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is a much better book. It suffers from the same appalling presentation (anybody who produces an Arthurian adventure and talks about the 'Seige Perlious' should be bastinadoed to death), but succeeds almost in spite of itself." He comments how "I have not come across a more effective translation of
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on the grounds that though there is material in the book for several evenings play, there will be problems integrating the differing scenarios into any long-term campaign (unless of course they have the same setting), and the book therefore lacks unity
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literature into FRP, and I actually enjoyed reading some of the scenarios which, generally speaking, captured the atmosphere of the novels they drew from. The stories are well thought-out (especially
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supplements quickly and in volume. The line featured many adventures as well as an increasing number of source books, including race- and class-related books" such as
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succeeds on its own terms, to some extent, despite the presentation, but it is of limited value otherwise."
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plays well enough." Dale went on to say, "I retain mixed feelings about
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consists of six adventure scenarios intended for mid-level
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Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games
219:, he commented that "Fortunately for my blood pressure, 44: 34: 24: 359:Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1983 8: 19: 321:Dale, Robert (September 1984). "Open Box". 155:supplement, Shannon Appelcline noted that 18: 250: 316: 314: 312: 310: 349:Fantasy role-playing game supplements 16:Tabletop role-playing game supplement 7: 256: 254: 14: 268:. Prometheus Books. p. 118. 1: 140:in 1983 as a 112-page book. 289:Shannon Appelcline (2011). 375: 143:After the publication of 293:. Mongoose Publishing. 291:Designers & Dragons 230:The Pillar of Clinschor 136:, and was published by 109:), Aahz and Skeeve (by 159:"published additional 191:Robert Dale reviewed 115:Marion Zimmer Bradley 113:), and Lythande (by 105:), S. Carolinus (by 59:is a supplement for 121:Publication history 97:, Morgan LeFay (by 21: 161:AD&D Role Aids 132:, with a cover by 111:Robert Lynn Asprin 101:), Shadowjack (by 64:role-playing games 300:978-1-907702-58-7 107:Gordon R. Dickson 83:player characters 52: 51: 29:Role-playing game 366: 333: 332: 318: 305: 304: 286: 280: 279: 262:Schick, Lawrence 258: 22: 374: 373: 369: 368: 367: 365: 364: 363: 339: 338: 337: 336: 327:(review) (57). 320: 319: 308: 301: 288: 287: 283: 276: 260: 259: 252: 247: 189: 123: 76: 45:Media type 17: 12: 11: 5: 372: 370: 362: 361: 356: 351: 341: 340: 335: 334: 329:Games Workshop 306: 299: 281: 274: 249: 248: 246: 243: 188: 185: 128:was edited by 122: 119: 75: 72: 50: 49: 46: 42: 41: 36: 32: 31: 26: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 371: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 346: 344: 330: 326: 325: 317: 315: 313: 311: 307: 302: 296: 292: 285: 282: 277: 275:0-87975-653-5 271: 267: 263: 257: 255: 251: 244: 242: 240: 235: 231: 227: 222: 218: 217: 212: 211: 206: 205: 200: 199: 194: 186: 184: 182: 178: 177: 172: 168: 167: 162: 158: 157:Mayfair Games 154: 153: 149:, the fourth 148: 147: 141: 139: 138:Mayfair Games 135: 131: 127: 120: 118: 116: 112: 108: 104: 103:Roger Zelazny 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 73: 71: 69: 68:Mayfair Games 66:published by 65: 62: 58: 57: 47: 43: 40: 39:Mayfair Games 37: 33: 30: 27: 23: 322: 290: 284: 265: 238: 233: 229: 225: 220: 214: 208: 202: 196: 192: 190: 180: 174: 170: 164: 160: 150: 144: 142: 130:Bill Fawcett 125: 124: 78: 77: 55: 54: 53: 324:White Dwarf 198:White Dwarf 173:(1983) and 343:Categories 245:References 99:Lynn Abbey 354:Role Aids 226:Gilgamesh 216:Dark Folk 187:Reception 166:Dark Folk 152:Role Aids 134:Tim White 87:Gilgamesh 70:in 1983. 35:Publisher 264:(1991). 181:AD&D 169:(1983), 74:Contents 20:Wizards 239:Wizards 234:Wizards 221:Wizards 210:Dwarves 193:Wizards 171:Wizards 146:Dwarves 126:Wizards 79:Wizards 61:fantasy 56:Wizards 297:  272:  213:, and 91:Merlin 331:: 12. 204:Elves 176:Elves 95:Circe 48:Print 25:Genre 295:ISBN 270:ISBN 195:for 345:: 309:^ 253:^ 207:, 93:, 89:, 303:. 278:.

Index

Role-playing game
Mayfair Games
fantasy
role-playing games
Mayfair Games
player characters
Gilgamesh
Merlin
Circe
Lynn Abbey
Roger Zelazny
Gordon R. Dickson
Robert Lynn Asprin
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Bill Fawcett
Tim White
Mayfair Games
Dwarves
Role Aids
Mayfair Games
Dark Folk
Elves
White Dwarf
Elves
Dwarves
Dark Folk


Schick, Lawrence
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