Supernatural Role Playing Game
Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd | |
Publication | 2009 |
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Genres | supernatural horror |
Systems | Cortex System |
The Supernatural Role Playing Game is a
The Game
Like most
The setting
The Supernatural Role Playing Game is set in the world of the
The Rules
Supernatural was the final role-playing game published using the Cortex System, and the final one by Jamie Chambers; all subsequent games from Margaret Weis Productions have been produced under the Cortex Plus system. The system itself uses dice of various sizes ranging from 2 sided (a coin) to 12 sided for attributes, skills, Assets (positive character traits), and Complications (negative character traits). When trying a challenging task, roll the dice for the relevant attribute, skill, and any relevant assets and complications, and compare against a target number decided by the GM. Character creation is point buy by category, with a separate pool for skills and stats, and the size of the pool depending on how powerful the characters are intended to be.
History
The rights to the license were acquired in the spring of 2007 by
Early indications by
The reception was lukewarm, with Flames Rising declaring "If you are already a fan of the Supernatural TV show and want to play out the kind of adventures that happen to its protagonists, this book will come as a real treat. If you don’t know the show or are just looking for a game in which present-day heroes deal with supernatural menaces, this probably is not the game for you."[4] Douglas Schules, writing for Transformative Works and Cultures concluded: "[The] Supernatural Role Playing Game doesn't contribute anything too novel to the genre of RPGs. ... Even the incorporation of the television show's characters, monsters, and plots into the text as potential a campaign suggestions parallels industry practice, but this does not diminish the potential of players and game masters to appropriate the show and make it their own."[5]
References
- ^ a b "WinchesterBros.com Exclusive - Q&A with RPG Guru & Developer, Jamie Chambers". June 10, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- ^ "'Supernatural RPG' from Margaret Weis Productions". April 20, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ Supernatural RPG Review, Flames Rising, January 10, 2010
- ^ Book Review: Supernatural role playing game, by Jamie Chambers, Transformative Works and Cultures, no. 4