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 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREEN RONIN TO PUBLISH LAZARUS RPG BOOK World of Lazarus Brings Greg Rucka’s Comic to Roleplaying Games May 1, 2017—SEATTLE, WA: Green Ronin Publishing announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Greg Rucka to adapt his critically-acclaimed Lazarus series from Image Comics as a setting for its forthcoming Modern […]
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In case you missed it on social media, our Sentinels of Earth-Prime cooperative card game Kickstarter campaign is funded and has vanquished several stretch goals with the able assistance of its many stalwart backers! We are closing in on another stretch goal, and would love your assistance as a backer and promoter. Back it today, and […]
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The worlds we create certainly can take on a life of their own. That has been my experience with Freedom City, the central starting point for the Earth-Prime setting for Mutants & Masterminds, now the focus of two major forthcoming projects that reflect the history of the setting and its future. Sentinels of Earth-Prime Over […]
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Well, folks, it’s the big day. Thank you all for understanding when we pushed the launch date for the Lost Citadel Talent Search by a day in order to let the Sentinels of Earth Prime Kickstarter have a little time to have its own launch all to itself. Here’s where we get to the nuts […]
Today we launched the Sentinels of Earth-Prime Kickstarter and it’s going great! As I write this, we are already over 75% funded and it looks like we’ll hit our basic funding goal on day 1. Amazing! Sentinels of Earth-Prime is a cooperative comic book card game that takes the setting of our Mutants & Masterminds […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREEN RONIN PUBLISHING TO LAUNCH FICTION LINE Plans to release tie-in fiction in print and electronic formats Seattle, WA (04/12/17): Green Ronin Publishing, best known as a publisher of award-winning tabletop roleplaying products such as Mutants & Masterminds and the Freeport fantasy setting, is pleased to announce the launch of […]
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Last week as part of my Ronin Roundtable I alluded to some announcements and opportunities at Green Ronin that hadn’t been revealed. Earlier today, Chris gave some more details about the Sentinels of Earth Prime project that we’re sending to Kickstarter in a couple of weeks. Now it’s my turn to announce another aspect of […]
Mutants & Masterminds is Green Ronin’s longest running RPG, first debuting in 2002 and receiving continual support ever since. The game’s very first supplement, Freedom City, introduced a world that we’ve continued to expand upon over the years in ways big and small. This culminated in January with the release of the Atlas of Earth-Prime, […]
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About a month ago I attended the DICE Summit in Las Vegas. The DICE Summit isn’t normally part of my convention rotation but I was invited to sit on a panel about what electronic games can learn from tabletop gaming and that topic is decidedly in my wheelhouse. The panel was moderated by Randy Pitchford […]
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As part of our ongoing Charitable Giving Initiative, through the end of March, 2017, you can partake of our Justice For All Sale in our Green Ronin Online Store. Both the print and PDF version of the Advanced Bestiary for the Pathfinder RPG are on sale, with $10 of each one sold going to the National […]
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We are a very tiny team here at Mutants & Masterminds, and can only protect so much of the city on our own. But many tiny teams make for a mighty league. Thankfully, Green Ronin does not stand alone on the field of superhero gaming. We’re backed by some of the coolest and most creative […]
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“Its already been such a ride. When I began our little home game nearly over 4 years ago, I never expected to be inspired enough to create a whole continent. When the fine folks at Green Ronin approached me last year about fleshing it out and putting it all down in a book, I was […]
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One of the neat things about being developer at large at Green Ronin is that I get a taste of nearly everything. And lo, I have sampled many hyper-palatable game treats, full of the salt, sweetness and fat of . . . okay. Metaphor’s been stretched too far. Besides, maybe that doesn’t fit with the […]
