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Role Aids
''Role Aids'' is a line of role-playing game supplements published by Mayfair Games starting in 1982 intended for use with ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''. Publication history As a veteran role-playing gamer, Bill Fawcett (writer), Bill Fawcett decided to get Mayfair Games into the RPG field, and the company began its ''Role Aids'' game line by publishing ''Beastmaker Mountain'' (1982). Darwin Bromley was involved with the Chicago Wargaming Association and its CWAcon convention, where the first ''Role Aids'' fantasy adventures by Mayfair were run: ''Beastmaker Mountain'', ''Nanorien Stones'' (1982) and ''Fez I: Valley of Trees, Fez I'' (1982). Bromley used his legal expertise to determine that Mayfair could legally use the trademarks of TSR (company), TSR if done carefully, so beginning with their ''Dwarves (Mayfair Games), Dwarves'' (1982) supplement Mayfair stated clearly that they did not hold the trademark by adding a notification on the cover: "''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayfair Games
Mayfair Games was an American publisher of board game, board, card game, card, and roleplaying games that also licensed German-style board game, Euro-style board games to publish them in English. The company licensed worldwide English-language publishing rights to ''The Settlers of Catan'' series between 1996 and 2016. On February 9, 2018 they announced they sold their remaining IP right to Asmodee North America. History Mayfair Games was founded in 1981 by Darwin Bromley in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The company was created to publish Empire Builder (board game), ''Empire Builder'', a railroad game designed by Bromley and Bill Fawcett (writer), Bill Fawcett. In 1982, Mayfair Games expanded its focus to include ''Role Aids'', a line of role-playing game supplements. In 1993, Mayfair was sued by TSR, Inc., who argued that ''Role Aids'' violated their 1984 trademark agreement, being advertised as compatible with ''Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clockwork Mage
''Clockwork Mage'' is an adventure for fantasy role-playing games published by Mayfair Games in 1985. Plot summary ''Clockwork Mage'' is an adventure scenario designed for player characters of levels 2-5, in which the characters must search through the manor of two wizards when their practical jokes between them go out of control, and the characters must find the items to restore everything to normal. ''Clockwork Mage'' is an adventure in which the player characters get in the middle of a long-lasting conflict between two older wizards who harass each other using elaborate tricks and practical jokes. Publication history ''Clockwork Mage'' was written by Susan Stone and M.E. Allen, with a cover by Janny Wurts, and was published by Mayfair Games in 1985 as a 32-page book with a center-bound map screen. The adventure module was part of the ''Role Aids'' line. Reception Rick Swan reviewed the adventure in ''The Space Gamer'' No. 76. He noted how the ''Role Aids ''Role Aids'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evil Ruins
''Evil Ruins'' is an adventure for fantasy role-playing games published by Mayfair Games in 1984. Plot summary ''Evil Ruins'' is a scenario for character levels 2-5 based on Saxon legend and set in an actual historical castle. ''Evil Ruins'' is an adventure in which the player characters travel to the Castle of Tintagel to uncover the unknown circumstances around the death of Ethelwaine, heir to the Tintagel throne. Along the way they encounter squirrels who try to rob them, intelligent spiders, and a sordid non-player character who can help them find the hidden castle. Once they arrive, the characters find that the castle was destroyed by evil forces leaving a four-level underground ruin for the party to search for clues to solve the mystery. If the characters are able to clear the ruins of hazards, the Castle of Tintagel can be rebuilt into a religious retreat. Publication history ''Evil Ruins'' was written by Stephen T. Bourne and Martin F. King and was published by Mayfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elves (Mayfair Games)
''Elves'' is a supplement for fantasy role-playing games published by Mayfair Games in 1983. Contents ''Elves'' is a supplement describing elven characters and the various elven cultures, history, and gods. With six scenarios for elf characters, levels 4-7, one for each type of elf: wood elves, grey elves, dark elves, high elves, etc. Publication history ''Elves'' was written by Cheron Fitzgerald Carr and Delbert Carr, Jr., with Daniel Greenberg, Anne Jaffe, and Sam Shirley, with a cover by Janny Wurts, and was published by Mayfair Games in 1983 as a 96-page book. A second printing was published in 1985. After the publication of '' Dwarves'', the fourth ''Role Aids'' supplement, according to Shannon Appelcline, Mayfair Games "published additional ''AD&D Role Aids'' supplements quickly and in volume. The line featured many adventures as well as an increasing number of source books, including race- and class-related books like '' Dark Folk'' (1983), '' Wizards'' (1983) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elven Banner
