John Carter, Warlord of Mars (role-playing game)

John Carter, Warlord of Mars is a role-playing game published by Heritage Models, Inc. in 1978.

Description

John Carter, Warlord of Mars is a science-fantasy system based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's novels of Barsoom, a Mars ruled by various humanoid warrior races that fight with sword and gun.[1] Although it mainly consists of man-to-man combat rules for use with miniatures (as they were published to support a line of Barsoomian figures), it does include some rules for role-playing.[1]

Publication history

John Carter, Warlord of Mars was designed by Michael S. Matheny, with a cover by Russ Manning, and published by Heritage Models, Inc. in 1978 as a 64-page book.[1]

There were at least two printings with different interior layout but both had a copyright date of 1978. One had a full color cover and one had a red tinted cover.

Reception

Lawrence Schick called the rules "poorly organized" and commented: "Players unfamiliar with the concepts of role-playing games would probably be unable to use them."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 276. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
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