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HackMaster

HackMaster is a fantasy role-playing game produced by Kenzer & Company. It began as a fictional game, a parody of Dungeons & Dragons played by the characters of the Knights of the Dinner Table comic strip by Jolly R. Blackburn. The characters in the comic began playing fictional HackMaster 3rd Edition, which was updated and published in 2001 as a…

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Designers
Jolly R. Blackburn, David Kenzer, et al.
Genres
fantasy
Publication
2001 (4th Edition) · 2009 (Basic) · 2011 (5th Edition)
Publishers
Kenzer & Company
Systems
Custom, derived from AD&D system

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HackMaster

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Edges23
Triples61
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
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related to history · 22
HackMaster → AD, Advanced Dungeons, As, Beasts, C's, Coast, Company, Dinner Table, Dragon Magazine Archive, Dragons, Dungeons, Edition, HackMaster Field Manual, In, Kenzer, Knights, Monster Manual, Most, Since, The Hacklopedia
related to Setting · 22
HackMaster → Aldrazar, Arctic Circle, Developers, Dinner Table, Garweeze Wurld, Garweeze Wurld Atlas, Garweeze Wurld Gazetteer, Gary Gygax, Gary Jackson, HM, In, Jolly Blackburn, Kalamar, Kenzerco, Kenzerco's, Kingdoms, Knights, KoK, Steve Jackson, Steve Jackson Games
related to External links · 5
HackMaster → Archived November, HackMaster Association, HMA, Official HackMaster, Wayback Machine
Publication · 3
HackMaster → 2001 (4th Edition), 2009 (Basic), 2011 (5th Edition)
Designers · 1
HackMaster → Jolly R. Blackburn, David Kenzer, et al.
Genres · 1
HackMaster → fantasy
Publishers · 1
HackMaster → Kenzer & Company
Systems · 1
HackMaster → Custom, derived from AD&D system
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HackMaster → fantasy role-playing game produced by Kenzer

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edition game 4th comic 5th parody kenzer knights dinner table 2001 basic fictional setting ad company garweeze wurld dungeons dragons

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HackMasterDesignersJolly R. Blackburn, David Kenzer, et al.1.00infobox
HackMasterGenresfantasy1.00infobox
HackMasterPublication2001 (4th Edition)1.00infobox
HackMasterPublication2009 (Basic)1.00infobox
HackMasterPublication2011 (5th Edition)1.00infobox
HackMasterPublishersKenzer & Company1.00infobox
HackMasterSystemsCustom, derived from AD&D system1.00infobox
HackMasteris afantasy role-playing game produced by Kenzer0.90text
the Knights of the Dinner Table comic in the electronic media archiveinstance ofIn 1999 the Dragon Magazine Archive software was published where Wizards of the Coast failed to get permission to reprint many of the original articles0.80text
1st Edition Unearthed Arcanainstance ofincluding various supplements0.80text
Oriental Adventuresinstance ofincluding various supplements0.80text
the mid-1990s Skillsinstance ofincluding various supplements0.80text

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