Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game Explained

Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game
Publisher:	Mongoose Publishing
Date:	2003
Genre:	Role-playing game

The Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game published by Mongoose Publishing in 2003.

Description

The Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game is based on the Babylon 5 TV series. The game's mechanic is the d20 System published by Wizards of the Coast with character classes and races specific to the setting. Characters have a low number of hit points meaning that they can die very easily, in keeping with the show.^[1]

Publication history

The Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game was published by Mongoose Publishing in 2003. A second edition of the core rules was published in 2006 using the WotC Open Game License.^[2] In 2008 Mongoose published Universe of Babylon 5, a set of rules allowing the game to use Mongoose's edition of Traveller as its RPG engine instead of the d20 System.

Reception

Babylon 5 won the 2004 Silver Ennie Award for "Best Licensed Product".^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game: Review . 2005. Matt Cowger. Revolution SF. https://web.archive.org/web/20181215122359/http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.php?id=2627 . 15 December 2018.
2. Web site: Babylon 5 RPG. RPG Resource. October 6, 2017.
3. Web site: The ENnie Awards -- 2004 Awards . www.ennie-awards.com . 27 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090817121529/http://www.ennie-awards.com/history/2004.asp . 17 August 2009 . dead.