The Sea Elves
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 Cover art by Lisa A. Free, 1985 | |
| Designers | Elizabeth Cerritelli |
|---|---|
| Publishers | Chaosium |
| Publication | 1985 |
| Genres | Fantasy |
| Systems | Basic Role-Playing |
The Sea Elves is the final supplement for the fantasy role-playing game Elfquest, published by Chaosium in 1985.
The information in The Sea Elves allows players and gamemasters to design and play sea elf characters in their natural environment. In addition to various game-related statistics for both sea elves and sea creatures both friendly and antagonistic, the book describes the history, social structure, and the unique magic of sea elves.[1] Three complete scenarios are included as an introduction to life as a sea elf: "Stormcoming Hunt", "Littlesmoke Island", and "Assault on Smalltower Island."
Publication history
Although The Sea Elves is a supplement for the Elfquest role-playing game produced by Chaosium in 1984, Elfquest originally started as a comic book created by Wendy and Richard Pini in 1978. In the first issue of the short-lived Elfquest fanzine Yearnings in 1982, Elizabeth Cerritelli and Debra Vergriss introduced the concept of sea elves in the short story Siege of Suncliff Island.[1] After Chaosium produced the role-playing game using the Basic Role-Playing system, several supplements were published, the final one being The Sea Elves in 1985, a 52-page softcover book written by Elizabeth Cerritelli, with interior illustrations by Wendy Pini, cartography by Carolyn Schultz Savoy, and cover art by Lisa A. Free.[2]