InQuest 17 - 50 - Gamer's Guide '96 - X-Files CCG, USPC, NXT Games: Mention
Edition features the characters from the
"Highlander" films (unlike the original
game, which concentrated on the TV
show). This set comes in both starters (55
cards for $9.95) and boosters (15 cards
for $2.95) and is due to ship in late July.
Highlander: The Watcher's Chronicle is
an expansion that focuses on the TV show,
adding six new immortals to the mix. This
comes in boosters only ($2.95 each) and
is targeted for August or September.
TSR
RPGs: Since TSR literally owns Gen Con,
you know it won't be holding back for
this hugest gaming show on Earth.
TSR will be releasing its first new fantasy
roleplaying game since Advanced Dungeons
& Dragons. It's Dragonlance: The Fifth Age,
and it features a card-based resolution sys-
tem that players use to adventure with their
characters in the world of Krynn. You get all
the cards you need in the basic box set ($25).
Assemble the pieces of the legendary
artifact in The Rod of Seven Parts while
avoiding the wrath of a former owner in
this monstrous $30 AD&D campaign set.
"Highlander" films (unlike the original
game, which concentrated on the TV
show). This set comes in both starters (55
cards for $9.95) and boosters (15 cards
for $2.95) and is due to ship in late July.
Highlander: The Watcher's Chronicle is
an expansion that focuses on the TV show,
adding six new immortals to the mix. This
comes in boosters only ($2.95 each) and
is targeted for August or September.
TSR
RPGs: Since TSR literally owns Gen Con,
you know it won't be holding back for
this hugest gaming show on Earth.
TSR will be releasing its first new fantasy
roleplaying game since Advanced Dungeons
& Dragons. It's Dragonlance: The Fifth Age,
and it features a card-based resolution sys-
tem that players use to adventure with their
characters in the world of Krynn. You get all
the cards you need in the basic box set ($25).
Assemble the pieces of the legendary
artifact in The Rod of Seven Parts while
avoiding the wrath of a former owner in
this monstrous $30 AD&D campaign set.
Other RPG goodies include two
Birthright supplements, a dungeon crawl
through Forgotten Realms' famous Under-
mountain, a Planescape sourcebook and a
Transylvania travelogue.
Other Games: The Feral is a set of 20
new Dragon Dice available in eight-dice,
$6.95 packs.
TSR'll also be unleashing Magestorm,
the first stand-alone Dragon Dice expan-
sion set. This is to Dragon Dice as Ice Age is
to Magic: The Gathering. It features new
magical item and artifact dice plus a brand
new type of four-sided polyhedral die. "It's
so simple, it's brilliant!" TSR claims.
At Gen Con check out the huge gumball
machine full of promotional Dragon Dice.
Other Stuff: Fiction fans will be lining up
at Fortress TSR for R.A. Salvatore's latest
Forgotten Realms novel, Passage to Dawn
($23.99), which features the wildly pop-
ular dark elf Drizzt.
Birthright supplements, a dungeon crawl
through Forgotten Realms' famous Under-
mountain, a Planescape sourcebook and a
Transylvania travelogue.
Other Games: The Feral is a set of 20
new Dragon Dice available in eight-dice,
$6.95 packs.
TSR'll also be unleashing Magestorm,
the first stand-alone Dragon Dice expan-
sion set. This is to Dragon Dice as Ice Age is
to Magic: The Gathering. It features new
magical item and artifact dice plus a brand
new type of four-sided polyhedral die. "It's
so simple, it's brilliant!" TSR claims.
At Gen Con check out the huge gumball
machine full of promotional Dragon Dice.
Other Stuff: Fiction fans will be lining up
at Fortress TSR for R.A. Salvatore's latest
Forgotten Realms novel, Passage to Dawn
($23.99), which features the wildly pop-
ular dark elf Drizzt.
The AD&D CD-ROM (PCs only) pre-
mieres at Gen Con too. This two-CD set
features the full text and graphics of the
Players Handbook, Dungeon Masters Guide,
Monstrous Compendium and Tome of Magic.
Many of the rules include hypertext links
for easy reference. A random character
generator, magical item generator and
dungeon generator are also included, as
is a mapping function for your games.
Amazingly, the dungeons can be rendered
in 3-D. The set's second disc contains a
virtual reality walking tour of a medieval
town. The software ($59.95) will be on
sale in September.
U.S. Playing Card
Co./NXT Games
CCGs: NXT Games has landed the summer's
hottest license: The X-Files. Now you can recre-
ate the adventures of Mulder and Sculley as
they investigate FBI cases smacking of the
paranormal. There'll be around 300 cards in
the set, sold in 60-card starters ($8.95) and
10-card boosters ($1.99). (See "Unmasking
'The X-Files'," InQuest #16, for the full skinny
on this game. For details on NXT's new deals
and their effects on Red Zone and Top of the
Order, turn to "IQ News," page 13.)
mieres at Gen Con too. This two-CD set
features the full text and graphics of the
Players Handbook, Dungeon Masters Guide,
Monstrous Compendium and Tome of Magic.
