''Judge Dredd Companion'' is a supplement published by

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(GW) in 1987 for ''

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'', itself based on the '' Judge Dredd'' comics.

Description

The ''Judge Dredd Companion'' supplies new material for gamemasters to use in their ''Judge Dredd'' role-playing campaigns. The book includes: *new rules, including optional supernatural abilities and superhero abilities *more background details of

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* two short encounters called "Code 14s" * a short solo adventure for a new player, "On the Beat" * two full-length adventures for more experienced players: **"Channel 9 Crime Time Special" **"Fear and Loathing in Mega-City One"

Publication history

''Judge Dredd'' first appeared in the British comics anthology '' 2000 AD'' in 1977. GW acquired the license to produce ''Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game'', and published the game in 1985. Over the next year, GW produced only one piece of supporting material, the adventure '' Judgement Day''. In 1987, two years after the role-playing game had been released, GW published a number of ''Judge Dredd'' items, including the adventures '' Citi-Block'' and '' Slaughter Margin'', and the supplement ''Judge Dredd Companion'', a 120-page hardcover book with bound-in maps and cut-out components designed by Marc Gascoigne, with illustrations by

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Reception

In Issue 4 of '' The Games Machine'', John Woods was happy to see the ''Judge Dredd Companion'' — he liked the ''Judge Dredd'' role-playing game and felt that it had been underserved by GW. He thought the production values were very good, and the two full-length scenarios were "the high spots of the book." He also complimented the new rules about the supernatural "Exorcism Division". He concluded, "All in all, there’s a lot here that will please all ''Judge Dredd'' fans. ..''The Judge Dredd Companion'' is recommended for any ''Judge Dredd'' GM’s collection." In Issue 35 of ''

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'', John A. Theisen also thought this was material long overdue, and highly recommended it, saying, "If you respect Law and Order (well, Law anyway), you better pick up a copy of this — quick, before a Judge runs you in for loitering!"

Reviews

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References

{{reflist Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1987 Science fiction role-playing game supplements