Hey Fantasy AGE fans, Jack again. Some time ago we introduced you to Aza, our iconic warrior as featured on various images and in our warrior entry in the Fantasy AGE Core Rulebook. This time we’re turning to the mystical side of things and taking a look at Wim, our mage. Meet Wim Pale-skinned, […]
With the pre-order of the Freeport Bestiary opening up, I thought it would be worth taking a moment to discuss how to get the most value out of the book. Of course if you are running a Freeport game this is easy – grab monsters as appropriate. We build the book to make that easy! […]
We’ve got a new Fantasy AGE Encounter for you today, for just $2.95! Ancient Shadows: The village of Crows Crossing lies near a site of ancient ruins and standing stones. Someone has explored where they should not have, and the heroes must decide what to do, lest something terrible be unleashed upon the world. Ancient Shadows […]
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The pre-order window for the Freeport Bestiary for the Pathfinder RPG is now open! The world of Freeport is a perilous one, as any swab can attest. Sailors face monsters like ocean wyrms and sail dragons, explorers must deal with ghost eaters and harpoon crabs, and city dwellers may be surprised by burnlings and flayed men. […]
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GREEN RONIN AND GREATER THAN GAMES TEAM UP FOR SENTINELS OF EARTH-PRIME New Card Game to Bring Together Mutants & Masterminds and Sentinels of the Multiverse February 14, 2017—SEATTLE, WA: Green Ronin Publishing and Greater Than Games announced today that they would be working together to create Sentinels of Earth-Prime, a new version of […]
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The forthcoming Titansgrave: World of Valkana setting book has lots and lots of the sort of setting detail one expects from an expansive world book. Details on settlements, geography, culture, and history all about, sprinkled liberally with inspiration for years worth of gaming in this world. But one of the challenges of any good […]
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Green Ronin has done a good amount of charitable giving over the years. This has generally been on an ad hoc basis though, with us either reacting to disasters like the earthquake in Haiti or taking opportunities that came our way, like the Worldbuilders fundraising event at Emerald City Comic Con last year. Things feel […]
If you’re familiar with Green Ronin’s Blue Rose Romantic Fantasy Roleplaying at all (and, if you’re not, you should visit its page on our site) you know the game features strong themes of inclusion, both from a design perspective and in terms of the culture and history of Aldis, the primary civilization of the setting, […]
Every hero needs an exciting origin story. They also need an antagonist that holds a dark mirror up to their defining qualities, to better highlight the heroic nature of their choices and sacrifices, but one step at a time. Origin stories define a hero’s abilities, challenges, and boundaries, and just like a superhero, every gamer […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREEN RONIN TO PUBLISH LOST CITADEL ROLEPLAYING GAME COMPANY ACQUIRES EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS, WILL BEGIN WITH 5E ADAPTATION SEATTLE, WA (01/24/17): Green Ronin Publishing announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement to release a tabletop roleplaying game sourcebook based on The Lost Citadel, a transmedia shared world. The dark […]
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Happy 50th Anniversary to Gen Con! Team Ronin is super excited about Gen Con this year, especially with the success of our updated Freebooter GM Program. We decided to focus on our one big event, as we’re kinda small to support events all over the country and beyond. Make with the clicking to read about […]
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If you missed out on backing the Kickstarter campaign for Blue Rose: The AGE RPG of Romantic Fantasy, you can now pre-order the book through BackerKit or our Green Ronin Online Store. When you pre-order the book, we’ll offer you the PDF for just $5, to download and read right away! If you want to […]
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New Year’s Message 2017 Welcome to the new year, my friends and fellow gamers! Here at Green Ronin we have been rousing ourselves from our holiday torpor and getting ramped up for 2017. As long time fans know, I traditionally write a message in January to discuss what we have coming up in the new […]
Green Ronin Publishing is officially closed for the holidays, from Thursday, December 22nd until Monday, January 2nd. While 2016 has been a difficult year for many, including members of our team, we wish everyone a joyous holiday season and a safe, happy, and prosperous New Year.
