''Champions Universe'' is a supplement published by
Hero Games
Hero Games (''DOJ, Inc dba Hero Games'') is the publisher of the Hero System, a generic roleplaying rules set that can be used to simulate many different genres, and was the co-developer of the ''Fuzion'' system.
History
In 1981, George MacDon ...
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Iron Crown Enterprises
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(I.C.E.) in 1992 for the superhero role-playing game ''
Champions''.
Contents
''Champions Universe'' is a 186-page softcover book written by
Monte Cook
Monte Cook is an American professional tabletop role-playing game designer and writer, best known for his work on ''Dungeons & Dragons''.
Role-playing industry career
Early years
Cook has been a professional game designer since 1988, worki ...
and 95 other authors, with illustrations by
Storn Cook and
Scott Heine. The book is a compilation of background information about the ''Champions'' universe. Material covered includes:
* timelines
* unusual places of the world
* brief outlines of major magicians and high technology agencies
* a summary of alien races
* the Paranormal Registration Act
* updates of the Champions super-team
* thumbnail sketches of the world's main organizations and media groups
* new villains
* a glossary of characters
An adventure scenario is also included.
Reception
In the September 1993 edition of ''
Dragon
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'' (Issue #197),
Allen Varney thought this book "succeeds fairly well", although he noted "shaky spelling and grammar." But Varney questioned the utility of the book: "While reading this book I kept asking, 'What does this accomplish? Who needs it?' If you already have a campaign, much of this book becomes redundant. If you can’t devise a campaign world of your own, the material here seems (a) too sketchy to help much and (b) not thought through." He concluded, "Even if you do need a pre-fab super campaign, ''Champions Universe'' won’t fill the role without other supplements to prop it up."
Reviews
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References
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Champions (role-playing game) supplements
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1992