PART I One of the tremendous benefits of the Adventure Game Engine (or AGE) system is how quickly we’ve developed a diversity of applications for it. Not only does this give us a bunch of great games to play, but allows us to mix-and-match them to get ourselves a breadth of options beyond that of […]
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Villains, can any superhero game or setting ever really have enough of them? Villains are one of the driving forces in a superhero series, since it is their schemes and plans the heroes are looking to foil, and therefore their motives and activities to call the good guys to take action. The newly […]
Hi folks! It’s Memorial Day, so Modern Monday is coming in a little late. In response to some online questions last week, I want to clarify what the Adventure Game Engine (AGE) roleplaying games are, how they’re connected, and who’s managing them. When I talked about plans for Modern AGE, a few of you were […]
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So, after answering some questions last week, general chatter compels me to talk about what we have planned for Modern AGE. In most cases, I’m going to talk about the current state of each release. Then I’ll answer a common question about how Modern AGE compares to its sister, Fantasy AGE. In Production The following […]
A disease with no Earthly origin strikes. A legendary monster stalks back streets. Refugees from another world hide in our own, afraid of secret authorities. Gates between worlds, a sly demigod and a conspiracy introduce the Modern AGE roleplaying game with its new quickstart! The Modern AGE Quickstart contains streamlined rules for Modern AGE, a […]
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For this Modern Monday I’ve harvested Modern AGE questions from the Ronin Army forums. Instead of just copying and pasting them, I’ve synthesized some repeated questions into stuff I can answer in one go. I also made up a couple of questions I figured you’d want answered. Is it a standalone game? Absolutely. You don’t […]
We have activated our latest Mutants & Masterminds book, Rogues Gallery, for pre-order through our Green Ronin Online Store! Rogues Gallery collects supervillains from Green Ronin’s popular PDF series of the same name, with the addition of new material and never-before-seen characters. It has dozens of fearsome foes for your Mutants & Masterminds series, enough to keep your heroes […]
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As we ramp up to Modern AGE’s release, let me tell you a little bit about how we handle contemporary-era combat. That means firearms, but I’m also going to talk about the ins and outs of combat in general. Get Your Gun A Modern AGE round lasts about 15 seconds, so we knew right away […]
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Modern AGE is a couple of weeks from going to print. In this final stage, we’re refining the look of the game. One of the things we introduced late in the process was a system to color code the three campaign modes (Gritty, Pulpy, and Cinematic) so their rules options are easy to find. Plus, […]
A whole year of Nisaba? It’s hard to believe, but it has indeed been a year since we announced Nisaba Press, Green Ronin Publishing’s fiction imprint. We’ve published some great fiction in that time, although we’re just now getting started. If you’ve missed our previous offerings, don’t worry! They’re still available on our site: Brandon […]
I’ve used the past few Ronin Roundtables to preview products and plug some of our talented and ingenious third-party publishers, but this week I want to talk about a subject near and dear to my heart: Making the system work for you. I’m a great lover of homebrew—systems are there to work for you; […]
I was lucky enough to be at Seattle’s Norwescon science fiction convention last week. I sat on a few panels, ran a few games, met some impressive writers and game designers, ate Hawaiian food for the first time (I’m Canadian, in Ontario; it isn’t common where I live) and picked up some terrible “con crud,” […]
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One of the pieces of advice many real-world Tarot readers give is to use the cards to tell a story. This is what makes the Royal Road such a fun tool to use in Narrating and playing Blue Rose: it’s a source to mine for inspiration when both planning and in play. In playing a […]
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Tales of Earth-Prime: The Bears, by Susan Jane Bigelow. Marley and Shanae lead a peaceful life in the Elysian Forest, staying clear of the hubbub of Emerald City, until an unnatural visit by natural creatures stirs up trouble from the past.
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I love to cook. I find the process of preparing a meal relaxing and love feeding family and friends wholesome and satisfying food. Still, there are plenty of times when I find I don’t have the time to cook something from scratch, and I’m happy to accept a little help from a meal-kit or some […]
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Hey folks, Jack here. So with the release of the Fantasy AGE Companion I thought I’d tell you a bit more about the next book in the line. Now I know some of you are probably thinking “Oh, man, the Companion took so long to come out so how long is this new book gonna […]
This week Nisaba Press presents a new Blue Rose short story, “Quartet of Thieves” by Clio Yun-su Davis. A young woman travels far from home to deliver an important letter but must band together with a boy thief, his rhy-fox companion, and a caravan guard to steal it back when it gets taken by a […]
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Much has happened in the past several months with women speaking out on issues of sexual harassment and finally being heard. Prominent men in politics, business, media, even in children’s literature, have been called to account for behaviors ranging from inappropriate “jokes” to violent sexual assault. Here in Washington state, one of our women senators […]
This week’s new short story from Nisaba Press is “Before They Knew Him” by Richard Lee Byers, set in our Mutants & Masterminds setting Earth-Prime. It can be yours for just $1.99. Freedom City’s strength is Dr. Metropolis’s strength. But that’s about to become his Achilles heel. Tales of Earth-Prime: “Before They Knew Him” More […]
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Through Tuesday, March 13th, you can get a terrific deal on Dragon Age RPG and Fantasy AGE RPG PDFs at Bundle of Holding. For just $9.95 you can get the Starter Collection, but you might as well meet or exceed the threshold (level up) price of (currently) just $24.72, and unlock $75 more worth of […]
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We are pleased to let you know that you can now pre-order the Fantasy AGE Companion in our Green Ronin Online Store, and when you add the pre-order to your cart, you’ll be offered the PDF version for just $5, for immediate download. (Please make sure to click “Add To Cart” on the popup/overlay once […]
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It’s story time for this week, but there’s no need to gather ’round. You can purchase this Blue Rose tale and read it at your leisure, in your choice of PDF, mobi, and epub formats, for just $1.99! In “The Cutpurse With His Trousers Down,” a master thief sees the perfect opportunity to frame his rival, and […]
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One of the new elements in Modern AGE is Drive, a trait which sets your character’s emotional motivation. You pick Drive at character creation, where it provides a small capstone benefit. If you use the Conviction rules (you’ll recognize these from Blue Rose: The AGE RPG of Romantic Fantasy, though they’re optional in Modern AGE) […]
This week’s fiction offering from Nisaba Press is “In the Shadows,” a new short story set in the City of Adventure, written by Richard C. White. A crew docks in the City of Adventure, ready to carouse with their newly-won booty. But one swabby has a much darker purpose… For just $1.99, you can download […]
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Today we present Desert Threats, all-new bestiary content for the Chronicle System that powers our A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying game. The desert feasts on the bones of those who venture into those forbidding wastes. Baking heat and scouring winds are only the most obvious of those threats; the wise know other, more […]
Our previous sale, benefiting the Trevor Project, ran a while longer than we intended, but generated a nice amount to donate to them. Our new sale in our Charitable Giving Initiative benefits the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. While the sale runs, both the print and PDF versions of three Mutants & Masterminds books, Deluxe Hero’s […]
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Mothers, lock up your sons: Rogues Gallery is coming. This hardback collects the 40+ Rogues Gallery PDFs in one collection, along with a dozen new villains and antiheroes to terrorize your campaign. Your heroes could fight one a week and still not finish by New Year! Villain books are a classic installment in superhero RPGs, […]
