The Spectre King

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The Spectre King is a 1992 role-playing supplement for Pendragon published by Chaosium.

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Contents

The Spectre King is a supplement in which five adventures are included, along with guidelines for the Grand Tourney of Logres, and a description of Cambridge. [1]

Reception

Chris Hind reviewed The Spectre King in White Wolf #35 (March/April, 1993), rating it a 4 out of 5 and stated that "Not surprisingly, Chaosium has forged another masterpiece with The Spectre King." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hind, Chris (March–April 1993). "Capsule Reviews". White Wolf Magazine . No. 35. p. 72.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  2. "Dragon #200 - RPGnet RPG Game Index".
  3. "Reviews | Article | RPGGeek".