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	MB Review: Chapter Three
		Masterbook has the same problem, the Difficulty Numbers for helping someone heal a wound are apparently not affected by available technology, conditions or anything else.
		The main change that Masterbook makes from Torg is that the result points from a push are not added directly to the value being pushed but are instead read on the value chart and the measure is added to the measure of the pushed value.
		But the biggest change is that Masterbook ditches what I consider to be one of Torg 's most elegant mechanics, the use of one die roll to determine the success or failure of all actions attempted in one round.
	www.sdc.org /~ksjim/mbreview3.html (8156 words)

	Masterbook [Archive] - RPGnet Forums
		I wouldn't buy the stright Masterbook rules, though I have bought several of the "World Of..." setting books cause they were generally good, even if the system was crapola.
		The actual Masterbook system, on the other hand...well, it never really grabbed me. But these days I'd probably be willing to go in for $10 just to get a deck of those cards.
		Masterbook lopped the whacky high end off of Torg, which is where a lot of the entertainment value was for me.
	forum.rpg.net /archive/index.php/t-207797.html (1733 words)

	My opinion on Masterbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Masterbook was WEG's attempt at making a more generic version of the Torg system.
		In 1995 I attempted to do an in-depth review/analysis of Masterbook, though I'm sure to many people it appeared more like a bitch session about how I thought the original Torg system was better.
		Torg, Masterbook, Shatterzone, West End Games, and WEG are trademarks of Purgatory Publishing.
	www.sdc.org /~ksjim/mb-review.html (212 words)

	Masterbook Character Creation
		The cross-column rule is a permitted option (where you have the opportunity to adjust slightly the number of advantages you get from each column.
		Since characters are likely to be traveling to a variety of locations, or at least called upon to know about histories and customs, it is recommended that some points be spent on skills that account for knowledge during earlier exploits.
		Dannotes are readily available in Kingstown; however, the ability to exchange the Dannotes back to gold is limited in the other duchies (always available around the duchy keeps) and may incur an exchange surcharge.
	home.austin.rr.com /perthshire/Danric/masterbook.html (1967 words)

	Moonrise.org: A Visit to Winter Fantasy 1996
		IJ is a Masterbook game, Masterbook being a basic generic set of rules that can be used in a variety of settings.
		Masterbook is based on the Shatterzone system, which was based on the earlier and much superior Greg Gordon-designed Torg system.
		But the kick is that we were using the new d6 Masterbook conversion system, which is essentially the Star Wars system.
	www.moonrise.org /print/wf96.shtml (1869 words)

	RPGnet: Review of The World of Tank Girl
		Even though this is complicated at first, it only took a couple hours of play for the GM and players to get the hang of the system.
		The biggest weakness of The World of Tank Girl (besides the Masterbook system's complexity) is that it isn't ready to play "out of the box." The Masterbook rules don't fully describe basic weapons or equipment and any "SFX" (e.g., super-science, psychic powers, miracles, or magic) must be developed from scratch, using Masterbook's complicated system.
		There is also a great deal of potential for fun play for a group willing to put the work into filling in the gaps and learning the Masterbook system.
	www.rpg.net /reviews/archive/10/10075.phtml (779 words)

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		Because there is not a Masterbook or Shatterzone newsgroup they may be discussed in alt.games.torg but not on the TORG list, there is now a seperate Masterbook mailing list for those games.
		Both Shatterzone and Masterbook base their mechanics on the mechanics of TORG, though there are enough changes that the games are not 100% compatible.
		Masterbook is West End Games' new house system and all future game releases from them will use that system, including any possible sequel to TORG or revision of Shatterzone.
	www.psc.edu /~behrmann/torg/reference/faq.txt (6645 words)

	Pulp Krieg: Masterbook Conversion
		This page describes guidelines to convert characters and other items from Masterbook (the system used by West End Games for their first few Indiana Jones books) to the Silhouette rules.
		The two systems are based on very different assumptions, so the conversion, as it is often the case with these endeavors, is fair from flawless.
		Here is how to proceed to convert a Masterbook (MB from now on) character in Silhouette.
	www.mclink.it /personal/MC4799/pulp/rules/mb2sil.html (1548 words)

