The ''Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game'' is a role-playing game published by

Margaret Weis Productions Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd. is a games publisher located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States and founded in 2004 after Margaret Weis and Don Perrin, the two founders of Sovereign Press, divorced. Games Margaret Weis Productions is p ...

in 2007, based on the ''

Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...

'' franchise.

History

Margaret Weis Margaret Edith Weis (; born March 16, 1948) is an American fantasy and science fiction author of dozens of novels and short stories. At TSR, Inc., she teamed with Tracy Hickman to create the ''Dragonlance'' role-playing game (RPG) world. She is f ...

announced in 2007 that the license to ''

Dragonlance ''Dragonlance'' is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived ''Dragonlance'' while driving i ...

'' was not renewed so that the company could focus on the ''Supernatural'' RPG as well as their work on the ''Battlestar Galactica'' RPG. In 2007

published the ''Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game''. Three new Cortex media games were published by

, one each year between 2007-2009, including the ''Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game'' (2007), the ''

Demon Hunters Role Playing Game The ''Demon Hunters Role Playing Game'' is a role-playing game published by Margaret Weis Productions in 2008. History Three new Cortex System media games were published by Margaret Weis Productions, one each year between 2007 and 2009, includin ...

'' (2008), and the ''

Supernatural Role Playing Game The ''Supernatural Role Playing Game'' is a role-playing game by Margaret Weis Productions that was released in 2009. It is based on the television series ''Supernatural'' and was the final game to use the Cortex System. The Game Like most rol ...

'' (2009). The ''Battlestar Galactica''

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was released in August 2007 by Margaret Weis Productions at

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Description

The

Cortex System The Cortex System is a collection of related roleplaying games. Its most recent iteration, ''Cortex Prime,'' was designed by Cam Banks and initially published by Fandom Tabletop, then acquired by Dire Wolf Digital. Prior versions appeared in th ...

was used for MWP's licensed ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''

Supernatural Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the Scientific law, laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin 'above, beyond, outside of' + 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature" has had multiple meanin ...

'' RPGs, and brought out as a stand-alone system in the ''Cortex System Role Playing Game'' book.RPG.net review of Cortex Classic
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Reception

The ''Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game'' gained praise from ''

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'' for the Plot Point mechanisms and the way they reproduced the all-or-nothing moments of the ''

'' television series.SF Weekly review of Battlestar Galactica
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References

{{Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica games Margaret Weis Productions games Role-playing games based on television series Role-playing games introduced in 2007