Batman Sourcebook is a supplement about Batman published by Mayfair Games in 1986 and again in 1989 for the superhero role-playing game DC Heroes .
Batman Sourcebook is a supplement about Batman published by Mayfair Games in 1986 and again in 1989 for the superhero role-playing game DC Heroes .
Mayfair Games published the DC Heroes role-playing game in 1985, then published the 80-page supplement Batman the following year, written by Mike Stackpole, with cover art by Ed Hannigan. [1] In 1989, Mayfair Games published an updated 96-page softcover Batman Sourcebook, again written by Mike Stackpole, with additional material by J. Santana, Louis Prosperi, Jack Barker and Ray Winninger, graphic design by Gregory Scott, with cover and interior art by DC Comics staff. [2]
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In the August–September 1986 edition of Adventurer (issue #3), the reviewer thought the first edition of this supplement was "a reference work of great value to anybody wishing to play the part of Batman, or interested in his friends and foes". The reviewer called "an excellent piece of research, well supported with illustrations and plenty of detail". [3]
In the January 1990 edition of Games International (issue #12), Mike Jarvis reviewed the second edition, and found the mixture of upper and lower case letters in section titles to be "messy". Although he enjoyed reading the descriptions of famous Batman foes — "a delight to read" — what drew his interest was the essays about Batman. Although he thought the included scenario was "nothing spectacular, it should prove entertaining enough". He concluded by giving this supplement an above-average rating of 4 out of 5: "This is a high quality product [...] If all the supplements for the new edition of DC Heroes reach this standard then the future of superhero gaming looks rosy indeed". [4]
In the January 1991 edition of Dragon (issue #165), Allen Varney was impressed with the second edition of the book, calling it a "polished update of one of the original edition's best supplements". Varney called the included adventure "snappy", but called the ending as "a bit flat". Although Varney did not like the book's graphic design, saying "all the titles look like ransom notes!", he concluded that the book's contents were impressive and complete. [2]
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