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Challenge Magazine
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HEROIC WORLDS
I can't speak highly enough about "Heroic Worlds" by Lawrence Schick. If you enjoy a wide variety of classic RPGs, you owe it to yourself to pick up this reference. A comprehensive list - with descriptions - of all RPG product lines published up to 1990, this gem also includes essays by a Who's Who of the gaming industry: * David L. Arneson * N. Robin Crossby * Greg Gorden * E. Gary Gygax * Steve Jackson * Paul A. Jaquays * Tom Moldvay * Sandy Petersen * Ken Rolston * Ken St. Andre * Michael A. Stackpole * Greg Stafford * B. Dennis Sustare * Erick Wujcik.
Contents
How to Use This Book * What Is a Role-Playing Game? * The History of Role-Playing Games * Advice for Collectors
The Game Index
COMIC-BOOK SUPERHEROES
ESPIONAGE
FANTASY: THE ANCIENT WORLD
FANTASY: ARTHURIAN
FANTASY: ORIENTAL
FANTASY: SWORD AND SORCERY
FANTASY: OTHER
HORROR
HUMOR
MILITARY
MYSTERY AND CRIME
PIRATES AND SWASHBUCKLERS
PULP ADVENTURE HEROES
SCIENCE FANTASY
SCIENCE FICTION: DARK FUTURE
SCIENCE FICTION: ROBOTS/MECHA
SCIENCE FICTION: SPACE ADVENTURE
SCIENCE FICTION: TIME TRAVEL
SCIENCE FICTION: OTHER
SOLO GAMEBOOKS
UNIVERSAL SYSTEMS
WESTERNS
Directory of Game Publishers * Award-Winning Games * Definition of Terms * Timeline * Title Index
1991 ... Lawrence Schick ... 448 pages
Hardcover (ISBN 0879756527)
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Paperback (ISBN 0879756535)
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