()eslan: David Berkman, Trav1s Enebn Anthony Gallela Art: Shannon Archaleta - pg Dave Ball - pg Karen Baumann - pg Tim Collier - pg Oliver Dear - pg David Fooden - pg Paul Gudnason - pg Ed Hell - pg Shawn Klimek - pg Arron Long - pg Shane Magill - pg Fernando Marti - pg Jeff Menges - pg Daniel Thron - pg 40 & 118 41 22,24,26,36,47,57, 76,89 &121 14, 20, 28, 68, 80 & 124 25, 130 98 37, 43,45,60,82, 89, 94, 96, 97, 101, 106, 108, 109, 110, 115, 132, 141, 142 & 143 70 & 119 12 & 63 35, 70, 84, 86, 90, 95 & 112 23 38, 50, 65, 74 & 132 114 7, 8, 10, 53 & 127 (:()Ver Deslanz David Berkman, Derek Boain, Andrew Finch, Aaron Long Cc>ver 411: Ron Walotsky Tl'DeSettlnct & La"YC>Uts David Berkman l'roouctl()n: David Berkman. Travis Ene1x, Anthony Gallela, Aaron long Staff: Tim Creel, Eric Currier, Beatrice Flamenco, Richard Trafton (jacJutaae l'ressa David Berkman, Travis Eneix, Andrew Finch, Anthony Gallela, Brett Hackett 2 Theatrlx - The Core Rules We §aid We Wvuld. iv tiere e7oos ••• 13.-eU "I can't believe I came up with that." tiackett - for doing what no one else could Vintd "Great Master <strong>of</strong> Alii -what?" l3el1unan - tor that wonderful insight it took only six years to develop. Travis "Attitude!?, WHAT ATTITUDE!!" blelx for his [Deleted for Security Reasons] and his surprising objectivity. 48UI()R'Y "She wants me." 6allela- for call1ng 1t like it is. 4ndrew "I have just a few words to say about that ... " f'lnch- for having something to say about everything. f)erek "I'm supposed to guess!?" (j()ftln - for developing ESP. 4ar()n "Deadline? . There was a deadline?" L()nct - for artwork the hkes <strong>of</strong> which NO ONE has ever seen. David "I can't believe I can be this drunk, and still be this sexy!" ()berh()lzer - for a party only he remembers. bUier ''Would you guys shut up down there!" ()rt()n - for extreme patience under fire. lchard "Is this annoying you?" Traft()n - for being very, very helpful. .Jill • ... But I digress." Lu«AH- for supplying us with more useful information than she'll ever know Tara "Don't ask me· Gallauher- for being the most knowlegable person in gaming.
t:Jial' Testen: Many <strong>of</strong> the play testers listed below bought pre press copies <strong>of</strong> Theatrix from us, helping us along as we developed the game. We would like to thank them again for their support. We would also like to thank all <strong>of</strong> our playtesters for their comments and advice. This wouldn't be the same game without you. Stephen Beardslee, Cynthia Billops, Brian Boonstra, Jeff Brain, Ron Britton, Gmeron Brown, Jenifer Suring, Matthew Buynosli,Nathan Carpenter, S. Andrew Chance, Deryl Clark, Jacob Clingerman, Christine Craig, Tim Creel, Dona Croston, Eric Currier, Douglas Dea, Gary Delisle, Timothy Dennis, Steve Douglas, Jennifer Drath, Skip Dugur, Andrew Durston, Heleen Durston, Brett Dyer, Chris Elliott, Ge<strong>of</strong>frey Fagan, Stacey Fetters,David Finklea, Scott Fitz,James Fourcade, Sam Freund, Matt Fry, Francis Gallela, Diana Goldsmith, Larry Grossman, Tom Harrington, Joel Hill, Robin Hines Tanith Hirai, Chris Hockaboot, Dave Hughes, Darrin Hyrup, Paul Jackson, Mike Johnson, Deverne Jones, Shane Judson,Mike Kangle,Bill Kassale, Sarah Keast, David Kenard, Laurinda Kershaw, JapJi Khalsa, John Kim, Bob Krotsley, Vary Kuevor, Sophie Lagace, Shannon Lambeth, Jason Lamborne, Magnus Lie Hetland, Nick Lesiecki, Mark Letter Mark Lieberman, Stacy Linder, Corey Lissau, Chris Love, Jim Love, Gaby Malleod, Bill Mazerat, Kevin Miller, Loren Miller, William Miller, Carlton Moore, Cy Myers, David Myers, Brian Myhre, Bretto Netto, Ashley Nichols, Sean Pagliarulo, William Parham, Joseph Pettit, Tom Pizzino, Chris Poley, Nick Poolos, Nick Ramerez, John Reskusich, Jeff Richardson, Todd Rohrer, Andrew Rose, Gordon Rose, Gurubani Rosenbloom, Lisa Sacco, Vinny Sauzillio, Aaron Schwartz, Matt Scott, Dan Senn, Ami Seymour, Todd Shaughnessy, O.J. Simpson, Gary Smith,Marcus Soulier, Chris Stopelli, Demitri Strathearn, Mike Strathearn, Gobind Tanaka, Jeff Taylor, Chris Thesing, Howard Thompson, Scott Thorne, Daniel Thron, Teresa Thurman, James Tiel, Jim Todd, Richard Trafton, Tanith Tyrr, Gary Vanderhook, Lee Vanderlip, Ron Vardy, Rene Vernon, Dave Vignola, Gary Walker, Sam Walls, Jeff Washam, Dirk Wells, Robbie Westmoreland, JD Wikert, Jim Wiley, Robin Williams, Stuart Williams, Tami Williams, Holly Wilson, Richard Wilson, Ken Winland, Kriss Wolf, Eddy You, Josh Zerlan We apologize to anyone whose name was left out, or misspelled. If you played, or purchased, a pre-press copy <strong>of</strong> Theatrix, and your name is not listed, please write us, and give us your name, address, the place, and date you played Theatrix. Thank you - Backstage Press. Peclal Thanlu T(): Nene Tina Thomas Dean Yuen Amrit Kaur Khalsa Coszette Eneix Dr. Lyndell Grey Ester Norton F ASA Corperation Francis Gallela Greg Staford Jill Lucas ld()IS & Ideals: Carlo Lopa Eric Lindstrom Sam Lewis Tri Tac Systems Tara Gallagher Richard Trafton Rev. Robert Finch Paul Lidberg Paramount Pictures Tim Dunn People who have inspired us to try and reach for new heights, who have given us vision, and/or visions. B.F. Skinner Buddah-Head Fritz Perls Ganja Indica Gene Roddenberry ian Fleming Kitty Lao Tsu Miyamoto Musashi Syd Field Undercover S.K.A. Backstage Press would especially like to thank lj()b liamllwn for his assistance on this product. We owe you a debt <strong>of</strong> gratitude.- Backstage Press Published by Backstage Press P.O. Box 170243, San Francisco, CA 94117 The purchaser <strong>of</strong> this book may reproduce the character sheets for personal use only Any other reproduction <strong>of</strong> this material, whether in whole, or in part, without written permis sion <strong>of</strong> the publisher, is expressly denied, with the exception <strong>of</strong> short excerpts for the purpose <strong>of</strong> reviews. Theatrix is a Trademark <strong>of</strong> Backstage Press. Copyright© 1993 Backstage Press. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States <strong>of</strong> America. The mention <strong>of</strong> or reference to any companies or prod ucts in these pages is not a challenge to the trademarks or copyrights concerned. Theatrlx - The Core Rules 3