Rolemaster Boxed Set

Rolemaster 2nd Edition

by Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE)

Rolemaster is a complete FRP system featuring the critically acclaimed components of Character Law & Campaign Law, Spell Law and Arms Law & Claw Law Now re-formatted and reorganized, second edition Rolemaster is the state-of-the-art system that adds realism and depth to your campaign without sacrificing playability. Experience the ultimate in fantasy role playing, Rolemaster!
Rolemaster
Character Law & Campaign Law, the core of Rolemaster, is a complete character development system that also includes extensive campaign and Gamemaster guidelines for the myriad factors that can arise in a FRP environment. With 20 different Professions (character classes) and over 5 dozen skills, ChL&CaL's unique trait development system allows characters to increase their abilities in any skill without absolute restrictions. It also provides guidelines covering all of the key elements of campaign cultures, economics, languages, warfare, encounters, NPCs, and much more. It's your guidebook for running a campaign in a complex, living world!
Spell Law, the highly acclaimed magic system, has over 2000 spell descriptions based on 3' realms of power and 15 professions. It provides alchemy spells, a unique structure for learning spells, a variety of spell attack and failure tables, and more! A must for your favorite Mage!
Arms Law & Claw Law, the highly acclaimed combat system, is fast-paced yet realistic; it resolves most attacks in only 2 dice rolls. Comprehensive rules cover every essential aspect of integrating armed and unarmed combat into a FRP fumbles, parrying, critical dam-age, orientation, and much more. Animal and martial arts attack tables integrate the size, instincts, and fighting patterns of a wide variety of animals, monsters, and martial artists. Do battle with the best fantasy combat system around!
Rolemaster, a cut above the rest!
Rolemasterr gamers now have an entire fantasy world at their fingertips. Shadow World products form a rich fantasy environment for the Rolemaster and Fantasy Hero game systems. The self-contained adventures may also be used as isolated or hidden areas in any Gamemaster's campaign world.

Genres: Role Playing Games, Gaming, Fantasy

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) is a game publishing company founded in 1980 that became known for tabletop role playing, board, miniature, and collectible card games. The company emerged when Pete Fenlon, S. Coleman Charlton, and Kurt Fischer expanded house rules developed during a Dungeons and Dragons campaign set in Middle-earth while studying at the University of Virginia. After graduating they established ICE with several collaborators, initially operating with few full time employees and relying on volunteer help. Early releases included Arms Law, The Iron Wind, and Manassas, and the modular rule supplements Arms Law, Spell Law, Character Law, and Campaign Law gradually evolved into the detailed Rolemaster role playing system. Because the original campaign was set in Tolkien's world, ICE obtained a license from Tolkien Enterprises in 1982 and launched a successful Middle-earth role playing line that became one of the most widely played fantasy RPGs after Dungeons and Dragons. The company later expanded with science fiction titles such as Spacemaster and Cyberspace, the miniatures game Silent Death, and the Shadow World fantasy setting supporting Rolemaster. Experiments with solo gamebooks and later collectible card games brought mixed results and legal complications. Financial problems in the late 1990s forced bankruptcy in 2000 and ended the Middle-earth license and revived the brand.

Reviews

[Stuart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rolemaster is to Middle Earth Role-Playing (MERP) what The Lord of the Rings is to the Hobbit: deeper, richer, and far more complex. As such, it's even less likely that anyone actually played this RPG in real life. Spend many hours reading this stuff, but never met a soul interested in playing. Again, probably a good thing in retrospect.

[Arthur B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite its reputation for crunch, Rolemaster is a remarkably logically-designed and sensible system which holds up to this day, and the 2nd Edition boxed set (in revised form) may be its finest expression. Full review: https://refereeingandreflection.wordp...

[Roberto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best RPG ever.