A Campaign and Adventure Guidebook for Middle-earth
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
A Campaign and Adventure Guidebook for Middle-earth is a 1982 fantasy role-playing game supplement published by Iron Crown Enterprises.
Contents[edit]
A Campaign and Adventure Guidebook for Middle-earth is a supplement which presents an overview of Middle Earth, including its geography, history, and inhabitants.[1]
Publication history[edit]
A Campaign and Adventure Guidebook for Middle-earth is the first official role-playing game material published based on Tolkien's fantasy works, and the first release from Iron Crown Enterprises in a series of play aids for role-playing in Middle Earth.[1]
Reception[edit]
William A. Barton reviewed A Campaign and Adventure Guidebook for Middle-earth in The Space Gamer No. 57.[1] Barton commented that "Overall, the real usefulness of Middle Earth as a campaign aid will have to wait for subsequent modules in the series to be proven. Unless you're an absolute Tolkien fanatic and don't mind paying [...] you may want to hold off purchasing this one until others in the series are available for evaluation."[1]
Jonathan Sutherland reviewed the Guidebook and Gridded Map for White Dwarf #50, giving it an overall rating of 6 out of 10, and stated that "The most useful section contains the trade routes, language areas and climate maps. Altogether, a useful package, if a little expensive, but [indispensable] because of the beautifully reproduced map."[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Barton, William A. (November 1982). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (57). Steve Jackson Games: 31–32.
- ^ Sutherland, Jonathan (February 1984). "Open Box". White Dwarf (50). Games Workshop: 12–13.