Amazing Engine System Guide

Last updated

Amazing Engine System Guide is a 1993 role-playing supplement for Amazing Engine published by TSR.

Contents

Contents

Amazing Engine System Guide is a supplement in which an overview of the concepts of the game is presented. [1]

Publication history

In 1993 TSR ended production on most of its role-playing game lines, including Gamma World , Marvel Super Heroes , and Basic Dungeons & Dragons , and replaced these soon after with a new universal game system presented in the Amazing Engine System Guide (1993). [2] : 27 

Reception

Denys Backriges reviewed The Amazing Engine System Guide in White Wolf #37 (July/Aug., 1993), rating it a 2 out of 5 and stated that "TSR's method may allow for more varied genres since so few rules are actually shared. For an inexperienced gamer, the System Guide can be recommended because it serves as a good introduction to roleplaying. However, advanced gamers may be disappointed by the lack of detail in the core rules of Amazing Engine." [1]

Reviews

Related Research Articles

<i>Gamma World</i> 1978 post-apocalyptic role-playing game

Gamma World is a post-apocalyptic science fantasy role-playing game in which player characters explore Earth centuries after the collapse of civilization, searching for artifacts from the time before "The Great Upheaval". The game was originally designed by James M. Ward and Gary Jaquet, and first published by TSR in 1978. It borrows heavily from Ward's earlier role-playing game, Metamorphosis Alpha.

<i>TWERPS</i> Role playing game

TWERPS is a minimalist role-playing game (RPG) originally created by Reindeer Games in 1987 and distributed by Gamescience. Presented as a parody of the complicated RPG systems which were prevalent at the time while still being a playable game in its own right, its simple structure and humorous nature gave it unexpected popularity.

<i>Monstrous Compendium</i>

The Monstrous Compendium is a series of accessories for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game released from 1989 to 1998. The title was then used for a series of 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons supplements released on D&D Beyond.

Richard Baker is an American author and game designer who has worked on many Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.

<i>Greyhawk Adventures</i> 1988 sourcebook by Jim Ward

Greyhawk Adventures is an accessory for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) World of Greyhawk campaign setting.

<i>Battlesystem</i> Tabletop miniature wargame

Battlesystem is a tabletop miniature wargame designed as a supplement for use with the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The original Battlesystem was printed as a boxed set in 1985 for use with the first edition AD&D rules. For the second edition of AD&D, a new version of Battesystem was printed as a softcover book in 1989.

<i>Creature Catalogue</i> Tabletop role-playing game supplement for Dungeons & Dragons

Creature Catalogue is a supplement for Basic Dungeons & Dragons first released in 1986, and updated in 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amazing Engine</span>

Amazing Engine was a series of tabletop role-playing game books that was published by TSR, Inc. from 1993 until 1994. It was a generic role-playing game system - each publication employed the same minimalist generic rules, as described in the Amazing Engine System Guide, but each world book had an entirely different setting or genre. David "Zeb" Cook was credited with the design of the game rules.

<i>GURPS Magic</i> Source book for the GURPS role-playing game

GURPS Magic is a source book for the GURPS role-playing game from Steve Jackson Games that provides in depth coverage of magic in the context of GURPS. The first edition was published in 1989. The book expands on the material outlined in the Basic Set, provides alternative forms of magic for gamemasters to use, and contains much more material. A second edition of the book was published in 1994, and a third edition for the fourth edition of GURPS was published in 2004. The first two editions received positive reviews in game periodicals including Games International, Dragon, and White Wolf.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Allen Varney</span> American writer and game designer (born 1958)

Allen Varney is an American writer and game designer. Varney has produced numerous books, role-playing game supplements, technical manuals, articles, reviews, columns, and stories, as well as the fantasy novel Cast of Fate. Since the 1990s, he has worked primarily in computer games.

<i>The Complete Book of Humanoids</i>

The Complete Book of Humanoids is a sourcebook for the second edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy adventure role-playing game.

<i>Iuz the Evil</i>

Iuz the Evil is a sourcebook for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game for the game's World of Greyhawk campaign setting. The sourcebook bears the code WGR5 and was published by TSR in 1993 for the second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rules.

<i>Van Richtens Guide to Ghosts</i> 1992 role-playing game accessory

Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts is an accessory for the 2nd edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, published in 1992.

<i>Talislanta Sorcerers Guide</i> Role-playing game supplement

Talislanta Sorcerer's Guide is a supplement published by Bard Games in 1988 for the fantasy role-playing game Talislanta.

<i>The Book of Chantries</i> 1994 tabletop role-playing game supplement

The Book of Chantries is a supplement published by White Wolf Publishing in January 1994 for the fantasy role-playing game Mage: The Ascension.

<i>Covenants</i> (Ars Magica)

Covenants is a supplement published by White Wolf Publishing in 1990 for the fantasy role-playing game Ars Magica.

<i>Dreams and Nightmares</i> (<i>Changeling: The Dreaming</i>) Tabletop role-playing game supplement

Dreams and Nightmares is a tabletop role-playing game supplement released by White Wolf Publishing in November–December 1997 for their game Changeling: The Dreaming, and is part of the larger World of Darkness series. It was well received by critics.

<i>GURPS Vampire: The Masquerade</i> Licensed adaptation of Vampire: the Masquerade for GURPS

GURPS Vampire: The Masquerade is a licensed adaptation of White Wolf Publishing's horror role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade. It was written by Jeff Koke, and published by Steve Jackson Games in 1993 for the third edition of their GURPS rules.

The Grimoire is a supplement published by FASA in 1990 for the near-future science fiction role-playing game Shadowrun. A second edition was published in 1994.

For Faerie, Queen & Country is a 1993 role-playing supplement for Amazing Engine published by TSR.

References

  1. 1 2 Backriges, Denys (July–August 1993). "Capsule Reviews". White Wolf Magazine . No. 37. p. 71.
  2. ↑ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN   978-1-907702-58-7.
  3. ↑ https://rpggeek.com/rpgissuearticle/73749/rezensionen
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.