Barsaive Campaign Set
Barsaive Campaign Set is a supplement published by FASA in 1993 for the fantasy role-playing game Earthdawn.
Publication
Barsaive Campaign Set, the first major supplement for Earthdawn,[1] was designed by Christopher Kubasik, with contributions from Rob Cruz, Tom Dowd, Sam Lewis, Mike Mulvihill, Diane Piron-Gelman and Louis Prosperi.
Contents
This supplement details the fictional land of Barsaive. It comes as a boxed set that contains[2]
- an Explorer's Guide
- a Gamemaster's Book
- a poster map
- cardstock sheets containing 36 new monster and treasure cards
- a cardboard sextant
Content about the land of Barsaive includes geography; its people, societies and social norms; laws; secret societies; notable personalities; and politics.[1]
Reception
In the May 1994 edition of Dragon (Issue #205), Rick Swan admitted that he hadn't been enamored of Earthdawn when he first reviewed it three issues previously, calling it "a warmed-over version of the AD&D game." But Swan found that the Barsaive supplement successfully moved "the Earthdawn game away from light fantasy and toward [a] sophisticated setting-based approach." Swan concluded, "With the Runequest game on the ropes, the Earthdawn game may be poised to take its place, especially if [FASA] continues with supplements as strong as this."[1]
In the May 1994 edition of Pyramid (Issue #7), Scott Haring gave the game a thumbs up, saying, "This is an excellent game supplement, reasonably priced. For people who play Earthdawn more than once a year or so, it's an absolute must-have. For everybody else, it's just a must-have."[3]
Reviews
- White Wolf #47 (Sept., 1994)
- Valkyrie #1 (Sept., 1994)
References
- Swan, Rick (May 1994). "Roleplaying Reviews". Dragon. TSR, Inc. (205): 101.
- "Barsaive". RPG.net. Skotos Tech Inc. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- Haring, Scott (May 1994). "Barsaive". Pyramid. Steve Jackson Games (8). Retrieved 2019-11-29.