Blackwatch
Blackwatch is a role-playing game published by Different Worlds Publications in 1989.
Description
Blackwatch is a science-fiction space-adventure system in which the player characters are members of the Blackwatch, a freelance organization of troubleshooters.[1] The character rules describe a fairly complex skill-based system.[1] Characters can be human or one of four alien races, including a race of shapeshifters.[1] Included are rules for how to role-play, planet creation, equipment, robots, starship design and combat, and psionics.[1] The "Blackwatch Universe" and a dozen star systems are briefly described.[1] The first edition is individually numbered.[1]
Publication history
Blackwatch was designed by Ted Greer and Peter Christian, with illustrations by Gary Davis, and published by Different Worlds Publications in 1989 as 140 pages in a 3-ring binder.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 302. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.