Psi World
Tabletop science fiction role-playing game
Psi World is a science fiction role-playing game published by Fantasy Games Unlimited (FGU) in 1984 that takes place in a near-future society in which certain individuals have psionic powers.
Description
In Psi World, players take on the roles of character who have psionic powers. The gamemaster decides whether the campaign will feature psionic characters oppressed by an intolerant society and hunted by the police, or held up as heroes for using their powers to benefit humanity.
The boxed set contains a 32-page booklet "Role Playing Game of Psionic Powers", a 30-page booklet "The Psi World Adventure", a cardstock gamemaster's screen, a sample character sheet, and dice.
During character creation, players can choose from a number of skills, which can be either Level or Non-Level. Level skills, such as unarmed combat, can vary in how well the skill can be done. Non-Level skills, such as swimming, are simply a qualitative yes or no — the character can either swim or cannot swim.
Players also choose either one major psionic power such as Teleportation or Precognition, or two minor powers such as Pyrokinesis.
The rules cover combat, and "the World." Two introductory scenarios are included.
Publication history
Psi World was designed by Del Carr and Cheron, with art by Bill Willingham, Matt Wagner, Bill Cucinotta, Janet Jackson, Rich Rankin, and Cheron, and was published in 1984 by FGU
In 1985, William H. Keith Jr.
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