Metamorphosis Alpha
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Metamorphosis Alpha is one of the first science fiction role-playing games, published in 1976. It was created by James M. Ward and originally produced by TSR, the publisher of Dungeons & Dragons.
First edition cover
Expedition to the Barrier Peaks is a 1980 adventure module for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game written by Gary Gygax. While Dungeons & Dragons is typically a fantasy game, the advent
Metamorphosis Alpha
…fantasy (as confirmed by the creator James M. Ward in 2006). Ward has stated that the game is not "hard sci-fi". In 1980, TSR released AD&D module S3: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. The module was based on the idea that a starship such as the Warden (though not the Warden itself, according to TSR founder Gary Gygax) becomes marooned…
Cover with art by Erol Otus
Author Gary Gygax in 2007 at the GenCon game convention