FASA

The FASA Corporation, most recently " FASA Studio " and often referred to as " FASA " called (acronym for: " Freedonian Aeronautics and Space Administration " ), in the years 1980 to 2007 was a U.S. company for roller and board games as well as later computer games.

History

The FASA -Verlag was founded in 1980.

FASA began as a company that was solely designed to make additions and enhancements to the then very popular sci-fi role-playing game "Traveller " from " Game Designers Workshop" ( GDW ). " Freedonia " - as part of the acronym " Freedonian Aeronautics and Space Administration " - again referring to the fictional country Freedonia in the Marx Brothers film The Marx Brothers at war. Freedonia was a world traveler from the original campaign of Ross Babcock and Jordan Weisman.

FASA was known by the license for the Star Trek role-playing game and brought a number of successful games out, especially BattleTech and Shadowrun.

Unofficial successor and owner of most of the licenses, the company WizKids Jordan Weisman.

" FASA Interactive" - - In 1999, the creator of MechWarrior were purchased from the software manufacturer Microsoft. Eight years later, in 2007, in the " FASA Studio " renamed department was closed.

Games Single rows and Games

• Star Trek The Role Playing Game, 1982 ( German Star Trek: The RPG FanPro 1987)
• Battletech 1985 (German FanPro 1988)
• Doctor Who Role Playing Game, 1985
• Mechwarrior - the Battletech Role Playing Game, 1986 ( German MechWarrior, FanPro 1995)
• Renegade Legion ( board game ), 1987 - Implementation of role-play Legionnaire 1990
• Shadowrun, 1989 ( German FanPro 1990)
• Earthdawn, 1993 ( German FranPro / Games in 1994)
• Crimson Skies ( board game ), 1998 (Eng. FanPro 1999)
• BEFORE the Maelsrom ( board game ), 1999
• Crucible: Conquest of the Final Realm ( board game ), 2000