''Alma Mater'' is a role-playing game published by
Oracle Games in 1982.
Description
''Alma Mater'' is a humorous and anarchic system of role-playing high school students.
Character classes include types like Brain, Cheerleader, Criminal, Jock, and Loser; other sections cover social rules, chemistry (explosives, etc.), alcohol and drugs, combat, and a section on academics.
The game includes an introductory scenario.
Publication history
''Alma Mater'' was designed by
Steve Davis
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and
Andrew Warden, with art by
Erol Otus
Erol Otus is an American artist and game designer, known internationally for his contributions to the fantasy role-playing game (RPG) genre, especially early in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' franchise. He is also known for his artwork on the multiple ...
, and published by
Oracle Games in 1982 as a 48-page book with a color poster.
Reception
J. David George reviewed ''Alma Mater'' in ''
The Space Gamer
''The Space Gamer'' was a magazine dedicated to the subject of science fiction and fantasy board games and tabletop role-playing games. It quickly grew in importance and was an important and influential magazine in its subject matter from the la ...
'' No. 58.
George commented that "Despite the fact that ''Alma Mater'' is built on a workable and innovative set of rules, its subject matter is likely to prevent most campaigns from lasting more than a session or two."
Lawrence Schick
Lawrence Schick is a game designer and writer associated with role-playing games.
Early life and education
Schick attended Kent State University
Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university al ...
comments that "The illustrations (by the notorious Erol Otus) are in such poor taste that the game was actually banned at GenCon!"
In a retrospective review of ''Alma Mater'' in ''
Black Gate'', John ONeill said "As for all the controversy, well.. if you’re going to make a role playing game out of high school, does it makes sense to tone it down any?"
Reviews
* ''
Different Worlds
''Different Worlds'' was an American role-playing games magazine published from 1979 to 1987.
Scope
''Different Worlds'' published support articles, scenarios, and variants for various role-playing games including ''Dungeons & Dragons'', ''Ru ...
'' (Issue 26 - Jan 1983)
References
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Comedy role-playing games
Role-playing games introduced in 1982