Crimefighters
| Designer(s) | David Cook |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | TSR |
| Publication date | 1981 |
| Genre(s) | Crime, crimefighting, pulp |
| Playing time | Varies |
| Random chance | Dice |
| Skill(s) required | Role-playing, improvisation, arithmetic |
Crimefighters is a 1981 TSR pulp-themed tabletop role-playing game created by game designer David Cook.[1][2][3][4] Crimefighters was originally released in issue 47 of the March 1981 edition of Dragon magazine.[5][6]
The game featured artwork by artist Jeff Dee[1][7] who also drew the Crimefighters game character Dark Night Dan.[1]
Crimefighters was included in the Dragon Magazine Archive, a collection of five CD-roms comprising the first 250 issues of Dragon magazine.[8]
Game overview
Crimefighters emulates the 1930s pulp adventures of characters such as Doc Savage, The Spirit, The Spider and The Shadow.[1]
Character classes players can choose from are Defender, a law-abiding crimefighter, Avenger, a vigilante, or Pragmatist, one who obeys the spirit, if not the letter of the law.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Cook, David (March 1981). "Crimefighters" (PDF). rollenspiel-almanach.de. Dragon (47).
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