“Night of the Witch” is a short story set on Earth-Prime, the core setting of Mutants & Masterminds and Sentinels of Earth-Prime. It’s Halloween Past, and Seven finds herself wrapped up in an eldritch conspiracy that will force her to team up with Lantern Jack to save the city. For just $1.99, you can download […]
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One of the resources I wanted to include in the upcoming Aldis: City of the Blue Rose when development began on that book was a simple “random encounters” system. Rather than monsters to fight, though, I wanted this system to be iconic “day in the life” scenes for the mighty capital city of the Kingdom […]
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Today we have a new short fiction piece up for sale, set in the World of Aldea from our Blue Rose RPG! Rhiannon Louve brings us “Of Shadow and Light,” Part 1 of a series titled “Those Who Wait.” Marn the Rose Knight is used to saving the world, but can Kiyn help her learn to […]
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Today we introduce Part Five of our Return to Freeport Pathfinder-compatible PDF adventure series. Return to Freeport Freeport is known for its adventures, from Death in Freeport (the one that started it all!) to the mega-adventure Black Sails Over Freeport. Now the City of Adventure goes back to its roots with Return to Freeport! This six-part adventure series for the Pathfinder RPG is […]
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Some three years ago in “Back Issues” I talked about some of the planned additions to the forthcoming third edition of the Freedom City setting sourcebook for Mutants & Masterminds. With the latest look at Freedom City now available, I wanted to devote some space here on Ronin Roundtable to talk about some of the […]
Today we present a new short fiction piece by Dylan Birtolo, set in Freeport: The City of Adventure. In “Unlikely Tides,” a new ship’s crew of unusual composition tacks against the wind to establish their places on the seas and in in the city. For just $1.99, you can download this rollicking tale in your choice of […]
Hey folks, Jack here. It’s already a busy year here and part of it is putting the final touches on our upcoming Fantasy AGE Companion. The book is written, edited, and currently in its final layout and art stages, so I thought it would be cool to present people with a preview of the book. […]
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The latest entry in our ongoing short fiction series, “Everyone: This Is Kevin” is a short story set on Earth-Prime, the core setting of Mutants & Masterminds and Sentinels of Earth-Prime. Even robot superhero boys need to go to school, but Kevin soon learns that there is more to an education than pencils and chalk. […]
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Today author Lindsay Smith brings us “Heartsong,” a short story set in the World of Aldea, the setting from our our Blue Rose RPG. In this 14-page story, an agent of the Silence finds himself at a moral crossroads when he meets a rhy-bonded Jarzoni priest-adept. For just $1.99, you can download this tale in your […]
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It seems like just yesterday I was wondering if this Y2K bug would indeed wreak global havoc (spoiler alert: it didn’t) while working on plans to start a new game company. Now here we are 18 years later and Green Ronin is still going strong. Although last year was challenging in many ways, we are […]
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It’s that time of year once again, when all of us at Green Ronin take a break to spend time with our families, friends, and pets (not necessarily in that order). We will be busy sleeping in, cooking, playing games, reading books, streaming shows, and making music, and maybe one or two of us might […]
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Whether visiting for the history and nightlife, or moving to Freedom City for its thriving tech or construction industries, you’ve made the right decision to embrace the city of heroes! And now Freedom City is easier to visit with the print edition of Freedom City 3rd Edition making its way to retailers. Take a peek […]
Our enchanters finished up a fresh printing of the Dragon Age RPG Core Rulebook, and we’ve received word the caravan has safely made its way to our warehouse. The book is available again in our Green Ronin Online Store, and restocking orders from retail stores should be going out soon. Dragon Age RPG Core Rulebook
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As you may well have heard by now, Green Ronin Publishing has licensed The Expanse science fiction novels by James S.A. Corey to produce The Expanse Roleplaying Game, an AGE System game set in the world of the popular series (the seventh novel, Persepolis Rising, was released on December 5th, in fact). The Expanse is one […]
Earlier this year we made a commitment to take a more structured approach to our charitable giving. Since then we’ve run a series of sales in our online store to benefit various charities. We have supported causes like environmental protection and immigrant rights, raised money for hurricane relief after a terrible storm season, and stood […]
No, that’s not coming out. But wouldn’t it be a hoot? I’m contracted to act as “Developer at Large,” for Green Ronin, because is suits my role working on whatever needs to be done. Ork! The Roleplaying Game (Second Edition!) and Modern AGE are on my mind, as varied elements of my job, with one […]
We’re always happy to see members of our extended Green Ronin family do well, and today one of them has blasted into space! Scott Woodard, co-author of the terrific Cinema & Sorcery: The Comprehensive Guide to Fantasy Film for Green Ronin, is the author behind Pinnacle’s Flash Gordon RPG Kickstarter, which launched today and has […]
Yesterday, Green Ronin’s leadership made a statement about allegations regarding the freelance developer of The Lost Citadel. Valid concerns have been raised about the tone of our initial response, and for this, we apologize. We absolutely believe victims. Full stop. We always have, and we always will. Our initial reactions were complicated, due to previous […]
By Nicole Lindroos, Hal Mangold, and Chris Pramas Recently a contractor that we’ve been working with, CA Suleiman, was accused of sexual harassment. We were in the midst of an internal investigation and had decided nothing as yet when this was taken to the court of public opinion. There is a lot we could say […]
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When I first got into the game industry in early 90s, there was a convention season that generally lasted from late May to early September. There were some shows in other parts of the year but the focus was on the summertime when students were out of school and families planned vacations. Companies scheduled their […]
Need something spooky to scare your players for Halloween gaming? Green Ronin’s Freeport Bestiary is full of things that go boom in the night! As a free preview we’re offering a single creepy critter, the chindi–an undead created to terrorize its victims as it pursues a mission of vengeance! Freeport Bestiary PDF Preview (Psst! If […]
Hi, I’m Jaym Gates, Line Manager for Green Ronin’s Nisaba Press. We’ll be publishing fiction tied in to the Green Ronin properties, both short fiction and novels. I was given three missions: make a great fiction line, make sure it was a great diverse fiction line, and find some great new voices for both fiction […]
Today we present a new short fiction piece by Anthony Pryor, set in Freeport: The City of Adventure. In “My Night In Freeport,” a naive cabin boy goes ashore in Freeport for the first time, and learns important lessons about life in the big city, why attention to proper knot lore matters, and about the sailors’ […]
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As fall begins, All Hallow’s Eve approaches. Though once a yearly reminder that the dead linger just beyond the living world, Halloween has now become a time of fun and frivolity. Even in Freedom City, where genuine monsters sometimes stalk the streets and sewers, Halloween is a time for candy, parties, fun costumes, and laughter. […]
Greetings, fellow game lovers! I’m very excited to be writing my first ever Ronin Roundtable. Some of you may remember a few months back that Donna Prior introduced me as the new Events Manager when she moved over to Catan Studio. (We still miss you, Donna!) Since then it has been a whirlwind of Gen […]
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Hello and welcome to Walking the Royal Road, an ongoing series on using the Tarot (or Royal Road, in Aldin parlance) in Blue Rose AGE games. See also the first in the series, Part One: Friends & Loved Ones. The Tarot has been used in roleplaying games for quite a long time, in a variety […]
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You probably know about our Green Ronin Online Store, but we have a second online store now. Our new Green Ronin Gift Shop features “swag,” like t-shirts, coffee mugs, poster maps, and more, bearing logos and art from our games. This store is separate from the Green Ronin Online Store for logistical reasons, and its […]
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All of us at Green Ronin wish a Happy Tal’Dorei Day to all Critters! To help celebrate, we’ve turned on ordering in our Green Ronin Online Store for the Tal’Dorei Campaign Guide.
