Future Worlds

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Future Worlds is a role-playing game published by Stellar Gaming Workshop in 1987.

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Description

Future Worlds is a science-fiction space-adventure system set in an interstellar society of the far future. [1] The game includes a section on Mystics, a class of magical spell-casters. [1]

Publication history

Future Worlds was designed by Patrick Lesser, and published by Stellar Gaming Workshop in 1987 as an 80-page book. [1]

Reception

Rick Swan reviewed Future Worlds in Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer No. 83. [2] Swan commented that "Future Worlds could've been a reasonably good supplement for those wishing to add an advanced combat system to another game. a browse through the spell lists might generate some ideas for an existing fantasy campaign. But as for the game itself – not for me." [2]

Lawrence Schick commented that the game was "Heavy on charts and tables and light on character development." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 303. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  2. 1 2 Swan, Rick (October–November 1988). "Space Gamer Reviews". Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer . World Wide Wargames (83): 24–25.
  3. ↑ https://archive.org/details/completeguidetor0000swan/page/88/mode/2up
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