''Tobin's Spirit Guide'' is a 1989
role-playing game
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supplement published by
West End Games
West End Games (WEG) was a company that made board, role-playing, and war games. It was founded by Daniel Scott Palter in 1974 in New York City, but later moved to Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Its product lines included ''Star Wars'', ''Paranoia' ...
for ''
Ghostbusters
''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric ...
'', which is based on the popular movie ''
Ghostbusters
''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric ...
''.
Contents
''
Tobin's Spirit Guide'' was first mentioned in the 1984 movie as a reference guide to common types of ghosts; it was also mentioned in the 1986–1989 animated series ''
The Real Ghostbusters
''The Real Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, a spin-off and sequel of the 1984 comedy film ''Ghostbusters''. The series ran on ABC between September 13, 1986 and October 5, 1991, and was a joint production of DIC Enter ...
''.
This supplement for the role-playing game was named after the fictional book and presents ''
Ghostbusters International'' game statistics for nearly fifty supernatural creatures.
Publication history
''Tobin's Spirit Guide'' was written by
Kim Mohan
Kim Rudolph Mohan (May 4, 1949 – December 12, 2022) was an American author, editor and game designer best known for works related to the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game.
Early life and education
Mohan was born in Chicago, Illinois, on ...
with
Robert S. Babcock, with art by
Timothy Mullen, and was published by
West End Games
West End Games (WEG) was a company that made board, role-playing, and war games. It was founded by Daniel Scott Palter in 1974 in New York City, but later moved to Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Its product lines included ''Star Wars'', ''Paranoia' ...
in 1989 as an 80-page book.
In 2016,
Insight Editions published an unrelated book of the same title written by Erik Burnham to tie in with the release of the
''Ghostbusters'' reboot movie. The book features concept art from the new movie and interviews with some of the actors and producers.
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 ''Tobin's Spirit Guide'' for ''
White Wolf'' #20, and gave it a perfect rating of 5 out of 5 overall, stating that "If you play ''GBI''
'Ghostbusters International'' this supplement is a better buy than any adventure West End Games could possibly produce for the game."
In the September 1990 edition of ''
Dragon
A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dragon, dragons in Western cultures since the Hi ...
'' (Issue #161),
gave the book a strong recommendation, saying, "Here's lots more of the pesky slimes for your Ghostbusters to trap."
References
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Ghostbusters (role-playing game)
Role-playing game books
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1989