Lace & Steel

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Lace & Steel is a role-playing game published by TAGG (The Australian Games Group) in 1989.

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Description

Lace & Steel is a fantasy swashbuckler role-playing system with rules for both swordplay and romance, set in a fantasy world that resembles 17th-century Europe, except that civilized centaurs ("half-horses") live side-by-side with humans. [1] A card-based system quickly determines the results of all conflicts, fencing and sorcerous. [1] Characters are generated using a tarot deck. [1] Courtly skills are given equal weight with combat abilities. [1] The game includes rules for sorcery, character honor, and mass and hand-to-hand combat, plus a scenario. [1]

Publication history

Lace & Steel was designed by Pauli Kidd, with art by Donna Barr, and published by TAGG (The Australian Games Group) in 1989 as a boxed set containing a 56-page book, two 48-page books, and a 24-page book, two card decks, and an outer box sleeve. [1]

Reception

Lawrence Schick comments: "The rules take a highly original approach that will not be to all tastes [...] Definitely a system for players who are more interested in character interaction than in forming a group to go bash monsters." [1]

Tie-Ins

The novel, Mus of Kerbridge , authored by Pauli Kidd, is set in the same world as the RPG.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 267. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  2. "Lace and Steel | Article | RPGGeek".