is Elvis Presley, who in the game's world is still alive). If a P.I. successfully recalls a past life (through a successful action roll), the P.I. assumes the past life's personality and skills for ten minutes. The gamemaster in Pandemonium is called The Editor. History The game's core book, Pandemonium! (subtitled Adventures in Tabloid World) is a 176-page softcover manual written by Stephan Michael Sechi, Robin Laws, and Joel Kaye. It was published in 1993 by MIB Productions, Inc. and distributed by Atlas Games. Pandemonium was the first role-playing game inspired by tabloid newspapers, predating the Amazing Engine-based Tabloid! by one year. MIB Productions and Atlas Games released only one accessory for Pandemonium. Stranger Than Truth (subtitled Further Adventures in Tabloid World) is a 96-page collection of adventures written by Rob Heinsoo, Robin Laws, and John Scott Tynes, published in 1994. In the summer of 1996, Atlas Games publicly admitted that Pandemonium had "not found a solid market niche", and reduced its overstock by giving away copies of both products (Varney 1996). ReviewsWhite Wolf #46 (Aug., 1994) References Varney, Allen 1996. 'The Current Clack.' Dragon, 232:118-120 (Aug 1996). Further reading Atlas Games: Pandemonium, retrieved June 7, 2006. Meier, Clemens 2003. Playtest Review: Pandemonium, retrieved June 7, 2006. Swan, Rick 1994. 'Role-playing reviews.' Dragon'', 202:80-84 (Feb 1994). Comedy role-playing games Role-playing games introduced in 1993