OtherWorld Creations

This is a list of companies that have produced tabletop

role-playing game A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out ...

s in English, listed in order of the year that the company published its first role-playing game-related product (game, supplement, or magazine). Also listed is the years the company was active, and a list of notable role-playing games the company has produced. This list makes note of the first edition of each game which a company published, and does not try to list subsequent editions of the same game published by the same company. {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Company !! Years !! First RPG product !! class="unsortable" , Other notable role-playing games , - , TSR , 1973-1997 , data-sort-value="1974", ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical ...

'' (1974) , ''

Boot Hill Boot Hill, or Boothill, is the generic name of many Cemetery, cemeteries, chiefly in the Western United States. During the 19th and early 20th century it was a common name for the burial grounds for Potter's field, paupers. Origin of term Al ...

'' (1975), ''

Empire of the Petal Throne ''Empire of the Petal Throne'' is a fantasy role-playing game designed by M. A. R. Barker, based on his Tékumel fictional universe. It was self-published in 1974, then published by TSR, Inc. in 1975. It was one of the first tabletop role-pla ...

'' (1976), ''

Metamorphosis Alpha ''Metamorphosis Alpha'' is one of the first science fiction role-playing games,Several sources call ''Metamorphosis Alpha'' the first science fiction role-playing game, but others name ''Starfaring'' as the first. ''Designers & Dragons: The '70s ...

'' (1976), ''

Gamma World ''Gamma World'' is a post-apocalyptic science fantasy role-playing game in which player characters explore Earth centuries after the collapse of civilization, searching for artifacts from the time before "The Great Upheaval". The game was origi ...

'' (1978), ''

Top Secret Classified information is confidential material that a government deems to be sensitive information which must be protected from unauthorized disclosure that requires special handling and dissemination controls. Access is restricted by law or ...

'' (1980), ''

Gangbusters ''Gang Busters'' is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936 and was broadcast for more 21 years through November 27, 1957. H ...

'' (1982), ''

Star Frontiers ''Star Frontiers'' is a science fiction role-playing game produced by TSR from 1982 to 1985. The game offers a space opera action-adventure setting. Description ''Star Frontiers'' is a space opera role-playing game that is set near the cent ...

'' (1982), '' Marvel Super Heroes'' (1984), ''

The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game ''The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game'' is a licensed pulp style action-adventure role-playing game published by TSR in 1984 that is based on the ''Indiana Jones'' movie franchise. Publication history In 1984, TSR gained the ...

'' (1984), ''

Conan Role-Playing Game The ''Conan Role-Playing Game'' is a fantasy role-playing game published by TSR, Inc. in 1985 that is based on the Conan the Barbarian stories by Robert E. Howard, Lin Carter, Andrew J. Offutt. and Robert Jordan. Description ''Conan'' is a rol ...

'' (1985), ''

DragonQuest ''Dragonquest'' is a science fantasy novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. It is the sequel to '' Dragonflight'', set seven years later and the second book in the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series. ''Dragonquest'' was first published ...

'' (second edition, 1989), ''

Buck Rogers XXVC Buck Rogers XXVC (sometimes written as Buck Rogers in the 25th Century) is a game setting created by TSR, Inc. in the late 1980s. Products based on this setting include novels, graphic novels, a role-playing game (RPG), board game, and video ga ...

'' (1990), ''

Amazing Engine ''Amazing Engine'' was a series of tabletop role-playing game books that was published by TSR, Inc. from 1993 until 1994. It was a generic role-playing game system - each publication employed the same minimalist generic rules, as described in th ...

'' (1993), '' High Adventure Cliffhangers Buck Rogers Adventure Game'' (1993), ''

Alternity ''Alternity'' is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) published by TSR, Inc., TSR in 1997 in games, 1997. Following the acquisition of TSR by Wizards of the Coast, the game was discontinued in 2000 as part of a broader rationalisation of T ...

'' (1998), ''

Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game The ''Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game'' is a role-playing game published by TSR, Inc. that uses the ''SAGA System'' and features characters published by Marvel Comics. It should not be confused with the earlier '' Marvel Super Heroes Game'', a ...

'' (1998) , - ,

Flying Buffalo Flying Buffalo Inc. (FBI) is a game company with a line of role playing games, card games, and other gaming materials. The company's founder, Rick Loomis, began game publishing with '' Nuclear Destruction'', a play-by-mail game which started th ...

, 1970- , data-sort-value="1975", ''

Tunnels & Trolls ''Tunnels & Trolls'' (abbreviated ''T&T'') is a fantasy role-playing game designed by Ken St. Andre and first published in 1975 by Flying Buffalo. The second modern role-playing game published, it was written by Ken St. Andre to be a more access ...

'' (1975) , '' Starfaring'' (1976), ''

Monsters! Monsters! ''Monsters! Monsters!'' is a role-playing game first published by Metagaming Concepts in 1976. Description ''Monsters! Monsters!'' is a fantasy system in which the player characters are monsters who prey on adventurers and the civilized world. ...

'' (second edition, 1979), ''

Catalyst Catalysis () is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst (). Catalysts are not consumed by the reaction and remain unchanged after it. If the reaction is rapid and the catalyst recycles quick ...

'' supplement line (1981), ''

Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes ''Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes'' (''MSPE'') is a tabletop role-playing game designed and written by Michael A. Stackpole and first published in April 1983 by Blade, a division of Flying Buffalo, Inc. A second edition was later published ...

'' (1983) , - ,

Games Workshop Games Workshop Group (often abbreviated as GW) is a British manufacturer of miniature wargames, based in Nottingham, England. Its best-known products are ''Warhammer (game), Warhammer'' and ''Warhammer 40,000''. Founded in 1975 by John Peake ...

, 1975- , data-sort-value="1975", ''

Owl & Weasel ''Owl and Weasel'' was a newsletter for board gamers, role-playing gamers and wargamers, published in London, England, by Games Workshop. A total of 25 issues were published from February 1975 until April 1977; it was edited by Steve Jackson an ...

'' #6 (1975) , ''

Golden Heroes ''Golden Heroes'' is a British superhero role-playing game that was originally written and published on an amateur basis in 1981, and then republished in a more complete and professional form by Games Workshop in 1984. Description ''Golden Hero ...

'' (1984), ''

Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game ''Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game'' is a science fiction role-playing game published by Games Workshop in 1985. A second edition was published in 1989. Contents ''Judge Dredd'' is a comic book superhero system in which the player characters ...

'' (1985), ''

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay ''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay'' or ''Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play'' (abbreviated to ''WFRP'' or ''WHFRP'') is a role-playing game set in the ''Warhammer Fantasy (setting), Warhammer Fantasy'' setting, published by Games Workshop or its licensee ...

'' (1986), '' Call of Cthulhu'' (third edition, 1986), ''

RuneQuest ''RuneQuest'' (commonly abbreviated as RQ) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally designed by Steve Perrin, Ray Turney, Steve Henderson (game designer), Steve Henderson, and Warren James, and set in Greg Stafford (game designer), Gre ...

'' (1987 edition), ''

Stormbringer Stormbringer is a magic sword featured in a number of fantasy stories by the author Michael Moorcock. It is described as a huge, black sword covered with strange runes, created by the forces of Chaos. The sword has a will of its own and it is ...

'' (third edition, 1987), '' Dark Heresy'' (2008) , - , GDW , 1973-1996 , data-sort-value="1976", '' En Garde!'' (1976) , ''

Traveller Traveler(s), traveller(s), The Traveler, or The Traveller may refer to: People *Anyone engaged in travel Groups * Romani people, or Roma, or Gypsies, and their subgroups in various countries * Indigenous Norwegian Travellers * Irish Travellers ...

'' (1977), ''

Twilight 2000 ''Twilight: 2000'' is a 1984 post-apocalyptic military tabletop role-playing game published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW). Set in the aftermath of World War III (the ''Twilight War''), the game operates on the premise that the United States/ ...

'' (1984), '' Traveller: 2300'' (1986), '' Space: 1889'' (1989), '' Cadillacs and Dinosaurs'' (1990), ''

Dark Conspiracy ''Dark Conspiracy'' is a near-future horror role-playing game (RPG) originally written by Lester W. Smith and published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) in 1991 in games, 1991. Several newer editions have been published. Setting ''Dark Conspi ...

'' (1991), ''

Dangerous Journeys ''Dangerous Journeys'' was a roleplaying game created by Gary Gygax, the cocreator of the original ''Dungeons & Dragons'' system. The game was originally announced as ''Dangerous Dimensions'' but was changed to ''Dangerous Journeys'' in response ...

'' (1992) , - ,

Judges Guild Judges Guild is a game publisher that has been active since 1976. The company created and sold many role-playing game supplements, periodicals and related materials. During the late 1970s and early 1980s the company was one of the leading publish ...

, 1976-1983+ , data-sort-value="1976", ''City-State Map'' (1976) , ''

City State of the Invincible Overlord ''City State of the Invincible Overlord'' is a fantasy role-playing game supplement originally published by Judges Guild in 1976. It was the first published fantasy role-playing game city setting, designed for use with ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D& ...

'' (1976) , - ,

Fantasy Games Unlimited Fantasy Games Unlimited (FGU) is a publishing house for tabletop and role-playing games. The company has no in-house design teams and relies on submitted material from outside talent. History Founded in the summer of 1975 in Jericho, New York b ...

