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EABA
The ''End All Be All'' game system, commonly known as ''EABA'' and pronounced "ee-buh", is a role-playing game system from Blacksburg Tactical Research Center (BTRC). It is a generic gaming system designed to adapt to any imaginary gaming environment. It was created by Greg Porter in 2003. The game cites the ''Hero System'', ''GURPS'' and '' Call of Cthulhu'' as influences in its development. The game books and related materials are available only in a PDF format download, or printed on demand. History Prior RPG History Role-playing games (RPGs) of the 1970s and early 1980s were environment specific, and incompatible with one another. For example, TSR published its ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game specifically for a fantasy environment; ''Star Frontiers'' for science fiction-based role-playing; and other games for other environments, such as ''Gamma World'', ''Top Secret'', ''Gangbusters'', ''Boot Hill''. Each of these games was set with its own self-contained rules system, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timelords (role-playing Game)
''TimeLords'' is a set of time travel role-playing games by Greg Porter and published by Blacksburg Tactical Research Center (BTRC). The first two editions used a custom d20-based game system; the most recent edition uses the ''EABA'' system from BTRC. History ''TimeLords'' was developed by Greg Porter while attending college at Virginia Tech in the early 1980s, and many of his fellow Wargaming Society members are immortalized in the first edition as sample characters. He approached many game companies with the idea for a time travel based role playing game, but all preferred a supplement for their own systems rather than a stand alone RPG. Fantasy Games Unlimited agreed to publish the game, but sat on it for several years and never did. Blacksburg Tactical Research Center was started by Porter in 1985, and ''TimeLords'' was its first RPG product. It did not initially sell well, but maintained a cult following that allowed a second edition to be published in 1990. Several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blacksburg Tactical Research Center
Blacksburg Tactical Research Center (BTRC) is an American game publishing company best known for the TimeLords, Macho Women with Guns, and EABA role-playing games. They have produced a variety of role-playing games, card games, and board games. Since 2003, they have published exclusively in PDF format. History While a student at Virginia Tech in the early 1980s, Greg Porter designed several role playing and board games as part of the school's wargaming club. He approached numerous game companies about publishing his designs, but after multiple rejections decided to start his own company. He founded BTRC in 1985, in Blacksburg, Virginia. Greg decided early on that he did not want the company to take on large amounts of debt to release or promote products, so the first games saw very limited releases. Its first product was a board game, ''Concrete Jungle'', a modern tactical game of small-unit military and police actions. '' TimeLords'' was its first role-playing game product, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 In Games
This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2003. For video games, see 2003 in video gaming. Games released or invented in 2003 Game awards given in 2003 *International Gamers Award: '' Hammer of the Scots'' *Origins Vanguard Award 2002: '' Diceland'' *Spiel des Jahres: '' Alhambra'' * Games: ''New England'' Significant games-related events in 2003 *'' Games'' magazine selects ''Magic: The Gathering'' for induction into its Hall of Fame. *Chris Moneymaker wins a US$2.5 million prize in the World Series of Poker. Deaths See also * 2003 in video gaming 2003 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''Final Fantasy X-2'', '' Mario Kart: Double Dash'', '' Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'', ''Sonic Heroes'', '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Repub ... {{DEFAULTSORT:2003 In Games Games Games by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Porter (game Designer)
Greg Porter is an American game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Greg Porter's Blacksburg Tactical Research Center was one of a few game companies active in Blacksburg, Virginia in the 1980s and 1990s. Porter initially came to attention for designing '' TimeLords'' and '' Macho Women with Guns'' RPGs in the late 1980s; he then put his energy into two successive generic RPG systems, ''CORPS'' and ''EABA''. Porter subsequently wrote articles for Hogshead Publishing's ''Inter*action'' magazine. He also did work for Imperium Games, writing about equipment and vehicles for the fourth edition of '' Traveller''. After meeting Ron Edwards and other members of The Forge in 2002, Porter became increasingly involved in the indie role-playing game An indie role-playing game is a role-playing game published outside traditional, "mainstream" means. Varying definitions require that commercial, design, or conceptual elements of the game stay under the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generic Role-playing Game System
A ''generic'' or ''universal'' role-playing game system is a role-playing game system designed to be independent of setting and genre. Its rules should, in theory, work the same way for any setting, world, environment or genre in which one would want to play. History The term "generic" has been used since the earliest days of gaming to describe a system that can be used for any type or style of game. There is some dispute among role-playing enthusiasts on when the concept of a generic system originated and which was the first one published. According to Shannon Appelcline, Chaosium's ''Basic Role-Playing'' (''BRP'', 1980), was the first generic role-playing system. ''BRP'' was a "cut-down" version of Chaosium's ''RuneQuest'' role-playing game and formed the foundation for the ''Stormbringer'' RPG, and was also adopted for '' Call of Cthulhu'', the first horror role-playing game. The publication of ''GURPS'' (''Generic Universal Role-Playing System'', 1986) as a completely setting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SpaceTime
In physics, spacetime is a mathematical model that combines the three dimensions of space and one dimension of time into a single four-dimensional manifold. Spacetime diagrams can be used to visualize relativistic effects, such as why different observers perceive differently where and when events occur. Until the 20th century, it was assumed that the three-dimensional geometry of the universe (its spatial expression in terms of coordinates, distances, and directions) was independent of one-dimensional time. The physicist Albert Einstein helped develop the idea of spacetime as part of his theory of relativity. Prior to his pioneering work, scientists had two separate theories to explain physical phenomena: Isaac Newton's laws of physics described the motion of massive objects, while James Clerk Maxwell's electromagnetic models explained the properties of light. However, in 1905, Einstein based a work on special relativity on two postulates: * The laws of physics are invariant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
