Barsaive Campaign Set
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| Designers | Christopher Kubasik |
|---|---|
| Publishers | FASA |
| Publication | 1993 |
| Genres | Fantasy |
Barsaive Campaign Set is a supplement published by FASA in 1993 for the fantasy role-playing game Earthdawn.
Publication
[edit]Barsaive Campaign Set, the first major supplement for Earthdawn,[1] was designed by Christopher Kubasik, with contributions from Rob Cruz, Tom Dowd, Sam Lewis, Mike Mulvihill, Diane Piron-Gelman and Louis Prosperi.
Contents
[edit]This supplement details the fictional land of Barsaive. It comes as a boxed set that includes[2]
- an Explorer's Guide
- a Gamemaster's Book
- a poster map
- cardstock sheets containing 36 new monster and treasure cards
- a cardboard sextant
Content about the land of Barsaive includes geography; its people, societies and social norms; laws; secret societies; notable personalities; and politics.[1]
Reception
[edit]In the May 1994 edition of Dragon (Issue #205), Rick Swan admitted that he hadn't been enamored of Earthdawn when he first reviewed it three issues previously, calling it "a warmed-over version of the AD&D game." But Swan found that the Barsaive supplement successfully moved "the Earthdawn game away from light fantasy and toward [a] sophisticated setting-based approach." Swan concluded, "With the Runequest game on the ropes, the Earthdawn game may be poised to take its place, especially if [FASA] continues with supplements as strong as this."[1]
In the May 1994 edition of Pyramid (Issue #7), Scott Haring gave the game a thumbs up, saying, "This is an excellent game supplement, reasonably priced. For people who play Earthdawn more than once a year or so, it's an absolute must-have. For everybody else, it's just a must-have."[3]
Kevin Montanaro reviewed Barsaive Campaign Set in White Wolf #47 (Sept. 1994), rating it a 4 out of 5 and stated that "Barsaive is an excellent campaign supplement; the map is well designed, the text is plentiful and the information is invaluable."[4]
Reviews
[edit]- Valkyrie #1 (Sept. 1994)[5]
- Backstab #5[6]
- Rollespilsmagasinet Fønix (Danish) (Issue 2 - May/June 1994)[7]
- Casus Belli #80[8]
- Australian Realms #16[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Swan, Rick (May 1994). "Roleplaying Reviews". Dragon (205). TSR, Inc.: 101.
- ↑ "Barsaive". RPG.net. Skotos Tech Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ↑ Haring, Scott (May 1994). "Barsaive". Pyramid (8). Steve Jackson Games. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ↑ Montanaro, Kevin (September 1994). "Capsule Reviews". White Wolf Magazine. No. 47. p. 63.
- ↑ "Valkyrie #1 - RPGnet RPG Game Index". index.rpg.net.
- ↑ "Backstab Magazine (French) Issue 05".
- ↑ "Anmeldelser | Article | RPGGeek". rpggeek.com.
- ↑ "Casus Belli #080". 1994.
- ↑ "Australian Realms Magazine - Complete Collection". June 1988.