, 1975-1991+ , data-sort-value="1976", '' Bunnies & Burrows'' (1976) , ''

Chivalry & Sorcery ''Chivalry & Sorcery'' is a fantasy role-playing game (FRP) first published in 1977 by Fantasy Games Unlimited. Created by Edward E. Simbalist and Wilf K. Backhaus in 1977, ''Chivalry & Sorcery'' (''C&S'') was an early competitor to ''Dungeons ...

'' (1977), '' Starships & Spacemen'' (1978), ''

Villains and Vigilantes ''Villains and Vigilantes'' (abbreviated as ''V&V'') is a superhero-themed role-playing game which competed primarily with '' Champions'' and ''Superworld'' in the early to mid-1980s. Origin ''Villains and Vigilantes'' was the first role-playin ...

'' (1979), ''

Gangster! ''Gangster!'' is a role-playing game published by Fantasy Games Unlimited (FGU) in 1979 that is set in the 1920s in Chicago during the American Prohibition.. Gameplay ''Gangster!'' is a cops-and-mobsters role-playing game system set Chicago in ...

'' (1979), ''

Skull and Crossbones A skull and crossbones is a symbol consisting of a human skull and two long bones crossed together under or behind the skull. The design originated in the Late Middle Ages as a symbol of death and especially as a ''memento mori'' on tombstones. ...

'' (1980), ''

Space Opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes Space warfare in science fiction, space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, i ...

'' (1980), ''

Land of the Rising Sun The word ''Japan'' is an exonym, and is used (in one form or another) by many languages. The Japanese names for Japan are () and (). They are both written in Japanese using the kanji . Since the third century, Chinese called the people of th ...

'' (1980), ''

Bushido is a Samurai moral code concerning samurai attitudes, behavior and lifestyle. Its origins date back to the Kamakura period, but it was formalized in the Edo period (1603–1868). There are multiple types of bushido which evolved significantl ...

'' (third edition, 1981), ''

Aftermath! ''Aftermath!'' was promoted with the line: ''“Is it the sunset of the Earth or the sunrise of a brave new world?”'' It is a role-playing game created by Paul Hume (game designer), Paul Hume and Robert N. Charrette, Robert Charette and publis ...

'' (1981), '' Merc'' (1981), ''

Wild West The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that bega ...

'' (1981), '' Daredevils'' (1982), ''

Privateers and Gentlemen ''Privateers and Gentlemen'' is a role-playing game published by Fantasy Games Unlimited (FGU) in 1983 that is set in the Royal Navy during the Age of Sail. The game combines role-playing and ship-to-ship combat. The game received generally posit ...

'' (1983), '' Lands of Adventure'' (1983), ''

Other Suns ''Other Suns'' is a science-fiction role-playing game published by Fantasy Games Unlimited (FGU) in 1983. Description ''Other Suns'' is a science-fiction space-adventure system of medium complexity. The game includes a dozen alien races that res ...

'' (1983), '' Flashing Blades'' (1984), '' Psi World'' (1984), '' Swordbearer'' (1985), '' Freedom Fighters'' (1986), ''

Year of the Phoenix ''Year of the Phoenix'' is a science-fiction role-playing game published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1986 in which the characters are accidentally transported a century into the future when Russia has occupied North America. Description In ''Y ...

'' (1986) , - ,

Metagaming Concepts Metagaming Concepts, later known simply as Metagaming, was a company that published board games from 1974 to 1983. It was founded and owned by Howard Thompson, who designed the company's first game, '' Stellar Conquest''. The company also inven ...

, 1975-1983 , data-sort-value="1976", ''

'' (1976) , ''

The Fantasy Trip ''The Fantasy Trip'' (''TFT'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game designed by Steve Jackson and published in segments by Metagaming Concepts starting in 1977 and culminating in 1980. In 2019, Steve Jackson Games republished it as ''The Fan ...

'' (1980) , - ,

Gamescience Gamescience is an American game company that produces role-playing games and game supplements. History Gamescience Corp. was started by Phillip E. Orbanes in 1965. In that year, the company published the wargame Vietnam which was reviewed in is ...

, 1965-1969; 1974- , data-sort-value="1976", '' Space Patrol'' (1977) , '' Superhero: 2044'' (1977), ''

'' (second edition, 1984), ''

TWERPS ''TWERPS'' (''The World's Easiest Role-Playing System'') is a minimalist role-playing game (RPG) originally created by Reindeer Games in 1987 (whose sole product was the ''TWERPS'' line) and distributed by Lou Zocchi, Gamescience. Presented as ...

'' (1987) , - ,

Chaosium Chaosium Inc. ( ) is a publisher of tabletop role-playing games established by Greg Stafford (game designer), Greg Stafford in 1975. Chaosium's major titles include ''Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game), Call of Cthulhu'', based on the horror fic ...

, 1975- , data-sort-value="1977", '' All the Worlds' Monsters'' (1977) , ''

'' (1978), ''

Basic Role-Playing ''Basic Role-Playing'' (''BRP'') is a tabletop role-playing game which originated in the ''RuneQuest'' fantasy role-playing game. Chaosium released the ''BRP'' standalone booklet in 1980 in the boxed set release of the second edition of ''RuneQ ...

'' (1980), ''

Thieves' World Thieves' World is a shared world fantasy series created by Robert Lynn Asprin in 1978. The original series comprised twelve anthologies, including stories by science fiction and fantasy authors Poul Anderson, John Brunner, Andrew J. Offutt, ...

'' (1981), ''

'' (1981), '' Call of Cthulhu'' (1981), '' Worlds of Wonder'' (1982), ''

Superworld ''Superworld'' is a superhero-themed role-playing game published by Chaosium in 1983 that uses the generic ''Basic Role-Playing'' rules system. The game began as just one part of the '' Worlds of Wonder'' product before being published as a sta ...

'' (1983), ''

Elfquest ''Elfquest'' (or ''ElfQuest'') is a comic book property created by Wendy and Richard Pini in 1978, and still owned by them. It is a fantasy story about a community of Elves (Elfquest), elves and other fictional species who struggle to survive and ...

'' (1984), ''

Ringworld ''Ringworld'' is a 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature. ''Ringworld'' tells the story of Louis Wu and his companions on a mission to the Ringworld, an ...

'' (1984), '' King Arthur Pendragon'' (1985), ''

Hawkmoon ''The History of the Runestaff'' is an omnibus collection of four fantasy novels by Michael Moorcock, consisting of '' The Jewel in the Skull'', '' The Mad God's Amulet'', ''The Sword of the Dawn'', and ''The Runestaff''. Charting the adventures ...

'' (1986), ''

Prince Valiant ''Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur'', often simply called ''Prince Valiant'', is an American comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full s ...

'' (1989), ''

Elric! ''Elric!'', subtitled "Dark Fantasy Roleplaying", is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game published under license by Chaosium in 1993. Based on the Elric of Melniboné books by Michael Moorcock, this is the fifth edition of the game originally t ...

'' (1993), ''

Nephilim The Nephilim (; ''Nəfīlīm'') are mysterious beings or humans in the Bible traditionally understood as being of great size and strength, or alternatively beings of great power and authority. The origins of the Nephilim are disputed. Some, ...

'' (1994), '' Dragon Lords of Melniboné'' (2001) , - ,

Heritage Models Heritage Models was an American game company that produced role-playing games, metal miniatures, and game supplements. Wargaming and fantasy miniatures Heritage Models, a manufacturer of metal miniature wargaming soldiers, was founded by Jim Oden ...

, 1974-1983 , data-sort-value="1977", '' Dungeonmaster's Index'' (1977) , '' Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier'' (1977), ''

John Carter, Warlord of Mars ''John Carter, Warlord of Mars'' is a comics series published from 1977 by American company Marvel Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman (writer) and Gil Kane (penciller), it was based on the Barsoom series of Edgar Rice Burroughs and featured the epon ...

'' (1978), ''

Knights and Magick ''Knights and Magick'' is a role-playing game published by Heritage USA in 1980. Description ''Knights and Magick'' is a fantasy/medieval miniatures system designed for mass or single combat, in individual battles or large political-economic-mi ...

'' (1980), '' Swordbearer'' (1982) , - ,

Grimoire Games ''Arduin'' is a fictional universe and fantasy role-playing system created in the mid-1970s by David A. Hargrave. It was the first published "cross-genre" fantasy RPG, with everything from interstellar wars to horror and historical drama, altho ...

, 1979-1984, 1993 , data-sort-value="1978", ''

The Arduin Grimoire ''Arduin'' is a fictional universe and fantasy role-playing game, role-playing system created in the mid-1970s by David A. Hargrave. It was the first published "cross-genre" fantasy RPG, with everything from interstellar wars to horror and histo ...

'' (1978) , , - , SPI , 1969-1982 , data-sort-value="1980", ''

'' (1980) , ''

Universe The universe is all of space and time and their contents. It comprises all of existence, any fundamental interaction, physical process and physical constant, and therefore all forms of matter and energy, and the structures they form, from s ...

'' (1981) , - ,

Steve Jackson Games Steve Jackson Games (SJGames) is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and (until 2019) the gaming magazine ''Pyramid''. History Founded in 1980, six years after the cr ...

