The Golden Age of Champions
The Golden Age of Champions is a 1985 tabletop game supplement published by Firebird Ltd. for Champions.
Contents
The Golden Age of Champions is a supplement in which 1940s superheroes are covered, and introduces new skills, powers, and rules, while providing villain descriptions and period sourcebook material.[1]
Publication history
The Golden Age of Champions was written by Chris Cloutier, Robert Schroeder, and Tim Lasko and published by Firebird Ltd. in 1985 as a 96-page book.[1]
Shannon Appelcline, in his book Designers & Dragons, noted that in its early years, "Hero Games had a very liberal attitude toward licensing [...] Cardboard Heroes from Steve Jackson, miniatures from Grenadier and the fully licensed Golden Age of Champions (1985) from Firebird Ltd. were some of the more official licenses that Hero did."[2]: 146
Reviews
- Comics Feature #37[3]
- Game News (Issue 8 - Oct 1985)
See also
References
- 1 2 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Games. Prometheus Books. p. 41. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- ↑ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702- 58-7.
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/magazine-comics-feature-37/page/64/mode/2up