The Authority Role-Playing Game

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The Authority Role-Playing Game is a role-playing game published by Guardians of Order in 2004. It was written by Matt Forbeck. [1]

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Description

The Authority Role-Playing Game is based on Warren Ellis's The Authority comic book. The game uses Silver Age Sentinels as a foundation, but features a much higher power level, and uses twelve-sided dice (d12) as its main action resolution.

Publication history

The Authority Role-Playing Game was published by Guardians of Order in 2004.

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References

  1. "The Authority: Role-Playing Game And Resource Book". Goodreads. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. "Pyramid: Pyramid Review: The Authority Roleplaying Game and Sourcebook".