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Pete Tamlyn reviewed ''Marvel Super Heroes Advanced Set'' for ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' #84.<ref name="WD84">{{cite journal | last =Tamlyn | first =Pete | title =Open Box | journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] | issue = 84 | pages =2 | publisher =[[Games Workshop]] | date = December 1986 | issn =}}</ref> |
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Shannon Appelcline commented that the ''Marvel Super Heroes Advanced Set'' helped to offset any complaints from roleplayers about the original game's simplicity.<ref name="designers">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702- 58-7}}</ref>{{rp|16}} |
Shannon Appelcline commented that the ''Marvel Super Heroes Advanced Set'' helped to offset any complaints from roleplayers about the original game's simplicity.<ref name="designers">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702- 58-7}}</ref>{{rp|16}} |
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*''Fantasy Chronicles'' #3 (Sep 1986) |
*''Fantasy Chronicles'' #3 (Sep 1986) |
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*''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' #84 (Dec 1986) |
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*''[[Casus Belli (magazine)|Casus Belli]]'' #36 (Feb 1987) |
*''[[Casus Belli (magazine)|Casus Belli]]'' #36 (Feb 1987) |
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*''[[Space Gamer]]/Fantasy Gamer'' #78 (April/May 1987) |
*''[[Space Gamer]]/Fantasy Gamer'' #78 (April/May 1987) |
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| Publishers | TSR |
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| Systems | Marvel Super Heroes |
Marvel Super Heroes Advanced Set is a role-playing game supplement published by TSR in 1986 for the Marvel Super Heroes role-playing game.
Contents
Marvel Super Heroes Advanced Set is a more complex version of the Basic rules that can, however, stand alone. The "Universal Table" is till included, but it is more elaborate, allowing for a greater variety of results. Character creation inclues detailed powers revised into 10 categories (Movement, Mental Powers, Energy Control, etc.). Combat is considerably more complex than in the Basic rules and includes magic and magical powers. Also includes numerous weapons and vehicles, more campaign info, 45 heroes, 28 villains, 9 "entities," character cards, and cardstock miniatures.[1]
Publication history
Marvel Super Heroes Advanced Set was written by Jeff Grubb, with art by Jeff Butler, and was published by TSR, Inc., in 1986 as a boxed set containing a 96-page book, a 64-page book, a cardstock booklet, a color map, and dice.[1]
Reception
Pete Tamlyn reviewed Marvel Super Heroes Advanced Set for White Dwarf #84.[2]
Shannon Appelcline commented that the Marvel Super Heroes Advanced Set helped to offset any complaints from roleplayers about the original game's simplicity.[3]: 16
Reviews
- Fantasy Chronicles #3 (Sep 1986)
- Casus Belli #36 (Feb 1987)
- Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer #78 (April/May 1987)
- Different Worlds #47 (Fall 1987)
References
- ^ a b Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 52. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- ^ Tamlyn, Pete (December 1986). "Open Box". White Dwarf (84). Games Workshop: 2.
- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702- 58-7.
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