Freedom City, the iconic original setting for Mutants & Masterminds, is now available for pre-order in our Green Ronin Online Store! What’s more, if you pre-order the hardback through our store or from a participating Pre-Order Plus brick-and-mortar retailer, you can get the PDF for just $5, and download it right away! With the Mutants & […]
Hard to resist the appeal of the world’s most famous split infinitive, given the topic of this column and the recent relaunch of a certain science-fiction television series, although this Ronin Roundtable has to do with far more earthly matters. One question I get a lot on diversity panels and interviews about inclusion and such […]
As you probably know, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. This month’s Charitable Giving Initiative sale is in support of Hurricane Maria relief efforts. For a limited time, Fantasy AGE Basic Rulebook and Fantasy AGE Bestiary are 10% off, in both print and PDF formats in our online store, and when you […]
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Once the summer convention season is largely completed but before we lose the momentum that meeting our fans and fellow gamers brings, Green Ronin holds its annual summit in the Seattle area to plan out what we hope to bring to market for the next year. Summit time is important to our company because everyone […]
Bidet, Critters! Now that you have the Tal’dorei Campaign Setting in your hands, what can you do with it? Play games, of course. But what adventures? Wizards has released a number of adventure books since 5th edition launched, and some of them are easy to integrate into Exandria. Caution: Spoilers for Out of the Abyss […]
One of the core features of Earth Prime is that it’s a dynamic setting. Just like your favorite comic books, the world constantly changes as new crises challenge heroes and villains alike, and the steady march of time means new heroes enter the picture as older heroes retire. In the Emerald City Knights adventure arc, […]
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Ork! The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, is into production, which in orkish means Hal am use machines and science to make book soon! (Me am creative focused; me am have lesser knowledge of Adobe products.) Ork! Is dear to our throbbing, fat-armored hearts. We didn’t want to phone it in by just cleaning up and […]
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We wanted to give you an update on the shipping of pre-orders for the Critical Role: Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting. This is the biggest pre-order we’ve ever had by far. It’s a large and complicated job, so we are using an outside fulfillment company for shipping. This has led to some minor issues that had to […]
Today we introduce Part Four of our Return to Freeport Pathfinder-compatible PDF adventure series. Return to Freeport Freeport is known for its adventures, from Death in Freeport (the one that started it all!) to the mega-adventure Black Sails Over Freeport. Now the City of Adventure goes back to its roots with Return to Freeport! This six-part adventure series for the Pathfinder RPG is […]
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Hey folks, Jack here. Warning, this is going to be kind of a down Ronin Round Table, but I think it’s an important one. A couple weeks ago, my father, James Norris, died. He was too young to die, despite being 70. It wasn’t a heroic death or a quick easy demise. In fact, it […]
Our hearts go out to everyone in Harvey’s path. We are shocked by the photos and footage we’ve seen of the flooding in Texas in the wake of the storm, and some of our friends and family have been directly affected. For our latest Charitable Giving Initiative campaign, we have placed all products in our […]
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While Freeport City of Adventure was written specifically to work with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Freeport has a history with class- & level-based RPGs with a core d20 mechanic that predates Pathfinder. Freeport has always been a location that’s easily adapted to new game systems and settings, with much of the core information it provides […]
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Well that was a GenCon for the books! Absolute mayhem at our booth, with folks lining up to grab our new releases. The announcement of the Expanse RPG license. New opportunities and incredible partnerships in the offing. It was amazing and we have you to thank for it. 17 years in business and we are […]
Green Ronin Publishing announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with James S.A. Corey to adapt The Expanse series of novels as a tabletop roleplaying game.
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We are pleased to present, for free download, “Offerings, a Fiction Anthology,” a sampler of fiction from three of our upcoming fiction releases. In case you missed it, we recently announced Nisaba Press, Green Ronin Publishing’s new fiction imprint, helmed by Managing Editor Jaym Gates. Within the pages of “Offerings” you’ll find: The Prologue from Shadowtide, our […]
Last time I was here, I introduced Modern AGE, the contemporary era implementation of Green Ronin’s Adventure Game Engine. Look on this very page, and you’ll see the cover. I’m not going to call it the absolute, final article–fine tuning the look is Hal’s business–but this is darn close. I’m going to riff on the […]
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It is a sad announcement for me to make, but I’ve recently flown the coop and am no longer managing the Freebooter Volunteer GM Program, nor the Events coordination for Gen Con and other shows. I resigned a bit ago, but we all felt like it was good to say goodbye to the community and […]
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Hello and welcome to Walking the Royal Road, what I hope to be an ongoing series on using the Tarot (or Royal Road, in Aldean parlance) in Blue Rose AGE games. The Tarot has been used in roleplaying games for quite a long time, in a variety of contexts, and with good reason. Reading and […]
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Now available for pre-ordering, The Book of the Righteous provides a complete pantheon for Fifth Edition games. When you pre-order through our Green Ronin Online Store or through participating Green Ronin Pre-Order Plus retailers, you can get the PDF version right away for just $5! The most comprehensive pantheon in roleplaying games is back in […]
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The Adventure Gaming Engine (AGE System) edition of Blue Rose: The Roleplaying Game of Romantic Fantasy is now in the hands of backers of the Kickstarter and available through distribution in fine game stores everywhere. As readers digest the contents of that sizable book, those looking to run a new Blue Rose game of […]
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Pre-ordering is now active for the Critical Role: Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting! Important! You have three choices of where to start, so please make sure you choose the one you want: Pre-Order for Shipping: This is the option to get the physical book shipped to you once they are done printing. You’ll receive an offer to get […]
GenCon is coming up next month and it’s a big one: the 50th anniversary! We will, of course, have a booth (#1321) and we’ll be debuting the Critical Role: Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting there (pre-orders for which started today). GenCon is doing a lot of cool stuff to celebrate the anniversary, including a recreation of Lake […]
We are pleased and humbled to be nominated for eight ENnie Awards this year. We’ve included a list of our nominations at the bottom of this post. 2017 ENnies voting is now open In our excitement about the ENnies we placed several products on sale in our Green Ronin Online Store. Please check out our […]
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The clock is counting down on Kickstarter for The Lost Citadel — Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Roleplaying. Thanks to our amazing backers, we fully funded in 24 hours, and have been knocking down stretch goal after stretch goal.
Today’s RRT is by guest artist Andrew Law, who decided to share some insight into the process of creating his incredible map artwork for The Lost Citadel! Our Kickstarter has just one week left, if you’re a fan of 5th edition, you should really do yourself a favor and check it out now! […]
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We have opened up pre-ordering for Six of Swords, an adventure anthology for Blue Rose: The AGE RPG of Romantic Fantasy. Pre-order the physical book through our Green Ronin Online Store, and we’ll offer you the PDF version for just $5 during checkout. If you’d rather support your local retailer, you can ask them to sign up for our […]
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One of my many duties as a developer for Green Ronin is seeing the 3rd edition of the Freedom City campaign setting safely off to print, like a loving mother. And as it turns out, this has been the easiest part of my job, because the book was almost entirely finished when I joined the […]
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Jaym Gates, Nicole Lindroos, and CA Suleiman sat down together at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, and talked about The Lost Citadel, answering some questions backers have posted to the Kickstarter project page while they were at it. Hal Mangold caught it all on video, so we can all watch and enjoy. In other […]
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Most people in Westeros are more concerned about not dying than they are concerned about the planet not dying. Samwell Tarly cares about everything. And there’s also… Well, maybe nobody else in Westeros, but the planet has you! For a limited time, you can get A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying, A Game of […]
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Sometimes, as we juggle our various projects, we mention several things at once, and sometimes one link doesn’t get as much attention as it deserves. In case you missed it, you can download two really great short stories from Tales of the Lost Citadel for free, and get a glimpse into the setting of our current Kickstarter campaign, […]
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So, at the beginning of May, we announced we’re going to produce the World of Lazarus, a guide to roleplaying in Greg Rucka’s SF-feudal Lazarus comic series. We noted it would be a setting for the Modern AGE roleplaying game. Yes, this means we’re making a Modern AGE game. We said so in a sort […]
