Rogues Gallery: Mistress Hyde

Rogues Gallery: Mistress Hyde (PDF)

Rogues Gallery: Mistress Hyde (PDF)

This week’s Rogues Gallery issue for Mutants & Masterminds is  Mistress Hyde, priced at just $1.95 for a supervillain PDF with a Hero Lab file.

A world-renowned pharmacologist looking to create a treatment for neuromuscular disease, Maryann Beswick accidentally inhaled fumes that built up in her system and eventually transformed her from being a kind humanitarian into an evil, bestial criminal intent on accumulating power and experiencing pleasures at any cost!

Get Mistress Hyde today—just $1.95!

Ronin Round Table: The Green Ronin Publishing Round Up

The Summit is an annual tradition here at Green Ronin Publishing. Scheduled out for roughly the beginning of the fourth quarter of the year, it’s a time when the many far-flung Ronins converge on Seattle, for several days of planning for the upcoming year, allowing us to brainstorm new products, organize a schedule, and take stock of where the company and its Ronins stand.

Over the years I’ve been part of Green Ronin Publishing, I’ve come to distinctly look forward to these events, and with good reason. They’re not just a time to get planning work done (though we do plenty of that). That time is bookended by opportunities to socialize, to game, and in general to just spend time with one another–something that our Ronins don’t get much of a chance to do as a group, given how far-flung we are from one another in our day-to-day operations.

Naturally, we can’t resist recording the event on social media and the like these days, and I’ve had a couple of people ask exactly what happens at these Summits, so I figured I’d give a peek into what our time is spent doing.

The Summits are weekend events, so many of us come into town on Thursday and Friday. This means flights for some of us, though I’m lucky enough to live within a three-hour train-ride up the Washington coast from Seattle, personally (a highly recommended trip if you’ve never made it).

This year, we held the Summit at a large rental house, outside of Seattle proper, having grown too large in number to continue to invade Chez Ronin! So on Friday, after gathering the troops, we departed Seattle proper and made our way out to the countryside, to a big, beautiful house beside the Skykomish River. The rest of the evening was dedicated to settling in, catching up, and dinner with a big pot of Nicole’s chili.

Green Ronin staff photo, 2015

L to R: Steve Kenson, Nicole Lindroos, Evan Sass, Owen Stephens, Chris Pramas, Jon Leitheusser, Donna Prior, Barry Wilson, Hal Mangold, Jack Norris, Joe Carriker, Marc Schmalz

Saturday was our first work-day. Beginning with a simple breakfast (and some time watching the mist come off the river on the house’s ample back deck, tea in hand for me) we got into the process. Generally speaking, we spend an hour or so looking at each of our lines, examining where the current schedule is at (making adjustments as necessary) and coming up with ideas for however many titles we need for the upcoming year. Generally speaking, we all come to the Summit with ideas in-hand, so it’s a pretty smooth process. That evening featured marinated chicken tacos, some time beside the firepit, and even a few games here and there.

Sunday opened with an awesome pancake and sausage breakfast, courtesy of Barry and Steve. Sunday we reserved for topics not directly tied into specific game lines: discussion of new products and other brainstorming, a look at marketing and our volunteers and convention support programs and the like. Then – the new schedule. Having figured out what books we wanted to do for each of the lines, with a rough idea of when we wanted to have them, we slotted all of them onto a master schedule (the SCHEDULE OF DOOM according to the Summit’s schedule of events!). Finally, with all of our work officially drawn to an end, we broke out the grill and Evan and I grilled up some burgers and brats…okay, Evan grilled, and I basically handed him stuff.

With Monday as a travel day for most of us out-of-towners, it saw us up bright and early to close out the house and get to various travel depots. On the way home, I couldn’t help but recognize that the Summit had done its job in more ways than one. Yes, the accomplishments of hammering out the logistics of another year’s release schedule are there, certainly, but there was more. Having had the chance to spend great quality time with some of the best folks I know, talking about the games we love and the things we create? I always leave the Summit excited for what the coming year holds, looking forward to seeing some new books on shelves, and new additions to games I love.

And really, we can’t wait to share what we’ve got coming ahead with all of you.

Two New PDFs: Mercurial and North Africa

We have two new PDFs for your consideration this week, one Rogues Gallery entry and one for Atlas of Earth-Prime, for Mutants & Masterminds.

Rogues Gallery: Mercurial

Rogues Gallery: Mercurial

Rogues Gallery: Mercurial

Once a driven college student, Glenna Frost was transformed into the highly unstable (in body and mind) Mercurial in an accident at KessKorp. Now Mercurial sows chaos and danger for whatever reason she thinks makes the most sense today. Can the heroes defeat her? Can they help her? Do they want to after all she’s done?

Get Mercurial today—just $1.95!


