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''Bunnies & Burrows'' (''B&B'') is a role-playing game (RPG) inspired by the novel ''Watership Down''.〔''GURPS Bunnies & Burrows'' (1992), Steve Jackson Games, ISBN 978-1-55634-237-0〕 Published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1976, the game centered on intelligent rabbits. It introduced several innovations to role-playing game design, being the first game to allow players to have non-humanoid roles, and the first to have detailed martial arts and skill systems. Fantasy Games Unlimited published a second edition of the game in 1982, and the game was modified and republished by Steve Jackson Games as an official ''GURPS'' supplement in 1992. As rabbits, player characters are faced with dangers mirroring those in the real world. The only true "monsters" in the game are humans, but there are many predators and natural hazards. The characters' position in the food chain promotes an emphasis on role-playing and problem solving over combat. ==History== Originally published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1976, only two years after the first role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' was published,〔 this edition is now long out of print. The game was inspired by Richard Adams' fantasy novel ''Watership Down'', and the players were given the opportunity to take on the role of rabbits.〔 As such, the game emphasized role-playing over combat for, according to Steffan O'Sullivan, "You're playing a rabbit, after all – how much combat do you want to do?"〔 David M. Ewalt, in his book ''Of Dice and Men'', commented that ''Bunnies & Burrows'' "pushed setting even farther" than other early RPGs like ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and ''En Garde!'', as the "player characters were intelligent rabbits and had to compete for food, avoid predators, and deal with internal warren politics". The poor production values provided a barrier to the acceptance of the game. The art, by Charles Loving, was "sketchy and of poor quality", while the document as a whole gave the appearance of having been typewritten. Building on this first edition, in 1979, B. Dennis Sustare wrote ''"Different Worlds Present the World of Druid's Valley: A Bunnies & Burrows Campaign"'' in ''Different Worlds'', a magazine published by Chaosium. It detailed how to combine the world of ''Bunnies & Burrows'' with other fantasy worlds. This was followed by the mini-adventure ''"The Jackrabbits' Lair"'', written by Daniel J. Maxfield, in ''Pegasus'', a magazine published by Judges Guild. A second edition of ''Bunnies & Burrows'' was printed in 1982 by Fantasy Games Unlimited, although the continuing popularity of the first edition is evidenced by how it was still being actively played in 2008. During a rise of "retro" games in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Steve Jackson Games entered negotiations with Dennis Sustare and Scott Robinson, the current owners of the ''Bunnies & Burrows'' copyright, to publish an official ''GURPS'' supplement. In 1988, O'Sullivan wrote an unofficial conversion of ''Bunnies & Burrows'' to ''GURPS'' while the negotiations continued.〔 He indicated that he hoped to one day work on the official supplement.〔 ''GURPS Bunnies & Burrows'' was published in 1992.〔 The setting also had an unofficial conversion in 2004 to be used in ''Risus: The Anything RPG'' by Boyd Mayberry under their "Rules for Free Fan-Supplements and Articles". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bunnies & Burrows」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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