Batman Role-Playing Game

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The Batman Role-Playing Game is a role-playing game published by Mayfair Games in 1989.

Description[]

The Batman Role-Playing Game is a superhero system, a version of the second edition DC Heroes rules abbreviated for novice players and focusing on Batman and Gotham City.[1] In addition to game rules and game-mastering advice, it includes statistics for Batman and all his friends and enemies, and a description and map of Gotham City.[1] There are two scenarios: an introductory solo and a full scenario for a group of players featuring the Joker.[1]

Publication history[]

The Batman Role-Playing Game was designed by , Greg Gorden, and Ray Winninger, and was published by Mayfair Games in 1989 as a 192-page book.[1] The game, a simplified version of DC Heroes, was released in 1989 to coincide with the Batman film.[2] The second edition of the DC Heroes rules, published in 1989, incorporated material from the Batman Role-Playing Game and the Superman Sourcebook. These materials also included rules for advantages, drawbacks, and gadgetry.[3]

Reception[]

Paul Mason reviewed Batman Role-Playing Game for Games International magazine, and gave it 3 stars out of 5, and stated that "it's not the perfect medium to simulate the better Batman comics, but it has potential."[4]

Ken Cliffe reviewed The Batman Role-Playing Game for White Wolf #20, rating it 4 out of 5 overall, and stated that "Although there is no desperate need for the Batman RPG, the game still finds a niche in the game industry. I recommend it to all Batfans, whether you own DC Heroes [or] not."[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 44. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  2. ^ Roberta E. Pearson and William Uricchio. The Many lives of the Batman: critical approaches to a superhero and his media. Routledge: London, 1991. ISBN 0-85170-276-7, (p.58).
  3. ^ Allen Varney, "The State of the Art in Superheroics, Part 2", Dragon Magazine, January 1991.
  4. ^ Mason, Paul (August 1989). "Roll Call". Games International (8): 43–44.
  5. ^ Cliffe, Ken (April–May 1990). "Superhero Game Reviews". White Wolf Magazine. No. 20. p. 16.

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