''The Cyclopedia Talislanta'' is a supplement published by
Bard Games
Bard Games was an American game company that produced role-playing games and game supplements.
Products
Bard Games was formed in 1982 by Steven Cordovano, Vernie Taylor and Stephan Michael Sechi, who each put up $600. Their intention was to mark ...
in 1988 for the fantasy role-playing game ''
Talislanta
''Talislanta'' is a fantasy role-playing game published by Bard Games in 1987 that forgoes many of the tropes used by popular games of the genre in favor of a unique world and many new game mechanisms. There have been six different English-langu ...
''.
Contents
''The Cyclopedia Talislanta'', by
Stephan Michael Sechi
Stephan Michael Sechi is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.
Career
Stephan Michael Sechi, Steven Cordovano and Vernie Taylor contributed $600 each to form the company Bard Games in 1982 to produce supplements for ' ...
and with cover art by P.D. Breeding-Black, is the fifth supplement about the world of Talislanta. Information includes
* places of interest in Talislanta
* new monsters, animals, and plants
* New character types
* new skills and abilities
The supplement includes full-color area maps of Talislanta which join together to create a full continental map.
Reception
Stewart Wieck
Stewart Douglas Wieck (May 10, 1968 – June 22, 2017) was one of the founders of the publishing company, White Wolf, Inc. He was also one of the original writers of Mage: The Ascension.
Career
Stewart Wieck was born in Freeport, Illinois, in 1 ...
reviewed ''The Cyclopedia Talislanta'' for ''
White Wolf
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'' #14, rating it 4 overall, and stated that "Ownership of this book is a necessity for gamers with campaigns set in Talislanta. Other gamers should take a look just to see what Talislanta offers."
In the May 1989 edition of ''
Dragon
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'' (Issue #145),
applauded the "excellent interior illustrations", and the wide range of new material. He concluded "GMs and players who already adventure in Talislanta or use it as a source of ideas will find plenty of interesting material within this books pages, as it adds more interesting detail and color to the setting."
In the July-August 1989 edition of ''
Space Gamer
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'' (Vol. II No. 1), Craig Sheeley commented that "The encyclopedia-style information is listed alphabetically, a minor drawback which spreads specific places in the same areas throughout this section. The section new character race types is brief and concise, as is the gamemaster section (which takes up two pages with new weapons, skills and information.)"
References
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Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1988
Talislanta supplements