Pyramid Pick
Diana: Warrior Princess
Published by Heliograph Incorporated
Written by Marcus L. Rowland
Illustrated by Aaron Williams
116-page 6- by 9-inch b&w softcover; $14.95
Take several thousand years of ancient history and knead as necessary until you have a pulpy mass. Force through a sieve and then again so that all of the boring bits have been removed. Spread liberally over the topography of New Zealand before it ripens into Middle Earth, sprinkle with a dusting of the best aged Greek and Roman pantheons, drizzle over with the best jump kicking, sword-swinging action, and for a final measure serve with a pair of push-up bras. This is of course, the recipe for the television series, Xena: Warrior Princess, and to some extent for Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, where the extra support was deemed not quite as necessary.
Since this exact formula has already been repeated for a game of its own in the form of West End Games' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys & Xena: Warrior Princess Roleplaying Game, it would be churlish of anyone else to apply it quite so exactly to one of their own games. So instead Marcus Rowland applies the concept to the history and culture of the 20th century, with a nod to the 19th century along the way. The writer is known for his numerous and often fondly regarded scenarios for a variety of different games -- On the Trail of the Loathsome Slime for Call of Cthulhu, Queen Victoria and the Holy Grail for Golden Heroes, and Canal Priests of Mars for Space 188 . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: January 16, 2004
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