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When CA Suleiman and I discussed running a talent search in the lead-up to this project, we had high hopes for the number and quality of the submissions we would get and even though reading and evaluating those submissions in the couple of weeks between the submissions period and the Kickstarter itself was no small […]
Now funding on Kickstarter, The Lost Citadel is a roleplaying game of post-apocalyptic fantasy, with rules adapted from the Fifth Edition of the World’s Most Popular Roleplaying Game. We would appreciate it if you’d check out the campaign and back it if you’re so inclined, and we’d love it if you were to share the above […]
As I am working to finish the Specializations chapter for the upcoming Fantasy AGE Companion, I wanted to take a bit of time to talk about specializations. Namely I wanted to take a look at how specializations are generally built and why they are built that way. First and foremost it’s important to realize that […]
Critical Role fans, you have questions about the release of the Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting book. So many questions! Rather than answer hundreds of tweets individually, I’m just going to lay out exactly what is going to happen with the book and when. Gather your party, because we are venturing forth! The Basics: Critical Role: Tal’Dorei Campaign […]
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After some shipping snafus, the Blue Rose Romantic Fantasy Roleplaying game has made its way into the hands of Kickstarter backers and will likewise be finding its way to a game store near you (especially if you ask your friendly local game store to stock it…). One element of the Blue Rose setting that differs […]
We have several products pre-ordering currently, but time is running out! Through the end of May, 2017, when you pre-order the print version of Blue Rose: The AGE RPG of Romantic Fantasy, Blue Rose Narrator’s Kit, and the Freeport Bestiary (which is for the Pathfinder RPG) through our Green Ronin Online Store, we’ll offer you the PDF […]
Adding New Paths to Freeport Freeport: The City of Adventure updated the Freeport setting to the full set of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game rules… as they existed at the time. Since we published the massive 544 page ultimate urban fantasy setting and sourcebook in early 2015, new hardbacks have been published for Pathfinder. Most notably […]
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The Freeport Bestiary is almost here! To celebrate, we have uploaded a PDF preview from the book showing off the deadwood tree. These hateful, unliving monstrosities were created in the fall of Valossa, and seek to destroy all life that they encounter. There’s just one more week to pre-order the Freeport Bestiary for the Pathfinder RPG, and get the PDF version for […]
We’ve got one day left on our Sentinels of Earth-Prime Kickstarter. If you haven’t backed it yet, head over to Kickstarter and check it out. It’s a cooperative card game that takes place in the core setting of our Mutants & Masterminds RPG and uses the excellent Sentinels of the Multiverse rules by Greater Than […]
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As we’re closing in on the finish line for Critical Role: Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting, I’m putting the finishing touches on the chapter that deals with the heroes of the land. Part and parcel of that hero experience is, of course, magic items, and Tal’Dorei has some very cool things to offer, in the form of Vestiges […]
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As promised we’ve unveiled the add-ons for Sentinels of Earth-Prime today! The info is on the Kickstarter page but I’ll repeat it here for the sake of convenience. We’ve got four additional decks for Sentinels of Earth-Prime: two heroes, one villain, and one environment. You can get them by simply increasing your pledge. They are […]
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We have a new Mutants & Masterminds PDF for you today. Presenting … the Star Raiders! In a galaxy in upheaval, heroes are found in unlikely places. That’s certainly the case for the crew of the Marauder, who have become known—and wanted—in the Stellar Imperium and the Grue Unity for their involvement in recent events. […]
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I don’t write up a lot of blogs here for Green Ronin. Mostly, everyone sees my pushes for GMs for Gen Con and an occasional posting for other folks. I’m taking on the duties this week for the Ronin Round Table and I’m super stoked to talk about fan-run conventions and smaller events. We receive […]
Ronin Round Table: Using the Fantasy AGE Bestiary in Blue Rose
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Joseph D. CarrikerPART I One of the tremendous benefits of the Adventure Game Engine (or AGE) system is how quickly we’ve developed a diversity of applications for it. Not only does this give us a bunch of great games to play, but allows us to mix-and-match them to get ourselves a breadth of options beyond that of […]
Ronin Roundtable: Rogues Gallery
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table /by Steve KensonVillains, can any superhero game or setting ever really have enough of them? Villains are one of the driving forces in a superhero series, since it is their schemes and plans the heroes are looking to foil, and therefore their motives and activities to call the good guys to take action. The newly […]
Too-Modern Tuesday: All the AGEs
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Dragon Age RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Modern AGE RPG, Ronin Round Table /by Malcolm SheppardHi folks! It’s Memorial Day, so Modern Monday is coming in a little late. In response to some online questions last week, I want to clarify what the Adventure Game Engine (AGE) roleplaying games are, how they’re connected, and who’s managing them. When I talked about plans for Modern AGE, a few of you were […]
Modern Monday: What’s Coming?
/in AGE RPG, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Modern AGE RPG, Ronin Round Table /by Malcolm SheppardSo, after answering some questions last week, general chatter compels me to talk about what we have planned for Modern AGE. In most cases, I’m going to talk about the current state of each release. Then I’ll answer a common question about how Modern AGE compares to its sister, Fantasy AGE. In Production The following […]
Jump into the Action! Modern AGE Quickstart Is Out!
/in AGE RPG, Green Ronin News, Modern AGE RPG /by Malcolm SheppardA disease with no Earthly origin strikes. A legendary monster stalks back streets. Refugees from another world hide in our own, afraid of secret authorities. Gates between worlds, a sly demigod and a conspiracy introduce the Modern AGE roleplaying game with its new quickstart! The Modern AGE Quickstart contains streamlined rules for Modern AGE, a […]
Modern Monday: Occasionally Asked Questions
/in AGE RPG, Green Ronin News, Modern AGE RPG, Ronin Round Table /by Malcolm SheppardFor this Modern Monday I’ve harvested Modern AGE questions from the Ronin Army forums. Instead of just copying and pasting them, I’ve synthesized some repeated questions into stuff I can answer in one go. I also made up a couple of questions I figured you’d want answered. Is it a standalone game? Absolutely. You don’t […]
Rogues Gallery Pre-Order and PDF Now Available
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News /by Evan SassWe have activated our latest Mutants & Masterminds book, Rogues Gallery, for pre-order through our Green Ronin Online Store! Rogues Gallery collects supervillains from Green Ronin’s popular PDF series of the same name, with the addition of new material and never-before-seen characters. It has dozens of fearsome foes for your Mutants & Masterminds series, enough to keep your heroes […]
Modern Mondays: Get Your Fight On
/in AGE RPG, Green Ronin News, Modern AGE RPG, Ronin Round Table /by Malcolm SheppardAs we ramp up to Modern AGE’s release, let me tell you a little bit about how we handle contemporary-era combat. That means firearms, but I’m also going to talk about the ins and outs of combat in general. Get Your Gun A Modern AGE round lasts about 15 seconds, so we knew right away […]
Modern Monday: So. Many. Stunts.
/in AGE RPG, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Modern AGE RPG, Ronin Round Table /by Malcolm SheppardModern AGE is a couple of weeks from going to print. In this final stage, we’re refining the look of the game. One of the things we introduced late in the process was a system to color code the three campaign modes (Gritty, Pulpy, and Cinematic) so their rules options are easy to find. Plus, […]
Ronin Roundtable: Coming soon from Nisaba!
/in Blue Rose RPG News, Freeport, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Nisaba Press (Fiction), Ronin Round Table, Sentinels of Earth-Prime /by Jaym GatesA whole year of Nisaba? It’s hard to believe, but it has indeed been a year since we announced Nisaba Press, Green Ronin Publishing’s fiction imprint. We’ve published some great fiction in that time, although we’re just now getting started. If you’ve missed our previous offerings, don’t worry! They’re still available on our site: Brandon […]
Ronin Roundtable: MUTANTS & MASTERFUL STUNTS
/in DC Adventures News, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table, Sentinels of Earth-Prime /by Crystal FrasierI’ve used the past few Ronin Roundtables to preview products and plug some of our talented and ingenious third-party publishers, but this week I want to talk about a subject near and dear to my heart: Making the system work for you. I’m a great lover of homebrew—systems are there to work for you; […]
Ronin Roundtable: How to Kill Everybody
/in Green Ronin News, Ork!, Ronin Round Table /by Malcolm SheppardI was lucky enough to be at Seattle’s Norwescon science fiction convention last week. I sat on a few panels, ran a few games, met some impressive writers and game designers, ate Hawaiian food for the first time (I’m Canadian, in Ontario; it isn’t common where I live) and picked up some terrible “con crud,” […]
Ronin Roundtable: Walking the Royal Road IV: Character Subplots
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Joseph D. CarrikerOne of the pieces of advice many real-world Tarot readers give is to use the cards to tell a story. This is what makes the Royal Road such a fun tool to use in Narrating and playing Blue Rose: it’s a source to mine for inspiration when both planning and in play. In playing a […]
Tales of Earth-Prime: “The Bears”
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Nisaba Press (Fiction) /by Evan SassTales of Earth-Prime: The Bears, by Susan Jane Bigelow. Marley and Shanae lead a peaceful life in the Elysian Forest, staying clear of the hubbub of Emerald City, until an unnatural visit by natural creatures stirs up trouble from the past.