, 1980- , data-sort-value="1980", ''

The Space Gamer ''The Space Gamer'' was a magazine dedicated to the subject of science fiction and fantasy board games and tabletop role-playing games. It quickly grew in importance and was an important and influential magazine in its subject matter from the la ...

'' #27 (1980) , '' Toon'' (1984), ''

GURPS The ''Generic Universal Role Playing System'', or ''GURPS'', is a tabletop role-playing game system published by Steve Jackson Games. The system is designed to run any genre using the same core mechanics. The core rules were first written by St ...

'' (1986), ''

In Nomine In Nomine is a title given to a large number of pieces of English polyphonic, predominantly instrumental music, first composed during the 16th century. History This "most conspicuous single form in the early development of English consort mus ...

'' (1997) , - ,

Task Force Games Task Force Games was a game company started in 1979 by Allen Eldridge and Stephen V. Cole. TFG published many games, most notably including both '' Star Fleet Battles'' (currently published by the original designers, Amarillo Design Bureau) an ...

, 1980-1996 , data-sort-value="1980", ''

Dungeon Tiles The ''Dungeon Tiles'' series consists of seven sets of supplementary map grids for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Contents Each supplement in the ''Dungeon Tiles'' series contains six fully illustrated map gri ...

'' (1980) , ''

Heroes of Olympus ''The Heroes of Olympus'' is a pentalogy of fantasy-adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan. The novels detail a conflict between Greek demigods, Roman demigods, and Gaea. In the fourth book of the series, there is also a fig ...

'' (1981), '' Delta Force: America Strikes Back!'' (1986), ''

Prime Directive In the fictional universe of ''Star Trek'', the Prime Directive (also known as "Starfleet General Order 1", and the "non-interference directive") is a guiding principle of Starfleet that prohibits its members from interfering with the natural dev ...

'' (1993) , - ,

FASA FASA Corporation was an American publisher of role-playing games, wargaming, wargames and board games between 1980 and 2001, after which they closed publishing operations for several years, becoming an IP holding company under the name FASA In ...

, 1980-2001 , data-sort-value="1980", '' I.S.P.M.V. Tethys'' (1980) , '' Behind Enemy Lines'' (1982), '' Star Trek: The Role Playing Game'' (1983), ''

The Doctor Who Role Playing Game ''The Doctor Who Role Playing Game'' is a licensed roleplaying game published by FASA in 1985 that is based upon the BBC television series ''Doctor Who''. Description ''The Doctor Who Role Playing Game'' allows players to assume roles simil ...

'' (1985), ''

MechWarrior ''MechWarrior'' is a series of video games set in the fictional universe of ''BattleTech''. Games Within the ''MechWarrior'' games, players take control of a single BattleTech technology#BattleMechs, BattleMech and combat other BattleMechs, ...

'' (1986), ''

Shadowrun ''Shadowrun'' is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game set in an alternate future in which cybernetics, magic in fiction, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy, and crime fiction, crime, wit ...

'' (1989), ''

Legionnaire The French Foreign Legion (, also known simply as , "the Legion") is a corps of the French Army created to allow List of militaries that recruit foreigners, foreign nationals into French service. The Legion was founded in 1831 and today consis ...

'' (1990), ''

Earthdawn ''Earthdawn'' is a fantasy role-playing game, originally produced by FASA in 1993. In 1999 it was licensed to Living Room Games, which produced the ''Second Edition''. It was licensed to RedBrick in 2003, who released the Classic Edition in 200 ...

'' (1993) , - ,

Gamelords Gamelords was an American game company that produced tabletop role-playing games and game supplements. History Kerry Lloyd founded the company, with three friends - Richard Meyer, Janet Trautvetter, and Michael Watkins in 1980. Gamelords was ...

, 1980-1984 , data-sort-value="1980", ''

Thieves' Guild In popular fiction, a thieves' guild is a formal association of criminals who participate in theft-related organized crime. The trope has been explored in literature, cinema, comic books, and gaming, such as in the ''Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser'' ...

'' (1980) , , - ,

ICE Ice is water that is frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 ° C, 32 ° F, or 273.15 K. It occurs naturally on Earth, on other planets, in Oort cloud objects, and as interstellar ice. As a naturally oc ...

, 1980- , data-sort-value="1980", ''

Arms Law ''Arms Law'' is a supplement published by Iron Crown Enterprises in 1980 for the fantasy role-playing game '' Rolemaster''. Contents ''Arms Law'' is a combat system initially designed for melee combat in fantasy role-playing games, utilizing onl ...

'' (1980) , ''

Rolemaster ''Rolemaster'' (originally ''Role Master'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game published by Iron Crown Enterprises in 1980. The game system has undergone several revisions and editions since then. Description ''Rolemaster'' is a fantasy ...

'' (1982), ''

Middle-earth Role Playing ''Middle-earth Role Playing'' (''MERP'') is a 1984 tabletop role-playing game based on J. R. R. Tolkien ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' under license from Tolkien Enterprises. Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) published the game until ...

'' (1984), ''

Spacemaster ''Space Master'' is a science fiction role-playing game produced by Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) in 1985. Contents ''Space Master'' is a science-fiction space-adventure system, fairly complex, and compatible with ''Cyberspace'', ''Rolemaster' ...

'' (1985), ''

Cyberspace Cyberspace is an interconnected digital environment. It is a type of virtual world popularized with the rise of the Internet. The term entered popular culture from science fiction and the arts but is now used by technology strategists, security ...

'' (1989), ''

Champions A champion (from the late Latin ''campio'') is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional/provincial/state, national, continental and world championships, and ...

'' (fourth edition with

Hero Games Hero Games (''DOJ, Inc dba Hero Games'') is the publisher of the Hero System, a generic roleplaying rules set that can be used to simulate many different genres, and was the co-developer of the '' Fuzion'' system. History In 1981, George MacD ...

, 1989), '' Lord of the Rings Adventure Game'' (1991), '' High Adventure Role Playing'' (2003) , - ,

TimeLine A timeline is a list of events displayed in chronological order. It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labelled with dates paralleling it, and usually contemporaneous events. Timelines can use any suitable scale representing t ...

, 1980-1991, 2001- , data-sort-value="1981", ''

The Morrow Project ''The Morrow Project'' is a science fiction role-playing game created by Kevin Dockery (author), Kevin Dockery, Robert Sadler and Richard Tucholka and published by Timeline Ltd. It is set after a devastating nuclear war. It was first released in ...

'' (1981) , '' Time and Time Again'' (1984) , - ,

, 1981- , data-sort-value="1981", ''

'' (1981) , ''

Espionage Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering, as a subfield of the intelligence field, is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information ( intelligence). A person who commits espionage on a mission-specific contract is called an ...

'' (1983), '' Justice, Inc.'' (1984), ''

Danger International ''Danger International'' is a modern-day role-playing game published by Hero Games in 1985. Description ''Danger International'' is a role-playing game in which players can take on the roles of spies, private eyes, investigative reporters, and p ...

'' (1985), '' Fantasy Hero'' (1985), ''

Robot Warriors ''Robot Warriors'' is a science fiction mecha role-playing game published by Hero Games and Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) in 1986. Description ''Robot Warriors'' is a role-playing game where characters pilot giant robots into combat using a syste ...

'' (1986), ''

Star Hero ''Star Hero'' is a science fiction role-playing game published by Hero Games and Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) in 1989. The game uses the Hero System rules also used in other Hero Games publications such as ''Champions'' and ''Danger Internationa ...

'' (1989), ''

Hero System The ''Hero System'' is a generic role-playing game system that was developed from the superhero RPG '' Champions''. After ''Champions'' fourth edition was released in 1989, a stripped-down version of its ruleset with no superhero or other genr ...

'' (1990), ''

Dark Champions ''Dark Champions'' is an action-adventure role-playing game published by Hero Games in 2004 that uses the 5th edition of the Hero System. Description The emphasis in this game is on modern action adventures in the fields of espionage, military ...

'' (1993) , - ,

Palladium Books Palladium Books is a publisher of role-playing games (RPGs) best known for its '' Rifts'' series (1990–present). Palladium was founded April 1981 in Detroit, Michigan, by current president and lead game designer Kevin Siembieda, and is now b ...

, 1981- , data-sort-value="1981", ''

The Mechanoid Invasion ''The Mechanoid Invasion'' (and its source books, supplements and sequels) was the first role-playing game from Palladium Books, published in 1981. The science fiction setting places human settlers at odds with a deadly cybernetic invasion force ...

'' (1981) , '' Valley of the Pharaohs'' (1983), '' The Palladium Role-Playing Game'' (1983), ''

Heroes Unlimited ''Heroes Unlimited'' is a superhero role-playing game written by Kevin Siembieda and first published by Palladium Books in 1984. The game is based upon the Palladium Books Megaversal system and is compatible with other games that use the Palladi ...

'' (1984), ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness'' (''TMNT'') is a present-day comic-book role-playing game published by Palladium Books in 1985 that is based on the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' comic book created by Kevin Eastman and P ...

'' (1985), '' Robotech: The Role-Playing Game'' (1986), '' Revised Recon'' (1987), ''

Beyond the Supernatural ''Beyond the Supernatural'' is a Horror fiction, horror role-playing game published by Palladium Books. It has seen two editions released, both of which have introduced innovations to Palladium's Megaversal system, standard mechanics. A versati ...

