The Slayers d20
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The Slayers d20 is a roleplaying game published by Guardians of Order
based on the anime series Slayers
. The title refers to the title under which Central Park Media
released the three seasons of the television series.
The game uses the d20 System
with a variant magic system designed to reflect the powerful spells found in the series. Players' characters in this setting are frequently at a much higher level
than in a typical d20 campaign. Much of this material was incorporated into Advanced d20 Magic
, a setting-independent book that will continue to be in print when the license on Slayers expires.
The book has no reference to any material found in the movies or OVA episodes due to licensing restrictions. Thus there is no mention of the popular character Naga the Serpent
. However, there are multiple sets of game statistics for the four principals of the TV series, to reflect their advancement over the course of the story.
The book is scheduled to go out of print sometime in 2006, as Guardians of Order's license to publish Slayers material expires. No renewal is planned, especially since CPM itself has been displaced as the license holder for Slayers in favor of FUNimation, which has a substantial collectible card game
division of its own.
Guardians of Order
Guardians of Order was a Canadian company founded in 1996 by Mark C. MacKinnon in Guelph, Ontario. The company's business output consisted of role-playing games . Their first game is the anime inspired Big Eyes, Small Mouth. In 2006 Guardians of Order ceased operations due to overwhelming...
based on the anime series Slayers
Slayers
is a series of over 52 light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. It was later developed into several manga titles, five televised anime series, two three-episode original video animations , and five movies. It also spawned several console role-playing games for the...
. The title refers to the title under which Central Park Media
Central Park Media
Central Park Media was an American multimedia entertainment company based in New York City, New York, that was active in the distribution of East Asian cinema, television series, anime, manga and manhwa titles in North America prior to its bankruptcy in 2009...
released the three seasons of the television series.
The game uses the d20 System
D20 System
The d20 System is a role-playing game system published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast originally developed for the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons...
with a variant magic system designed to reflect the powerful spells found in the series. Players' characters in this setting are frequently at a much higher level
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than in a typical d20 campaign. Much of this material was incorporated into Advanced d20 Magic
Advanced d20 Magic
Advanced d20 Magic is an alternative spellcasting system for the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game and the d20 System role-playing game. It is published by Guardians of Order, the producers of the Big Eyes Small Mouth game and the Slayers d20 game...
, a setting-independent book that will continue to be in print when the license on Slayers expires.
The book has no reference to any material found in the movies or OVA episodes due to licensing restrictions. Thus there is no mention of the popular character Naga the Serpent
Naga the Serpent
is a fictional character in the novel, movie, OVA and manga versions of Slayers. Her Japanese voice actress is Maria Kawamura, and her English voice actress is Kelly Manison in the OVAs and movies, and Eva Kaminsky in Slayers Evolution-R....
. However, there are multiple sets of game statistics for the four principals of the TV series, to reflect their advancement over the course of the story.
The book is scheduled to go out of print sometime in 2006, as Guardians of Order's license to publish Slayers material expires. No renewal is planned, especially since CPM itself has been displaced as the license holder for Slayers in favor of FUNimation, which has a substantial collectible card game
Collectible card game
thumb|Players and their decksA collectible card game , also called a trading card game or customizable card game, is a game played using specially designed sets of playing cards...
division of its own.