Champions Universe

Champions Universe is a supplement published by Hero Games/Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) in 1992 for the superhero role-playing game Champions.

## Contents

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Champions Universe is a 186-page softcover book written by Monte Cook and 95 other authors, with illustrations by Storn Cook and Scott Heine. The book is a compilation of background information about the Champions universe.[1] Material covered includes:

* timelines
* unusual places of the world
* brief outlines of major magicians and high technology agencies
* a summary of alien races
* the Paranormal Registration Act
* updates of the Champions super-team
* thumbnail sketches of the world's main organizations and media groups
* new villains
* a glossary of characters[2]

An adventure scenario is also included.[2]

## Reception

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Sean Holland reviewed Normals Unbound in White Wolf #35 (March/April, 1993), rating it a 3 out of 5 and stated that "Overall the Champions Universe supplement is quite useful to a Champions gamemasters, especially ones who have not created a Champions Universe of their own."[3]

In the September 1993 edition of Dragon (Issue #197), Allen Varney thought this book "succeeds fairly well", although he noted "shaky spelling and grammar." But Varney questioned the utility of the book: "While reading this book I kept asking, 'What does this accomplish? Who needs it?' If you already have a campaign, much of this book becomes redundant. If you can’t devise a campaign world of your own, the material here seems (a) too sketchy to help much and (b) not thought through." He concluded, "Even if you do need a pre-fab super campaign, Champions Universe won’t fill the role without other supplements to prop it up."[2]

## Reviews

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* Pyramid[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Champions Universe - RPGnet RPG Game Index". index.rpg.net.
2. ^ a b c Varney, Allen (September 1993). "Roleplaying Reviews". Dragon (193). TSR, Inc.: 82.
3. ^ Holland, Sean (March–April 1993). "Capsule Reviews". White Wolf Magazine. No. 35\. p. 67.
4. ^ "Pyramid: Pyramid Review: Champions Universe (For Hero System)".