'' (1987), ''

Ninjas & Superspies ''Ninjas & Superspies'' is a modern-day espionage role-playing game published in 1988 by Palladium Books that delves into martial arts as a form of combat. Contents ''Ninjas & Superspies'', written by Erick Wujcik, is designed around espionage a ...

'' (1988), '' Rifts'' (1990), '' Macross II: The Role-Playing Game'' (1993), '' Nightspawn'' (1995), ''

Systems Failure ''Systems Failure'' is a role-playing game written by Bill Coffin and published by Palladium Books in July 1999. Contents The fictional premise for the game is that during the "Millennium bug" scare, actual "Bugs" appeared. They are energy bei ...

'' (1999), ''

Rifts Chaos Earth A rift is a geological structure. Rift(s) or The Rift may also refer to: Film and television * ''The Rift'' (1990 film), a film directed by Juan Piquer Simón * ''Rift'' (2017 film), a film directed by Erlingur Thoroddsen * ''Rift'' (2019 fil ...

'' (2003), '' Splicers'' (2004), '' Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Role-Playing Game'' (2008), '' Dead Reign'' (2008) , - ,

Yaquinto Publications Yaquinto Publications was the wargame publishing arm of the Robert Yaquinto Printing Company of Dallas, Texas. History Yaquinto Publications was started by Robert Yaquinto Printing early in the year 1979. In March 1979 Robert Yaquinto hired S ...

, 1979-1983 , data-sort-value="1981", '' Pirates and Plunder'' (1981) , '' Man, Myth & Magic'' (1982), '' Timeship'' (1983) , - ,

Mayfair Games Mayfair Games was an American publisher of board game, board, card game, card, and roleplaying games that also licensed German-style board game, Euro-style board games to publish them in English. The company licensed worldwide English-language pub ...

, 1982- , data-sort-value="1982", ''

Beastmaker Mountain ''Beastmaker Mountain'' is an adventure for fantasy role-playing games published by Mayfair Games in 1982. Plot summary ''Beastmaker Mountain'' is a scenario in which the player characters investigate the abandoned villa of the wizard Orlow the ...

'' (1982) , ''

Role Aids ''Role Aids'' is a line of role-playing game supplements published by Mayfair Games starting in 1982 intended for use with ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''. Publication history As a veteran role-playing gamer, Bill Fawcett (writer), Bill Fawcett de ...

'' supplement line (1982), '' DC Heroes Role Playing Game'' (1985), '' Batman Role-Playing Game'' (1989), ''

Chill In computing, CHILL (an acronym for CCITT High Level Language) is a procedural programming language designed for use in telecommunication switches (the hardware used inside telephone exchanges). The language is still used for legacy systems ...

'' (second edition, 1990), ''

Underground Underground most commonly refers to: * Subterranea (geography), the regions beneath the surface of the Earth Underground may also refer to: Places * Buenos Aires Underground, a rapid transit system * London Underground, a rapid transit system * ...

'' (1993) , - ,

Bard Games Bard Games was an American game company that produced role-playing games and game supplements. Products Bard Games was formed in 1982 by Steven Cordovano, Vernie Taylor and Stephan Michael Sechi, who each put up $600. Their intention was to mark ...

, 1982-1990 , data-sort-value="1983", '' The Compleat Alchemist'' (1983) , '' The Atlantis Trilogy'' (1984), ''

Talislanta ''Talislanta'' is a fantasy role-playing game published by Bard Games in 1987 that forgoes many of the tropes used by popular games of the genre in favor of a unique world and many new game mechanisms. There have been six different English-langu ...

'' (1987) , - ,

Avalon Hill Avalon Hill Games Inc. is a game company that publishes wargames and strategic board games. It has also published miniature wargaming rules, role-playing games and sports simulations. It is a subsidiary of Hasbro, and operates under the compan ...

, 1958-1998 , data-sort-value="1983", ''

James Bond 007 The ''James Bond'' franchise focuses on the titular character, a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 19 ...

'' (1983) , '' Powers & Perils'' (1984), ''

Lords of Creation ''Lords of Creation'' is a science fiction novel by American author Eando Binder (combined pseudonym for American brothers Earl and Otto Binder). It was first published in book form in 1949 by Prime Press Prime Press, Inc. was a science fictio ...

'' (1984), ''

'' (third edition, 1984), ''

Tales from the Floating Vagabond ''Tales from the Floating Vagabond'' is a science-fiction role-playing game by Lee Garvin, published by Avalon Hill in 1991. It has the tagline "Ludicrous Adventure in a Universe Whose Natural Laws Are Out To Lunch". Overview The game takes a ...

'' (1991) , - ,

Columbia Games Columbia Games is one of the oldest manufacturers of board wargames, and has also produced the '' Hârn'' role-playing game as well as various card games and collectible card games. Their wargames are notable for using small wooden or plastic bl ...

, 1972- , data-sort-value="1983", ''

Hârn Hârn is a campaign setting for fantasy role-playing games, designed by N. Robin Crossby, and published by Columbia Games in 1983. In 1998 Crossby founded Kelestia Productions (KP), an electronic publishing e-company. KP and Columbia Games now ...

'' (1983) , ''

HârnMaster ''HârnMaster'' is a fantasy role-playing game based in the fantasy world of Hârn. The system, like the world, was designed primarily by N. Robin Crossby. History ''Hârnmaster'' was published as a role-playing game using the Hârn setting by ...

'' (1986) , - ,

West End Games West End Games (WEG) was a company that made board, role-playing, and war games. It was founded by Daniel Scott Palter in 1974 in New York City, but later moved to Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Its product lines included ''Star Wars'', ''Paranoia' ...

, 1974-2009 , data-sort-value="1984", ''

Paranoia Paranoia is an instinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety, suspicion, or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of co ...

'' (1984) , ''

Ghostbusters ''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric ...

'' (1986), '' The Price of Freedom'' (1986), '' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'' (1987), ''

Torg ''Torg'' is a cinematic cross-genre tabletop role-playing game created by Greg Gorden and Bill Slavicsek, with art by Daniel Horne. It was first published by West End Games (WEG) in 1990. Game resolution uses a single twenty-sided die, ''dram ...

'' (1990), ''

Shatterzone ''Shatterzone'' is a space opera role-playing game by West End Games. The game went out of print in 1997 after the company went bankrupt. The game is now back in print, owned and published by Precis Intermedia. The universe of ''Shatterzone' ...

'' (1993), '' Masterbook'' (1994), '' The D6 System'' (1996), ''

Men In Black In popular culture and UFO conspiracy theories, men in black (MIB) are government agents dressed in dark suits, who question, interrogate, harass, and threaten unidentified flying object (UFO) witnesses to keep them silent about what they have ...

'' (1997), '' The Hercules & Xena Roleplaying Game'' (1998), ''

DC Universe Roleplaying Game The ''DC Universe Roleplaying Game'' is a Legend System-based role-playing game set in the DC Comics universe and published by West End Games. History The game system had several supplementary publications in print during the 1999–2002 timefra ...

'' (1999), '' The Metabarons Roleplaying Game'' (2001) , - , Pacesetter , 1984-1986 , data-sort-value="1984", ''

'' (1984) , ''

Timemaster ''Timemaster'' is a role-playing game centered on traveling through time and alternate dimensions, published by Pacesetter Ltd in 1984. Players take on the role of Time Corps agents who fix deviations in the timeline of the game. The primary an ...

'' (1984), ''

Star Ace ''Star Ace'' is a science fiction role-playing game published by Pacesetter Ltd in 1984 in which players take on the roles of rebel pilots fighting against an evil empire. Description ''Star Ace'' is a science-fiction system in which players cre ...

'' (1984), '' Sandman: Map of Halaal'' (1985) , - , SkyRealms Publishing , 1984-1988 , data-sort-value="1984", ''

SkyRealms of Jorune ''Skyrealms of Jorune'' is a science-fantasy role-playing game that was first published in 1984 through SkyRealms Publishing. The game is set on the fictional alien planet of Jorune above which float levitating islands. The second edition was ...

'' (1984) , , - ,

Target Games Target Games was a Swedish publisher of role-playing games active from 1980 until the year 1999 when they went into bankruptcy proceedings. Until the mid-1990s they published their Swedish roleplaying games under the brand name Äventyrsspel (me ...

, 1979-1999 , data-sort-value="1984", ''

Drakar och Demoner ''Drakar och Demoner'' (Swedish language, Swedish for ''Dragons and Demons'', in Sweden commonly referred to by the abbreviation "DoD") is a Swedish fantasy role-playing game first published in 1982 by the game publishing company Äventyrsspel ...

'' (1984) , ''

Mutant In biology, and especially in genetics, a mutant is an organism or a new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is generally an alteration of the DNA sequence of the genome or chromosome of an organism. It i ...

'' (1984), ''

Mutant Chronicles ''Mutant Chronicles'' is a pen-and-paper role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world, originally published in 1993. It has spawned a franchise of collectible card games, miniature wargames, video games, novels, comic books, and a film ...

