Green Ronin Publishing
Encyclopedia
Green Ronin Publishing is an American
company based in Seattle, Washington
. Founded in 2000 by Chris Pramas
, they have published several role-playing game
–related products. They have won several awards for their games including multiple Origins
, ENnie
, Pen & Paper, and Inquest Fan Awards.
and Blood of the Valiant for Feng Shui
. He dissolved Ronin Publishing in order to create Green Ronin.
On May 12, 2010, Green Ronin Publishing announced a third edition of the superhero roleplaying game Mutants & Masterminds would debut in the fall. This announcement came just 9 days after the publisher announced that it would debut a new DC Adventures game in August, based upon Mutants & Masterminds. According to Green Ronin President Chris Pramas, the two new games will "share a common ruleset."
, which was published by Black Industries
. Other notable products include the Freeport, Thieves' World and The Black Company d20
settings, Mutants & Masterminds, Blue Rose
, and True20
. Additionally Green Ronin published the DC ADVENTURES, a licensed roleplaying game based on the characters and setting found in DC Comics
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
company based in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
. Founded in 2000 by Chris Pramas
Chris Pramas
-Career:His works for Dungeons & Dragons include: Slavers , Guide to Hell , Apocalypse Stone , Vortex of Madness , as well as some work on the third edition Player's Handbook and Dungeon Master's Guide .He has also done work for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay.He quit Wizards of the Coast in 2000 to...
, they have published several role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
–related products. They have won several awards for their games including multiple Origins
Origins Award
The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the game industry. They are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for the previous year, so the 1979 awards were given at the 1980 Origins.The Origins Award is commonly...
, ENnie
ENnies
The Annual Gen Con EN World RPG Awards are annual, fan-based awards for role-playing game products and publishers hosted at Gen Con in Indianapolis, Indiana...
, Pen & Paper, and Inquest Fan Awards.
History of the company
Chris Pramas started Ronin Publishing, publishing at least two fantasy role playing games supplements, The Book of Hunts for The Whispering VaultThe Whispering Vault
The Whispering Vault is a horror-themed role-playing game originally published in 1993.Characters within The Whispering Vault used to be human, but after a life dedicated to protect humanity against supernatural beings they have been recruited into the ranks of the Stalkers, the main heroes of the...
and Blood of the Valiant for Feng Shui
Feng Shui (role-playing game)
Feng Shui is a martial arts-themed role-playing game, designed by Robin Laws, published first by Daedalus Entertainment and now by Atlas Games. The game shares its setting with the collectible card game Shadowfist. The system is simple, with most detail being in the game's combat system. Combat...
. He dissolved Ronin Publishing in order to create Green Ronin.
On May 12, 2010, Green Ronin Publishing announced a third edition of the superhero roleplaying game Mutants & Masterminds would debut in the fall. This announcement came just 9 days after the publisher announced that it would debut a new DC Adventures game in August, based upon Mutants & Masterminds. According to Green Ronin President Chris Pramas, the two new games will "share a common ruleset."
Games and products
They have written the second edition of Warhammer Fantasy RoleplayWarhammer Fantasy Roleplay
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay is a role-playing game set in the Warhammer Fantasy setting. Over the years, it has been through a number of phases and different publishers, most of which were related in some way to Games Workshop...
, which was published by Black Industries
Black Industries
Black Industries was the role-playing game imprint of BL Publishing, the publishing arm of Games Workshop. It was announced on January 28, 2008 that it would cease operations after its products currently scheduled for release are published....
. Other notable products include the Freeport, Thieves' World and The Black Company d20
D20 System
The d20 System is a role-playing game system published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast originally developed for the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons...
settings, Mutants & Masterminds, Blue Rose
Blue Rose (role-playing game)
Blue Rose is a fantasy role-playing game published by Green Ronin Publishing in 2005. The game is described as being in the romantic fantasy genre — it is inspired by fantasy fiction such as that of Mercedes Lackey and Diane Duane as opposed to Robert E. Howard–style of swords and sorcery...