Atlas of Earth-Prime: North Africa

Atlas of Earth-Prime: North Africa

Atlas of Earth-Prime: North Africa

Today the Atlas of Earth-Prime takes us to North Africa! It explores the countries of Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Tazamamart, Mauritania, and even covers the Western Sahara and Morroco. This region is rich in history, mythology, and culture. Inside you’ll learn about SHADOW’s role in the region, find out about the Hand of Horus, discover what Black Anubis is up to now, and much more, including Tunisia’s plan to build a “Super City” and Morocco’s role as a place of neutrality in the super-powered world!

Visit North Africa today–only $2.95

 

Available Now: Love 2 Hate

Love 2 Hate: A Party Game for Inappropriate People

Love 2 Hate: A Party Game for Inappropriate People

I love the way…

Love 2 Hate is available now!

We’re pleased to let you know that Love 2 Hate, A Party Game for Inappropriate People, is now available, both through our Green Ronin Online Store, and through your favorite game retailer. If your store doesn’t have it, please ask them to order it!

If you want to learn more about the game, you can download the rules.

Or, you can watch our How To Play Love 2 Hate video, to see the game in action!

Two New PDFs: Tripper Root and IGT-92

Today we present two new PDFs for just $1.29 each, Mountain Terrors: Tripper Root for the Chronicle System, and Rogues Gallery: IGT-92 for Mutants & Masterminds.

Mountain Terrors: Tripper Root (Chronicle System PDF)

Mountain Terrors: Tripper Root (Chronicle System PDF)

Tripper Root

Not all the predatory dangers of the mountains are beasts and animals. The tripper root grows along narrow paths and beside sheer cliffs, waiting for prey to come stumbling through its ground-covering vines. The tripper root then reacts with whip-like precision, snagging men and beast alike and hurling them over the side, slamming them into mountain faces to kill and consume them.

Mountain Terrors: Tripper Root is a bestiary PDF for the Chronicle System, the rules engine that powers our popular A Song of Ice & Fire Roleplaying game.


Rogues Gallery: IGT-92

Rogues Gallery: IGT-92

IGT-92

Smuggled to Earth in a bid to make some money for alien criminals, things would have been fine if they hadn’t turned IGT-92 on to make sure it worked. Now escaped and on  the run, IGT-92 is executing its programming to “soften up” the planet to prepare the way for its alien masters–even if they never come.

Get Rogues Gallery: IGT-92 today—just $1.29!

Mountain Terrors: Thunderbird (Chronicle System PDF)

Mountain Terrors: Thunderbird

Mountain Terrors: Thunderbird (Chronicle System PDF)

Sudden mountain storms may rise up out of nowhere, bringing the possibility of flash floods, mud slides, lightning strikes and similar dangers. Those who know the mountain peaks know to fear these storm, and not simply for the threat they bring: some mountain tempests have at their heart a mighty thunderbird on the hunt, and anything that moves is fair game.

Mountain Terrors: Thunderbird is a bestiary PDF for the Chronicle System, the rules engine that powers our popular A Song of Ice & Fire Roleplaying game.

Two New M&M PDFs: Devil’s Advocates and Eastern Europe Atlas

The Devil's Advocates (Rogues Gallery PDF)

The Devil’s Advocates (Rogues Gallery PDF)

A gang filled with evil bikers blessed with Satanic powers! They spend their time terrorizing decent folk and picking up jobs from more powerful criminal organizations that need a bit of extra muscle. The four leaders of the Devil’s Advocates have serious power with supernatural origins!

Get the Devil’s Advocates today—just $1.29!


Atlas of Earth-Prime: Eastern Europe (PDF)

Atlas of Earth-Prime: Eastern Europe (PDF)

The Atlas of Earth-Prime travels to Eastern Europe, where it introduces you to the Barony of Volkavia, which is ruled by the benevolent Baroness Natasha Von Volkavia. Then on to Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and the former Soviet Union. Along the way, we meet Poland’s famous Knight, the dogmatic European, a summary of the different vampires in and from the region, and much more.

Visit Eastern Europe today! (Just $1.99!)

Mountain Terrors: Stonehorn (Chronicle System PDF)

Mountain Terrors: Stonehorn (Chronicle System PDF)

Mountain Terrors: Stonehorn (Chronicle System PDF)

Leaping from impossible perch to seemingly sheer cliff is the stonehorn, a mighty beast that is to goats what dire wolves are to normal wolves. These four-horned, pony-sized animals reach the highest of peaks and consume the salt and other minerals they crave imbedded in the stone of the mountains. Though they are not predatory, they do not hesitate to defend their territory and their young with vicious stone horns completely infused with the minerals they consume.

Mountain Terrors: Stonehorn is a bestiary PDF for the Chronicle System, the rules engine that powers our popular A Song of Ice & Fire Roleplaying game.