Ronin Roundtable: Back to Basics
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table, Sentinels of Earth-Prime /by Steve KensonI love to cook. I find the process of preparing a meal relaxing and love feeding family and friends wholesome and satisfying food. Still, there are plenty of times when I find I don’t have the time to cook something from scratch, and I’m happy to accept a little help from a meal-kit or some […]
Ronin Round Table: Fantasy AGE Campaign Builder’s Guide
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table, Titansgrave /by Jack NorrisHey folks, Jack here. So with the release of the Fantasy AGE Companion I thought I’d tell you a bit more about the next book in the line. Now I know some of you are probably thinking “Oh, man, the Companion took so long to come out so how long is this new book gonna […]
Tales of Blue Rose: Quartet of Thieves
/in Blue Rose RPG News, Green Ronin News, Nisaba Press (Fiction) /by Evan SassThis week Nisaba Press presents a new Blue Rose short story, “Quartet of Thieves” by Clio Yun-su Davis. A young woman travels far from home to deliver an important letter but must band together with a boy thief, his rhy-fox companion, and a caravan guard to steal it back when it gets taken by a […]
Ronin Roundtable: Whisper Networks and Internet Justice
/in Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Nicole LindroosMuch has happened in the past several months with women speaking out on issues of sexual harassment and finally being heard. Prominent men in politics, business, media, even in children’s literature, have been called to account for behaviors ranging from inappropriate “jokes” to violent sexual assault. Here in Washington state, one of our women senators […]
Tales of Earth-Prime: Before They Knew Him
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Nisaba Press (Fiction) /by Evan SassThis week’s new short story from Nisaba Press is “Before They Knew Him” by Richard Lee Byers, set in our Mutants & Masterminds setting Earth-Prime. It can be yours for just $1.99. Freedom City’s strength is Dr. Metropolis’s strength. But that’s about to become his Achilles heel. Tales of Earth-Prime: “Before They Knew Him” More […]
Bundle of Holding: AGE System Deals In Support Of Puerto Rico
/in AGE RPG, Dragon Age RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News /by Evan SassThrough Tuesday, March 13th, you can get a terrific deal on Dragon Age RPG and Fantasy AGE RPG PDFs at Bundle of Holding. For just $9.95 you can get the Starter Collection, but you might as well meet or exceed the threshold (level up) price of (currently) just $24.72, and unlock $75 more worth of […]
Fantasy AGE Companion Pre-Order & PDF
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Titansgrave /by Evan SassWe are pleased to let you know that you can now pre-order the Fantasy AGE Companion in our Green Ronin Online Store, and when you add the pre-order to your cart, you’ll be offered the PDF version for just $5, for immediate download. (Please make sure to click “Add To Cart” on the popup/overlay once […]
Tales of Blue Rose: The Cutpurse With His Trousers Down
/in Blue Rose RPG News, Green Ronin News, Nisaba Press (Fiction) /by Evan SassIt’s story time for this week, but there’s no need to gather ’round. You can purchase this Blue Rose tale and read it at your leisure, in your choice of PDF, mobi, and epub formats, for just $1.99! In “The Cutpurse With His Trousers Down,” a master thief sees the perfect opportunity to frame his rival, and […]
Ronin Roundtable: Driven and Motivated
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Modern AGE RPG, Ronin Round Table /by Malcolm SheppardOne of the new elements in Modern AGE is Drive, a trait which sets your character’s emotional motivation. You pick Drive at character creation, where it provides a small capstone benefit. If you use the Conviction rules (you’ll recognize these from Blue Rose: The AGE RPG of Romantic Fantasy, though they’re optional in Modern AGE) […]
Tales of Freeport: In the Shadows
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Nisaba Press (Fiction) /by Evan SassThis week’s fiction offering from Nisaba Press is “In the Shadows,” a new short story set in the City of Adventure, written by Richard C. White. A crew docks in the City of Adventure, ready to carouse with their newly-won booty. But one swabby has a much darker purpose… For just $1.99, you can download […]
Chronicle System PDF: Desert Threats
/in A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying News, Chronicle System, Green Ronin News /by Evan SassToday we present Desert Threats, all-new bestiary content for the Chronicle System that powers our A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying game. The desert feasts on the bones of those who venture into those forbidding wastes. Baking heat and scouring winds are only the most obvious of those threats; the wise know other, more […]
Green Ronin Charitable Giving: Thurgood Marshall College Fund Sale
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News /by Evan SassOur previous sale, benefiting the Trevor Project, ran a while longer than we intended, but generated a nice amount to donate to them. Our new sale in our Charitable Giving Initiative benefits the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. While the sale runs, both the print and PDF versions of three Mutants & Masterminds books, Deluxe Hero’s […]
Ronin Roundtable: ROGUES, INDIVIDUALLY
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table, Sentinels of Earth-Prime /by Crystal FrasierMothers, lock up your sons: Rogues Gallery is coming. This hardback collects the 40+ Rogues Gallery PDFs in one collection, along with a dozen new villains and antiheroes to terrorize your campaign. Your heroes could fight one a week and still not finish by New Year! Villain books are a classic installment in superhero RPGs, […]
Earth-Prime Fiction: “Night of the Witch”
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Nisaba Press (Fiction), Sentinels of Earth-Prime /by Evan Sass“Night of the Witch” is a short story set on Earth-Prime, the core setting of Mutants & Masterminds and Sentinels of Earth-Prime. It’s Halloween Past, and Seven finds herself wrapped up in an eldritch conspiracy that will force her to team up with Lantern Jack to save the city. For just $1.99, you can download […]
Ronin Roundtable: Walking the Royal Road III: Encounters in Aldis Preview
/in Blue Rose RPG News, Green Ronin News /by Joseph D. CarrikerOne of the resources I wanted to include in the upcoming Aldis: City of the Blue Rose when development began on that book was a simple “random encounters” system. Rather than monsters to fight, though, I wanted this system to be iconic “day in the life” scenes for the mighty capital city of the Kingdom […]
New Blue Rose Fiction
/in Blue Rose RPG News, Green Ronin News, Nisaba Press (Fiction) /by Evan SassToday we have a new short fiction piece up for sale, set in the World of Aldea from our Blue Rose RPG! Rhiannon Louve brings us “Of Shadow and Light,” Part 1 of a series titled “Those Who Wait.” Marn the Rose Knight is used to saving the world, but can Kiyn help her learn to […]
Return to Freeport, Part Five: A Storm of Sails
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Nisaba Press (Fiction), Pathfinder /by Evan SassToday we introduce Part Five of our Return to Freeport Pathfinder-compatible PDF adventure series. Return to Freeport Freeport is known for its adventures, from Death in Freeport (the one that started it all!) to the mega-adventure Black Sails Over Freeport. Now the City of Adventure goes back to its roots with Return to Freeport! This six-part adventure series for the Pathfinder RPG is […]
Ronin Roundtable: Back Issue Gaps
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table, Sentinels of Earth-Prime /by Steve KensonSome three years ago in “Back Issues” I talked about some of the planned additions to the forthcoming third edition of the Freedom City setting sourcebook for Mutants & Masterminds. With the latest look at Freedom City now available, I wanted to devote some space here on Ronin Roundtable to talk about some of the […]
Freeport Short Story: Unlikely Tides
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Nisaba Press (Fiction) /by Evan SassToday we present a new short fiction piece by Dylan Birtolo, set in Freeport: The City of Adventure. In “Unlikely Tides,” a new ship’s crew of unusual composition tacks against the wind to establish their places on the seas and in in the city. For just $1.99, you can download this rollicking tale in your choice of […]
Ronin Roundtable: Fantasy AGE Companion Preview
/in AGE RPG, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Jack NorrisHey folks, Jack here. It’s already a busy year here and part of it is putting the final touches on our upcoming Fantasy AGE Companion. The book is written, edited, and currently in its final layout and art stages, so I thought it would be cool to present people with a preview of the book. […]
Earth-Prime Fiction: “Everyone: This Is Kevin”
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Nisaba Press (Fiction), Sentinels of Earth-Prime /by Evan SassThe latest entry in our ongoing short fiction series, “Everyone: This Is Kevin” is a short story set on Earth-Prime, the core setting of Mutants & Masterminds and Sentinels of Earth-Prime. Even robot superhero boys need to go to school, but Kevin soon learns that there is more to an education than pencils and chalk. […]
Blue Rose Short Fiction: Heartsong
/in Blue Rose RPG News, Green Ronin News, Nisaba Press (Fiction) /by Evan SassToday author Lindsay Smith brings us “Heartsong,” a short story set in the World of Aldea, the setting from our our Blue Rose RPG. In this 14-page story, an agent of the Silence finds himself at a moral crossroads when he meets a rhy-bonded Jarzoni priest-adept. For just $1.99, you can download this tale in your […]
Ronin Roundtable: Green Ronin in 2018, Part 1
/in A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying News, AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Card Games, Chronicle System, Dragon Age RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Fifth Edition, Freeport, Green Ronin News, Modern AGE RPG, Mutants & Masterminds News, Nisaba Press (Fiction), Ork!, Pathfinder, Ronin Round Table, Sentinels of Earth-Prime, The Lost Citadel /by Chris PramasIt seems like just yesterday I was wondering if this Y2K bug would indeed wreak global havoc (spoiler alert: it didn’t) while working on plans to start a new game company. Now here we are 18 years later and Green Ronin is still going strong. Although last year was challenging in many ways, we are […]
Happy Holidays From Green Ronin!
