Below is a list of role-playing game supplements based on properties of Marvel Comics.
History
editThe original Marvel Super Heroes game was published by TSR. It received extensive support from TSR, covering a wide variety of Marvel Comics characters and settings, including a Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe patterned after Marvel's Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe. MSH even received its own column in the (at the time) TSR-published gaming magazine, Dragon, called "The Marvel-phile", which usually spotlighted a character or group of characters that had not yet appeared in a published game product.
Before losing the Marvel license, TSR published a different game using their SAGA System game engine, called the Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game. This version, written by Mike Selinker, was published in the late 1990s as a card-based game. Though critically praised in various reviews at the time, it never reached a very large market and has since faded into obscurity.
In 2003, after the gaming license had lapsed, the Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game was published by Marvel Comics themselves. This edition uses mechanics that are totally different from any previous versions, using a diceless game mechanic that incorporated a Karma-based resolution system of "stones" (or tokens) to represent character effort. Since its initial publication, a few additional supplements were published by Marvel Comics. However, Marvel stopped supporting the game a little over a year after its initial release.
In 2012, the fourth role playing game set in the Marvel Universe called the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying was published by Margaret Weis Productions under license from Marvel Comics. It was a fast playing game using the Cortex Plus system. In early 2013 Margaret Weis Productions announced they would not be renewing their license.[1]
In 2021, Marvel announced it would be releasing a new role-playing game titled the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game designed by Matt Forbeck and published by Marvel Universe.[2]
Supplements
edit| Publisher | System | Marvel # | TSR # | ISBN | Label | Year | Orig. Price | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSR | MSH | - | 5371 | ISBN 0-394-54020-4 | Unpainted Metal Miniatures Set # 1 (12 figures) | 1984 | $12.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | - | 5372 | ISBN 0-394-55424-8 | Unpainted Metal Miniatures Set # 2 (12 figures) | 1984 | ? | |
| TSR | MSH | - | 5375 | ? | Unpainted Metal Miniatures Set # 3 (6 figures) | 1985 | ? | |
| TSR | MSH | - | 5376 | ISBN 0-88038-473-5 | Unpainted Metal Miniatures Set # 4 | 1986 | $12.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | - | 5377 | ISBN 5-551-65663-2 | Unpainted Metal Miniatures Set # 5 | 1986 | ? | |
| TSR | MSH | - | 6890 | ISBN 0-88038-750-5 | Deluxe City Campaign Set (box) | 1989 | $18.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | - | 6896 | ISBN 0-88038-888-9 | The Uncanny X-Men Campaign Set (box) | 1990 | $18.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | - | 6900 | ISBN 1-56076-087-7 | Marvel Superheroes Basic Set (revised edition) (box) | 1991 | $20.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MA0 | 6871 | ISBN 0-88038-368-2 | Marvel Super Heroes Advanced Set | 1986 | $15.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MA1 | 6872 | ISBN 0-88038-292-9 | Children of the Atom | 1986 | $12.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MA2 | 6874 | ISBN 0-88038-293-7 | Avengers – Coast to Coast | 1986 | $12.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MA3 | 6876 | ISBN 0-88038-413-1 | The Ultimate Powers Book | 1987 | $12.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MA4 | 6889 | ISBN 0-88038-483-2 | The Fantastic Four Compendium | 1987 | $8.