Merc (role-playing game)

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Merc is a role-playing game published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1981.

Description

Merc is a military system of modern mercenaries and counter-insurgency.[1] The rules cover character creation, specialties (e.g. map expert, medic, escape artist, etc.), action success tests, movement, combat, and vehicles.[1]

Publication history

Merc was designed by Paul D. Baader, Lawrence Sangee, and Walter Mark, and was published by Fantasy Games Unlimited as a boxed set with a 36-page book, four cardstock reference sheets, a plastic transparency, and dice.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 254. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.