With the build up to the John Carter movie I've been reviewing some Barsoonian materials.  This led me to digging out my copy of Warriors of Mars (TSR, 1974).  I am not a wargamer and have deliberately stayed away from them for fear of my collecting obsession-compulsion and have concentrated my hobby on table-top role-playing solely.  So the purchase of Warriors of Mars was originally a mistake that I made in my early days of compulsively collecting as I didn't know that it was a solely a 'wargame' at the time of purchase.  However, after reading through it I was pleasantly surprised to find a full-fledged RPG therein.  I thought that I might find some proto-RPG type terms and concepts in it since it was created at the time when OD&D was developed and marketed, but was surprised at the level of which it was truly a stand-alone game system.  

Add to this mix the discussion on core classes for D&D Next and I had a mental connection Zap! for me: the singular class of RPG design is the Hero, and the proto-Hero class in an actual miniature figure.  My curiosity has been sparked and it became clear that the concept of Hit Points arose directly from the concept of a single miniature figure, the Hero, being able to take, or survive, more than one Hit.  In the Warriors of Mars game, a character has hit points equal to his character level plus one, which is a simple Hit Point system.

The Foreword/Introduction for the Warriors of Mars game is dated July 1st, 1974 which was shortly after the Introduction for the OD&D white box booklets.  This intrigues me since it implies to me that there must have been other wargames in this time period that would also have nearly full-fledged RPG systems or some proto-RPG concepts that come dangerously close to being a stand alone RPG in its own right.

So, my ancient and old wargamer members, what other 'wargame' from that time period is similar to Warriors of Mars by TSR in that it has an RPG system or something very close to it?  What other game systems or proto-game systems have I missed since I turned a blind-eye to wargames in general?

No one? LOL!

I remembered that Dawn Patrol by TSR also had a rudimentary RPG system as well.  I've heard that a game called Starfire is something along these lines as well, is that true?