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | ME1 | 6879 | ISBN 0-88038-547-2 | Cosmos Cubed | 1988 | $5.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | ME2 | 6880 | ISBN 0-88038-568-5 | Ragnarok & Roll | 1988 | $5.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | ME3 | 6882 | ISBN 0-88038-583-9 | The Left Hand of Eternity | 1988 | $7.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MH0 | 6850 | ISBN 0-88038-345-3 | Marvel Superheroes Basic Set (original edition) (box) | 1984 | $15.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MH1 | 6851 | ISBN 0-88038-125-6 | The Breeder Bombs (X-Men) | 1984 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MH2 | 6853 | ISBN 0-88038-127-2 | Time Trap (Avengers) | 1984 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MH3 | 6855 | ISBN 0-88038-129-9 | Murderworld! (Fantastic Four) | 1984 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MH4 | 6859 | ISBN 0-88038-131-0 | Lone Wolves (Daredevil, Black Widow, Power Man, Iron Fist) | 1984 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MH5 | 6857 | ISBN 0-88038-132-9 | Cat's Paw (Alpha Flight) | 1984 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MH6 | 6862 | ISBN 0-88038-198-1 | Thunder over Jotunheim (Thor) | 1985 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MH7 | 6864 | ISBN 0-88038-225-2 | The Last Resort (West Coast Avengers) | 1985 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MH8 | 6866 | ISBN 0-88038-227-9 | Fault Line (Spider-Man & Avengers) | 1985 | $7.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MH9 | 6867 | ISBN 0-88038-228-7 | Gates of What If? (Spider-Man, FF, Avengers) | 1985 | $7.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHAC1 | 6852 | ISBN 0-88038-126-4 | Judge's Screen | 1984 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHAC2 | 6854 | ISBN 0-88038-128-0 | Avengers Assembled! | 1984 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHAC3 | 6856 | ISBN 0-88038-130-2 | Adventure Foldup Figures | 1984 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHAC4 | 6858 | ISBN 0-394-54576-1 | Pit of the Viper (incl. Adventure Foldup Figures) | 1984 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHAC5 | 6861 | ISBN 0-88038-193-0 | Project Wideawake | 1985 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHAC6 | 6863 | ISBN 0-88038-199-X | New York, New York | 1985 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHAC7 | 6865 | ISBN 0-88038-226-0 | Concrete Jungle: Official Character Roster | 1985 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHAC8 | 6868 | ISBN 0-88038-229-5 | Weapons Locker | 1985 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHAC9 | 6870 | ISBN 0-88038-278-3 | Realms of Magic | 1986 | $12.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHR1 | 6905 | ISBN 1-56076-403-1 | X-Forces Mutant Update (box) | 1992 | $15.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHR2 | 6907 | ISBN 1-56076-405-8 | Webs: Spider-Man Dossier (box) | 1993 | $15.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHR3 | 6908 | ISBN 1-56076-406-6 | Avengers Archive (box) | 1993 | $15.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHR4 | 6906 | ISBN 1-56076-404-X | Lands of Dr. Doom (box) | 1992 | $20.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHSP1 | 6860 | ISBN 0-88038-184-1 | Secret Wars I | 1984 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MHSP2 | 6869 | ISBN 0-88038-268-6 | Secret Wars II | 1986 | $6.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MLA1 | 6892 | ISBN 0-88038-832-3 | After Midnight | 1990 | $8.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MLA2 | 6895 | ISBN 0-88038-874-9 | Night Moves | 1990 | $8.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MLA3 | 6897 | ISBN 0-88038-893-5 | Night Life | 1990 | $8.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MLBA1 | 6893 | ISBN 0-88038-841-2 | Mutating Mutants | 1990 | $5.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MSL1 | 6899 | ISBN 1-56076-066-4 | X-Terminate | 1991 | $6.