ''Deluxe City Campaign Set''. This was published by TSR in 1989 as a boxed set containing a 96-page ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lone Wolves (adventure)
''Lone Wolves'' is a role-playing game adventure published by TSR in 1984 for the '' Marvel Super Heroes'' role-playing game. Plot summary ''Lone Wolves'' is a scenario set in New York City, pitting Daredevil, the Black Widow, Power Man, and Iron Fist against Kraven, Modok, Sabretooth, and maybe the Punisher. ''Lone Wolves'' is an adventure in which Daredevil, the Heroes for Hire, and Black Widow face an assortment of supervillains in New York, which irritates the Kingpin of Crime and puts the client of the Heroes for Hire agency at risk. Publication history MH4 ''Lone Wolves'' was written by Bruce Nesmith, and was published by TSR, Inc., in 1984 as a 16-page book, a large color map, and an outer folder. Reception Pete Tamlyn reviewed ''Lone Wolves'' for '' Imagine'' magazine, and stated that "I really like this scenario. It has a lovely air of reality about it. Unlike the other scenarios so far produced, which are essentially Superhero versus Supervillain, this one is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murderworld!
''Murderworld!'' is a role-playing game adventure published by TSR in 1984 for the '' Marvel Super Heroes'' role-playing game. Plot summary ''Murderworld!'' is an adventure scenario in which Arcade tricks the Fantastic Four into going to his deadly amusement park. Arcade tries to get the Fantastic Four to fall victum to various traps in his park. While they are away, two groups of super-villains get into the Baxter Building and fight each other, and then attack the Fantastic Four when they get back to their headquarters. Other subplots in the adventure get the Fantastic Four involved in a final confrontation that occurs in another dimension. Arcade is usually depicted as an enemy of the X-Men rather than the Fantastic Four, although the adventure does include appearances from usual opponents of the Fantastic Four, such as Victor von Doom. ''Murderworld!'' takes place after the first ''Secret Wars'' series, at which time She-Hulk is a member of the Fantastic Four while the Thing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Trap (adventure)
''Time Trap'' is a role-playing game adventure published by TSR in 1984 for the '' Marvel Super Heroes'' role-playing game. Plot summary ''Time Trap'' is an adventure scenario for the Avengers who will need to use time travel to prevent Earth from being destroyed, and will encounter enemies such as Dragon Man, the Grey Gargoyle, and the Super-Skrull. ''Time Trap'' is a seven chapter adventure in which six Avengers must stop the time-travelling Kang the Conqueror, who tries to trick them into altering their own past. Three chapters are encounters in the past intended to prevent the Avengers becoming a team at all, or at least keep them from surviving the events of their early history history. The remainder of the encounters involve Kang directly where the Avengers can try to stop his plans. Kang and his future incarnation Immortus take the Avengers through time to stop a mass nuclear meltdown. The Avengers will need to travel into the past to stop events that would cause the crit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Breeder Bombs
''The Breeder Bombs'' is a role-playing game adventure published by TSR in 1984 for the '' Marvel Super Heroes'' role-playing game. Plot summary ''The Breeder Bombs'' is an adventure scenario in which the X-Men must stop Magneto by finding and deactivating his four dirty radioactive bombs. Magneto is assisted by other super-villains who attack the X-Men at locations in the United States, USSR, Australia, and Chile. The players use the X-Men members as player characters, who are attacked in their headquarters. The adventure unfolds over seven chapters in which the characters search for the "breeder" bombs which have been designed to increase worldwide radiation levels and therefore result in millions of new mutations. Publication history MH1 ''The Breeder Bombs'' was written by Jeff Grubb, and was published by TSR, Inc., in 1984 as a 16-page book, a large color map, and an outer folder. This scenario has 16 pages, and is packed with a cover folder containing character details a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heroic Role-Playing Game
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The Left Hand Of Eternity
''The Left Hand of Eternity'' is a role-playing game adventure published by TSR in 1988 for the '' Marvel Super Heroes'' role-playing game. It is the final installment in the "Elders of the Universe" trilogy. Contents ''The Left Hand of Eternity'' is a scenario for the Advanced rules that acts as a sequel to '' Cosmos Cubed'' and '' Ragnarok and Roll''. In ''Cosmos Cubed'', the Elders of the Universe used an immature Cosmos Cube to summon and then attempt to destroy Galactus. This only succeeded in splitting Galactus into three beings. In ''Raganarok and Roll'', the superheroes attempted to find all three parts of Galactus. Now in the final chapter, the superheroes must prevent the death of Galactus, since his energy will be used by the gods of death to change the face of the universe forever. Publication history After acquiring the license to produce a role-playing game based on the Marvel Comics universe, TSR first published '' Marvel Super Heroes'' in 1984, and followe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnarok And Roll
''Ragnarok and Roll'' is a role-playing game adventure published by TSR in 1988 for the '' Marvel Super Heroes'' role-playing game. The adventure was the second in a trilogy of high-level adventures titled the "Elders of the Universe" series. Contents In the first adventure of the "Elders of the Universe" trilogy, ''Cosmos Cubed'', the Elders of the Universe had used an immature Cosmos Cube to summon and then attempt to destroy Galactus. Although the destruction was unsuccessful, Galactus was divided into three beings and disappeared. In ''Ragnarok and Roll'', a high-level adventure for the Marvel Super Heroes Advanced Set, Uatu the Watcher summons the mightiest heroes — the player characters — to discover what has happened to Galactus. At the same time, the heroes must prevent one part of the missing Galactus from sacking Asgard. Publication history TSR acquired a role-playing game license from Marvel Comics, and produced ''Marvel Super Heroes'' in 1984, as well as dozen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmos Cubed
''Cosmos Cubed'' is a role-playing game adventure published by TSR in 1988 for the '' Marvel Super Heroes'' role-playing game. Contents ''Cosmos Cubed'' is a scenario for the Advanced rules: Thor, Firelord, Doctor Strange, and the Silver Surfer have been summoned by the Watcher. They must get hold of the new Cosmic Cube before it can fall into the hands of the Kree or the Skrulls. It includes statistics for the Inhumans and the Elders of the Universe. Publication history In 1984, TSR acquired the license to publish a role-playing game based on characters from Marvel Comics. The result was the popular '' Marvel Super Heroes: The Heroic Role-Playing Game''. This was followed two years later by an expanded '' Marvel Superheroes Advanced Game''. TSR published many adventures for this edition, including the ''Elders of the Universe'' trilogy. The first adventure in this series was ME1 ''Cosmos Cubed'', written by Troy Denning, with a cover by Jeff Butler, and published by TS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fantastic Four Compendium
''The Fantastic Four Compendium'' is a Superhero role-playing game supplement published by TSR in 1987 for the '' Marvel Super Heroes'' role-playing game. Contents ''The Fantastic Four Compendium'' is a 96-page book that provides background material for a gamemaster interested in producing a campaign based on the Fantastic Four. The book is divided into six chapters: # All of the super heroes who have been a part of the Fantastic Four team. # All the friends and relatives of the group, both superheroes and normal people. # The various peoples and organizations that the Fantastic Four have encountered, particularly the Inhumans and the people of Atlantis. # The many enemies the group has made, including Doctor Doom, Galactus, the Mole Man, the Skrulls, and Annihilus. # Geographical locations such as the Baxter Building, as well as the many lands and regions they visited such as Wakanda and the Negative Zone. # Technical sheets for the team's vehicles. Publication history Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ultimate Powers Book
Below is a list of role-playing game supplements based on properties of Marvel Comics. 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''. ''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, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
