Worlds Beyond is a role-playing game published by Other World Games in 1990. It was acquired by Precis Intermedia in 2020.[1]
Description edit
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 edit
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 edit
Lawrence Schick comments: "A solid system, simpler than most, but worth a look if Traveller seems too intimidating."[2]
Reviews edit
- White Wolf #21 (June/July, 1990)
- Voyages to the Worlds of SF Gaming (Issue 11 - Apr 1990)
References edit
- ^ "Blog Entry (October 1, 2020)". Precis Intermedia.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Worlds Beyond". Precis Intermedia. Retrieved 2021-06-29.