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Indie Press Revolution
Indie Press Revolution (also referred to as "IPR") is a sales network that acts as a fulfillment house and distributor for publishers of indie role-playing games. It offers games directly to the public and to game retailers. Justin Joyce for Polygon recommended it for its selection of games and efficient website. Kristina Manente for Syfy called it a great resource to find indie tabletop role-playing games. It was founded in 2004 by Ed Cha of Open World Press and Brennan Taylor of Galileo Games. IPR represents over 100 author/publishers involved in role-playing games. On June 17, 2010 DOJ, Inc. (which also owns Hero Games) announced that they have purchased a majority share of IPR. Brennan Taylor stepped down as President. Jason Walters is now general manager, and much of IPR's energy is currently focused on expanding its convention presence, growing its retailer network, and attracting new publishers. Member publishers The following publishers and designers distribute ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bully Pulpit Games
Bully Pulpit Games, based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is a small publisher of indie role-playing games. History Their games include '' Fiasco'' and '' Star Crossed''. The publisher is named for a phrase coined by Theodore Roosevelt. The site's logo includes a silhouette of the former President. Bully Pulpit Games is a part of the Bits and Mortar initiative. Games * ''Carolina Death Crawl'' * ''Durance'' * '' Fiasco'' - Winner, 2011 ''Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming'', Winner, Best Support, 2009 ''Indie RPG Awards'' * '' The Shab-al-Hiri Roach'' * '' The Fiasco Companion'' - Fiasco Companion – RPGgeek Golden Geek 2012 Best Supplement * ''Grey Ranks'' - Joint Winner, 2008 ''Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming'', Winner, Innovation in a Role Playing Game and Independent Game of the Year, 2007 ''Indie RPG Awards'' * ''Drowning and Falling'' * ''The Warren'' * ''Ghost Court'' * '' Star Crossed'' - Winner, 2019 ''Diana Jones Award The Diana Jones Award is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gauntlet (tabletop Games Producer)
The Gauntlet is a publisher/producer of tabletop role-playing games and podcasts. Their publications include '' Trophy RPG'' and ''Brindlewood Bay.'' In addition to game books, they publish a monthly game zine called Codex to encourage experimentation in indie role-playing games and OSR. Their games and podcasts have won multiple ENNIE Awards. As of November 2024, The Gauntlet has raised over one million dollars USD on Kickstarter and BackerKit combined. Publishing/Production History Games ''The Between'' was written by Jason Cordova and crowdfunded on BackerKit in November 2024, raising $289,681. ''The Between'' is a Victorian era monster-hunting game based on the ''Brindlewood Bay'' rules. It is scheduled for digital release in April 2025 and physical release in November 2025. '' Trophy RPG'' was written by Jesse Ross and published in 2022. It is a dark fantasy game and was funded on Kickstarter with $210,141 from 2,543 backers. ''Trophy'' won the 2023 Silver ENNIE Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The City Beneath
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanderhome
''Wanderhome'' is an indie role-playing game by game designer Jay Dragon about animal people in a pastoral setting, based upon the Belonging Outside Belonging game system by Avery Alder and Benjamin Rosenbaum. It was published by Possum Creek Games soon after Dragon's ''Sleepaway''. Unlike typical tabletop role-playing games, ''Wanderhome'' does not use dice, turns, or a gamemaster, focusing instead on the characters' emotional journey. Dialogue takes the place of battles, and gameplay revolves around question prompts. The mood of ''Wanderhome'', according to Chase Carter for ''Polygon'', is cozy and wholesome, with an undercurrent of trauma from the land's past wars. It was influenced by the Redwall books and Studio Ghibli animated films. It was funded and fulfilled through Kickstarter. ''Wanderhome'' won 2022 ENNIE Awards for Best Family-Friendly Game (Gold), Best Cover Art (Gold), and Best Interior Art (Silver). ''Wanderhome'' was nominated for the 2021 Nebula Award for B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelgrane Press
Pelgrane Press Ltd is a British role-playing game (pen and paper), role-playing game publishing company based in London and founded in 1999. It is co-owned by Simon J Rogers and Cat Tobin. It currently produces GUMSHOE System RPGs, ''13th Age'', the Diana Jones Award, Diana Jones award-winning ''Hillfolk'' RPG, ''The Dying Earth Roleplaying Game'', and other related products. It publishes fiction under the Stone Skin Press imprint. History Pelgrane Press was founded in 1999, and was initially owned by Simon Rogers, ProFantasy Software, and Sasha Bilton. It is co-owned by Simon J Rogers and Cat Tobin. GUMSHOE System The GUMSHOE System was designed by Robin D. Laws for running investigative, clue-finding games: * ''The Esoterrorists'' and ''Fear Itself (role-playing game), Fear Itself'' by Robin D. Laws, based on the ''Book of Unremitting Horror'' by Adrian Bott and Dave Allsop * ''Trail of Cthulhu (role-playing game), Trail of Cthulhu'' by Kenneth Hite * ''Mutant City Blues'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onyx Path Publishing
