Kryształy Czasu was one of the first Polish role-playing games

Polish role-playing games

Polish role-playing games have been in production since the early 1990s. Now there are several games that have been designed in Poland, as well as many translations on the market.- History :...

. It was released in 1993 by Artur Szyndler in the Magia i Miecz

Magia i Miecz

Magia i Miecz was the first RPG-oriented magazine in Poland. Started in 1993, it ceased publishing in 2002 after 103 issues....

 magazine. By this point the game already had a loyal fan base which had developed during the late Communist era, despite the game's association with western ideas in the eyes of Poland's Communist government. In 1998 a print edition was released by Wydawnictwo MAG

Wydawnictwo MAG

Wydawnictwo MAG , founded in 1993 by Jacek Rodek, is a Polish publishing house responsible for the first Polish publications concerning role-playing games. It has been known for publishing Magia i Miecz, the first role-playing games-oriented magazine in Poland, which was one of the key contributors...

. The setting was a fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

 world, dominated by the orcs - who, unlike in most fantasy settings, were the most advanced and civilized race. The game mechanic

Game mechanic

Game mechanics are constructs of rules intended to produce an enjoyable game or gameplay. All games use mechanics; however, theories and styles differ as to their ultimate importance to the game...

 was based on d100. Players of the 1993 version provided test data for the use of more varied character types in the 1998 version, including a better understanding of the unique aspects of female characters.

External links

• www.kryształyczasu.pl – unofficial system web page (in Polish).