Legendary Lives is a medieval fantasy role-playing game largely based upon various types of faeries and other supernatural creatures from northern Europe mythology.
[3] The player first chooses one of 26 different races: Avian, Barbarian, Brownie, Bush Person, Corsair, Draconian, Dwarf, Oriental, Elf, Elfin, Entomolian, Bestial, Firbolg, Forester, Goblin, Gypsy, Hill People, Hob, Netherman, Nomad, Ratling, Serpent, Sidhe, Spriggan, Viking, and Wolfling.
[2] Marquee Press published a revised second edition of Legendary Lives in 1993 that combines the Player's Primer and the Referee's Rulebook into one 272-page softcover book, with additional material by Dmitri Ashling.
[3] In the July 1993 edition of Dragon (Issue #195), Lester W. Smith defined both the Legendary Lives Player's Primer and the Referee's Rulebook as "amateur appearance but impressive content."
For instance, Smith thought the ART system of skill resolution "stresses quick play and storytelling over realism."