jagardner@watmath.UUCP (jagardner) (02/26/85)
[...stuff...] For those who are dissatisfied with AD&D, I might point out that there are two new Fantasy game systems soon to hit the market. First of all, there is Steve Jackson's GURPS (General Universal Role-Playing System) which I believe is going to be revealed at Origins this year. Considering the many wonderful things that Steve Jackson Games have put out (Illuminati, Car Wars, Ogre, Toon, Globbo, etc.) one has high hopes that the system is going to be something very special. The second new product may or may not be called "Fantastic Hero" put out by Hero Games (maker of Champions, Justice Incorporated, Espionage!, etc.) This was supposed to be out by Christmas, but has obviously been delayed. Fantastic Hero will be based on the Hero Game system, a remarkably flexible system that The Space Gamer magazine lately claimed (in an editorial) was the State of the Art in role-playing. If people are interested in a quickie description of the Hero Game system, I can post a summary to the net. (In other words, mail me and if I get more than three letters, I'll go ahead.) Jim Gardner, University of Waterloo