Odysseus (role-playing game)

Odysseus is a role-playing game published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1980.

Description

Odysseus is a legendary/historical system, mixing the heroic and classical ages of ancient Greece.[1] The game includes rules for character creation, combat, warship movement and combat, plus guidelines for campaigns and interference by the gods.[1]

Publication history

Odysseus was designed by Marshall T. Rose and published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1980 as a 32-page book and four cardstock sheets.[1]

Reception

Elisabeth Barrington reviewed Odysseus in The Space Gamer No. 31.[2] Barrington commented that "As new RP systems go, this one is above average. Only one book, and it is well-designed. Historical gamers specializing in the classic period, this is for you."[2]

Lawrence Schick commented that the game was "Indifferently researched; closer to fantasy than to history."[1]

Reviews

References
  1. Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 74. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  2. Barrington, Elisabeth (September 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games (31): 23.
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