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In 1982 I was given a subscription to Dragon Magazine as a gift. I had started playing Dungeons & Dragons a few years earlier when I was 10 years old and it was my favorite game. Getting a new issue of Dragon every month was a huge treat for me because I didn’t have much […]
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Freeport and Pathfinder fans, today we present Part Three of Return to Freeport, Storming the Razor Caves. 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 […]
Last week’s Ronin Round Table brought tears to a lot of eyes, and not without good reason. Jon Leitheusser has been the developer for Mutants & Masterminds even longer than Steve Kenson. He was the motivating force behind the DC Adventure Roleplaying Game (now available at a great savings as part of our holiday sale!) […]
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We are pleased to announce that pre-ordering is now active for Atlas of Earth-Prime. As usual, when you pre-order the physical book through our Green Ronin Online Store, you’ll be offered the PDF version for just $5 when you check out. You can get the same deal from participating Green Ronin Pre-Order Plus retailers! If […]
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Don’t worry, Green Ronin isn’t going anywhere—but I am. The beginning of December marks the end of my time as the Mutants & Masterminds Line Developer and the beginning of a new chapter in my life. This hasn’t been an easy decision, but it’s definitely a necessary one. The reasons are many, but the two […]
This week we wrap up our Rogues Gallery PDF series for Mutants & Masterminds. Look for more about a Rogues Gallery compilation in an upcoming Ronin Round Table. Nightmare Child A string of mysterious murders in Freedom City, and the police have no suspects, and no evidence, apart from the broken and discarded children’s toys left […]
The much-anticipated new edition of Blue Rose Romantic Fantasy Roleplaying is wrapping up in production, soon to go off to print, with the final PDF edition released to Kickstarter backers, and then available with pre-orders of the book. On the design and development side, we’ve moved well past the core book for the game and […]
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In an effort to inject some good cheer into the tail end of what’s been a difficult year for most of us at Green Ronin, we have placed a nice selection of terrific gaming products on sale until next year. Whether you like Pathfinder, Mutants & Masterminds, casual games, sword & sorcery movies, or DC […]
In the second part of this article, we look at the remaining monster types within the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, and where they fit into the dynamic Freeport setting. Find the first part of this article here: Monsters in Freeport, pt I. One of the things players and GMs alike love about Freeport is its blend […]
Hot on the heels of a very successful literary Humble RPG Book Bundle, in which a whole lot of charitable folks got a whole lot of awesome eBooks for great prices while supporting a great cause, we have two more books in another such bundle. Our pals at Frog God Games and Kobold Press have […]
Here’s a new Rogues Gallery PDF for Mutants & Masterminds. Red-Teeth Sven Professor Alvin Dahl became a noted archaeologist and scholar, despite a life-changing childhood injury and his own family treating him as an outsider. Further attacked by his own flesh and blood, Alvin found vengeance the only way he could—through the spirit of an ancient […]
One of the things players and GMs alike love about Freeport is its blend of fantasy genres and flavors. It’s a pirate city, but it’s also the site of an ancient serpent people empire, a location for cultists of mad gods, an escape from a continent that waged a war with a series of necromantic […]
While working on the outline for Titansgrave: World of Valkana, I’d finally hammered down (with an incredible degree of aid from Ryan Wheaton) the various political structures, historical weirdnesses, and generally rich tapestry of the setting’s major landmass. Then, I turned my attention to some of the cool stuff that the PCs can and should […]
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Today (along with a new Humble RPG Book Bundle) we are pleased to present two new PDFs–one villain for Mutants & Masterminds and an encounter for the Fantasy AGE RPG. Rogues Gallery: The Dealer Once a small-time crook, the man now known as the Dealer has spent his life bringing misfortune to others to stave […]
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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 […]
Press Release: Green Ronin to Publish Lazarus RPG Book
/in AGE RPG, Green Ronin News /by Nicole LindroosFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREEN RONIN TO PUBLISH LAZARUS RPG BOOK World of Lazarus Brings Greg Rucka’s Comic to Roleplaying Games May 1, 2017—SEATTLE, WA: Green Ronin Publishing announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Greg Rucka to adapt his critically-acclaimed Lazarus series from Image Comics as a setting for its forthcoming Modern […]
Now On Kickstarter: Sentinels of Earth-Prime
/in Card Games, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Sentinels of Earth-Prime /by Evan SassIn case you missed it on social media, our Sentinels of Earth-Prime cooperative card game Kickstarter campaign is funded and has vanquished several stretch goals with the able assistance of its many stalwart backers! We are closing in on another stretch goal, and would love your assistance as a backer and promoter. Back it today, and […]
Ronin Roundtable: Freedom City, Then and Now
/in Card Games, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table /by Steve KensonThe worlds we create certainly can take on a life of their own. That has been my experience with Freedom City, the central starting point for the Earth-Prime setting for Mutants & Masterminds, now the focus of two major forthcoming projects that reflect the history of the setting and its future. Sentinels of Earth-Prime Over […]
Talent Search Submissions are open!