'' (1993), '' Kult'' (1991) , - , Digest Group Publications , 1985-1993 , data-sort-value="1985", '' The Traveller's Digest'' #1 (1985) , , - ,

Leading Edge Games Leading Edge Games was an American game company that produced role-playing games and game supplements. History Leading Edge Games published ''Sword's Path: Glory Book 1'' in 1982, followed in 1982 by ''Sword's Path Glory Book 2''. The Sword's Path ...

, 1982-1993 , data-sort-value="1986", '' Phoenix Command'' (1986) , ''

Living Steel ''Living Steel'' is a high-tech science fiction role-playing game published by Leading Edge Games in 1987. Setting In 2349, the human-colonized planet Rhand is ruled by an autocratic government that seeks to crush a rebellion known as Alpha T ...

'' (1987), '' Aliens Adventure Game'' (1991) , - , R. Talsorian , 1985- , data-sort-value="1986", ''

Mekton ''Mekton'' is a role-playing game which centers on the conventions of mecha anime and science fiction (although it can easily enough be adapted to other genres like police drama or high fantasy). It has seen several editions since its introducti ...

'' (1986) , '' Teenagers from Outer Space'' (1987), ''

Cyberpunk 2013 ''Cyberpunk'' is a tabletop role-playing game in the dystopian science fiction genre, written by Mike Pondsmith and first published by R. Talsorian Games in 1988. It is typically referred to by its second or fourth edition names, ''Cyberpunk 20 ...

'' (1988), ''

Dream Park ''Dream Park'' is a 1981 sci-fi/murder mystery novel by American writers Larry Niven and Steven Barnes, set in a futuristic amusement park of the same name. It was nominated for the 1982 Locus Award and later expanded into a series of cyberpunk ...

'' (1992), '' Castle Falkenstein'' (1994), ''

Bubblegum Crisis is a 1987-1991 Japanese cyberpunk original video animation (OVA) series produced by Youmex and animated by Anime International Company, AIC and Artmic. The series involves the adventures of the Knight Sabers, an all-female group of Mercenar ...

'' (1996), ''

Armored Trooper VOTOMS is a Japanese military science fiction mecha anime series produced by Nippon Sunrise, created and directed by Ryosuke Takahashi and featuring mechanical designs by Kunio Okawara. Following directly in the footsteps of Takahashi's ...

'' (1997), '' The Dragonball Z Adventure Game'' (1999) , - ,

White Wolf The Arctic wolf (''Canis lupus arctos''), also known as the white wolf, polar wolf, and the Arctic grey wolf, is a subspecies of grey wolf native to the High Arctic tundra of Canada's Queen Elizabeth Islands, from Melville Island to Ellesme ...

, 1986-2018 , data-sort-value="1986", ''Arcanum'' #1 (1986) , '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' (1991), ''

Ars Magica ''Ars Magica'' is a role-playing game set in 'Mythic Europe' – a historically grounded version of Europe and the Levant around AD 1200, with the added conceit that conceptions of the world prevalent in folklore and institutions of the High Mid ...

'' (third edition, 1992), '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse'' (1992), ''

Mage: The Ascension ''Mage: The Ascension'' is a supernatural fiction tabletop role-playing game first published on August 19, 1993, by White Wolf Publishing. It is set in the World of Darkness universe. History Following the success of '' Vampire: The Masquerade ...

'' (1993), '' Wraith: The Oblivion'' (1994), '' Street Fighter: The Storytelling Game'' (1994), '' Changeling: The Dreaming'' (1995), ''

HoL HOL or Hol may refer to: Places * Hol, Norway, in Buskerud county * Hol Municipality (Nordland), a former municipality in Norway * Hol, Tjeldsund, Norway * Hol, Ludhiana, Punjab, India Science and technology * HOL (proof assistant), a family of i ...

'' (second edition, 1995), '' Vampire: The Dark Ages'' (1996), '' Werewolf: The Wild West'' (1997), ''

Trinity The Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the Christian doctrine concerning the nature of God, which defines one God existing in three, , consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, thr ...

'' (originally ''Aeon'', 1997), '' Mage: The Sorcerer's Crusade'' (1998), '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' (1999), '' Wraith: The Great War'' (1999), ''

Aberrant An aberration is something that deviates from the normal way. Aberration may also refer to: Biology and medicine *Form (zoology) or aberration, a rare mutant butterfly or moth wing pattern *Cardiac aberrancy, aberration in the shape of the EK ...

'' (1999), ''

Adventure! ''Adventure!'' is a pulp action role-playing game originally printed by White Wolf Game Studio, the third and last book in the Trinity Universe line of games. The game, printed in black and white on pulp-like sepia paper to resemble a period pie ...

'' (2001), ''

Exalted ''Exalted'' is a high fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally published by White Wolf Publishing in July 2001. The game is currently in its third edition. It was originally created by Robert Hatch, Justin Achilli and Stephan Wieck, a ...

'' (2001), '' Demon: The Fallen'' (2002), '' Victorian Age: Vampire'' (2002), '' Engel'' (2002), '' Dark Ages: Mage'' (2002), '' Dark Ages: Inquisitor'' (2002), ''

EverQuest Role-Playing Game ''EverQuest Role-Playing Game'' is a role-playing game based on the ''EverQuest'' fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). The game was published by White Wolf, Inc., White Wolf under its Sword and Sorcery Studios imprint ...

'' (2002), '' Dark Ages: Werewolf'' (2003), ''

Orpheus In Greek mythology, Orpheus (; , classical pronunciation: ) was a Thracians, Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet. He was also a renowned Ancient Greek poetry, poet and, according to legend, travelled with Jason and the Argonauts in se ...

'' (2003), '' Dark Ages: Fae'' (2004), '' Vampire: The Requiem'' (2004), '' Werewolf: The Forsaken'' (2005), '' Mage: The Awakening'' (2005), '' Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game'' (2005), ''

Pendragon Pendragon, or (, ''pen dragon''; composed of Welsh , 'head, chief, top' and / ''dragon'', 'dragon; warrior'; borrowed from the Greco-Latin word , plural , 'dragon , ; ) literally means 'chief dragon' or 'head dragon', but in a figurative sense ...

'' (fifth edition, 2005), '' Promethean: The Created'' (2006), '' Changeling: The Lost'' (2007), ''

Scion Scion may refer to: Horticulture *Scion (grafting), in horticulture, the upper part of a combined plant Arts, entertainment, and media Characters *Atlantean Scion, a device in the ''Tomb Raider'' video game series *Scion, avatar of the warrior en ...

'' (2007), ''

Big Eyes, Small Mouth ''Big Eyes, Small Mouth'' (''BESM'') is a tabletop role-playing game originally produced by Guardians of Order in 1997 that was designed to simulate the action of anime and manga. The title alludes to the common anime drawing style of character ...

'' (third edition, 2007), '' Hunter: The Vigil'' (2008), '' Geist: The Sin-Eaters'' (2009) , - ,

Lion Rampant The lion is a common charge in heraldry. It traditionally symbolises courage, nobility, royalty, strength, stateliness and valour, because historically the lion has been regarded as the "king of beasts". The lion also carries Judeo-Christi ...

, 1987-1990 , data-sort-value="1987", ''

Whimsy Cards ''Whimsy Cards'' is a 1987 role-playing game supplement published by Lion Rampant. Contents ''Whimsy Cards'' is an aid for role-playing games, a set of event cards which players can use to affect the outcome of a game storyline. Publication histo ...

'' (1987) , ''

'' (1987) , - ,

New Infinities Productions New Infinities Productions was an American game company that produced role-playing games and game supplements. History Immediately after leaving TSR, Gary Gygax helped form New Infinities Productions, Inc. Wargamer and accountant Forrest Baker ha ...

, 1986-1988 , data-sort-value="1987", '' Sea of Death'' (1987) , '' Cyborg Commando'' (1987) , - , Creations Unlimited , 1986-1987 , data-sort-value="1987", '' Prisoners of the Maze'' (1987) , , - ,

Pagan Publishing Pagan Publishing is a role-playing game publishing company founded by John Scott Tynes in 1990. It began by publishing a '' Call of Cthulhu'' role-playing game fanzine, '' The Unspeakable Oath''. In 1994, the company moved from Columbia, Missouri ...

, 1990- , data-sort-value="1990", ''

The Unspeakable Oath ''The Unspeakable Oath'' is a game magazine that was published by Pagan Publishing from 1990 to 2001, and later by Arc Dream Publishing starting in 2010. History John Tynes founded Pagan Publishing in 1990 in Columbia, Missouri with a volunteer s ...

'' #1 (1990) , , - ,

Atlas Games Atlas Games is a company which publishes role-playing games, board games and card games. Its founder and current president is John Nephew. History When Atlas Games did not have the finances to publish '' On the Edge'' (1994), they partnered with J ...

, 1990- , data-sort-value="1990", '' Tales of the Dark Ages'' (1990) , '' Over the Edge'' (1992), ''

'' (fourth edition, 1996), ''

Unknown Armies ''Unknown Armies'' is an occult-themed roleplaying game by John Scott Tynes and Greg Stolze, published by Atlas Games. The first edition was published in 1998, with the second and third editions being released in 2002 and 2017 respectively. Th ...

'' (1999), ''

Feng Shui Feng shui ( or ), sometimes called Chinese geomancy, is a traditional form of geomancy that originated in ancient China and claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment. The term ''feng shui'' mean ...