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MSL2 | 6901 | ISBN 1-56076-100-8 | Warlord of Baluur | 1991 | $6.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MSL3 | 6902 | ISBN 1-56076-101-6 | Spore of Arthros | 1991 | $6.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MSL4 | 6904 | ISBN 1-56076-103-2 | Stygian Knight | 1991 | $6.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MT1 | 6885 | ISBN 0-88038-718-1 | All This and World War II | 1989 | $7.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MT2 | 6886 | ISBN 0-88038-741-6 | The Weird, Weird West | 1989 | $8.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MT3 | 6891 | ISBN 0-88038-777-7 | The Revenge of Kang | 1989 | $8.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MU1 | 6878 | ISBN 0-88038-540-5 | Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – Abomination through Dreadnought | 1988 | $13.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MU2 | 6881 | ISBN 0-88038-576-6 | Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – Eel through Mad Dog | 1988 | $13.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MU3 | 6883 | ISBN 0-88038-601-0 | Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – Mad Thinker through Sentry | 1988 | $13.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MU4 | 6884 | ISBN 0-88038-617-7 | Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – Serpent Society through Zzzax | 1988 | $13.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MU5 | 6887 | ISBN 0-88038-766-1 | Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – 1989 Characters Update | 1989 | $15.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MU6 | 6894 | ISBN 0-88038-866-8 | Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – 1990 Characters Update | 1990 | $15.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MU7 | 6903 | ISBN 1-56076-102-4 | Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – 1991 Characters Update | 1991 | $15.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MU8 | 6909 | ISBN 1-56076-407-4 | Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – 1992 Characters Update | 1992 | $15.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MU9 | ? | ISBN 1-56076-600-X | Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe – 1993 Characters Update | 1993 | $15.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MX1 | 6873 | ISBN 0-88038-402-6 | Nightmares of Futures Past | 1986 | $8.00 | |
| TSR | MSH | MX2 | 6875 | ISBN 0-88038-403-4 | The X-Potential | 1987 | ? | |
| TSR | MSH | MX3 | 6877 | ISBN 0-88038-481-6 | Reap the Whirlwind | 1987 | $5.95 | |
| TSR | MSH | MX4 | 6888 | ISBN 0-88038-482-4 | Flames of Doom | 1987 | $5.95 | |
| TSR | MSHAGB | - | 8021 | ISBN 0-88038-299-6 | Adventure Gamebook #1 – Amazing Spider-Man – City in Darkness | 1986 | $2.95 | |
| TSR | MSHAGB | - | 8022 | ISBN 0-88038-300-3 | Adventure Gamebook #2 – Captain America – Rocket's Red Glare | 1986 | $2.95 | |
| TSR | MSHAGB | - | 8023 | ISBN 0-88038-301-1 | Adventure Gamebook #3 – The Wolverine – Night of the Wolverine | 1987 | $2.95 | |
| TSR | MSHAGB | - | 8024 | ISBN 0-88038-435-2 | Adventure Gamebook #4 – Doctor Strange – Through Six Dimensions | 1987 | $2.95 | |
| TSR | MSHAGB | - | 8025 | ISBN 0-88038-436-0 | Adventure Gamebook #5 – The Thing – One Thing After Another | 1987 | $2.95 | |
| TSR | MSHAGB | - | 8026 | ISBN 0-88038-437-9 | Adventure Gamebook #6 – The Uncanny X-Men – An X-cellent Death | 1987 | $2.95 | |
| TSR | MSHAGB | - | 8027 | ISBN 0-88038-438-7 | Adventure Gamebook #7 – Amazing Spider-Man – As the World Burns | 1988 | $2.95 | |
| TSR | MSHAGB | - | ? | ISBN 0-88038-533-2 | Adventure Gamebook #8 – Daredevil – Guilt by Association | 1988 | $2.95 | |
| TSR | OOOAGB | - | 8468 | ISBN 0-88038-305-4 | One-on-One Adventure Gamebook #8 – The Fantastic Four vs. Doctor Doom – The Doomsday Device |
1986 | ? | |
