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145:(Issue 37), Russell Grant Collins liked the more local nature of the adventure, pointing out that for the players "There's no earth-shaking menace that they have to defeat. If they fail today, they'll get to try again tomorrow." He also commended the investigative aspect, unusual for combat-oriented superhero games. He concluded by giving it an average rating of 2 out of 4, saying, "I would recommend this scenario to people who play 64:, high school students who have recently discovered their superpowers, are shocked when one of their classmates dies of a drug overdose. They decide to investigate the drug distribution ring operating in their high school. The adventure is divided into four chapters, each one bringing the superheroes closer to the supervillain Dr. Drugs. 283: 22: 67:
Six pregenerated characters are provided, as well as rules for generating teenaged superheroes who have just discovered their powers. Under a license agreement with
288: 262: 158: 136:), though those of us long out of high school may have to work a bit harder to bring it off. With that qualification, I recommend it." 241: 21: 73: 90: 153:, especially those in high school. It's quite a good change of pace from the usual superhero slugfest." 207: 193: 49: 26: 102:, the first adventure for the system, was released in 1984, a 52-page softcover book written by 237: 61: 94:
game to demonstrate the flexibility of the Basic Role-Playing rules. Chaosium then published
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No. 72, and commented that "Overall, within its concept,
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Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games
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originally appeared in 1983 as part of the cross-genre
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Barton, William A. (Jan–Feb 1985). "Capsule Reviews".
284:Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1984 118:William A. Barton reviewed this adventure in 98:as a stand-alone product the following year. 8: 266:. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 201. 42:in 1984 for the superhero role-playing game 166:called this "a goofy, engaging adventure." 139:In the November–December 1984 edition of 263:The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games 159:The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games 71:, the adventure can be converted to the 175: 289:Superhero role-playing game adventures 7: 181: 179: 14: 236:. Prometheus Books. p. 57. 128:is an excellent adventure for 1: 38:is an adventure published by 16:Role-playing game supplement 212:Guide du RĂ´liste Galactique 208:"Bad Medicine for Dr Drugs" 305: 126:Bad Medicine for Dr. Drugs 100:Bad Medicine for Dr. Drugs 35:Bad Medicine for Dr. Drugs 232:Schick, Lawrence (1991). 77:role-playing game rules. 214:(in French). 2009-05-08 30: 24: 194:Steve Jackson Games 81:Publication history 50:Basic Role-Playing 31: 156:In his 1990 book 62:player characters 296: 268: 267: 254: 248: 247: 229: 223: 222: 220: 219: 204: 198: 197: 183: 142:Different Worlds 91:Worlds of Wonder 304: 303: 299: 298: 297: 295: 294: 293: 274: 273: 272: 271: 256: 255: 251: 244: 231: 230: 226: 217: 215: 206: 205: 201: 185: 184: 177: 172: 121:The Space Gamer 116: 83: 58: 52:rules system. 17: 12: 11: 5: 302: 300: 292: 291: 286: 276: 275: 270: 269: 249: 242: 224: 199: 174: 173: 171: 168: 162:, game critic 115: 112: 82: 79: 57: 54: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 301: 290: 287: 285: 282: 281: 279: 265: 264: 259: 253: 250: 245: 243:0-87975-653-5 239: 235: 228: 225: 213: 209: 203: 200: 195: 191: 190: 182: 180: 176: 169: 167: 165: 161: 160: 154: 152: 148: 144: 143: 137: 135: 131: 127: 123: 122: 113: 111: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 92: 87: 80: 78: 76: 75: 70: 65: 63: 55: 53: 51: 47: 46: 41: 37: 36: 28: 25:Cover art by 23: 19: 261: 252: 233: 227: 216:. Retrieved 211: 202: 187: 157: 155: 150: 146: 140: 138: 133: 129: 125: 119: 117: 99: 95: 89: 85: 84: 72: 66: 59: 48:, using the 43: 34: 33: 32: 18: 189:Space Gamer 108:Butch Guice 104:Ken Rolston 56:Description 27:Butch Guise 278:Categories 258:Swan, Rick 218:2021-03-20 170:References 147:Superworld 130:Superworld 96:Superworld 86:Superworld 69:Hero Games 45:Superworld 164:Rick Swan 151:Champions 134:Champions 114:Reception 74:Champions 260:(1990). 40:Chaosium 240:  192:(72). 29:, 1984 196:: 41. 238:ISBN 132:(or 60:The 149:or 280:: 210:. 178:^ 110:. 246:. 221:.

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Cover art by Butch Guise, 1984
Butch Guise
Chaosium
Superworld
Basic Role-Playing
player characters
Hero Games
Champions
Worlds of Wonder
Ken Rolston
Butch Guice
The Space Gamer
Different Worlds
The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games
Rick Swan


Space Gamer
Steve Jackson Games
"Bad Medicine for Dr Drugs"
ISBN
0-87975-653-5
Swan, Rick
The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games
Categories
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1984
Superhero role-playing game adventures

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