'' (second edition, 1999), ''

Furry Pirates ''Furry Pirates'' is an anthropomorphic, historical fantasy, pen-and-paper role-playing game published by Atlas Games. It is set in a parallel universe, reminiscent of 17th-century Earth. The game was written by Lise Breakey, designed by Bruce ...

'' (1999), ''

Rune Runes are the letters in a set of related alphabets, known as runic rows, runic alphabets or futharks (also, see '' futhark'' vs ''runic alphabet''), native to the Germanic peoples. Runes were primarily used to represent a sound value (a ...

'' (2001), ''

Northern Crown Corona Borealis is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Its brightest stars form a sem ...

'' (2005) , - ,

AEG The initials AEG are used for or may refer to: Common meanings * AEG (German company) ; AEG) was a German producer of electrical equipment. It was established in 1883 by Emil Rathenau as the ''Deutsche Edison-Gesellschaft für angewandte El ...

, 1990- , data-sort-value="1990", ''

Shadis ''Shadis'' is an independent gaming magazine that was published in 1990–1998 by Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG). It initially focused on role-playing games. Publication history Shadis was conceived and started by Jolly Blackburn as an inde ...

'' #1 (1990) , ''

Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game The ''Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game'' is a role-playing game originally written by John Wick (role-playing game designer), John Wick and published by Alderac Entertainment Group, under license from Five Rings Publishing Group, in 199 ...

'' (1997), '' 7th Sea'' (1998), ''

Farscape ''Farscape'' is an Australian-American Science fiction on television, science fiction television series conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by The Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment, originally for the Nine Network. It prem ...

'' (2002), ''

Spycraft Spycraft is a d20 and OGL-based role-playing game dealing with superspies and modern action. Originally published by the Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG), it is currently published under licence by Crafty Games. History Originally envisi ...

'' (2002), ''

Stargate SG1 ''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is ...

'' (2003) , - , Phage Press , 1991-2005 , data-sort-value="1991", '' Amber Diceless Role-playing'' (1991) , , - ,

Dream Pod 9 Dream Pod 9 (DP9), formerly Ianus Games, is a Montreal-based Canadian game publisher. Its most notable products are ''Heavy Gear'', ''Jovian Chronicles'', ''Tribe 8 (role-playing game), Tribe 8'', and ''Gear Krieg'', as well as the Silhouette role ...

, 1985- , data-sort-value="1992", '' Night's Edge'' (1992) , '' Project A-Ko: The Roleplaying Game'' (1995), ''

Heavy Gear ''Heavy Gear'' is a mecha science fiction game universe published since 1994 by Canadian publisher Dream Pod 9. It includes a Tabletop game, tabletop tactical Wargaming, wargame, a role-playing game, and a combat card game (''Heavy Gear Fighter' ...

'' (1995), ''

Jovian Chronicles ''Jovian Chronicles'' is a science fiction game setting published by Dream Pod 9 since 1997. It introduces a complete universe for role-playing and wargaming space combat featuring mecha, giant spacecraft, and epic space battles. The ''Jovian C ...

'' (1998), ''

Tribe 8 Tribe 8 was a lesbian punk rock band from San Francisco, considered one of the first queercore groups. The band took their name from the practice of tribadism, with "tribe eight" being a play on the word ''tribade'', a sexual practice sometimes ...

'' (1998), '' Gear Krieg'' (2001), '' CORE Command'' (2003) , - ,

Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast LLC (WotC or Wizards) is an American game Publishing, publisher, most of which are based on fantasy and List of science fiction themes, science-fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail game stores. In 1999, toy ...

, 1990- , data-sort-value="1992", ''

The Primal Order ''The Primal Order'', or ''TPO'', is a religion-based fantasy roleplaying game supplement. Of particular note, TPO was the first work published by Wizards of the Coast and its president, Peter Adkison. Through ''TPO'', Wizards of the Coast introd ...

'' (1992) , ''

'' (second edition, 1992), ''

Everway ''Everway'' is a fantasy role-playing game first published by Wizards of the Coast under their Alter Ego brand in 1995. Its lead designer was Jonathan Tweet. Marketed as a "Visionary Roleplaying Game", it has often been characterized as an inno ...

'' (1995), ''

'' (fifth edition, 2000), ''

'' (2000), '' Star Wars Roleplaying Game'' (2000), ''

d20 Modern ''d20 Modern'' is a modern fantasy role-playing game system designed by Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, and Charles Ryan. The system's core rulebook was published by Wizards of the Coast on November 1, 2002; by 2006, ten additional supp ...

'' (2002) , - ,

Hogshead Publishing Hogshead Publishing was a British game company that produced role-playing games and game supplements. History In October 1994, James Wallis founded Hogshead Publishing, a company which specialised in role-playing and storytelling games. Wallis ba ...

, 1994-2002 , data-sort-value="1994", ''

Interactive Fantasy ''Interactive Fantasy'' is a magazine was published in England by Hogshead Publishing that focused on role-playing games, especially game theory. Publication history Paul Mason, in his paper ''In Search of Self: A Survey of the First 25 Years of ...

'' #2 (1994) , ''

The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen ''The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen'' is a tabletop role-playing game published by Hogshead Publishing in 1998 that is based on the fictional character Baron Munchausen. Description ''The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchaus ...

'' (1998), ''

Puppetland ''Puppetland: A Storytelling Game with Strings in a Grim World of Make-Believe'' is a role-playing game written by John Scott Tynes. The game was first published on the author's website in 1995. Its first print publication was in Arcane magazine ...

'' (1999), ''

Violence Violence is characterized as the use of physical force by humans to cause harm to other living beings, or property, such as pain, injury, disablement, death, damage and destruction. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence a ...

'' (1999), '' Pantheon and Other Roleplaying Games'' (2000), ''

SLA Industries ''SLA Industries'' (pronounced "slay") is a role-playing game first published in 1993 by Nightfall Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The game is set in a dystopian far-flung future in which the majority of the known universe is either owned or indire ...

'' (1st Ed reprint, 2000), '' De Profundis'' (2001), ''

Nobilis ''Nobilis'' is a contemporary fantasy tabletop role-playing game created by Jenna K. Moran. Early editions were published under Moran's previous names, Rebecca Sean Borgstrom and R. Sean Borgstrom. The player characters are "Sovereign Powers" ...

'' (second edition, 2002) , - ,

Kenzer & Company Kenzer & Company (KenzerCo) is a Waukegan, Illinois based publisher of comic books, role-playing games, board games, card games, and miniature games. They are known for the ''Kingdoms of Kalamar'' campaign setting and for their own '' HackMaste ...

, 1994- , data-sort-value="1994", '' The Kingdom of Kalamar'' (1994) , ''

HackMaster HackMaster is a fantasy role-playing game produced by Kenzer & Company. It began as a fictional game, a parody of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' played by the characters of the ''Knights of the Dinner Table'' comic strip by Jolly R. Blackburn. The ch ...

'' (2001), '' Aces & Eights: Shattered Frontier'' (2007) , - ,

Last Unicorn Games Last Unicorn Games (or LUG) was a Pennsylvania based corporation with offices in Los Angeles, California. It was formed in 1994 by Christian Moore, Owen Seyler, Greg Ormand, and Bernie Cahill to publish the role playing game ''ARIA: Canticle of t ...

, 1994-2000 , data-sort-value="1994", '' Aria Worlds'' (1994) , '' Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game'' (1998), '' Star Trek Role Playing Game'' (1999), '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Role Playing Game'' (1999), '' Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium'' (2000) , - ,

Grey Ghost Press Grey Ghost Press was founded in 1994 by Ann Dupuis after spending time working on the '' Fudge RPG'' system by Steffan O'Sullivan. She initially created the company as Wild Mule Games in 1994, incorporated her company the following year as Ghost ...

, 1995- , data-sort-value="1995", ''

FUDGE ''Fudge'' is a generic role-playing game system for use in freeform role-playing games. The name "''FUDGE''" was once an acronym for ''Freeform Universal Donated'' (later, ''Do-it-yourself'') ''Gaming Engine'' and, though the acronym has since b ...

'' (1995) , ''

Gatecrasher Gatecrasher is an international clubbing brand made famous by the "Gatecrasher" (later "Crasher") dance music events, which were held at the Republic nightclub in Sheffield, UK during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The promoters of the brand ...

'' (1996), ''

Terra Incognita ''Terra incognita'' or ''terra ignota'' (Latin "unknown land"; ''incognita'' is stressed on its second syllable in Latin, but with variation in pronunciation in English) is a term used in cartography for regions that have not been mapped or d ...

'' (2001), ''

The Deryni Adventure Game Written by fantasy novelist Aaron S. Rosenberg, the Deryni Adventure Game is a role-playing game that is based in the Deryni novels created by Katherine Kurtz. Setting The setting closely resembles earth's medieval Period except with the inc ...

'' (2005) , - ,

Holistic Design Holistic Design, Inc. (HDI), is an American game company. It was founded in 1992 as Several Dudes Holistic Gaming. The company has developed many computer games in its history, including '' Battles of Destiny'', '' Hammer of the Gods'', '' Final ...

, 1992-2006 , data-sort-value="1996", ''

Fading Suns ''Fading Suns'' is a science fiction space opera role-playing game published by Holistic Design. The setting was also used for a PC game ('' Emperor of the Fading Suns''), a live action role-playing game (''Passion Play''), and for a space com ...

