Fifth Cycle Gamescreen
 Players' side of the screen | |
| Publishers | Shield Games |
|---|---|
| Publication | 1990 |
| Genres | Fantasy |
Fifth Cycle Gamescreen is a supplement published by Shield Games in 1990 for the fantasy role-playing game Fifth Cycle.
Description
[edit]Fifth Cycle Gamescreen contains a three-panel cardstock gamemaster's screen and a 24-page booklet.[1] The screen has various tables on the gamemaster's side, and a list of spells from two colleges on the player's side.[2] The booklet contains game aids, character sheets, a spellbook page, an archaeology sheet, 6 combats sheets, 6 non-player character sheets, two "spell trees", and a short adventure titled "The Whispering Temple".[2]
In the adventure, novice players can begin their adventures in Dolphinia, where they encounter Aristophene, who entrusts them with a dangerous mission: to go to the site of a temple abandoned since the third cycle, where several expeditions have already disappeared.[2]
Publication history
[edit]The fantasy role-playing game Fifth Cycle was published by Shield Games in 1990. The supplement Fifth Cycle GameScreen was published the same year,[1] and cost $9.[3]
Reception
[edit]In Issue 179 of Dragon, Lester W. Smith called the included adventure "nicely defined." He also liked that the screen contained "the most important tables from the basic game."[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 157. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- 1 2 3 "Fifth Cycle Gamescreen". Guide du Rôliste Galactique (in French). 29 November 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- 1 2 Smith, Lester (March 1992). "Roleplaying Reviews". Dragon. No. 179. p. 84.