, and True20
True20
True20 is an award winning universal generic role-playing game designed by Steve Kenson and published by Green Ronin Publishing.-Settings:...
. Additionally Green Ronin published the DC ADVENTURES, a licensed roleplaying game based on the characters and setting found in DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
.
DC ADVENTURES
- Hero's Handbook
- Heroes & Villains, Volume 1
- Heroes & Villains, Volume 2 (unreleased)
- DC ADVENTURES: Universe (unreleased)
Mutants & Masterminds, 3rd Edition
- Mutants & Masterminds Hero's Handbook - Hardback coming soon; PDF now available
Mutants & Masterminds, 2nd Edition
- Mutants & Masterminds Second Edition
- Paragons: A More Perfect Union
- Agents of Freedom
- Book of Magic
- Golden Age
- Crooks! Second Edition (pdf only)
- Lockdown
- Freedom City Second Edition
- Freedom City Atlas: Pyramid Plaza (pdf only)
- Freedom City Atlas 2: The Scarab's Lair (pdf only)
- Freedom City Atlas 3: Freedom City Transit Authority (pdf only)
- Freedom City Atlas 4: Lantern Hill (pdf only)
- Freedom City Atlas 5: Providence Asylum (pdf only)
- Freedom's Most Wanted
- Hero High
- Instant Superheroes
- Iron Age
- Mastermind's Manual
- Mecha & Manga
- M&M Caper #1: Little League (pdf only)
- M&M Caper #2: In a Strange Land (pdf only)
- M&M Caper #3: Deadly Day of the Dread Destructus (pdf only)
- Mutants & Masterminds Beginner's Guide
- Mutants & Masterminds Pocket Player's Guide
- Mutants & Masterminds Annual #2 (Limited run in-print, available in pdf)
- Mutants & Masterminds Second Edition GM Screen
- Mutants & Masterminds Second Edition Deluxe GM Screen
- Mutants & Masterminds Second Edition Character Record Folio
- Paragons Campaign Setting
- Silver Age
- Time of Vengeance
- Ultimate Power (and also Pocket Ultimate Power)
- Warriors & Warlocks
- Time of Crisis Second Edition (stand-alone pdf or with Deluxe GM Screen)
- Time of Vengeance
- Wild Cards Campaign Setting
- Wild Cards: Aces & Jokers - coming soon
- Wild Cards: All-In
- Worlds of Freedom
Mutants & Masterminds, 1st Edition
- Crooks!
- Foes of Freedom
- Gimmick's Guide to Gadgets
- Mutants & Masterminds Character Record Folio
- Mutants & Masterminds Annual #1
- Mutants & Masterminds GM's Screen
- Nocturnals: A Midnight Companion
- Noir
- Time of Crisis
Dragon Age RPG
- Dragon Age, Set 1 (Boxed Set)
- Dragon Age Game Master's Kit
- Blood in Ferelden
- Dragon Age, Set 2 (Boxed Set)
True20
- True20 Adventure Roleplaying—Revised Edition
- True20 Adventure Roleplaying
- True20 Bestiary
- True20 Adept's Handbook
- True20 Companion
- True20 Expert's Handbook
- True20 Freeport Companion
- True20 Freeport: The Lost Island
- True20 Narrator's Kit
- True20 Pocket Player's Guide
- True20 Warrior's Handbook
- True20 Worlds of Adventure
- Blue Rose: The Roleplaying Game of Romantic Fantasy
- Blue Rose Companion
- Blue Rose: The World of Aldea
- Bleeding Edge Special: Dark Wings Over Freeport
- Damnation Decade
- True Sorcery
Freeport Setting: d20
- Black Sails Over Freeport
- Bleeding Edge Special: Dark Wings Over Freeport
- Creatures of Freeport
- Crisis in Freeport
- Denizens of Freeport
- d20 Freeport Companion
- Freeport Companion: Pathfinder Edition