''Elven Banner'' is an adventure for fantasy role-playing games published by Mayfair Games in 1985. Plot summary ''Elven Banner'' is an adventure for player character levels 2-4 who will travel in time to find the missing Elven Banner. It makes use of information found in the ''Elves'' supplement. Publication history ''Elven Banner'' was written by Laurel Nicholson, with a cover by Dawn Wilson, and was published by Mayfair Games Mayfair Games was an American publisher of board game, board, card game, card, and roleplaying games that also licensed German-style board game, Euro-style board games to publish them in English. The company licensed worldwide English-language pub ... in 1985 as a 32-page book with a removable cardstock map screen. Reception References Fantasy role-playing game adventures Role Aids Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1985 {{Rpg-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragons Of Weng T'sen
''Dragons of Weng T'sen'' is an adventure for fantasy role-playing games published by Mayfair Games in 1983. Contents ''Dragons of Weng T'sen''is a scenario for character levels 6-9 with an Oriental setting. Violent storms and terrible monsters have been issuing from the forbidden valley of a powerful wizard; the heroes are hired to enter the valley and put a stop to them. Publication history ''Dragons of Weng T'sen''was written by Delbert Carr, Jr. and Cheron, with a cover by Judith Mitchell and illustrations by David A. Cherry, and was published by Mayfair Games Mayfair Games was an American publisher of board game, board, card game, card, and roleplaying games that also licensed German-style board game, Euro-style board games to publish them in English. The company licensed worldwide English-language pub ... in 1983 as a 32-page book. Reception References {{Rpg-stub Fantasy role-playing game adventures Role Aids Role-playing game supplements introduced in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragons (Mayfair Games)
''Dragons'' is a supplement for fantasy role-playing games published by Mayfair Games in 1986. Contents ''Dragons'' includes three linked miniscenarios for character levels 6-9 involving a war between good and evil dragons. It includes supplementary material on dragons, their biology, clans and culture; a campaign setting description of the Dragonlands; and rules for Dragonlords, a subclass of fighters. Publication history ''Dragons'' was written by Cory Glaberson, with a cover by Dawn Wilson, and was published by Mayfair Games in 1986 as a 96-page book. Reception Ken Rolston reviewed ''Dragons'' for ''Dragon'' magazine #133 (May 1988). He commented: "Given the popularity and money-drawing of dragons as a fantasy feature, it's surprising how few decent treatments of dragons have been produced for FRP games. This supplement is exceptional, with lots of detail on dragon statistics, biology, and culture, all with an original campaign setting and three adventures. Glaberson's v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denizens Of Verekna
''Role Aids'' is a line of role-playing game supplements published by Mayfair Games starting in 1982 intended for use with ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''. Publication history As a veteran role-playing gamer, Bill Fawcett decided to get Mayfair Games into the RPG field, and the company began its ''Role Aids'' game line by publishing '' Beastmaker Mountain'' (1982). Darwin Bromley was involved with the Chicago Wargaming Association and its CWAcon convention, where the first ''Role Aids'' fantasy adventures by Mayfair were run: ''Beastmaker Mountain'', '' Nanorien Stones'' (1982) and '' Fez I'' (1982). Bromley used his legal expertise to determine that Mayfair could legally use the trademarks of TSR if done carefully, so beginning with their '' Dwarves'' (1982) supplement Mayfair stated clearly that they did not hold the trademark by adding a notification on the cover: "''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' is a trademark of TSR Hobbies, Inc. Use of the trademark NOT sanctioned by the hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demons (Mayfair Games)
''Demons'' is a 1992 role-playing supplement published by Mayfair Games. Contents ''Demons'' is a supplement in which rules and statistics are given for including demons and their home dimension of Infernus in an ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign. Publication history Shannon Appelcline use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , death_place = , death_cause = , body_discovered = , resting_place = , resting_place_coordinates = ... noted that after demons and devils had been removed from ''AD&D'', "Mayfair's new ''Role Aids'' line kicked off with ''Demons'' (1992). It was followed by over a half-dozen books (1992–1993), most of them demonic monster manuals but also including ''Apocalypse'' (1993), a campaign-ending adventure by Jonathan Tweet ..TSR did not allow Mayfair to advertise their new ''Role Aids'' books in ''Dragon'' magazine but sales were nonetheless strong. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |