Fantasy Earth: Basic Rules is a role-playing game published in 1994 by Zody Games.
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Fantasy Earth: Basic Rules is a role-playing game published in 1994 by Zody Games.
Fantasy Earth: Basic Rules is a 120-page perfect-bound book that describes the Fantasy Earth role-playing game. It is a generic system — there is no world or universe setting, leaving gamemasters free to create their own world. [1]
Players assign 10-sided die rolls to 26 attributes such as Strength and Appearance. Over 120 skills are derived from the attributes. [2] The player then chooses a class: Warrior, Sorcerer, Cleric, Shaman or Burglar. The only race available is human. [1]
To resolve a skill, the gamemaster sets a success level for the task, which the player must then equal or exceed with a die roll added to the character's relevant skill level. [1]
The combat system uses maneuvers and hit locations to allocate damage that can range from superficial to extreme. [1]
In the April 1996 edition of Dragon (Issue #228), Rick Swan wondered why any publisher would create a new generic fantasy role-playing game, given the preponderance of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons , but then admitted that "Michael Zody forged ahead anyway, with surprisingly credible results." Swan found the combat system "number-heavy but manageable." He concluded, "I don’t imagine many folks will be abandoning their AD&D Player's Handbook for Fantasy Earth. But if you’re a supporter of the small press, or if you’re looking for a set of ready-made rules to graft onto a homemade setting, you could do worse than this." [1]
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