/in Green Ronin News /by Evan SassIt’s that time of year once again, when all of us at Green Ronin take a break to spend time with our families, friends, and pets (not necessarily in that order). We will be busy sleeping in, cooking, playing games, reading books, streaming shows, and making music, and maybe one or two of us might […]
Ronin Roundtable: Welcome to Freedom City!
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table, Sentinels of Earth-Prime /by Crystal FrasierWhether visiting for the history and nightlife, or moving to Freedom City for its thriving tech or construction industries, you’ve made the right decision to embrace the city of heroes! And now Freedom City is easier to visit with the print edition of Freedom City 3rd Edition making its way to retailers. Take a peek […]
Dragon Age Core Rulebook Available
/in Dragon Age RPG News, Green Ronin News /by Evan SassOur enchanters finished up a fresh printing of the Dragon Age RPG Core Rulebook, and we’ve received word the caravan has safely made its way to our warehouse. The book is available again in our Green Ronin Online Store, and restocking orders from retail stores should be going out soon. Dragon Age RPG Core Rulebook
Ronin Roundtable: Charting the Expanse
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Steve KensonAs you may well have heard by now, Green Ronin Publishing has licensed The Expanse science fiction novels by James S.A. Corey to produce The Expanse Roleplaying Game, an AGE System game set in the world of the popular series (the seventh novel, Persepolis Rising, was released on December 5th, in fact). The Expanse is one […]
Ronin Roundtable: Charitable Giving in 2017
/in Green Ronin News /by Chris PramasEarlier this year we made a commitment to take a more structured approach to our charitable giving. Since then we’ve run a series of sales in our online store to benefit various charities. We have supported causes like environmental protection and immigrant rights, raised money for hurricane relief after a terrible storm season, and stood […]
Ronin Roundtable: Modern Ork!
/in AGE RPG, Green Ronin News, Modern AGE RPG, Ork!, Ronin Round Table /by Malcolm SheppardNo, that’s not coming out. But wouldn’t it be a hoot? I’m contracted to act as “Developer at Large,” for Green Ronin, because is suits my role working on whatever needs to be done. Ork! The Roleplaying Game (Second Edition!) and Modern AGE are on my mind, as varied elements of my job, with one […]
Flash! Ah-ahhh!
/in Green Ronin News /by Chris PramasWe’re always happy to see members of our extended Green Ronin family do well, and today one of them has blasted into space! Scott Woodard, co-author of the terrific Cinema & Sorcery: The Comprehensive Guide to Fantasy Film for Green Ronin, is the author behind Pinnacle’s Flash Gordon RPG Kickstarter, which launched today and has […]
A followup and clarification to yesterday’s statement
/in Green Ronin News /by Dylan TemplarYesterday, Green Ronin’s leadership made a statement about allegations regarding the freelance developer of The Lost Citadel. Valid concerns have been raised about the tone of our initial response, and for this, we apologize. We absolutely believe victims. Full stop. We always have, and we always will. Our initial reactions were complicated, due to previous […]
A Message From Green Ronin Leadership
/in Green Ronin News /by Chris PramasBy Nicole Lindroos, Hal Mangold, and Chris Pramas Recently a contractor that we’ve been working with, CA Suleiman, was accused of sexual harassment. We were in the midst of an internal investigation and had decided nothing as yet when this was taken to the court of public opinion. There is a lot we could say […]
Ronin Roundtable: Convention Season
/in Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Chris PramasWhen I first got into the game industry in early 90s, there was a convention season that generally lasted from late May to early September. There were some shows in other parts of the year but the focus was on the summertime when students were out of school and families planned vacations. Companies scheduled their […]
Free Spooky Preview: The Chindi From Freeport Bestiary
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Pathfinder /by Evan SassNeed something spooky to scare your players for Halloween gaming? Green Ronin’s Freeport Bestiary is full of things that go boom in the night! As a free preview we’re offering a single creepy critter, the chindi–an undead created to terrorize its victims as it pursues a mission of vengeance! Freeport Bestiary PDF Preview (Psst! If […]
Ronin Roundtable: Nisaba Press!
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Freeport, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Nisaba Press (Fiction), Pathfinder, Ronin Round Table, Sentinels of Earth-Prime, The Lost Citadel /by Jaym GatesHi, I’m Jaym Gates, Line Manager for Green Ronin’s Nisaba Press. We’ll be publishing fiction tied in to the Green Ronin properties, both short fiction and novels. I was given three missions: make a great fiction line, make sure it was a great diverse fiction line, and find some great new voices for both fiction […]
Short Fiction: My Night in Freeport
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Nisaba Press (Fiction), Pathfinder /by Evan SassToday we present a new short fiction piece by Anthony Pryor, set in Freeport: The City of Adventure. In “My Night In Freeport,” a naive cabin boy goes ashore in Freeport for the first time, and learns important lessons about life in the big city, why attention to proper knot lore matters, and about the sailors’ […]
Free Mutants & Masterminds Adventure: Monster Mash-Up
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News /by Crystal FrasierAs fall begins, All Hallow’s Eve approaches. Though once a yearly reminder that the dead linger just beyond the living world, Halloween has now become a time of fun and frivolity. Even in Freedom City, where genuine monsters sometimes stalk the streets and sewers, Halloween is a time for candy, parties, fun costumes, and laughter. […]
Ronin Roundtable: Sharing Your Passion for Games
/in Green Ronin News /by Veronica TemplarGreetings, fellow game lovers! I’m very excited to be writing my first ever Ronin Roundtable. Some of you may remember a few months back that Donna Prior introduced me as the new Events Manager when she moved over to Catan Studio. (We still miss you, Donna!) Since then it has been a whirlwind of Gen […]
Ronin Roundtable: Walking the Royal Road part two: Backstory
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Joseph D. CarrikerHello and welcome to Walking the Royal Road, an ongoing series on using the Tarot (or Royal Road, in Aldin parlance) in Blue Rose AGE games. See also the first in the series, Part One: Friends & Loved Ones. The Tarot has been used in roleplaying games for quite a long time, in a variety […]
Expanding Our Support For Hurricane Victims
/in Green Ronin News /by Evan SassYou probably know about our Green Ronin Online Store, but we have a second online store now. Our new Green Ronin Gift Shop features “swag,” like t-shirts, coffee mugs, poster maps, and more, bearing logos and art from our games. This store is separate from the Green Ronin Online Store for logistical reasons, and its […]
Happy Tal’Dorei Day! Campaign Guide Available Now
/in Critical Role, Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News /by Evan SassAll of us at Green Ronin wish a Happy Tal’Dorei Day to all Critters! To help celebrate, we’ve turned on ordering in our Green Ronin Online Store for the Tal’Dorei Campaign Guide.