/in Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News /by Nicole LindroosWell, folks, it’s the big day. Thank you all for understanding when we pushed the launch date for the Lost Citadel Talent Search by a day in order to let the Sentinels of Earth Prime Kickstarter have a little time to have its own launch all to itself. Here’s where we get to the nuts […]
Today: Kickstarter Launch! Tomorrow: Talent Search Rules!
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, The Lost Citadel /by Chris PramasToday we launched the Sentinels of Earth-Prime Kickstarter and it’s going great! As I write this, we are already over 75% funded and it looks like we’ll hit our basic funding goal on day 1. Amazing! Sentinels of Earth-Prime is a cooperative comic book card game that takes the setting of our Mutants & Masterminds […]
Press Release: Green Ronin Publishing to Launch Fiction Line
/in Blue Rose RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Freeport, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, The Lost Citadel /by Evan SassFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREEN RONIN PUBLISHING TO LAUNCH FICTION LINE Plans to release tie-in fiction in print and electronic formats Seattle, WA (04/12/17): Green Ronin Publishing, best known as a publisher of award-winning tabletop roleplaying products such as Mutants & Masterminds and the Freeport fantasy setting, is pleased to announce the launch of […]
Talent Search Announcement!
/in Green Ronin News /by Nicole LindroosLast week as part of my Ronin Roundtable I alluded to some announcements and opportunities at Green Ronin that hadn’t been revealed. Earlier today, Chris gave some more details about the Sentinels of Earth Prime project that we’re sending to Kickstarter in a couple of weeks. Now it’s my turn to announce another aspect of […]
Ronin Roundtable: Sentinels of Earth-Prime Card Game Coming to Kickstarter This Month!
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table /by Chris PramasMutants & Masterminds is Green Ronin’s longest running RPG, first debuting in 2002 and receiving continual support ever since. The game’s very first supplement, Freedom City, introduced a world that we’ve continued to expand upon over the years in ways big and small. This culminated in January with the release of the Atlas of Earth-Prime, […]
Ronin Roundtable: Musings on Women, Games, and the Tabletop Industry
/in Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Nicole LindroosAbout a month ago I attended the DICE Summit in Las Vegas. The DICE Summit isn’t normally part of my convention rotation but I was invited to sit on a panel about what electronic games can learn from tabletop gaming and that topic is decidedly in my wheelhouse. The panel was moderated by Randy Pitchford […]
Justice For All Sale
/in Green Ronin News, Pathfinder /by Evan SassAs part of our ongoing Charitable Giving Initiative, through the end of March, 2017, you can partake of our Justice For All Sale in our Green Ronin Online Store. Both the print and PDF version of the Advanced Bestiary for the Pathfinder RPG are on sale, with $10 of each one sold going to the National […]
Ronin Roundtable: It’s a Team Effort
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table /by Crystal FrasierWe are a very tiny team here at Mutants & Masterminds, and can only protect so much of the city on our own. But many tiny teams make for a mighty league. Thankfully, Green Ronin does not stand alone on the field of superhero gaming. We’re backed by some of the coolest and most creative […]
Ronin Roundtable: Critical Role
/in Critical Role, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Joseph D. Carriker“Its already been such a ride. When I began our little home game nearly over 4 years ago, I never expected to be inspired enough to create a whole continent. When the fine folks at Green Ronin approached me last year about fleshing it out and putting it all down in a book, I was […]
You Am Ork! Again!
