Champions in 3-D is a supplement published by Hero Games and Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) in 1990 for the superhero role-playing game Champions .
Champions in 3-D is a supplement published by Hero Games and Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) in 1990 for the superhero role-playing game Champions .
Champions in 3-D provides a wide range of alternate realities for a Champions campaign. [1] Five dimensions are described in detail: [2]
Short descriptions of a further 26 alternate realities are also included. [3]
In 1981, Hero Games published the superhero role-playing game (RPG) Champions that used the "Hero System" set of rules. Hero Games subsequently published a second- and third-edition of Champions, but ran into financial difficulty, and was eventually taken over as a subsidiary of I.C.E. In 1989, Hero Games/I.C.E. published a fourth edition of Champions that included the latest version of the Hero System rules. The supplement Champions of 3-D was published the following year, a 160-page softcover book edited by Rob Bell, with contributions from Aaron Allston, Allen Varney, Scott Bennie, Scott Jamison, and Steve Cook. Interior illustrations were by Patrick Zircher and Scott Heine, and cover art was by David Dorman.
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