Their progression leads to demigod status – eventually powerful characters become "Lords of Creation", with the ability to create their own pocket universe.

"[2] Avalon Hill's second prong of their role-playing strategy, released a few months after Powers & Perils, was the multi-genre Lords of Creation, designed by Tom Moldvay, well-known in the industry for his work at TSR on the second edition of the D&D Basic Set as well as several notable D&D adventures.

Moldvay's creation was released as a boxed set, with art by Jean Baer, Dave Billman and Bob Haynes.

[3] Mike Dean reviewed Lords of Creation for the British games magazine Imagine, and stated that "All in all, LoC is a powerful new concept in RPGs and should do well in sales.

Swan felt that "there's simply too much ground to cover in too little space; if the referee wants to create an adventure with a time-traveling theme, he'll need a lot more than what's given here."