'' (1996) , '' Rapture: The Second Coming'' (2002) , - ,

Pinnacle Entertainment Group Pinnacle Entertainment Group is a publisher of role-playing games and wargames. History Shane Lacy Hensley wanted to create a 19th-century miniatures game so he contacted the company Chameleon Eclectic to get the game published. As a result '' Fi ...

, 1994- , data-sort-value="1996", '' Deadlands: The Weird West'' (1996) , '' Deadlands: Hell on Earth'' (1998), ''

Brave New World ''Brave New World'' is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931, and published in 1932. Largely set in a futuristic World State, whose citizens are environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hier ...

'' (1999), '' Deadlands: Lost Colony'' (2002), ''

Savage Worlds ''Savage Worlds'' is a role-playing game written by Shane Lacy Hensley and published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group. The game emphasizes speed of play and reduced preparation over realism or detail. The game received the 2003 Origin Gamers' Cho ...

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Imperium Games Imperium Games was an American game company that produced role-playing games and game supplements. History Marc W. Miller partnered with Sweetpea Entertainment to license his science-fiction property '' Traveller'' in exchange for funding to ...

, 1996-1998 , data-sort-value="1996", '' Marc Miller's Traveller'' (fourth edition of ''Traveller'', 1996) , , - ,

Guardians of Order Guardians of Order was a Canadian company founded in 1996 by Mark C. MacKinnon in Guelph, Ontario. The company's business output consisted of role-playing games (RPGs). Their first game is the anime inspired '' Big Eyes, Small Mouth''. In 2006 Gu ...

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'' (1997) , '' Dominion Tank Police'' (1999), ''

Demon City Shinjuku is a novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi that was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) in 1988, directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The title has also been translated as ''Hell City Shinjuku'' and ''Monster City''. It was also released as two man ...

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Tenchi Muyo! is a Japanese anime, light novel and manga franchise. The original series began with a six-episode Original video animation, OVA called . This original series was created by Masaki Kajishima and directed by Hiroki Hayashi, and it was rel ...

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Ghost Dog ''Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'' is a 1999 crime drama film produced, written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Forest Whitaker as the title character, a hitman for the mafia who adheres to the ancient warrior code of the samurai, as ou ...

'' (2000), '' Hong Kong Action Theatre!'' (second edition, 2001), '' Heaven & Earth'' (second edition, 2001), ''

El-Hazard is a Japanese anime franchise written by Ryoe Tsukimura and directed by Hiroki Hayashi. The series was animated by AIC and produced by Pioneer LDC. There is also a manga adaptation, which is published in English by Viz Media. The seri ...

'' (2001), '' Silver Age Sentinels'' (2002), '' The Authority Role-Playing Game'' (2004), '' Ex Machina'' (2004), '' Tékumel: Empire of the Petal Throne'' (2005), ''

A Game of Thrones ''A Game of Thrones'' is the first novel in ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin. It was first published on August 1, 1996. The novel won the 1997 Locus Award and was nominated for both ...

'' (2005) , - , Eden Studios , 1997- , data-sort-value="1997", ''

Conspiracy X ''Conspiracy X'' is a role-playing game (RPG) originally released by New Millennium Entertainment in 1996, and since revised and released by several publishers including Steve Jackson Games and Eden Studios, Inc. In all versions, the setting p ...

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CJ Carella's WitchCraft ''CJ Carella's WitchCraft'', or more informally ''WitchCraft'' (), is a modern horror role-playing game published by Eden Studios, Inc. It is based on the ''Unisystem'' game system and had been previously published by Myrmidon Press. In both case ...

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All Flesh Must Be Eaten ''All Flesh Must Be Eaten'' or ''AFMBE'' is an Origins Award nominated survival horror role-playing game (RPG) produced by Eden Studios, Inc. using the ''Unisystem'' game system. ''AFMBE'' is derived from the traditional horror movie depictions o ...

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roleplaying Game The ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roleplaying Game'' (''BtVSRPG'') is a role-playing game published by Eden Studios, Inc. in 2002. It is based on the popular television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' that ran from 1997-2003. The BtVPSRPG us ...

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Angel Roleplaying Game The ''Angel Roleplaying Game'' is a role-playing game published by Eden Studios, Inc. in 2003. Background Based on the ''Angel'' TV series, this game uses Eden's Unisystem game system. Books and products Angel RPG: Corebook () Though it is ...

'' (2003), '' Armageddon: The End Time'' (2003), ''

Terra Primate ''Terra Primate'' is an American role-playing game, designed by Patrick Sweeny, David F. Chapman, Al Bruno III and C.J. Carella, and published by Eden Studios, Inc. ''Terra Primate'' () uses the ''Unisystem'' and is based on movies such as ''P ...

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Army of Darkness ''Army of Darkness'' is a 1992 American dark fantasy comedy film directed, co-written, and co-edited by Sam Raimi. The film is the third installment in the Evil Dead, ''Evil Dead'' film series and the sequel to ''Evil Dead II'' (1987). Starring ...

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Ghosts of Albion ''Ghosts of Albion'' is a series of fantasy films, books and role-playing games created by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden. Set in England, the storyline focuses on two siblings, Tamara and William Swift. The series started as an animated we ...

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Fantasy Flight Games Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) is a game developer based in Roseville, Minnesota, United States, that creates and publishes role-playing game, role-playing, board game, board, card game, card, and dice game, dice games. As of 2014, it is a division of ...

, 1995- , data-sort-value="1997", '' Long Shades'' (1997) , '' Twilight Imperium: The Role-Playing Game'' (1999), '' Blue Planet'' (second edition, 2000), '' Fireborn'' (2004), ''

Grimm Grimm may refer to: People * Grimm (surname) * Brothers Grimm, German linguists ** Jacob Grimm (1785–1863), German philologist, jurist and mythologist ** Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm * Christia ...

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Rogue Trader In financial trading, a rogue trader is an employee authorized to make trades on behalf of their employer (subject to certain conditions) who makes unauthorized trades. It can also involve mismarking of securities. The perpetrator is a legitimat ...

'' (2009), '' Deathwatch'' (2010), '' Black Crusade'' (2011), '' Star Wars Roleplaying Game'' (2012) , - ,

Margaret Weis Productions Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd. is a games publisher located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States and founded in 2004 after Margaret Weis and Don Perrin, the two founders of Sovereign Press, divorced. Games Margaret Weis Productions is p ...

, 1998- , data-sort-value="1998", '' Sovereign Stone Quick-Start'' (1998) , ''

Serenity Role Playing Game ''Serenity Role Playing Game'' is a science fiction tabletop role-playing game released in 2005 and set in the universe of the movie '' Serenity'' and the television series ''Firefly''. It was produced by Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd, and its m ...

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Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game The ''Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game'' is a role-playing game published by Margaret Weis Productions in 2007, based on the ''Battlestar Galactica'' franchise. History Margaret Weis announced in 2007 that the license to ''Dragonlance'' wa ...

'' (2007), '' Cortex Role Playing Game System'' (2008), ''

Demon Hunters Role Playing Game The ''Demon Hunters Role Playing Game'' is a role-playing game published by Margaret Weis Productions in 2008. History Three new Cortex System media games were published by Margaret Weis Productions, one each year between 2007 and 2009, includin ...

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Supernatural Role Playing Game The ''Supernatural Role Playing Game'' is a role-playing game by Margaret Weis Productions that was released in 2009. It is based on the television series ''Supernatural'' and was the final game to use the Cortex System. The Game Like most rol ...

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Smallville Roleplaying Game The ''Smallville Roleplaying Game'' is a superhero-themed role-playing game published in 2010 by Margaret Weis Productions, set in the universe of the television series ''Smallville''. Players may take the roles of Clark Kent, Lois Lane, other ...

'' (2010), '' Leverage: The Roleplaying Game'' (2011) , - , Hekaforge Productions , 1999-2008 , data-sort-value="1998", '' Lejendary Adventure'' (1999) , , - ,

Green Knight Publishing Green Knight Publishing was founded by Peter Corless in 1998. He had acquired the rights to Chaosium's award-winning '' Pendragon'' role-playing game after they defaulted on a loan from Corless with Pendragon as collateral. From 1999 to 2001, Gree ...

, 1998-2003 , data-sort-value="1999", '' Tales of Chivalry & Romance'' (1999) , '' King Arthur Pendragon: Book of Knights'' (2000) , - , Issaries , 1997-2003 , data-sort-value="2000", '' Hero Wars'' (2000) , ''

HeroQuest ''HeroQuest'', is an adventure board game created by Milton Bradley Company, Milton Bradley in conjunction with the British company Games Workshop in 1989, and re-released in 2021. The game is loosely based around archetypes of fantasy role-pl ...

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Necromancer Games Necromancer Games was an American publisher of role-playing games. With offices in Seattle, Washington and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the company specialized in material for the d20 System. Most of its products were released under the Open Game Licens ...

, 2000-2009 , data-sort-value="2000", '' The Wizard's Amulet'' (2000) , , - ,

Green Ronin Publishing Green Ronin Publishing is an American company based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2000 by Chris Pramas and Nicole Lindroos, they have published several role-playing game–related products. They won several awards for their games includi ...

