Rolemaster - Spell Law (1st Edition) 5l467

Rolemaster First Edition Product: Spell Law (1st Edition) Stock #: SL 1400 Producer: Iron Enterprises (ICE)

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Designers: Coleman Charlton, Pete Fenlon, Steven Moffatt and Terry Amthor. Release date: 1981 Category: Rolemaster System Format: Boxed set containing the Spell Law rules (White saddlestapled softcover booklet ANSI A, 24 pages), Spell Lists of Mentalism (Green saddle-stapled softcover booklet ANSI A, 24 pages), Spell Lists of the Essence (Yellow saddle-stapled softcover booklet ANSI A, 24 pages), Spell Lists of Channeling (Blue saddlestapled softcover booklet ANSI A, 24 pages), Charts with spell attack, critical strikes and failure tables (8 heavy loose cardstock sheets ANSI A). Comments: This box contains the first edition or printing of the Spell Laws rules, being the second of the Rolemaster ”laws” or systems. These explain in detail the three realms of magical power, i.e. Mentalism, Essence and Channeling, being represented in each booklet with a color code, together comprising over 2000 spell descriptions! In other words, quite comprehensive rules on magic. But not only that, the white rules booklet on Spell Law describe 15 character classes of a more or less magical type, such as the Magician, Illusionist, Alchemist, Cleric, Animist, Healer, Mentalist, Seer, Sorcerer, etc., as well as rules on spell points, alchemy and spell research rules, the use of magic items, and also fatal channeling spells. The spell attack tables cover armor, large creatures, range, spell failures and critical strikes. It also adds more spell natured phases to the battle round. The Spell Law system is a logical and natural progression from Arms Law, covering magical combat in the same manner using charts to resolve open-ended rolls for bolt and ball attacks, as well as different critical strikes tables and spell failure tables.