Quest of the Ancients
Encyclopedia
Quest of the Ancients is an independent
role-playing game
published in the late 80s by Unicorn Game Publications. It is mainly a Dungeons & Dragons
clone, in that it was character class
- and level-based, and used a skill system similar to the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons thief skill system. Most notably it used a thirty sided
die (or d30) for combat resolution.
Written by Vince Garcia of Fresno, California, the game system implements a large number of character classes.
Indie role-playing game
An indie role-playing game is a role-playing game published outside of traditional, "mainstream" means. Varying definitions require that commercial, design, or conceptual elements of the game stay under the control of the creator, or that the game should just be produced outside of a corporate...
role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
published in the late 80s by Unicorn Game Publications. It is mainly a Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
clone, in that it was character class
Character class
In role-playing games, a common method of arbitrating the capabilities of different game characters is to assign each one to a character class. A character class aggregates several abilities and aptitudes, and may also sometimes detail aspects of background and social standing or impose behaviour...
- and level-based, and used a skill system similar to the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons thief skill system. Most notably it used a thirty sided
Rhombic triacontahedron
In geometry, the rhombic triacontahedron is a convex polyhedron with 30 rhombic faces. It is an Archimedean dual solid, or a Catalan solid. It is the polyhedral dual of the icosidodecahedron, and it is a zonohedron....
die (or d30) for combat resolution.
Written by Vince Garcia of Fresno, California, the game system implements a large number of character classes.
Sources
- http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showline&gamelineid=267
- http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/alphabetical/P-Q.html