Many of the rules include hypertext links
for easy reference. A random character
generator, magical item generator and
dungeon generator are also included, as
is a mapping function for your games.
Amazingly, the dungeons can be rendered
in 3-D. The set's second disc contains a
virtual reality walking tour of a medieval
town. The software ($59.95) will be on
sale in September.
U.S. Playing Card
Co./NXT Games
CCGs: NXT Games has landed the summer's
hottest license: The X-Files. Now you can recre-
ate the adventures of Mulder and Sculley as
they investigate FBI cases smacking of the
paranormal. There'll be around 300 cards in
the set, sold in 60-card starters ($8.95) and
10-card boosters ($1.99). (See "Unmasking
'The X-Files'," InQuest #16, for the full skinny
on this game. For details on NXT's new deals
and their effects on Red Zone and Top of the
Order, turn to "IQ News," page 13.)
X-Files may be held up in the approval
process by Fox, but even so, you can
expect to see copies of the game avail-
able for sale at Gen Con.
West End Games
RPGs: Call it the Star Wars RPG 2.5: The Star
Wars second edition full-color hardcover update
($30) makes the game even more exciting and
easier to play. Includes a solo adventure.
Tired of roleplaying Rebels around a
table? Break out of the living room with
Star Wars: Live Action Adventures ($18).
The d6 System, a generic system book
that costs $10, lifts the Star Wars RPG sys-
tem mechanics and expands upon them
with optional rules for things like magic,
superpowers and loads of optional rules.
White Wolf
CCGs: Arcadia: The Wyld Hunt should hit
the shelves just before Gen Con. This game
is based upon Changeling: The Dreaming,
the fifth and final RPG in the "World of
Darkness" series. (For a review, see "On
Deck," page 44.)
process by Fox, but even so, you can
expect to see copies of the game avail-
able for sale at Gen Con.
West End Games
RPGs: Call it the Star Wars RPG 2.5: The Star
Wars second edition full-color hardcover update
($30) makes the game even more exciting and
easier to play. Includes a solo adventure.
Tired of roleplaying Rebels around a
table? Break out of the living room with
Star Wars: Live Action Adventures ($18).
The d6 System, a generic system book
that costs $10, lifts the Star Wars RPG sys-
tem mechanics and expands upon them
with optional rules for things like magic,
superpowers and loads of optional rules.
White Wolf
CCGs: Arcadia: The Wyld Hunt should hit
the shelves just before Gen Con. This game
is based upon Changeling: The Dreaming,
the fifth and final RPG in the "World of
Darkness" series. (For a review, see "On
Deck," page 44.)
RPGs: Stop by the White Wolf booth for a
brochure on a brand new science fiction
game line starting out in 1997 with an RPG
designed by Mark Rein Hagen.
The fourth RPG in the "World of Dark-
ness" series, Wraith: The Oblivion, gets
the traditional revision this year with its
second edition, sure to make the game
easier to use than ever. This hardback
costs $28 and comes complete with a
glow-in-the-dark cover. There's also a
Wraith screen available for $15.
Also, Vampire fans can sink their fangs
into Chicago Chronicles Vol. 2, Werewolf
watchers can range over Silent Striders
Tribebook and fairies can fawn over the
Immortal Eyes trilogy cap, Court of All Kings.
WildStorm
CCGs: Just in time for Gen Con, Wild-
Storm Productions (Jim Lee's portion
of Image Comics) will ship the second
WildStorms expansion: Image Universe.
This set covers every major character in
the entire Image Universe, including
Spawn, the Savage Dragon and more.
(See "On the Shelves," InQuest #16, for
additional details.)
brochure on a brand new science fiction
game line starting out in 1997 with an RPG
designed by Mark Rein Hagen.
The fourth RPG in the "World of Dark-
ness" series, Wraith: The Oblivion, gets
the traditional revision this year with its
second edition, sure to make the game
easier to use than ever. This hardback
costs $28 and comes complete with a
glow-in-the-dark cover. There's also a
Wraith screen available for $15.
Also, Vampire fans can sink their fangs
into Chicago Chronicles Vol. 2, Werewolf
watchers can range over Silent Striders
Tribebook and fairies can fawn over the
Immortal Eyes trilogy cap, Court of All Kings.
WildStorm
CCGs: Just in time for Gen Con, Wild-
Storm Productions (Jim Lee's portion
of Image Comics) will ship the second
WildStorms expansion: Image Universe.
This set covers every major character in
the entire Image Universe, including
Spawn, the Savage Dragon and more.
(See "On the Shelves," InQuest #16, for
additional details.)
Wizards of the Coast
CCGs: Wizards of the Coast should be releas-
ing the Unlimited Edition of Netrunner, its
CCG based on R. Talsorian's Cyberpunk RPG,
this August. This set will be identical to the
first except for the card borders.
Matt Forbeck has worked on WildStorms and Deadlands.
Check him out in InQuest's "On the Shelves" most every
month. Lester Smith designed the Dragon Dice and Chaos
Progenitus collectible dice games, among others. His role-
playing column will debut in next month's InQuest.
