Rolemaster First Edition Product: Rolemaster (1st Edition) Stock #: RM 1000 Producer: Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) Designers: Coleman Charlton, Bruce Neidlinger, Terry Amthor, Leonard Cook, Pete Fenlon, Kurt Fischer, Bruce Shelley and Steven Moffatt. Release date: 1982 Category: Rolemaster System Format: Boxed set containing the Book of the Character Law rules (Saddle-stapled softcover ANSI A, 52 pages), the Arms Law rules (Saddle-stapled softcover booklet ANSI A, 12 pages), the Claw Law rules with important statistics chart (Blue paper ANSI A, 3 sheets), Spell Law rules (White saddle-stapled 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 saddle-stapled softcover booklet ANSI A, 24 pages), Charts for 30 weapons (Heavy loose sheets ANSI A of blue-grey paper, 15 double sided sheets), 12 natural weapons Charts (Heavy tan paper ANSI A, six sheets), Charts with spell attack, critical strikes and failure tables (8 heavy loose cardstock sheets ANSI A), Maneuver Chart (on beige paper ANSI A, one double sided sheet), Critical Stike Tables (on tan paper ANSI A, 7 double sided sheets). Comments: This boxed set contains the previous monochrone Arms Law (”2nd Edition”), Claw Law (”1st Edition”) and Spell Law (”1st Edition”) modules, as well as the new colored book of the Character Law rules, lumped together for the first time in history to present a full fantasy role playing game known under its moniker Rolemaster (abbreviated as RM). Each of the ”Laws” is considered (and has been from the start) to be a part or system of a greater Rolemaster Series. The box pictures new cover artwork by Matthew Jorgensen associated with the early renditions of the Rolemaster Series.
