Fantasy Masters' Screen

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Fantasy Masters' Screen is a 1981 fantasy role-playing game supplement for The Fantasy Trip published by Metagaming Concepts.

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Contents

Fantasy Masters' Screen is a gamemaster's screen. [1] On the gamemaster's side, the screen contains all the necessary tables and information to run a game session. [2]

Publication history

Fantasy Master's Screen was published by Metagaming, in 1981 as a cardstock screen. [1]

Reception

William A. Barton reviewed Fantasy Masters' Screen in The Space Gamer No. 41. [2] Barton commented that "Regardless of what errors did creep in, the Fantasy Masters' Screen is an item no TFT GM should overlook. Pick it up and never again will you be forced to use an old notebook or (for shame!) a D&D shield in your Labyrinth sessions." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 153. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  2. 1 2 3 Barton, William A. (July 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (41). Steve Jackson Games: 35.