Freedom City Pre-Order
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News /by Evan SassFreedom City, the iconic original setting for Mutants & Masterminds, is now available for pre-order in our Green Ronin Online Store! What’s more, if you pre-order the hardback through our store or from a participating Pre-Order Plus brick-and-mortar retailer, you can get the PDF for just $5, and download it right away! With the Mutants & […]
Ronin Roundtable: To Boldly Go…
/in Blue Rose RPG News, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table /by Steve KensonHard to resist the appeal of the world’s most famous split infinitive, given the topic of this column and the recent relaunch of a certain science-fiction television series, although this Ronin Roundtable has to do with far more earthly matters. One question I get a lot on diversity panels and interviews about inclusion and such […]
Hurricane Maria Relief: Fantasy AGE RPG Sale
/in Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News /by Evan SassAs you probably know, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. This month’s Charitable Giving Initiative sale is in support of Hurricane Maria relief efforts. For a limited time, Fantasy AGE Basic Rulebook and Fantasy AGE Bestiary are 10% off, in both print and PDF formats in our online store, and when you […]
Ronin Roundtable: Summit Time
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Nisaba Press (Fiction), Ronin Round Table, The Lost Citadel /by Nicole LindroosOnce the summer convention season is largely completed but before we lose the momentum that meeting our fans and fellow gamers brings, Green Ronin holds its annual summit in the Seattle area to plan out what we hope to bring to market for the next year. Summit time is important to our company because everyone […]
Ronin Round Table: Integrating Wizards 5e Adventures with the Tal’dorei Campaign Setting
/in Critical Role, Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Barry WilsonBidet, Critters! Now that you have the Tal’dorei Campaign Setting in your hands, what can you do with it? Play games, of course. But what adventures? Wizards has released a number of adventure books since 5th edition launched, and some of them are easy to integrate into Exandria. Caution: Spoilers for Out of the Abyss […]
Ronin Roundtable: The Freedom to Change
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table, Sentinels of Earth-Prime /by Crystal FrasierOne of the core features of Earth Prime is that it’s a dynamic setting. Just like your favorite comic books, the world constantly changes as new crises challenge heroes and villains alike, and the steady march of time means new heroes enter the picture as older heroes retire. In the Emerald City Knights adventure arc, […]
Ronin Roundtable: On the Edge of Ork!
/in Green Ronin News, Ork!, Ronin Round Table /by Malcolm SheppardOrk! The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, is into production, which in orkish means Hal am use machines and science to make book soon! (Me am creative focused; me am have lesser knowledge of Adobe products.) Ork! Is dear to our throbbing, fat-armored hearts. We didn’t want to phone it in by just cleaning up and […]
Update: Critical Role Pre-Order Shipping
/in Critical Role, Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News /by Evan SassWe wanted to give you an update on the shipping of pre-orders for the Critical Role: Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting. This is the biggest pre-order we’ve ever had by far. It’s a large and complicated job, so we are using an outside fulfillment company for shipping. This has led to some minor issues that had to […]
Return to Freeport, Part Four: The Freebooter’s City
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Pathfinder /by Evan SassToday we introduce Part Four of our Return to Freeport Pathfinder-compatible PDF adventure series. Return to Freeport Freeport is known for its adventures, from Death in Freeport (the one that started it all!) to the mega-adventure Black Sails Over Freeport. Now the City of Adventure goes back to its roots with Return to Freeport! This six-part adventure series for the Pathfinder RPG is […]
Ronin Roundtable: Cool Dads
/in Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Jack NorrisHey folks, Jack here. Warning, this is going to be kind of a down Ronin Round Table, but I think it’s an important one. A couple weeks ago, my father, James Norris, died. He was too young to die, despite being 70. It wasn’t a heroic death or a quick easy demise. In fact, it […]
Harvey Relief: A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying (Game of Thrones RPG) Sale
/in A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying News, Green Ronin News /by Evan SassOur hearts go out to everyone in Harvey’s path. We are shocked by the photos and footage we’ve seen of the flooding in Texas in the wake of the storm, and some of our friends and family have been directly affected. For our latest Charitable Giving Initiative campaign, we have placed all products in our […]
Ronin Roundtable: Freeport in Space
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Pathfinder, Ronin Round Table /by Owen StephensWhile Freeport City of Adventure was written specifically to work with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Freeport has a history with class- & level-based RPGs with a core d20 mechanic that predates Pathfinder. Freeport has always been a location that’s easily adapted to new game systems and settings, with much of the core information it provides […]
Ronin Roundtable: Upcoming Releases!
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Dragon Age RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Freeport, Green Ronin News, Modern AGE RPG, Mutants & Masterminds News, Nisaba Press (Fiction), Ork!, Pathfinder, Ronin Round Table, Sentinels of Earth-Prime, The Lost Citadel /by Chris PramasWell that was a GenCon for the books! Absolute mayhem at our booth, with folks lining up to grab our new releases. The announcement of the Expanse RPG license. New opportunities and incredible partnerships in the offing. It was amazing and we have you to thank for it. 17 years in business and we are […]
Press Release: Green Ronin to Publish The Expanse RPG
/in Green Ronin News /by Evan SassGreen Ronin Publishing announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with James S.A. Corey to adapt The Expanse series of novels as a tabletop roleplaying game.
Free Fiction Sampler: Offerings Anthology
/in Blue Rose RPG News, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Nisaba Press (Fiction), The Lost Citadel /by Evan SassWe are pleased to present, for free download, “Offerings, a Fiction Anthology,” a sampler of fiction from three of our upcoming fiction releases. In case you missed it, we recently announced Nisaba Press, Green Ronin Publishing’s new fiction imprint, helmed by Managing Editor Jaym Gates. Within the pages of “Offerings” you’ll find: The Prologue from Shadowtide, our […]
Ronin Roundtable: Covering the Modern AGE
/in AGE RPG, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Modern AGE RPG, Ronin Round Table, Titansgrave /by Malcolm SheppardLast time I was here, I introduced Modern AGE, the contemporary era implementation of Green Ronin’s Adventure Game Engine. Look on this very page, and you’ll see the cover. I’m not going to call it the absolute, final article–fine tuning the look is Hal’s business–but this is darn close. I’m going to riff on the […]
Freebooters Ahoy! The Changing of the Guard.
/in Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Donna PriorIt is a sad announcement for me to make, but I’ve recently flown the coop and am no longer managing the Freebooter Volunteer GM Program, nor the Events coordination for Gen Con and other shows. I resigned a bit ago, but we all felt like it was good to say goodbye to the community and […]
Ronin Roundtable: Walking the Royal Road, Part One: Friends & Loved Ones
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Joseph D. CarrikerHello and welcome to Walking the Royal Road, what I hope to be an ongoing series on using the Tarot (or Royal Road, in Aldean parlance) in Blue Rose AGE games. The Tarot has been used in roleplaying games for quite a long time, in a variety of contexts, and with good reason. Reading and […]
Pre-Order and PDF: The Book of the Righteous for Fifth Edition
/in Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News /by Evan SassNow available for pre-ordering, The Book of the Righteous provides a complete pantheon for Fifth Edition games. When you pre-order through our Green Ronin Online Store or through participating Green Ronin Pre-Order Plus retailers, you can get the PDF version right away for just $5! The most comprehensive pantheon in roleplaying games is back in […]
Ronin Roundtable: The Six of Swords
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Steve KensonThe Adventure Gaming Engine (AGE System) edition of Blue Rose: The Roleplaying Game of Romantic Fantasy is now in the hands of backers of the Kickstarter and available through distribution in fine game stores everywhere. As readers digest the contents of that sizable book, those looking to run a new Blue Rose game of […]
Critical Role: Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Pre-Order & PDF
/in Critical Role, Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News /by Evan SassPre-ordering is now active for the Critical Role: Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting! Important! You have three choices of where to start, so please make sure you choose the one you want: Pre-Order for Shipping: This is the option to get the physical book shipped to you once they are done printing. You’ll receive an offer to get […]
GenCon Memories
/in Critical Role, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Chris PramasGenCon is coming up next month and it’s a big one: the 50th anniversary! We will, of course, have a booth (#1321) and we’ll be debuting the Critical Role: Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting there (pre-orders for which started today). GenCon is doing a lot of cool stuff to celebrate the anniversary, including a recreation of Lake […]
ENnie Awards Voting Open and ENnie Awards Sale
/in A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying News, AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Chronicle System, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News /by Evan SassWe are pleased and humbled to be nominated for eight ENnie Awards this year. We’ve included a list of our nominations at the bottom of this post. 2017 ENnies voting is now open In our excitement about the ENnies we placed several products on sale in our Green Ronin Online Store. Please check out our […]
Life is Short and Games are Long
/in Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Nicole LindroosThe Lost Citadel Countdown
/in Fantasy AGE, Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News, The Lost Citadel /by Nicole LindroosThe clock is counting down on Kickstarter for The Lost Citadel — Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Roleplaying. Thanks to our amazing backers, we fully funded in 24 hours, and have been knocking down stretch goal after stretch goal.
