''Enforcers'' is a near-future superhero role-playing game published by
21st Century Games in 1987.
Description
In ''Enforcers'', players take on the role of superheroes in the year 2046.
The rules cover characters, combat, and running a campaign.
Character creation uses a flexible points-purchase-powers system.
A calculator is required for play, as math formulae figure prominently in the rules.
Publication history
In the mid-1980s, superhero role-playing games such as ''
Champions
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Villains and Vigilantes
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Origin
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'' were popular. ''Enforcers'', a generic superhero game — that is, not based on a specific line of comics — was designed by
Gary Bernard,
Charles Mann, and
Larry Troth, with art by
Christine Mansfield, and was published by
21st Century Games in 1987 as a 112-page book with a blue cover.
The second edition was published the same year with a yellow cover, although it says 1st edition on the title page.
Two adventures were published for the game: ''
The End of a Legend'' and ''
The Knights of Beverly Hills''.
Reception
Stewart Wieck
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Career
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reviewed the second edition of ''Enforcers'' for ''
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'' #11, and rated it 8 out of 10 overall, commenting "''Enforcers'' combined several of the elements of earlier independent super-hero RPGs into a cohesive whole."
In his 1990 book ''
The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games
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Contents
''The Complete G ...
'', game critic
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noted that the game "emphasizes combat to the exclusion of nearly everything else ... There aren't many opportunities for actual role-playing in ''Enforcers'', mainly due to the puzzling absence of background information." However, Swan did find that the rules were "uncluttered and a lot of fun to read; the enthusiasm of
he designersis evident on every page." Swan concluded by giving the game a rating of 2.5 out of 4, saying, "''Enforcers'' is better suited for brief skirmishes than extended adventures."
References
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Role-playing games introduced in 1987
Superhero role-playing games