Worlds Beyond (role-playing game)

Worlds Beyond is a role-playing game published by Other World Games in 1990. It was acquired by Precis Intermedia in 2020.[1]

Description

Worlds Beyond is a science-fiction space-adventure system in which the player characters can be human or alien (three alien races are available).[2] Character creation rules are skill-based.[2] Rules cover generation of planets, spaceships, and robots.[2] Six sample spaceships are described, with deck plans.[2] Over 20 worlds are described as a campaign background.[2]

Publication history

Worlds Beyond was designed by Frank S. Shewmake with Steve Douglas, Douglas Laedtke, John Damon Lavette, Leigh Skilling, and Gary Warth, with a cover by Frank Lurz, and published by Other World Games in 1990 as a 160-page book.[2] It was re-published as a classic reprint in 2021 by Precis Intermedia.[3]

Reception

Stewart Wieck reviewed Worlds Beyond in White Wolf #21 (June/July 1990), rating it a 4 out of 5 and stated that "The book is plagued with typographical errors, but the wealth of information and nice illustrations far outweigh this fault."[4]

Lawrence Schick comments: "A solid system, simpler than most, but worth a look if Traveller seems too intimidating."[2]

Reviews

  • Voyages to the Worlds of SF Gaming (Issue 11 - Apr 1990)

References

  1. ^ "Blog Entry (October 1, 2020)". Precis Intermedia.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 346. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  3. ^ "Worlds Beyond". Precis Intermedia. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  4. ^ Wieck, Stewart (June–July 1990). "Capsule Reviews". White Wolf Magazine. No. 21. p. 32.