/in Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Malcolm SheppardOne of the neat things about being developer at large at Green Ronin is that I get a taste of nearly everything. And lo, I have sampled many hyper-palatable game treats, full of the salt, sweetness and fat of . . . okay. Metaphor’s been stretched too far. Besides, maybe that doesn’t fit with the […]
Ronin Roundtable: Wim (Fantasy AGE iconics 2)
/in AGE RPG, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Jack NorrisHey Fantasy AGE fans, Jack again. Some time ago we introduced you to Aza, our iconic warrior as featured on various images and in our warrior entry in the Fantasy AGE Core Rulebook. This time we’re turning to the mystical side of things and taking a look at Wim, our mage. Meet Wim Pale-skinned, […]
Using the Freeport Bestiary
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Pathfinder, Ronin Round Table /by Owen StephensWith the pre-order of the Freeport Bestiary opening up, I thought it would be worth taking a moment to discuss how to get the most value out of the book. Of course if you are running a Freeport game this is easy – grab monsters as appropriate. We build the book to make that easy! […]
Fantasy AGE Encounters: Ancient Shadows (PDF)
/in Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News /by Evan SassWe’ve got a new Fantasy AGE Encounter for you today, for just $2.95! Ancient Shadows: The village of Crows Crossing lies near a site of ancient ruins and standing stones. Someone has explored where they should not have, and the heroes must decide what to do, lest something terrible be unleashed upon the world. Ancient Shadows […]
Freeport Bestiary for Pathfinder: Pre-Order and PDF
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Pathfinder /by Evan SassThe pre-order window for the Freeport Bestiary for the Pathfinder RPG is now open! The world of Freeport is a perilous one, as any swab can attest. Sailors face monsters like ocean wyrms and sail dragons, explorers must deal with ghost eaters and harpoon crabs, and city dwellers may be surprised by burnlings and flayed men. […]
Press Release: Green Ronin and Greater Than Games Team Up For Sentinels of Earth-Prime
/in Card Games, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News /by Evan SassGREEN RONIN AND GREATER THAN GAMES TEAM UP FOR SENTINELS OF EARTH-PRIME New Card Game to Bring Together Mutants & Masterminds and Sentinels of the Multiverse February 14, 2017—SEATTLE, WA: Green Ronin Publishing and Greater Than Games announced today that they would be working together to create Sentinels of Earth-Prime, a new version of […]
New Character Options in Valkana (pt 1)
/in AGE RPG, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Joseph D. CarrikerThe forthcoming Titansgrave: World of Valkana setting book has lots and lots of the sort of setting detail one expects from an expansive world book. Details on settlements, geography, culture, and history all about, sprinkled liberally with inspiration for years worth of gaming in this world. But one of the challenges of any good […]
Cosmic Science Sale and Charitable Giving Initiative
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News /by Chris PramasGreen Ronin has done a good amount of charitable giving over the years. This has generally been on an ad hoc basis though, with us either reacting to disasters like the earthquake in Haiti or taking opportunities that came our way, like the Worldbuilders fundraising event at Emerald City Comic Con last year. Things feel […]
Out of Context
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Steve KensonIf you’re familiar with Green Ronin’s Blue Rose Romantic Fantasy Roleplaying at all (and, if you’re not, you should visit its page on our site) you know the game features strong themes of inclusion, both from a design perspective and in terms of the culture and history of Aldis, the primary civilization of the setting, […]
Begin at the Beginning
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table /by Crystal FrasierEvery hero needs an exciting origin story. They also need an antagonist that holds a dark mirror up to their defining qualities, to better highlight the heroic nature of their choices and sacrifices, but one step at a time. Origin stories define a hero’s abilities, challenges, and boundaries, and just like a superhero, every gamer […]
Press Release: Green Ronin To Publish Lost Citadel Roleplaying Game
/in Fifth Edition, Green Ronin News /by Evan SassFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREEN RONIN TO PUBLISH LOST CITADEL ROLEPLAYING GAME COMPANY ACQUIRES EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS, WILL BEGIN WITH 5E ADAPTATION SEATTLE, WA (01/24/17): Green Ronin Publishing announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement to release a tabletop roleplaying game sourcebook based on The Lost Citadel, a transmedia shared world. The dark […]
GM for Green Ronin at Gen Con!
