Rolemaster

First Edition
Product: Rolemaster (2st Edition)
Stock #: RM 1800
Producer: Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE)
Designers: Coleman Charlton, Bruce
Neidlinger, Terry Amthor, Leonard Cook,
Pete Fenlon, Kurt Fischer, Bruce Shelley and
Steven Moffatt.
Release date: 1982
Category: Rolemaster System
Format: Boxed set containing the Book of
the Character Law rules (Saddle-stapled
softcover ANSI A, 52 pages), the Arms Law
rules (Saddle-stapled softcover booklet with
white cover ANSI A, 50 pages containing 10
pages of instruction, plus 30 perforated pages
of blue-grey paper with charts for each
weapon class, and eight perforated sides with tan or beige colored paper with maneuver charts
and critical strikes tables), the Claw Law rules (Saddle-stapled booklet with blue cover ANSI
A, 23 pages containing six perforated pages of blue paper with important statistics chart, 12
perforated pages of heavy yellow paper with attack charts, five perforated blue pages
containing critical strike tables), Spell Law rules (Saddle-stapled softcover booklet with white
cover ANSI A, 24 pages), Spell Lists of Mentalism (Saddle-stapled softcover booklet with
green cover ANSI A, 24 pages), Spell Lists of the Essence (Saddle-stapled softcover booklet
with yellow cover ANSI A, 24 pages), Spell Lists of Channeling (Saddle-stapled softcover
booklet with blue cover ANSI A, 24 pages), Charts with spell attack tables, critical strikes and
failure tables (8 heavy loose cardstock sheets ANSI A).
Comments: This boxed set is the second print of the foregoing Rolemaster box, housing the
same cover artwork by Matthew Jorgensen, but with somewhat upgraded game modules. It
contains the 3rd editon of the Arms Law, which basically is a somewhat re-edited version of
the 2nd edition, with some additional sections on healing, slaying weapons and armor
bonuses. It also has all of the eights tables and 30 charts saddle-stapled to the rules booklet
and perforated so that the 19 leafs may be disattached from the binding and handed out to the
players as individual sheets. The 3rd edition of Arms Claw also came in two different
printings (making them the 4th and 5th printing in total), the difference being that the 2nd (or
rather 5th) printing had some of its sections printed on a glossier paper. The Claw Law
booklet is also presented in its 3rd edition/printing, again with all of the charts and tables
saddle-staped as in the 2nd edition, but with a blue cover instead of yellow, and yellow pages
for the attack charts and blue for the other tables, and with some of the charts rearranged. That

same year saw a second printing of the 3rd edition (making it the 4th printing in total) which
retracted the use of a yellow cover, otherwise no differences between the printings. Spell Law
is still presented in its 1st edition/printing, as well as the colored Character Law book. There
is also one ad for the Fellowship of the Ring membership thrown into the box in which one
could order a special kit consisting of two maps of the Shire and Moria, as well as stickers,
dekals, key rings, etc., and also T-shirts, playing cards, posters, etc., and also a catalogue on
general tolkeniana and subscription to a quarterly news letter. There was also an ad for the
new Middle-earth Series in which one could order the modules published (presented above)
and pre-order some upcoming modules. (Click below on each game module or ad to view
each component of the Rolemaster Series in detail.)