Morpheus (role-playing game)

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Morpheus is a role-playing game published by Rapport Games in 1990.

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Description

Morpheus is a universal system set in the future, when player characters in the Morpheus Mind Park link their minds into virtual-reality systems that enable them to play any type of character. [1] The rules enable player characters to change their statistics and abilities, even in the middle of combat. [1] The game includes four players' aid sheets: a character record sheet, character attack powers sheet, character defense powers sheet, and "cheat sheet" summary for quick character creation. [1]

Publication history

Morpheus was published by Rapport Games in 1990 as a book with four sheets. [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. 397. ISBN   0-87975-653-5.
  2. https://archive.org/details/completeguidetor0000swan/page/140/mode/2up