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148:, saying "I don't recommend this game for the squeamish." He found the production values "an amateurish production", and the level of writing and editing poor: "the text is full of typographical errors, slipshod sentences, and just plain mistakes." Smith did admit to enjoy reading through the rules, and he did like the combat system. But he concluded, "As a parent, I won’t be sharing the game with my children, and I’d be a bit nervous if I saw them coming home with a copy, just on the basis of its presentation." 131:#19 (Feb./March, 1990), rating it a 1 out of 5 and stated that "There is nothing in this 20-odd page book which is new to role-playing and, except for a couple pages about the world of Hel, this game offers no information with truly makes it a role-playing game at all. The two-page adventure which is provided is nothing more than a six room citadel inhabited by three different kinds of creatures (all managing to somehow co-exist)." 81:
successful, the attacker rolls two 6-sided die for damage, adds the character's Might, as well as any applicable weapon bonus, subtracts the amount of armor the defender is wearing and for Dodge if the defender successfully made a Dodge skill check; the balance is applied against the defender's BMC.
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Players roll dice for initiative, with bonuses applied for Bloodlust. To attack, each character has a movement of six hexes, unless burdened by armor or other encumbrances. The attacker then roll three 6-sided dice, trying to total higher than the defender's applicable talent rating. If the hit is
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The game also provides information about the fictional world of Hel, as well as monsters and other creatures that inhabit the lands. The rulebook also contains a short sample adventure.
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If an attacker scores more than four points of damage, the player references a special Damage Chart for special extra damage that ranges from "Bloody Wound" to "Where's the Mop?"
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is a fantasy role-playing game of gory barbarian combat adventures set in the fictional land of Helboria. The game was designed by
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Each character has four attributes: Might, Body Mutilation Capacity (BMC), Bloodlust, and Skill.
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In 1988, T.C. International published a supplement to
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T.C. International
Troy Christensen
Jeff
Bloodchant
Stewart Wieck
White Wolf
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Smith, Lester
Dragon
TSR, Inc.
Wieck, Stewart
"Capsule Reviews"
White Wolf Magazine
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Fantasy role-playing games

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