, 2000- , data-sort-value="2000", '' Ork! The Role-playing Game'' (2000) , ''

Spaceship Zero ''Spaceship Zero'' is the title of a media franchise that includes a role-playing game and an indie rock CD. __TOC__ Role-playing Game The role-playing game was written by Warren Banks and Toren Atkinson, with contributions from John Scott ...

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Mutants & Masterminds ''Mutants & Masterminds'' (abbreviated "M&M" or "MnM") is a superhero role-playing game written by Steve Kenson and published by Green Ronin Publishing based on a variant of the d20 System by Wizards of the Coast. The game system is designed to ...

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Blue Rose A blue rose is a flower of the genus ''Rosa'' (family Rosaceae) that presents blue-to-violet pigmentation instead of the more common red, white, or yellow, through use of artificial means such as dyes. Blue roses are often used to symbolize myst ...

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True20 ''True20'' is a role-playing game system designed by Steve Kenson and published by Green Ronin Publishing. True20 is similar to other game systems such as d20, but it has a few different mechanics. The system was first published as a part of th ...

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'' (second edition, 2005), '' A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying'' (2009), ''

Dragon Age ''Dragon Age'' is a media franchise centered on a series of fantasy role-playing video games created and developed by BioWare, which have seen releases on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation ...

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Troll Lord Games Troll Lord Games is an American publisher of role-playing games (based on fantasy and swords & sorcery themes), ''The Crusader'' magazine and other board/dice/card games. They are best known for the '' Castles & Crusades'' role-playing game. The ...

, 2000- , data-sort-value="2000", '' After Winter's Dark'' (2000) , '' Castles & Crusades'' (2004) , - ,

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'', ...

, 1999- , data-sort-value="2000", '' Dying Earth Quick Start Rules'' (2000) , '' The Esoterrorists'' (2006), '' Fear Itself'' (2007), '' Trail of Cthulhu'' (2008), '' Mutant City Blues'' (2009), '' Skullduggery'' (2010), '' Ashen Stars'' (2011), ''

Night's Black Agents ''Night's Black Agents'' is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by American writer Fritz Leiber. It was released in 1947 and was the author's first book. The book's title is taken from ''Macbeth'', Act III, scene ii. It was publi ...

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13th Age ''13th Age'' is a d20 fantasy role-playing game designed by Rob Heinsoo (lead designer of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 4th Edition) and Jonathan Tweet (lead designer of ''D&D'' 3rd Edition), and published by Pelgrane Press. 13th Age has been well s ...

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Goodman Games Goodman Games is an American game publisher best known for the ''Dungeon Crawl Classics'' series of adventure modules and role-playing game, its science fiction offshoot ''Mutant Crawl Classics'', and ''Original Adventures Reincarnated'', a lin ...

, 2001- , data-sort-value="2001", '' Broncosaurus Rex'' (2001) , '' Etherscope'' (2005), '' Eldritch Role-Playing System'' (2008), Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game (2012) , - ,

Privateer Press Privateer Press is a role-playing game, miniature wargame, acrylic paint, board game and card game production and publishing studio. Privateer Press is based in Bellevue, Washington, United States, where they have their headquarters and American ...

, 2000- , data-sort-value="2000", '' The Longest Night'' (2001) , , - ,

Mongoose Publishing Mongoose Publishing is a British manufacturer of role-playing games, miniatures, and card games, publishing material since 2001. Its licenses include products based on the science fiction properties '' Traveller'', ''Judge Dredd'', and ''Parano ...

, 2001- , data-sort-value="2001", '' The Slayer's Guide to Hobgoblins'' (2001) , ''

The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game ''The Judge Dredd Roleplaying Game'' is a science fiction role-playing game published by Mongoose Publishing in 2002 and 2009. It is based on ''Judge Dredd'' from '' 2000 AD'' comic. Publication history In 2002, Mongoose Publishing having acq ...

'' (2002), '' Sláine: The Roleplaying Game of Celtic Heroes'' (2002), '' Armageddon: 2089'' (2003), '' The Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game'' (2003), '' Conan: The Roleplaying Game'' (2004), '' Paranoia XP'' (2004), '' Lone Wolf: The Roleplaying Game'' (2005), '' Jeremiah: The Roleplaying Game'' (2005), '' Starship Troopers: The Roleplaying Game'' (2005), '' WARS Roleplaying Game'' (2005), '' Infernum'' (2005), ''

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'' (2008 edition), '' Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game'' (2010) , - , Adept Press , 2000- , data-sort-value="2001", '' Elfs'' (2001) , ''

Sorcerer Sorcerer may refer to: Magic * Sorcerer (supernatural), a practitioner of magic that derives from supernatural or occult sources * Sorcerer (fantasy), a fictional character who uses or practices magic that derives from supernatural or occult sou ...

'' (2001), '' Trollbabe'' (2002), '' It Was a Mutual Decision'' (2006), '' Spione: Story Now in Cold War Berlin'' (2007), '' S/lay w/Me'' (2009) , - ,

Paizo Publishing Paizo Inc. (; originally Paizo Publishing) is an American role-playing game publishing company based in Redmond, Washington, best known for the tabletop role-playing games '' Pathfinder'' and '' Starfinder''. The company's name is derived from ...

, 2002 , data-sort-value="2002", ''

Dragon A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dragon, dragons in Western cultures since the Hi ...

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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game The ''Pathfinder Roleplaying Game'' is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) that was published in 2009 by Paizo Publishing. The first edition extends and modifies the System Reference Document (SRD) based on the revised 3rd edition ''Dungeons ...

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Starfinder Roleplaying Game The ''Starfinder Roleplaying Game'' is a science-fiction/science fantasy role-playing game published by Paizo Publishing. It is built on Paizo's previous game, the ''Pathfinder Roleplaying Game'', both in its game mechanics and universe, but ad ...

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Arc Dream Publishing Arc Dream Publishing is a small role-playing game publishing company founded in 2002 by Pagan Publishing veteran Dennis Detwiller and editor Shane Ivey after their first roleplaying game '' Godlike: Superhero Roleplaying in a World on Fire, 19 ...

, 2002- , data-sort-value="2002", ''Talent Operations Command Intelligence Bulletin No. 2: Talent Operations Groups'' (2003) , '' Wild Talents'' (2006), ''Nemesis'' (2006) , - ,

Atomic Sock Monkey Press Atomic Sock Monkey Press (ASMP) is a small press game company that publishes “beer and pretzels” role-playing games and board games. The company is run by Chad Underkoffler, also known for his game columns on RPG.net and ''Pyramid'', as we ...

, 2003- , data-sort-value="2003", '' Dead Inside'' (2003) , '' Monkey, Pirate, Ninja, Robot: The Roleplaying Game'' (2004), '' Truth & Justice'' (2005), '' The Zorcerer of Zo'' (2006), '' Swashbucklers of the Seven Skies'' () , - ,

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 awa ...

, 2001- , data-sort-value="2006", '' Don't Rest Your Head'' (2006) , '' Spirit of the Century'' (2006), '' A Penny for My Thoughts'' (2009), '' Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies'' (2009), '' The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game'' (2010), ''

Diaspora A diaspora ( ) is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of birth, place of origin. The word is used in reference to people who identify with a specific geographic location, but currently resi ...

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Cubicle 7 Entertainment Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd is an Ireland, Irish games company that creates and publishes tabletop games. Best known for its ''Doctor Who'' and ''Lord of the Rings'' games, Cubicle 7 offers titles covering a range of licensed and self-developed p ...

, 2003- , data-sort-value="2006", '' CS1: Cannibal Sector One'' (2006) , '' Qin'' (2007), ''

Starblazer Adventures ''Starblazer Adventures'' is a role-playing game published by Cubicle 7 in 2008. History In 2007 Cubicle 7 Entertainment produced a licensed ''Starblazer'' role-playing game using the FATE (role-playing game system), FATE 3.0 system. The game wa ...

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Victoriana Victoriana is a term used to refer to material culture related to the Victorian period (1837–1901). It often refers to decorative objects, but can also describe a variety of artifacts from the era including graphic design, publications, ph ...

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Legends of Anglerre ''Legends of Anglerre'' is a role-playing game published by Cubicle 7 in 2010. Description ''Legends of Anglerre'' is a ''Fate'' system game. Legends was a sequel to the 2008 Starblazer Adventures RPG, and like the earlier game drew on materia ...

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The Laundry ''The Laundry'' is a tabletop role-playing game published by Cubicle 7 in 2010. The game is based on novelist Charles Stross's ''The Laundry Files'' series. Description ''The Laundry'' is a game where agents have to deal with Lovecraftian outer g ...

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The One Ring Roleplaying Game ''The One Ring Roleplaying Game'' is a tabletop role-playing game set in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, set at the time between '' The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. Designed by Francesco Nepitello and Marco Maggi, the game was initi ...

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Catalyst Game Labs Catalyst Game Labs (CGL) was created in May 2007 by InMediaRes Productions, LLC for the purpose of publishing print ''Shadowrun'' and ''Classic BattleTech'' sourcebooks.Emergence In philosophy, systems theory, science, and art, emergence occurs when a complex entity has properties or behaviors that its parts do not have on their own, and emerge only when they interact in a wider whole. Emergence plays a central rol ...

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Publishers Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribu ...