Supernatural Role Playing Game [Hardcover]

Jamie Chambers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 19, 2009

Sorry to be the one to break this to you, but the truth hurts and there s no use sugarcoating it. Ghosts are real. Demons too, along with those bumps in the night and maybe even the monster under your bed. The world s a scary place. If you re lucky the nasties that creep around in the dark won t get hold of you.

Cept maybe you aren t lucky. Maybe you ve already lost something or somebody to the darkness. All the booze and therapy in the world can t put your life back the way it was. And evil has a way of finding you again once it s had a taste of blood.

So you decide to fight back. It s not gonna be easy as this kind of on-the-job training can get you dead. But you can stop being the hunted and become the hunter. There s no fame or glory in it, and there sure as hell isn t any money. But if you get the job done, you ll save lives and send the bad guys screaming back to hell where they belong. If that sounds good, then you ve got some work to do.

In the Supernatural Role Playing Game you and your friends play hunters from the world of the hit television series. Play characters from the show or use the Cortex System rules to create your own hunter. You ll also find gory details on ghosts, demons, and other nasties for the Game Master to throw your way. All you need to start the hunt is this book, some friends, some dice, and some time to kill...

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Margaret Weis Productions (August 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931567492
• ISBN-13: 978-1931567497
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #925,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Margaret Weis Productions (August 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931567492
• ISBN-13: 978-1931567497
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #925,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Not An Expert Review, But Here It Is... August 19, 2009

By Suicidal_Robot

Format:Hardcover

Here's my review for the Supernatural Role-Playing Game:

GENERAL LAYOUT/DESIGN

I'm very satisfied with the design work and layout of the rulebook. It definitely feels like you're looking through hunters' notes. It has some really cool newspaper clippings and random notes.

RULES/CONTENT

The rulebook covers all the basic rules including simple/complex actions, combat, and character creation/advancement. You also get your share of optional combat rules and what not.

GAMEMASTERING CONTENT

The gamemastering content is pretty in depth. It's pretty useful, especially if you've never gamemastered before. There's also some great advice for gamemastering in a horror type setting.

MONSTERS/SUPERNATURAL CREATURES

The only complaint I've really heard is that there aren't enough monsters in the rulebook. I understand that people want a lot of monsters and that the rulebook doesn't have a ton. The rulebook provides a decent variety of monsters, but not a huge list by any means. When it comes to GMs that don't like to create their own creatures, the rulebook is a bit lacking. On the other hand, there is rules on how to create and develop your own monsters by assigning abilities.

HAUNTED LOCATIONS/SETTING IDEAS

Within the Gamemaster chapters, there's also a list of potential locations for supernatural type scenarios with a few ideas in terms of what could be happening there and even some possible npcs.

OVERALL THOUGHTS

I'm very satisfied with the game system and content in the rulebook. I don't really have any complaints aside from the rulebook coming with a starting adventure which would be a great icebreaker for people that have never played a horror rpg or an rpg in general.... Some games come with an adventure to start off with, which would have been nice, but I was informed that the adventure will be out very soon.

What it really comes down to is whether or not you're the type of gamer that wants the game to lay everything out and have it cut and dry. There's a bit to be desired if you don't like developing your own monsters and scenarios from scratch. Although, I did hear that a book of monsters will be out as a supplement for this game, which would help out most gamers. There is also a great thread full of information in setting up your own Supernatural campaign. [....] Read more ›

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly fun September 7, 2009

By J. Gorman

Format:Hardcover

Love the show, but picked this up as a lark. Thought maybe it'd be a fun read.

I was really surprised how playable the world seemed. As I read the book, ideas for the game just seemed to roll right out of it - like any well written RPG book. Next thing I knew I had more people than I knew what to do with interested in playing the game if I offered to run, all very interested in the material.

If you enjoy the show, or the world it's set in - definitely work checking out.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Times! September 14, 2009

By Jason Hess

Format:Hardcover

Great Role Playing Game based off an excellent television series. It is true this rulebook does not include a starter scenario. However, Margaret Weis Productions has been kind enough to release a free scenario in the form of a PDF download.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game, fantastic book July 5, 2010

By Fatelux

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

Well edited, fine writting. A great game , specially for fans of the winchester brothers. Very recommended.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, but could have been better August 25, 2009

By Weylin Stormcrowe

Format:Hardcover

I just finished reading the core book for Supernatural and felt like posting my views on it. For the record, this is my first review of a game.

Quality: The quality of the product is fantastic. Paper quality and binding are both good. I really enjoyed the look of it...much like John's journal. I do however think some of the pictures were larger than they needed to be and used up space unnecessarily.

System: Well, we are all familiar with the Cortex system. The tweaks in this book do a good job of tuning the system to the setting.

Overall, I like the book.

That said, I do have some issues with it.

1) I do not myself feel that the long list of NPCs was nessary. Stats for a barfly, an evening hook-up, mom and dad are not necessary to me. They are not so much characters as part of the set.

2) Likewise, I feel the list of locations was also longer than it needed to be. I dont see the need for an almost half page write up for a discount store.

I feel both of these are more suited to web-content than being included in the main book. In total they take up 20 single sided pages.

3) I would have like to have seen more creatures than the above information. I have to agree with a reviewer on rpg.net....I don't think the shtriga really has a lot of replay potential. Some of the information is repeated in a few creature write-ups..."dead man's blood" is covered twice in the vampire information (once under the basic and again under "vampires in the game") for two paragraphs each time. Also under exorcism in the demon information there are no system rules for doing an exorcism, nor is it anywhere else in the book.

This also brings up the utter lack of rules for creating your own creatures.... So, there is no means of checking balance if you are just assigning abilities to creatures. It may end up being underpowered for your players or it maybe be a total party killer. I know many people who buy this game likely own or could buy the Cortex core book and use those rules, but I really feel this should have been included in the Supernatural Core Book. Perhaps in place of the above mentioned NPC and Location pages.

4) That brings me to the next thing I feel was lacking...information on rituals and amulets. Both are used in various forms by both protagonists and antagonists. Yet information on them is lacking outside of a asset for amulets.

Despite my listed problems, I am happy with game overall. In the end I would give it an overall rating of 3 out of 5. But only a 2 for content...much of it feels like filler material. I don't know if this was because Jamie just wasn't getting support from CW with series information, if it was the pressure of the game already being late or if it was something else. Layout and quality is a solid 5. Read more ›

5.0 out of 5 stars Gift for my Hubby February 20, 2013

By Charlotte Bland

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is one game we have loved, reading, playing,and just studying. It gives a lot of insight into the show, and helps with inventing new characters for our own version of the show. It's been an awesome addition to the RPG collection.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to actually BUY this book for a reasonable price... June 5, 2012

By J. McCoy

Format:Hardcover

Okay, I was thinking about ordering the Supernatural RPG... Until I saw the price.

WTF?!?!?

New/Used each over $400. So I did some research..
Anyone who wants to order a NEW copy of this book for $39.99 (or the bundle of this book = supplements for $69.99) please check out the company that produces this book. [...]

Or if you want the digital version for $14.99 check out [...]

A friend of mine has the RPG. It is a fun game, easy to use. If you are a fan of the show, definitely a good buy, though it is not worth $400. Check it out, have some fun.. save some cash..