Tales of the Loremasters explained

Tales of the Loremasters is a 1989 role-playing game adventure for Rolemaster published by Iron Crown Enterprises.

Plot summary

Tales of the Loremasters is an adventure in which the setting is a string of remote islands one thousand miles west of Emer.

Publication history

Tales of the Loremasters was written by Thomas Kane, with a cover by Tony Roberts, and illustrations by Jennell Jaquays, and was published by Iron Crown Enterprises in 1989 as a 32-page book.[1]

It was followed by a second book the following year, Tales of the Loremasters II, comprising 10 more adventure scenarios.

Reception

Oliver Johnson reviewed four supplements for RoleMaster set in Shadow World at the same time, in the August 1989 issue (#8) of Games International magazine: Journey to the Magic Isle, Demons of the Burning Night, , and Tales of the Loremasters. Collectively, he concluded "too much of it is of the ‘seen it and done it all before’ variety" and that "Creatures and settings here are the worst side of amorphic[] all mush together into an unpalatable stew". To Tales specifically he awarded 3 1/2 stars out of 5, and stated that "generally non player characters are well thought out, particular in the Night Come Soon scenario."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Schick, Lawrence. Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books . 1991. 0-87975-653-5 . 207.
  2. Johnson . Oliver . Roll Call . . 8 . 43 . August 1989.