/in A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying News, AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Chronicle System, Critical Role, DC Adventures News, Dragon Age RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Freeport, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Pathfinder, Ronin Round Table, Titansgrave /by Donna PriorHappy 50th Anniversary to Gen Con! Team Ronin is super excited about Gen Con this year, especially with the success of our updated Freebooter GM Program. We decided to focus on our one big event, as we’re kinda small to support events all over the country and beyond. Make with the clicking to read about […]
Blue Rose Pre-Order and PDF
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News /by Evan SassIf you missed out on backing the Kickstarter campaign for Blue Rose: The AGE RPG of Romantic Fantasy, you can now pre-order the book through BackerKit or our Green Ronin Online Store. When you pre-order the book, we’ll offer you the PDF for just $5, to download and read right away! If you want to […]
Ronin Roundtable: New Year’s Message 2017
/in A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying News, AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Card Games, Chronicle System, Critical Role, Dragon Age RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Fifth Edition, Freeport, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Pathfinder, Ronin Round Table, Titansgrave /by Chris PramasNew Year’s Message 2017 Welcome to the new year, my friends and fellow gamers! Here at Green Ronin we have been rousing ourselves from our holiday torpor and getting ramped up for 2017. As long time fans know, I traditionally write a message in January to discuss what we have coming up in the new […]
Happy Holidays from Green Ronin
/in Green Ronin News /by Evan SassGreen Ronin Publishing is officially closed for the holidays, from Thursday, December 22nd until Monday, January 2nd. While 2016 has been a difficult year for many, including members of our team, we wish everyone a joyous holiday season and a safe, happy, and prosperous New Year.
Ronin Round Table: Breaking into the Game Industry
/in Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Chris PramasIn 1982 I was given a subscription to Dragon Magazine as a gift. I had started playing Dungeons & Dragons a few years earlier when I was 10 years old and it was my favorite game. Getting a new issue of Dragon every month was a huge treat for me because I didn’t have much […]
Return to Freeport, Part Three: Storming the Razor Caves (Pathfinder Adventure PDF)
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Pathfinder /by Evan SassFreeport and Pathfinder fans, today we present Part Three of Return to Freeport, Storming the Razor Caves. 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 […]
Ronin Round Table: Not Another RetCon
/in DC Adventures News, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Ronin Round Table /by Crystal FrasierLast week’s Ronin Round Table brought tears to a lot of eyes, and not without good reason. Jon Leitheusser has been the developer for Mutants & Masterminds even longer than Steve Kenson. He was the motivating force behind the DC Adventure Roleplaying Game (now available at a great savings as part of our holiday sale!) […]
Atlas of Earth-Prime Pre-Order and PDF
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News /by Evan SassWe are pleased to announce that pre-ordering is now active for Atlas of Earth-Prime. As usual, when you pre-order the physical book through our Green Ronin Online Store, you’ll be offered the PDF version for just $5 when you check out. You can get the same deal from participating Green Ronin Pre-Order Plus retailers! If […]
Ronin Round Table: Good-bye, Green Ronin
/in Green Ronin News /by Jon LeitheusserDon’t worry, Green Ronin isn’t going anywhere—but I am. The beginning of December marks the end of my time as the Mutants & Masterminds Line Developer and the beginning of a new chapter in my life. This hasn’t been an easy decision, but it’s definitely a necessary one. The reasons are many, but the two […]
