Swordtag

Swordtag is a set of rules for a fantasy live-action role-playing game (LARP) published by The Adventurers' Guild in 1988 in which players take on character roles, dress in "play" armor and fight each other with boffer weapons.

Players can be one of nine character classes, largely drawn from Dungeons & Dragons, such as thief, mage, warrior, or bard.

)[1] The booklet gives an outline of combat and magic, and provides instructions on how to construct a boffer weapon or create a wand of light from a paper towel tube and a flashlight.

[2] Stewart Wieck reviewed Swordtag II - The Gamebook in White Wolf #27 (June/July, 1991), and noted that the most useful information was how to construct equipment such as helmets, shields and swords.

Wieck concluded by giving this booklet a rating of 4 out of 5, stating, ""Overall, it's relatively simple to pass judgment on this product.

Cover art by Mike Bjornson