	Storm Knights: Bloodshadows (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Bloodshadows, the D6 Adventures sourcebook, began its life as a worldbook for the MasterBook system.
		It details the world of Marl, a dark and magical world where gangsters and hustlers rub elbows with demons and mages on the streets of a world gripped by a Godswar.
		The MasterBook version has mechanics that are compatible with Torg, so require little translation.
	www.darleyconsulting.com /games/stormknights/pages/realities/bloodshadows.html (931 words)

	WW WEG - MasterBook Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The gamemaster tells the players when to roll the dice, and uses the rules to interpret the die rolls to see which actions are successful and which fail.
		The damage total is next compared to the defender's Toughness attribute (with armor, if he's wearing any), and a new set of result points are generated.
		The MasterBook rulebook, the MasterBook Companion, and 10-sided dice are still available for this line.
	www.westendgames.com /html/plymstr.html (946 words)

	D6/MasterBook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		I take the conversion one step further, and use some of the MasterBook system in D6, where George Strayton's system is simply a quick and dirty way to convert existing MB characters into D6.
		For the sake of Copyrights and all that, anything that is NOT significantly changed from the original Masterbook rules, is only reviewed and not discussed in full detail.
		It is assumed you have the Masterbook rules and a Masterbook deck.
	www.seawolfsden.net /sw/d6mb (386 words)

	The Legendary Contents
		I borrowed somewhat from the *"Masterbook"** and "The Highest Level Of All*" systems for the magic rules.
		But the combat system is completely original, the most similar thing I can think of was produced by "Flying Buffalo*" in the seventies.
		*Masterbook* The Highest Level Of All and Flying Buffalo, (I think I have the name right), have copyrights and other legal thingies, I'm sure.
	members.tripod.com /~AO/pro/wp-legcontents.html (391 words)

	Shatterzone to Star Wars: Advantages & Compensations System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		To follow is a combination of Advantage/Disadvantage systems from Shatterzone, Masterbook and a little from D6 (plus some psi powers from Star Frontiers).
		However, there are some advantages / compensations listed in the Masterbook companion that can not be applied to Star Wars, or only by some strange stretch, can be applied.
		Disclaimer: Masterbook, D6 System, Shatterzone and Star Wars RPG (SW RPG) are copyrights of West End Games; Star Wars being licensed through Lucas Films.
	www.seawolfsden.net /sw/adv/index.html (437 words)

	Moonrise.org: A Visit to GenCon 1996
		(Masterbook, only two years after its conception, is shifting from the almost-as-good-as-Torg 2d10 system, to the not-quite-as-good Star Wars d6 system.
		Of the first Masterbook products, (Masterbook is a generic system, a la GURPS) Indiana Jones was decent and Bloodshadows was too, from what I've seen (I haven't looked at the book or played it).
		And the ones I've seen all violate (er, "modify") the Masterbook rules to the point its not really a generic system any more.
	www.moonrise.org /print/gencon96.shtml (5485 words)

	Bloodshadows - West End Games - Krakow RPGs - For Sale
		In simplest terms, players using the MasterBook system roll two 10-sided dice to determine a bonus number on a chart.
		This is added to an appropriate statistic associated with the character, and then compared to a difficulty.
		Contains: Bloodshadows rulebook, MasterBook rulebook, 2 decks of MasterDeck cards.
	www.waynesbooks.com /Bloodshadows.html (229 words)

	Pyramid: Pyramid Pick: MasterBook Games / Bloodshadows (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		MasterBook is West End's entry into the generic RPG sweepstakes.
		West End games are traditionally a bit rules heavy, and MasterBook carries on that tradition, rather than trying to buy into the rules-lite paradigm of hot systems like Storyteller and its ilk.
		Complexity wise, the game falls squarely in the familiar generic territory staked out by Hero, GURPS and Role Master.
	www.sjgames.com /pyramid/sample.html?id=4420 (338 words)

	Select sheets using a variable :: MrExcel Message Board
		The tabs and such are named the same ex.
		Therefore I was trying to use a varaiable to do all this.
		But it is not working, it will not go from sheet to sheet in my masterbook, but paste all on same tab.
	www.mrexcel.com /archive2/51500/59874.htm (277 words)