Ronin Roundtable: The Lost Citadel: Creating the First Map
/in Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table, The Lost Citadel /by Dylan TemplarToday’s RRT is by guest artist Andrew Law, who decided to share some insight into the process of creating his incredible map artwork for The Lost Citadel! Our Kickstarter has just one week left, if you’re a fan of 5th edition, you should really do yourself a favor and check it out now! […]
Six of Swords Blue Rose Adventure Anthology Pre-Order and PDF
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News /by Evan SassWe have opened up pre-ordering for Six of Swords, an adventure anthology for Blue Rose: The AGE RPG of Romantic Fantasy. Pre-order the physical book through our Green Ronin Online Store, and we’ll offer you the PDF version for just $5 during checkout. If you’d rather support your local retailer, you can ask them to sign up for our […]
Ronin Roundtable: Freedom City as You’ve Never Seen It!
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table, Sentinels of Earth-Prime /by Crystal FrasierOne of my many duties as a developer for Green Ronin is seeing the 3rd edition of the Freedom City campaign setting safely off to print, like a loving mother. And as it turns out, this has been the easiest part of my job, because the book was almost entirely finished when I joined the […]
The Lost Citadel Q&A Video
/in AGE RPG, Fantasy AGE, Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News, The Lost Citadel /by Evan SassJaym Gates, Nicole Lindroos, and CA Suleiman sat down together at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, and talked about The Lost Citadel, answering some questions backers have posted to the Kickstarter project page while they were at it. Hal Mangold caught it all on video, so we can all watch and enjoy. In other […]
Charitable Giving: Support the NRDC, Save Money!
/in A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying News, Chronicle System, Green Ronin News /by Evan SassMost people in Westeros are more concerned about not dying than they are concerned about the planet not dying. Samwell Tarly cares about everything. And there’s also… Well, maybe nobody else in Westeros, but the planet has you! For a limited time, you can get A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying, A Game of […]
Fiction of The Lost Citadel: Two Free Stories!
/in Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News, Nisaba Press (Fiction), The Lost Citadel /by Evan SassSometimes, as we juggle our various projects, we mention several things at once, and sometimes one link doesn’t get as much attention as it deserves. In case you missed it, you can download two really great short stories from Tales of the Lost Citadel for free, and get a glimpse into the setting of our current Kickstarter campaign, […]
Ronin Roundtable: Enter the Modern AGE!
/in AGE RPG, Fantasy AGE, Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News, Modern AGE RPG, Ronin Round Table, The Lost Citadel, Titansgrave /by Malcolm SheppardSo, at the beginning of May, we announced we’re going to produce the World of Lazarus, a guide to roleplaying in Greg Rucka’s SF-feudal Lazarus comic series. We noted it would be a setting for the Modern AGE roleplaying game. Yes, this means we’re making a Modern AGE game. We said so in a sort […]
Lost Citadel Talent Search Winners
/in Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News, The Lost Citadel /by Nicole LindroosWhen CA Suleiman and I discussed running a talent search in the lead-up to this project, we had high hopes for the number and quality of the submissions we would get and even though reading and evaluating those submissions in the couple of weeks between the submissions period and the Kickstarter itself was no small […]
Now Kickstarting: The Lost Citadel Post-Apocalyptic RPG
/in Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News, The Lost Citadel /by Evan SassNow funding on Kickstarter, The Lost Citadel is a roleplaying game of post-apocalyptic fantasy, with rules adapted from the Fifth Edition of the World’s Most Popular Roleplaying Game. We would appreciate it if you’d check out the campaign and back it if you’re so inclined, and we’d love it if you were to share the above […]
Ronin Roundtable: Examining Specializations
/in AGE RPG, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Jack NorrisAs I am working to finish the Specializations chapter for the upcoming Fantasy AGE Companion, I wanted to take a bit of time to talk about specializations. Namely I wanted to take a look at how specializations are generally built and why they are built that way. First and foremost it’s important to realize that […]
Critical Role Release Plan
/in Critical Role, Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News /by Chris PramasCritical Role fans, you have questions about the release of the Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting book. So many questions! Rather than answer hundreds of tweets individually, I’m just going to lay out exactly what is going to happen with the book and when. Gather your party, because we are venturing forth! The Basics: Critical Role: Tal’Dorei Campaign […]
Ronin Roundtable: Rhydan of Unusual Size
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Steve KensonAfter some shipping snafus, the Blue Rose Romantic Fantasy Roleplaying game has made its way into the hands of Kickstarter backers and will likewise be finding its way to a game store near you (especially if you ask your friendly local game store to stock it…). One element of the Blue Rose setting that differs […]
Pre-Orders Closing Soon
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Card Games, Fantasy AGE, Freeport, Green Ronin News, Pathfinder /by Evan SassWe have several products pre-ordering currently, but time is running out! Through the end of May, 2017, when you pre-order the print version of Blue Rose: The AGE RPG of Romantic Fantasy, Blue Rose Narrator’s Kit, and the Freeport Bestiary (which is for the Pathfinder RPG) through our Green Ronin Online Store, we’ll offer you the PDF […]
Ronin Roundtable: New Paths in Freeport!
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Pathfinder, Ronin Round Table /by Owen StephensAdding New Paths to Freeport Freeport: The City of Adventure updated the Freeport setting to the full set of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game rules… as they existed at the time. Since we published the massive 544 page ultimate urban fantasy setting and sourcebook in early 2015, new hardbacks have been published for Pathfinder. Most notably […]
Freeport Bestiary PDF Preview
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Pathfinder /by Evan SassThe Freeport Bestiary is almost here! To celebrate, we have uploaded a PDF preview from the book showing off the deadwood tree. These hateful, unliving monstrosities were created in the fall of Valossa, and seek to destroy all life that they encounter. There’s just one more week to pre-order the Freeport Bestiary for the Pathfinder RPG, and get the PDF version for […]
Ronin Roundtable – Sentinels of Earth-Prime: The Big Picture
/in Card Games, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table, Sentinels of Earth-Prime /by Chris PramasWe’ve got one day left on our Sentinels of Earth-Prime Kickstarter. If you haven’t backed it yet, head over to Kickstarter and check it out. It’s a cooperative card game that takes place in the core setting of our Mutants & Masterminds RPG and uses the excellent Sentinels of the Multiverse rules by Greater Than […]
Ronin Roundtable: Critical Role – Vestiges of Divergence
/in Critical Role, Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Joseph D. CarrikerAs we’re closing in on the finish line for Critical Role: Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting, I’m putting the finishing touches on the chapter that deals with the heroes of the land. Part and parcel of that hero experience is, of course, magic items, and Tal’Dorei has some very cool things to offer, in the form of Vestiges […]
Add-On Decks for Sentinels of Earth-Prime!
/in Card Games, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Sentinels of Earth-Prime /by Evan SassAs promised we’ve unveiled the add-ons for Sentinels of Earth-Prime today! The info is on the Kickstarter page but I’ll repeat it here for the sake of convenience. We’ve got four additional decks for Sentinels of Earth-Prime: two heroes, one villain, and one environment. You can get them by simply increasing your pledge. They are […]
The Star Raiders: New Mutants & Masterminds PDF
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News /by Evan SassWe have a new Mutants & Masterminds PDF for you today. Presenting … the Star Raiders! In a galaxy in upheaval, heroes are found in unlikely places. That’s certainly the case for the crew of the Marauder, who have become known—and wanted—in the Stellar Imperium and the Grue Unity for their involvement in recent events. […]
Ronin Roundtable: Small Shows
/in Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Donna PriorI don’t write up a lot of blogs here for Green Ronin. Mostly, everyone sees my pushes for GMs for Gen Con and an occasional posting for other folks. I’m taking on the duties this week for the Ronin Round Table and I’m super stoked to talk about fan-run conventions and smaller events. We receive […]