- The Freeport Trilogy Five Year Anniversary Edition
- Gangs of Freeport (from Adamant Entertainment)
- Hell in Freeport
- Tales of Freeport
- Vengeance in Freeport (from Ronin Arts)
Freeport Setting: System-less
- Pirate's Guide to Freeport
- Buccaneers of Freeport
- Cults of Freeport
Freeport Setting: Other Systems
- Savage Worlds Freeport Companion
- Castles & Crusades Freeport Companion
Bleeding Edge Adventures
- Mansion of Shadows
- Beyond the Towers
- Dirge of the Damned
- A Dreadful Dawn
- Temple Of The Death Goddess
- Escape From Ceranir
- Trouble In Swiftwater - coming soon
- Bleeding Edge Special: Dark Wings Over Freeport
Thieves' World
- Black Snake Dawn
- Murder at the Vulgar Unicorn
- Shadowspawn's Guide to Sanctuary
- Thieves' World Player's Manual
- Thieves' World Gazzetteer
Mythic Vistas
- The Black Company Campaign Setting
- Damnation Decade
- Egyptian Adventures: Hamunaptra
- Eternal Rome
- Medieval Player's Manual
- Mindshadows
- The Red Star Campaign Setting
- Sidewinder: Recoiled
- Skull & Bones
- SpirosBlaak
- Testament: Roleplaying in the Biblical Era
- The Trojan War
A Song of Ice and Fire
- A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying
- A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide
- A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying, Pocket Edition - coming soon
- A Song of Ice and Fire Chronicle Starter - coming soon
- Peril at King's Landing
- A Song of Ice and Fire Narrator's Kit
- Wedding Knight (featured in the Narrator's Kit, also available as PDF)
Advanced Rulebooks
- Advanced Race Codex
- Advanced Gamemaster's Guide
- Advanced Player's Manual
- Advanced Bestiary
Monster Compendiums
- Monsters of the Mind
- The Book of Fiends
- Armies of the Abyss
- Jade Dragons & Hungry Ghosts
- Legions of Hell
d20 Classic
- The Cavalier's Handbook
- The Psychic's Handbook
- The Noble's Handbook
- The Unholy Warrior's Handbook
- The Avatar's Handbook
- The Witch's Handbook
- The Assassin's Handbook
- The Shaman's Handbook
- Pocket Magica
- Pocket Grimore Divine
- Pocket Grimore Arcane
- Dezzavold: Fortress of the Drow
- Corwyl: Village of the Wood Elves
- Aasimar & Tiefling: A Guidebook to the Planetouched
- Bow & Blade: A Guidebook to Wood Elves
- Fang & Fury: A Guidebook to Vampires
- Bastards & Bloodlines
- Plot & Poison: A Guidebook to Drow
- Wrath & Rage
- Hammer & Helm
- The Book of the Righteous
- Secret College of Necromancy
- Arcana: Societies of Magic
The Game Mechanics
- Temple Quarter
- Artifacts of the Ages: Rings
- Thieves' Quarter
- Artifacts of the Ages: Swords and Staves
Modern
- Future Player's Companion
- Modern Magic
- Martial Arts Mayhem
- Modern Player's Companion
- Modern GM Screen
- Ultramodern Firearms d20
Standalone products
- Faery's Tale Deluxe
- Spaceship ZeroSpaceship ZeroSpaceship Zero is the title of a role-playing game and an indie rock CD.- Role-playing Game :The role-playing game was written by Warren Banks and Toren Atkinson including contributions from John Tynes and Monte Cook and Andrew J Lucas and published by Green Ronin Publishing in 2002...
- Spaceship Zero: Slave Ship of Despair
- Dungeons of Doom
- Todd Gamble's Cartographica
- Ork! The Roleplaying Game