Amazing Engine

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Amazing Engine

AM1, Amazing Engine System Guide
Designer David "Zeb" Cook
Publisher TSR, Inc.
Publication date 1993
Genre(s) Universal

Amazing Engine was a series of role-playing game books that were published by TSR, Inc. from 1993 until 1994. Each publication employed the same minimalist generic rules, as described in the Amazing Engine System Guide, but each world book had an entirely different setting or genre. David "Zeb" Cook was credited with the design of the game rules.[1]

In Amazing Engine, player characters are generated with a set of four core statistics. The core stats were intended to be migrated from book to book, keeping a general character design concept. These stats were then used to build random ability scores, basic characteristics, and skills. The skills have prerequisites which must first be learned. Skill checks are made using percentile dice.

This game was not considered a commercial success, and the character generation rules have been criticized as being vague and bland.[citation needed]

[edit] Campaign settings

Below you'll find summary information for the published worldbooks.

Bughunters
A near future worldbook where the players are clones forced to fight the aliens. Recycled for d20 Future.[2]
For Faerie, Queen, and Country
Magical Victorian England with a twist. Magic and Faeries are real. Includes poster map.[3]
The Galactos Barrier
Space opera ala Star Wars (except that instead of "The Force" it's called music).[4]
Kromosome
Biopunk using both traditional cyberware and genetic materials from animals.[5]
Magitech
D&D meets Earth. Fantasy mixed with the contemporary world. Basically, how the world would be different if magic were real and elves, dwarves, etc. were around.[6]
Metamorphosis Alpha to Omega
Gamma World wasn't dead in 1994; it became an Amazing Engine Worldbook (which is strange since Gamma World spawned from the original Metamorphosis Alpha game).[7]
Once and Future King
King Arthur lives in 4485 AD. Space flight, combat armor.[8]
Tabloid!
A spoof comedy world where you are reporters for a sensationalist newspaper like the ones referenced in the film 'Men In Black'. Also like the film, its all true. The Loch-ness monster is an alien, Elvis is alive and well etc.[9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cook, David (1993), Amazing Engine System Guide, ISBN 1-56076-590-9 
  2. ^ David Cook, Carl Sargent, Karen Boomgarden, For Faerie, Queen, & Country, 1993, ISBN 1-56076-591-7
  3. ^ Smith, Lester (1993), Bughunters, ISBN 1-56076-623-9 
  4. ^ McComb, Colin (1993), The Galactos Barrier, ISBN 1-56076-690-5 
  5. ^ Baur, Wolfgang (1994), Kromosome, ISBN 1-56076-881-9 
  6. ^ Beach, Tim (1993), Magitech, ISBN 1-56076-661-1 
  7. ^ Henson, Slade (1994), Metamorphosis Alpha to Omega, ISBN 1-56076-851-7 
  8. ^ Barker, Jack (1994), Once and Future King, ISBN 1-56076-823-1 
  9. ^ Cook, David (1994), Tabloid!, ISBN 1-56076-912-2 
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