Legacy (role-playing game)
Legacy is a role-playing game published by in 1978.
Description[]
Legacy is a universal system intended to simulate any genre or historical period, but with only enough information to enable play in prehistoric societies.[1] A complex and very specific system of skill definitions requires the GM to create statistics for higher level civilizations.[1] The game includes character creation, combat, and skill rules, and a large section covering how to run the game.[1]
Publication history[]
Legacy was designed by , and published by in 1978 as a 160-page book with 48 cardstock sheets and a transparent overlay.[1]
Reception[]
Steve Lortz reviewed Legacy for Different Worlds magazine and stated that "This game may not be of much use to a person who simply wants to slaughter monsters and rake up loot, but I recommend it highly to people who are interested in role-playing hard science fiction or using role-play as a medium for naturalistic simulation."[2]
Lawrence Schick comments on the system for creating statistics for civilizations: "All in all, it's really pretty useless."[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 397. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- ^ Lortz, Steve (1979). "Review of Legacy". Different Worlds (2): 8.
- Role-playing games introduced in 1978
- Universal role-playing games