Friday, August 12, 2016

The Terminator in DC Heroes Role Playing Game

In the heart of the Dungeons and Dragons heyday of the 1980s, Mayfair Games in 1985 released DC Heroes Role Playing Game. Pencil and paper RPG players could now go on adventures as Superman, Batman, or any number of other DC Comics heroes or (gasp) villains. Over the course of it's popular run (its third edition released in 1993) there were 70 or so expansion adventures sold for the game covering everything from the Justice League of America, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Watchmen, Jonah Hex, the Suicide Squad, the New Gods, and more. Because the New Teen Titans was one of the best selling comic book titles at the time, many of its characters were prominently featured in the in the game, as illustrated in the box art, which is pictured below (Deathstroke appears on the box as well).

Deathstroke in the bottom left corner of the box image
of the game's 1st edition

In addition to the box art, an introductory campaign module was included with the game set showcasing the New Teen Titans, with Deathstroke appearing solo on the cover. 

Deathstroke appearing solo on the Titan's solitaire module

Further evidence of the Teen Titan's 1980s popularity could be seen in the house ads that DC Comics ran to advertise the game's release. As pictured below, the New Teen Titans and Deathstroke were trusted to promote the game's release.


Pictured below is a scan of Deathstroke's (listed as Terminator) gameplay data. This image is very small, but it's the only one I could come up with.

Terminator''s stats entry from the game's 3rd. edition

The Teen Titans were also featured in a metal figures set that accompanied the role playing game. Deathstroke was included in the set as shown in the images below.

Box for the New Teen Titans and
Adversaries metal figure set

Deathstroke, again, inside the bottom left corner of the box, but in the
bottom right corner of the set's picture guide