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Tales Of The Loremasters
''Tales of the Loremasters'' is a 1989 role-playing game adventure for ''Rolemaster'' published by Iron Crown Enterprises. Plot summary ''Tales of the Loremasters'' is an adventure in which the setting is a string of remote islands one thousand miles west of Emer. Publication history ''Tales of the Loremasters'' was written by Thomas Kane, with a cover by Tony Roberts, and illustrations by Jennell Jaquays, and was published by Iron Crown Enterprises in 1989 as a 32-page book. It was followed by a second book the following year, ''Tales of the Loremasters II'', comprising 10 more adventure scenarios. Reception Oliver Johnson reviewed four supplements for RoleMaster set in Shadow World at the same time, in the August 1989 issue (#8) of ''Games International'' magazine: ''Journey to the Magic Isle'', ''Demons of the Burning Night ''Demons of the Burning Night'' is a 1989 role-playing game supplement for ''Rolemaster'' published by Iron Crown Enterprises. Contents ''Demons of the ... [...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] |
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] |
Thomas Kane (game Designer)
Thomas Kane may refer to: *Thomas Kane (economist) (born 1961), Harvard professor * Thomas Kane (Medal of Honor) (1841–?), American Civil War sailor *Thomas Kane, member of The Slickee Boys * Thomas Franklin Kane (1863–1953), president of the University of Washington * Thomas L. Kane (1822–1883), Civil War veteran *Thomas R. Kane (1924–2019), Stanford professor of applied mechanics * Tommy Kane (born 1964), American football player *Tom Kane (born 1962), American voice actor * Tom Kane (baseball) (1906–1973), Major League Baseball player * Tom Kane (film producer), American film and television producer * Tom Kane (politician), Canadian-born American politician in Montana *Tommy Kane, character in ''Alex Cross'' See also *Tom Kain (born 1963), director of sports marketing at Nike *Thomas Kean Thomas Howard Kean ( ; born April 21, 1935) is an American politician, statesman, and academic administrator from the state of New Jersey. A Republican Party (United States), Repub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Roberts (artist)
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Tony Roberts may refer to: *Tony Roberts (actor) (1939–2025), American actor * Tony Roberts (author), British author of the Casca series of fantasy novels since 2006 *Tony Roberts (footballer) (born 1969), Welsh football player *Tony Roberts (historian), Australian historian * Tony Roberts (poet) (born 1949), British poet * Tony Roberts (racing driver) (1938–2001), winner of the 1969 Bathurst 500 * Tony Roberts (sportscaster) (1928–2023), American sports announcer * Tony T. Roberts (born 1963), American stand-up comedian and actor See also *Anthony Roberts (other) Anthony Roberts (born 1970) is an Australian politician. Anthony Roberts may also refer to: * Anthony Roberts (basketball) (1955–1997), American basketball player * Anthony Roberts (cricketer) (born 1962), South African cricketer * Anthony E. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennell Jaquays
Jennell Allyn Jaquays (born Paul Jaquays; October 14, 1956 – January 10, 2024) was an American game designer, Game art design, video game artist, and illustrator of tabletop role-playing games (RPGs). Her notable works include the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' modules ''Dark Tower (module), Dark Tower'' and ''Caverns of Thracia'' for Judges Guild; the development and design of conversions on games such as ''Pac-Man'' and ''Donkey Kong'' for Coleco's ColecoVision, home arcade video game system; and more recent design work, including the ''Age of Empires'' series, ''Quake II'', and ''Quake III Arena''. One of her best known works as a fantasy artist is the cover illustration for TSR, Inc., TSR's ''Dragon Mountain (Dungeons & Dragons), Dragon Mountain'' Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons), adventure. Raised and educated mostly in southern Michigan, Jaquays and friends were early adopters of the ''D&D'' game, starting a game club which published a role playing fandom newsletter ''The Dungeoneer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow World (role-playing Game)
''Shadow World'' is a high fantasy campaign setting situated on the fictional planet of Kulthea. Originally produced for the Rolemaster role-playing game system, Shadow World is fairly compatible with other d100 games such as High Adventure Role Playing (HARP), Middle-earth Role Playing (MERP) or Against the Darkmaster. The setting blends traditional fantasy elements, such as elves, dwarves, and magic, with science fiction, including such elements as space and time travel, and, to a degree, futuristic technology. As with Rolemaster and HARP, Shadow World is owned by Iron Crown Enterprises (often referred to as I.C.E.). It was maintained by the primary author of the setting, Terry K. Amthor of Eidolon Studio (who also holds the trademark for Shadow World, and copyrights for non-gaming fiction related to the world), until his death. Themes ''Shadow World'' is a fantasy and science fiction environment that deals with a number of topics, including the path of the hero, in a fan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
