MASTERBOOK

'''Masterbook''' is a generic role-playing game that was created by West End Games as a follow-up to the multi-genre role-playing game ''Torg'' and the science fiction game ''Shatterzone'', which used a modified version of the ''Torg'' system.
Like ''Torg'', the Masterbook system utilized two complementary forms of in-game conflict resolution: a unified dice mechanic, which was based on a roll of two ten-sided dice, and a game-specific deck of cards (the MasterDeck, similar to the Drama Deck in ''Torg'') that influenced random number generation, character actions, and the game's plot. ''Masterbook'' was used for several licensed properties, most notably ''The World of Indiana Jones'', ''Tales from the Crypt'', and Brian Lumley's ''Necroscope''.
The system was, ultimately, a commercial failure despite these licenses, thanks to a combination of factors, including the high level of detail in game mechanics, the unusual synthesis of dice- and card-based conflict resolution, and the low level of player character power and effect even in fantastic or pulp-style settings such as ''Indiana Jones''. This last factor was in direct contrast to ''Torg'', which helped to isolate many fans of the game's predecessor and drive them to play games whose systems were more directly accommodating to their preferred style of gameplay.
The Masterbook Community is a website trying to support the system and contains a forum, files and some other things.