game: The Cyclopedia Talislanta: Volume IV The Western Lands

Talislanta is a fantasy role-playing game written by Stephen Michael Sechi, with significant stylistic input by artist P.D. Breeding-Black. Initially released in 1987 by Bard Games, the game quickly gained a reputation as an alternative to Dungeons & Dragons that was both much simpler mechanically and far more colorful in tone. The game has maintained a strong cult following within table-top publication history. There have been five different editions published over the years, and even more unauthorized editions, nearly all by different companies.