Rolemaster

First Edition
Product: Claw Law (1st Edition & 2nd
Edition)
Stock #: CL 1500
Producer: Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE)
Designers: Coleman Charlton, Bruce
Neidlinger, Terry Amthor, Leonard Cook and
Pete Fenlon.
Release date: 1982
Category: Rolemaster System
Format: The first print is set in a plastic bag
with yellow cover, containing the Claw Law
rules with important statistics chart (Loose
sheets of blue paper ANSI A, 3 pages), 12
natural weapons Charts (Heavy loose sheets
of yellow paper ANSI A), Critical Strike
Tables (on tan paper ANSI A, double sided).
The second print had evertying shrink wrapped, with a colored slip cover sheet, containing all
of the above in a saddle stitched book with perforated pages.
Comments: This first edition of ICEs Claw Law,
being the third of the Rolemaster Systems, initially
came in two similar printings using the same paper
quality. The first printing had everyting in loose
sheets set in a plastic bag while the second printing
had a shrink wrapping containing a saddle stitched
booklet with perforated pages that allowed each page
to be removed, everything covered with a colored slip
cover. It contained no more than three pages of
additional rules, at it clearly was supposed to be a
complement and follow up to the Arms Law rules.
These also contained some important statistics charts
for animals, monsters, martial arts, and additional
weapons conversions. All other charts followed the
game system more or less from Arms Law; the
supposition is that those two Laws are supposed to be
used in tandem. In later editions these would merge
into Arms & Claw Law.