	TheRaider.net - Indiana Jones Timeline
		This timeline is based on a number of sources, the major ones are the films, TV-series, books, comic books and video games.
		The timeline is a revised and updated version of the one in the The World of Indiana Jones MasterBook by West End Games Ltd. The numerous Indiana Jones adventures related in the different media sources sometimes contradict each other.
		This can range from dates to 2 different adventures with the same subject but with different explanations of the mystery.
	www.theraider.net /information/timeline/index.php (142 words)

	Masterbook - RPGnet Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
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		I actually like MasterBook, though it does have its faults.
		I also liked Masterbook (was working on a Star Wars conversion).
	forum.rpg.net /showthread.php?t=207797 (980 words)

	[torg] Dodging (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		> Masterbook's way of handling it is kinda cool.
		["kinda cool" statement later withdrawn] The new rulebook will continue to use the original TORG method though the Masterbook approach and the list's modified MB approach (to use both methods, whichever is less) will be included as optional rules.
		But the highly skilled character generally doesn't have to worry about it and if he should have to buy off damage he'll be doing it less often and it'll be more cost-effective.
	www.justintimeadventures.com /pipermail/torg/1999-May/018768.html (248 words)

	EN World - Morrus' D&D / d20 News & Reviews Site - [OT] Indiana Jones RPG's: still play these?
		While I'm a big fan of Torg, and bought all the Shatterzone and Masterbook stuff, I never played Masterbook Indiana Jones.
		I remember that weapons didn't do much to the heroes, but they didn't do too much to the bad guys, either.
		I never played the masterbook or d6 versions, though.
	www.enworld.org /printthread.php?t=6057 (712 words)

	West End Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		D6 System - Used in games like Star Wars and Ghostbusters
		Masterbook - The Masterbook system grew out of the system used in the game Torg.
		It was further developed and became the basis for games such as Necroscope and Tales from the Crypt
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_End_Games (704 words)

	Q&A - Miscellaneous (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		We don't have any dedicated D6 game lines to announce yet, but we have included details on using all MasterBook lines in D6, so you can play Indiana Jones, Necroscope, Tales from the Crypt, Tank Girl, Species and Bloodshadows immediately.
		D6 and MasterBook have a simple translation, so the MasterBook fans can also use SW with MasterBook rules.
		I would love to write for West End Games but do not know how to submit my work.
	moonswing.starwars-rpg.net /210-qa/qa1-misc.htm (653 words)

	Torg: Role-Playing the Possibility Wars
		Thread off of the mailing list discussing customizing the Masterbook Special Effects system for specific worlds.
		This page holds articles relating to West End Games Torg: Roleplaying the Possibility Wars game, as well as its spin off games: Masterbook and Shatterzone.
		Existance of this page is meant in no way to interfere with West End Games Copyrights or Trademarks.
	www.geocities.com /degaalth/Library/Torg (191 words)

	Abebooks Search Results - MasterBook
		RahXephon Novel Volume 1 (RahXephon (Dr Masterbook)) (ISBN: 1597960004)
		RahXephon Novel Volume 2 (RahXephon (Dr Masterbook)) (ISBN: 1597960012)
		An RPG based on the Species science fiction films, using the MasterBook system from West End games.
	www.abebooks.co.uk /search/sortby/3/kn/MasterBook (1342 words)

	Le Valet d'Coeur Online - West End Games - Masterbook System
		West End Games - Masterbook System Game Settings
		Due to our poor dollar, prices will fluctuate.
		We will advise you of any price change before shipping.
	www.levalet.com /ENGCAT/WEGMB.HTM (37 words)

	MasterBook @ Role Playing Games @ David Boucherie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		MasterBook @ Role Playing Games @ David Boucherie
		MasterBook is a game system that can be used to roleplay in virtually any game universe, with virtually any options.
		Take a trip into the outback with the craziest badhead ever to strap on a super-tank and go in search of beer and bloodshed!
	users.telenet.be /david.boucherie/e/rpg/rpg23.htm (127 words)

	Tales From The Crypt - Krakow RPGs - For Sale
		Fans of the cult TV show "Tales From The Crypt" will enjoy this role playing game from West End Games, based on their Masterbook rules system.
		Set contains: Tales From The Crypt Worldbook; the Masterbook rules system; Masterdeck card set.
		It's time for another terror tour through my cozy Crypt.
	www.waynesbooks.com /TalesFromTheCrypt.html (162 words)

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