Survivors' Guide to the United Kingdom is a supplement published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) in 1990 for the post-apocalyptic role-playing game Twilight: 2000.
 Cover by Radley Masinelli. | |
| Designers | Peter Phillipps |
|---|---|
| Publishers | Game Designers' Workshop |
| Publication | 1990 |
| Genres | Post apocalyptic military |
| Systems | Twilight: 2000 |
Content edit
In the original Twilight: 2000 game, many of the first adventures centred around a military unit stranded in Central Europe following a fictional World War III known in the game as the "Twilight War". Survivors' Guide to the United Kingdom gives details of how to create a campaign setting for adventures set in Great Britain.[1]
The book covers:
- Year by year effects of World War III on Great Britain, 1996–2000
- Subsequent changes to geography, living conditions, the economy, and availabler armaments
- A guide to various regions
- Notable personalities
- Various military and militia units and intelligence agencies
- Random encounters
Publication history edit
GDW published the first edition of Twilight: 2000 in 1984. Many adventures and supplements followed including Survivors' Guide to the United Kingdom in 1990, a 48-page softcover book written by Peter Phillipps, with interior art by Kirk Wescom and Tim Bradstreet, and cover art by Radley Masinelli.[1]
Survivors' Guide to the United Kingdom was one of the last supplements published for the first edition of Twilight: 2000, since shortly after its release, GDW published a second edition of the game.
Reception edit
Allen Mixson reviewed the product in a 1991 issue of White Wolf Magazine, highly recommending it and rating it a 4 out of a possible 5 overall.[2]
Other reviews edit
- Terra Traveller Times, Issue 30 (July 1990, p. 5)
- Games Review, Vol. 2, Issue 8 (May 1990, p.43)
References edit
- ^ a b Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 260. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- ^ Mixson, Allen (February–March 1991). "Capsule Reviews: Twilight 2000: Survivors' Guide to the United Kingdom". White Wolf Magazine. No. 25. White Wolf Publishing. p. 43.