''Galitia Citybook'' is a supplement published by
West End Games
West End Games (WEG) was a company that made Board game, board, Role-playing game, role-playing, and wargaming, war games. It was founded by Daniel Scott Palter in 1974 in New York City, but later moved to Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Its product line ...
in 1994 for the fantasy-noir role-playing game ''
Bloodshadows
''Bloodshadows'' is an original pulp adventure gamebook by West End Games that was published in 1994. It was the first setting book for WEG's MasterBook game, which used rules elements used earlier in their TORG and Shatterzone games. It was repri ...
'', using the generic role-playing rules of ''
Masterbook
''Masterbook'' is a generic role-playing game that was published by West End Games (WEG) in 1994.
Description
The generic rules of ''Masterbook'', which do not have a specific campaign setting, use rules from both WEG's multi-genre role-playing ...
''.
Contents
The original ''Bloodshadows'' campaign setting (1994) was based in the city of Selastos.
''Galitia Citybook'' describes the sister city of Galitia, with details of its thousand-year history, city districts, and notable people. The book also includes new monsters and some suggested adventure hooks, although it does not include a full adventure.
Publication history
West End Games originally published the generic ''Masterbook'' set of role-playing game rules in 1994, quickly followed by the fantasy-noir ''Bloodshadows'' setting. The ''Bloodshadows'' supplement ''Galitia Citybook'' also appeared in 1994, a 128-page softcover book written by
Teeuwynn Woodruff
Teeuwynn Woodruff is a writer and game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games, TV writing and interviewing, and trading card games.
Freelancer
Teeuwynn Woodruff was introduced to role-playing games at an early age, playing her ...
, with artwork by Tim Bobko, Tom O'Neill and Brian Schomburg.
Reception
In the March 1995 edition of ''
Dragon
A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...
'' (Issue #215),
Rick Swan
Rick Swan is a game designer and author who worked for TSR.
His work for TSR, mostly for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, appeared from 1989 to 1995.
Swan also wrote ''The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games'' (1990), published by St. Martin's Pre ...
was ambivalent about the book, commenting "most of it's interesting, but there's nothing noteworthy." Swan didn't like the lack of a full adventure, and criticized the writing style as "awkward". He concluded by giving this book an average rating of 3 out of 6, calling it "an iffy buy."
References
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Fantasy role-playing game supplements
Role-playing game books
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1994