Elric! Dark Fantasy Roleplaying

Product Information
Type: Softcover
Condition: Very Good (mark on cover, from price tag)
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Chaosium
Author(s): Lynn Willis, Richard Watts, Mark Morrison, Jimmie W. Pursell Jr., Sam Shirley, Joshua Shaw

Back copy:
MELNIBON? AN ISLAND, AN ARCHEPELAGO SET AMIDST THE OLDEST OCEAN. RULER OF THE YOUNG KINGDOMS FORTH THE PAST 10,000 YEARS, MELNIBON? HAS SEEN THE MIGHT OF ITS ONCE ALL-POWERFUL DRAGONS WANE. THEIR TERRIFYING FLIGHTS ARE NO LONGER COMMON, AND THE DRAGONS SLEEP LONGER AFTER EACH FORAY.

IMRRYR, THE DREAMING CITY, IS THE CAPITAL OF MELNIBON?, IT IS RICH BEYOND IMAGINING, BUT ITS PEOPLE ARE QUIESCENT, SLUMBERING IN A STUPOR OF NEGLECT AND DECAY.

ELRIC IS EMPEROR, 428TH IN LINE OF DIRECT-DESCENT FROM THE FIRST DRAGON-LORD: ELRIC IS A BROODING ALBINO, UNLIKE HIS ANCESTORS IN MAY WAYS. YET IN HIS HANDS RESTS THE FUTURE. T0 BE COUNTED ELRIC'S FRIEND IS TO BE FOUND, DEAD.

STORMBRINGER IS ELRIC'S S FEARSOME RUNESWORD, INTELLIGENT AND MALICIOUS WITH ITS OWN PLAN FOR TOMORROW. STORMBRINGER IS HIGHLY MAGICAL, HARKENING FROM AN AGE WHEN CHAOS HELD GREATER SWAY UPON THE WORLD.

THE YOUNG KINGDOMS ARE A HANDFUL 0F UPSTART NATIONS, ONCE PART OF THE BRIGHT EMPIRE, WHO IN THE PAST FEW CENTURIES HAVE DARE D TO DEFY ONCE-MIGHTY MELNIBON?.

ELRIC! is a roleplaying game set in the fantasy world of the Young Kingdoms. Exhaustive BACKGROUND features detailed descriptions of the island of Melnibon? and of her former holdings, known collectively as the Young Kingdoms. CHARACTER GENERATION is quick and complete; if you would like to create a character right away, turn to pages 30-31. The forces of Law, Chaos, and the Cosmic Balance affect every adventurer; their allegiances reflect the choices you make for him or her. MAGIC includes rules for demon summonings, a cast spells system, and invocations and enchantments. CREATURES & PERSONALITY chapters describe the multitude of beasts, denizens; and human-like inhabitants of the world. SPOT RULES highlite important game details. The GAMEMASTER CHAPTER (recommended reading for new gamemasters), TWO SCENARIOS, SIX READY-TO-COPY ADVENTURERS, A NEW WORLD MAP, INDEX, LIST OF TERMS, STORMBRINGER CONVERSION RULES and PLAY AIDS complete this book.

Summaries of important game features occurs in the Foreword and Introduction.

Price: $7.25

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