Rogues Gallery: Nightmare Child (PDF)
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News /by Evan SassThis week we wrap up our Rogues Gallery PDF series for Mutants & Masterminds. Look for more about a Rogues Gallery compilation in an upcoming Ronin Round Table. Nightmare Child A string of mysterious murders in Freedom City, and the police have no suspects, and no evidence, apart from the broken and discarded children’s toys left […]
Ronin Round Table: Blue Rose Draws the Six of Swords
/in AGE RPG, Blue Rose RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table /by Steve KensonThe much-anticipated new edition of Blue Rose Romantic Fantasy Roleplaying is wrapping up in production, soon to go off to print, with the final PDF edition released to Kickstarter backers, and then available with pre-orders of the book. On the design and development side, we’ve moved well past the core book for the game and […]
Green Ronin 2016 Holiday Sale
/in Card Games, DC Adventures News, Freeport, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Pathfinder /by Evan SassIn an effort to inject some good cheer into the tail end of what’s been a difficult year for most of us at Green Ronin, we have placed a nice selection of terrific gaming products on sale until next year. Whether you like Pathfinder, Mutants & Masterminds, casual games, sword & sorcery movies, or DC […]
Ronin Round Table: Monsters in Freeport, pt II
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Pathfinder, Ronin Round Table /by Owen StephensIn the second part of this article, we look at the remaining monster types within the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, and where they fit into the dynamic Freeport setting. Find the first part of this article here: Monsters in Freeport, pt I. One of the things players and GMs alike love about Freeport is its blend […]
Pathfinder Humble Bundle and Sale!
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Pathfinder /by Evan SassHot on the heels of a very successful literary Humble RPG Book Bundle, in which a whole lot of charitable folks got a whole lot of awesome eBooks for great prices while supporting a great cause, we have two more books in another such bundle. Our pals at Frog God Games and Kobold Press have […]
Rogues Gallery: Red-Teeth Sven (PDF)
/in Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News /by Evan SassHere’s a new Rogues Gallery PDF for Mutants & Masterminds. Red-Teeth Sven Professor Alvin Dahl became a noted archaeologist and scholar, despite a life-changing childhood injury and his own family treating him as an outsider. Further attacked by his own flesh and blood, Alvin found vengeance the only way he could—through the spirit of an ancient […]
Ronin Round Table: Monsters in Freeport, pt I
/in Freeport, Green Ronin News, Pathfinder, Ronin Round Table /by Owen StephensOne of the things players and GMs alike love about Freeport is its blend of fantasy genres and flavors. It’s a pirate city, but it’s also the site of an ancient serpent people empire, a location for cultists of mad gods, an escape from a continent that waged a war with a series of necromantic […]
Ronin Round Table: Cybernetics in Valkana
/in AGE RPG, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Ronin Round Table, Titansgrave /by Joseph D. CarrikerWhile working on the outline for Titansgrave: World of Valkana, I’d finally hammered down (with an incredible degree of aid from Ryan Wheaton) the various political structures, historical weirdnesses, and generally rich tapestry of the setting’s major landmass. Then, I turned my attention to some of the cool stuff that the PCs can and should […]
Two New PDFs: Rogues Gallery and Fantasy AGE Encounters
/in AGE RPG, Dragon Age RPG News, Fantasy AGE, Green Ronin News, Mutants & Masterminds News, Titansgrave /by Evan SassToday (along with a new Humble RPG Book Bundle) we are pleased to present two new PDFs–one villain for Mutants & Masterminds and an encounter for the Fantasy AGE RPG. Rogues Gallery: The Dealer Once a small-time crook, the man now known as the Dealer has spent his life bringing misfortune to others to stave […]