| TSR | OOOAGB | - | ? | ISBN 0-88038-459-X | One-on-One Adventure Gamebook #9 – Daredevil vs. Kingpin – The King Takes a Dare |
1987 | $5.95 | |
| TSR | OOOAGB | - | ? | ISBN 0-88038-518-9 | One-on-One Adventure Gamebook #11 – Doctor Strange and the High Priest of Set – Prisoner of Pharaoh's Tomb |
1989 | ? | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | 6926 | ISBN 0-7869-1227-8 | Marvel Superheroes Adventure Game (box) | 1998 | $24.95 | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | 6927 | ISBN 0-7869-1228-6 | X-Men Roster Book | 1998 | $17.95 | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | 6928 | ISBN 0-7869-1229-4 | X-Men: Who Goes There? | 1998 | $8.95 | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | 6929 | ISBN 0-7869-1230-8 | A Guide to Marvel Earth | 1998 | $15.95 | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | 6930 | ISBN 0-7869-1231-6 | Avengers Roster Book | 1998 | $17.95 | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | 6931 | ISBN 0-7869-1232-4 | Avengers: Masters of Evil | 1998 | $8.95 | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | 11320 | ISBN 0-7869-1320-7 | Fantastic Four Roster Book | 1999 | $18.95 | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | 11330 | ISBN 0-7869-1330-4 | Fantastic Four: Fantastic Voyages | 1999 | $8.95 | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | 11340 | ISBN 0-7869-1340-1 | The Reed Richards Guide to Everything | 1999 | $16.95 | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | ? | ISBN 0-7869-1409-2 | Marvel Team-Up Roster Book | 1999 | $18.95 | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | ? | ? | The Green Goblin's Guide to Crime | 1999 | ? | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | ? | ? | Age of Apocalypse | 1999 | ? | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | - | - | Wolverine vs. the Brood Queen | 1999 | - | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | ? | - | Adventurer's Guild – Series 3 – Throne of Huangdi | 1998 | - | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | ? | - | Adventurer's Guild – Series 4 – Avengers: Live Kree or Die! | 1998 | - | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | ? | - | Adventurer's Guild – Series 5 – Pages of Doom | 1999 | - | |
| WotC | MSHAG | - | ? | - | Adventurer's Guild – Series 7 – Smoke and Mirrors | 1999 | - | |
| Marvel | MU | MVL11028 | - | ISBN 0-7851-1028-3 | Marvel Universe RPG (hc) | 2003 | $24.99 | |
| Marvel | MU | MVL11035 | - | ISBN 0-7851-1035-6 | Guide to the X-Men | 2003 | $19.99 | |
| Marvel | MU | MVL11158 | - | ISBN 0-7851-1158-1 | Guide to the Hulk & the Avengers | 2003 | $19.99 | |
| Marvel | MU | MVL11305 | - | ISBN 0-7851-1305-3 | Guide to Spider-Man's NYC | 2004 | $19.99 | |
| Marvel | MU | MVL11353 | - | ISBN 0-7851-1353-3 | Guide to Wolverine | 2004 | $19.99 | |
| MWP | MH | - | - | ISBN 1-9366-8516-7 | Marvel Heroic Roleplay Basic Game | 2012 | $19.99 | 128 |
| MWP | MH | - | - | ISBN 1-9366-8515-9 | Civil War - Essentials Event Book | 2012 | $ ? | 160 |
| MWP | MH | - | - | ISBN 1-9366-8517-5 | Civil War - Premium Event Book | 2012 | $49.99 | 226 |
| MWP | MH | - | - | ISBN 1-9366-8518-3 | Civil War - 50 States Initiative | 2013 | $ ? | |
| MWP | MH | - | - | ISBN 1-9366-8519-1 | Civil War - Young Avengers/Runaways | 2013 | $ ? | |
| MWP | MH | - | - | ISBN 1-9366-8520-5 | Civil War - X-Men | 2013 | $ ? |
Gallery
edit![Mutating Mutants, an RPG by Bruce Nesmith; cover by Jeff Butler; publisher TSR[3]](/wiki/File:Mutating_Mutants.jpg)
References
edit- ^ Cardenas, Christi. "Creative Directions; Pipeline News, 7th paragraph". Creative Directions. Margaret Weis Productions website. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Marvel to Launch Official 'MARVEL MULTIVERSE' Tabletop Role-Playing Game in 2022". Marvel. August 22, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 54. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.