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Tenchi Muyo! RPG and Resource Book
Published by Guardians of Order
Written by David Pulver and Karen A. McLarney
208 pages, $29.95 US ($39.95 CAN)
Let me preface this review with a disclaimer: I was a playtester for Tenchi Muyo! and am a fan of the series. I playtest many things. I am a fan of many things. Please don't let this disturb you.
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While not very succinct, the title -- Tenchi Muyo! RPG and Resource Book -- is quite descriptive. Broken into sections we have:
- Tenchi Muyo! (exclamation point mandatory): A popular series of OAVs, movies and two different television shows in Japan. This book covers the events of the OAVs (which are easily available to most fans and are being shown in a slightly edited form on Cartoon Network.) Why not cover all the "Tenchi Muyo" universe in one book? Despite mostly having the same characters, the storylines of the various venues are sufficiently dissimilar that they are basically different stories (and have different licenses). Guardians of Order promises future supplements to remedy this situation for those who prefer a different flavor of Tenchi.
- RPG: Based on the Tri-Stat system (first published in Big Eyes, Small Mouth), TM!RPGaRB is a complete RPG. You don't have to buy anything else to dive into the game. This may cause some grumbling from those who don't want to buy multiple versions of the same game mechanics, but for licenses such as this it makes perfect sense. Drawing in fans of the series and turning them . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: August 11, 2000
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