Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game
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| publisher = Mongoose Publishing
| date = 2003
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The Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game published by Mongoose Publishing in 2003.
Description
The Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game is based on the Babylon 5 TV series. The game's mechanic is the d20 System published by Wizards of the Coast with character classes and races specific to the setting. Characters have a low number of hit points meaning that they can die very easily, in keeping with the show.{{cite web|title=The Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game: Review |url=http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.php?id=2627|year=2005|author=Matt Cowger|website=Revolution SF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215122359/http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.php?id=2627 |archive-date=15 December 2018}}
Publication history
The Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game was published by Mongoose Publishing in 2003. A second edition of the core rules was published in 2006 using the WotC Open Game License.{{cite web|title=Babylon 5 RPG|url=http://www.rpg-resource.org.uk/index.php?article=422&visual=6|website=RPG Resource|accessdate=October 6, 2017}} In 2008 Mongoose published Universe of Babylon 5, a set of rules allowing the game to use Mongoose's edition of Traveller as its RPG engine instead of the d20 System.
Reception
Babylon 5 won the 2004 Silver Ennie Award for "Best Licensed Product".{{cite web |url=http://www.ennie-awards.com/history/2004.asp |title=The ENnie Awards -- 2004 Awards |website=www.ennie-awards.com |access-date=27 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817121529/http://www.ennie-awards.com/history/2004.asp |archive-date=17 August 2009 |url-status=dead}}
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Category:British role-playing games
Category:Mongoose Publishing games
Category:Role-playing games based on television series