Onyx Path Publishing is a publisher of tabletop role-playing games that produces company-owned and creator-owned games as well as licensed products. History The name "The Onyx Path" and the company's logo appeared on White Wolf products and their message board in early 2012. There was some speculation about their meaning before the company went public with their plans during GenCon in August 2012. The company was founded in January 2012 by White Wolf Creative Director Richard Thomas, and is licensee for Paradox Interactive's ''World of Darkness'', ''Chronicles of Darkness'', and ''Exalted''. The company also bought the ''Trinity Universe'' and ''Scion'' gamelines from White Wolf/CCP Games. As such, Onyx Path Publishing released the titles that were previously announced by White Wolf for the 2012/2013 schedule. Onyx Path make books available through DriveThruRPG electronically (as PDF files) and physically via DriveThruRPG's print on demand service, with selected product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memento Mori Theatricks
Memento Mori Theatricks is an American game company that produces role-playing games and game supplements. History Jared Sorensen first expanded his ideas for a live action role-playing game into his first rule set available to the public, the ''Memento Mori Theatricks'' (1996) LARP for '' Vampire: The Masquerade''. Sorensen registered memento-mori.com on March 26, 1998 initially to serve as the home for the game ''Pulp Era'' (1998), which he designed with James Carpio and Jon Richardson, and about two years later he would start to use the site to host the majority of his games and ideas for games. Sorensen had added roughly 20 games and game ideas to the Memento Mori website by 2001, although many of them were unfinished and unplayable. Sorensen produced ''Schism'' in July 2001 to be the first of five "mini-supplements" that would publish for ''Sorcerer'', and as his first commercial book he initially made the 36-page black & white PDF available on his Memento Mori website. Soren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magpie Games
Magpie Games is an American tabletop role-playing games publishing company. Their 2021 crowdfunding campaign to fund the publication of '' Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game'' raised over five million dollars, breaking the record for Kickstarter's highest earning tabletop role-playing game. Other notable publications include ''Bluebeard's Bride'' and a role-playing game adaptation of the board game ''Root.'' The publisher has won IndieCade, ENNIE Awards, and Indie Game Developer Network awards. In 2024, Magpie Games offered a discounted collection of their games on Humble Bundle as a charitable fundraiser for Child's Play. Awards Magpie Games won a 2018 IndieCade award for ''Bluebeard's Bride.'' Magpie Games has won the following ENNIE Awards: * 2023: Best Rules (Gold) and Best Family Game/Product (Gold) for ''Avatar Legends''; Best Free Game / Product (Gold) for ''Root: The RPG Talon Hill Quickstart.'' * 2022: Best Game (Silver) and Best Supplement (Silver) for ''Root: Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumpley Games
Lumpley Games is an American game company that produces role-playing games and game supplements. History Vincent Baker began using "lumpley" email addresses and URLs in '' kill puppies for satan'' (2002); Baker had been using the name on online systems, and then moved to use the name for his indie publishing company as well. Baker printed around 40 to 50 copies of the game and was able to sell them all, which was enough to fund his next project; according to Baker he has not put any more money into Lumpley since his initial investment. '' The Cheap and Cheesy Fantasy Game'' (2001) was the first game Baker produced that he called "a lumpley game." Lumpley Games published Baker's ''Dogs in the Vineyard'' (2004). In 2010, Baker ended the Forge booth at GenCon Gen Con is the largest tabletop game convention in North America by both attendance and number of events. It features traditional pen-and-paper, board, and card games, including role-playing games, miniatures wargames, live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucian Kahn
Lucian Kahn is an American role-playing game writer/designer and musician based in Brooklyn. His work focuses on LGBT, Jewish, and subcultural themes, typically utilizing satire and farce. His games include '' Visigoths vs. Mall Goths,'' '' If I Were a Lich, Man'', and '' Dead Friend: A Game of Necromancy'', and his music includes Schmekel. Games Kahn wrote and designed the tabletop role-playing games ''Visigoths vs. Mall Goths'', ''Dead Friend: A Game of Necromancy'', and the boxed trilogy ''If I Were a Lich, Man''. All three games started out self-published as indie role-playing games, then were reprinted by Hit Point Press in 2023 after the Canadian publisher's kickstarter campaign for If I Were a Lich, Man raised $84,590 in two weeks. '' Visigoths vs. Mall Goths'' lets players play LGBTQ people in 1990s goth subculture with a focus on bisexual people, and uses both classic RPG battle mechanics and dating sim game mechanics about flirting at the mall. The art is by Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evil Hat Productions
Evil Hat Productions is a company that produces role-playing games and other tabletop games. They are best known for the free indie RPG system ''Fate'', '' Blades in the Dark'', and '' Thirsty Sword Lesbians'', all of which have won multiple awards. History Fred Hicks had been working with Lydia Leong, Rob Donoghue, and others to run LARPs at AmberCon NorthWest starting in 1999, and came up with the name Evil Hat for themselves. While on a trip to Lake Tahoe, friends Hicks and Donoghue developed a new game based on a conversation about running another ''Amber'' game and fixing some problems with '' FUDGE''; the result was ''Fate'' which Hicks and Donoghue would publish under the name Evil Hat. Donoghue and Hicks released a complete first-edition of ''Fate'' through Yahoo! Groups (January 2003) then cleaned up the technical writing and slightly polished the system for a second edition (August 2003). Hicks and Donoghue began work on the licensed '' Dresden Files Roleplaying G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
