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Title: Second Dawn RPG 1988
Post by: Etherbreather on February 26, 2023, 04:16:54 PM
Does anyone know where to find any info, or even the gamebook or PDF for this RPG? I cannot find any information apart from the bare-bones info on wiki: It was written by Arthur Wiederhold, it was published by RBA Enterprises, and it was supposedly science fantasy.

If anyone has any info on this game I would be very grateful :)

Etherbreather
Title: Re: Second Dawn RPG 1988
Post by: rusty shackleford on February 27, 2023, 02:44:26 AM
You could try contacting the author. The man you're looking for is Arthur('Art') Wiederhold
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001KMEKN0/about
QuoteHe is also the creator of the fantasy role playing game, SECOND DAWN which was popular among American soldiers in Europe.

His website is here, but it appears the contact information isn't actually his:
https://www.arthurwiederhold.com/
He also has a twitter that hasn't been updated in a while:
https://twitter.com/artwiederhold

If you follow up on this let us know, I'm interested in it now.

Also, I checked my copy of Heroic Worlds since it was cited by the Wikipedia article, and what's in the article is the same as what's in Heroic Worlds.
DarkShire however claims it was published in 1982 by "Arrose Enterprises": https://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/alphabetical/S.html#seconddawn
Title: Re: Second Dawn RPG 1988
Post by: Etherbreather on February 27, 2023, 04:42:35 AM
Thank you.

I found the amazon reference, but this is the first time I have tried to find a gamebook, and have been unable to even find an ISBN or front page art, or any kind of reference to the system. It seems to have completely disappeared.