SSDC, Inc. SSDC, Inc. is a small publisher of role-playing games and poetry collections, based in Rochester, New York.
Their two product lines are the Battlelords of the 23rd Century science-fiction role-playing game, and the Blood Dawn post-apocalyptic RPG. SSDC was formed by Michael Osadciw and Aaron Thies, two former employees of Optimus Design Systems (ODS). SSDC acquired the licenses to these products from Optimus Design Systems in September 1999. The first project of SSDC was reprinting the Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century core book. Battlelords of the 23rd Century. Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century is a paper and pencil science fiction role-playing game[1] designed by Lawrence R.
Sims and first published in 1990. The game's tagline is Roleplaying in a dangerous future. Blood Dawn. Blood Dawn is a role-playing game designed by Lawrence R.
Sims and first published in 1996. The game's tagline is Roleplaying in Earth's Second Dark Age. The Blood Dawn license was later sold by Optimus Design Systems (ODS) to SSDC, Inc. in September 1999.[1] 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 consisting of a Player's Handbook, Monsters & Treasures book as well as scores of other C&C adventure modules and accessories. They served as Gary Gygax's primary publisher from 2001–2008, publishing Lejendary Adventure, Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds and other book lines. Castles & Crusades. 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, Inc divorced.[1] Games[edit] Margaret Weis Productions is principally a producer of Tabletop role-playing games, although it also publishes some e-books by Margaret Weis and in 2008 published the Dragon Lairds boardgame, created by James M.
Ward and Tom Wham.[2] To date almost all their role-playing games have been licensed games using either the Cortex System or Cortex Plus. Serenity (role-playing game) Themes[edit] The themes of Serenity are similar to those presented in the original movie as well as its precursor, the show Firefly.
The science fiction background is tempered by the feel of an old western movies, as aspects of high technology mix with frontier life on newly terraformed planets. The primary focus of the game is on constantly moving to the horizon and avoiding being tied down. Secondary themes are created through character interaction and there is plenty of leeway to allow for a Game Master to create their own themes within the setting. Smallville. Supernatural (TV series) Supernatural typically refers to supernatural forces and phenomena, but may also refer to: Supernatural: Meetings With the Ancient Teachers of Mankind, a book by Graham Hancock.
Leverage (TV series) Season 1 consists of thirteen episodes, which writers John Rogers and Chris Downey and producer Dean Devlin intended to be a complete story should the series not be renewed.
Season 2, for which production moved from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon,[3] ran in two parts: a nine-episode summer season that premiered on July 15, 2009, followed by a further six episodes the following winter. Leverage moved to Sunday for Season 3, which began June 20, 2010.[4] Leverage was renewed for a fourth season on July 30, 2010.[5] It premiered on June 26, 2011,[6] and ran for 18 episodes, ten in the summer and eight in the winter.
The continuation of Season 4 began on Sunday November 27, 2011, at 9pm EST on TNT.[7] Battlestar Galactica. Bureau 13. Bureau 13 is a fictional top-secret government agency featured in the role-playing game (RPG) Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic which investigates and combats supernatural events.
The Bureau's motto is "Protecting America from Everything". In 1991 the Bureau 13 series won the Gamers Choice Award at Gencon for best Fantasy Game. In 2008 a new d20 Modern edition was released. The series has a definite tongue in cheek attitude that is emphasized by both the background stories and the illustrations. See Tri Tac Games.com as well as the Tri Tac Podcasts. Tri Tac Games. Tri Tac Games is a publisher of role-playing games based in Pontiac, Michigan.
The company is built primarily on the work of Richard Tucholka, its founder and president. Guardians of Order. Guardians of Order was a Canadian company founded in 1996 by Mark C. Silver Age Sentinels. Silver Age Sentinels is a superhero role-playing game (RPG) published in 2002 by Guardians of Order, creators of Big Eyes, Small Mouth, an anime-themed RPG. Silver Age Sentinels features an original game world inspired by classic "four-color" DC and Marvel comic book series, updated to modern political and moral sensibilities. The Empire City Universe (referred to after its central location, an alternative version of New York City) has a distinctive history. Big Eyes, Small Mouth. Big Eyes, Small Mouth is a roleplaying game that was designed to simulate the action of anime and manga. It is frequently referred to by the acronym BESM. The title alludes to the common anime drawing style of characters with huge, expressive eyes and comparatively small mouths.
BESM uses a point-based character creation system. Characters are evaluated based on three "Stats", against which all action checks are made. These are supplemented by Attributes, which give the characters unique abilities. Green Ronin Publishing. For the publisher of psychedelia, see Ronin Publishing 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. History[edit] On May 12, 2010, Green Ronin Publishing announced a third edition of the superhero role-playing game Mutants & Masterminds would debut in the fall.[1] 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.[2] According to Green Ronin President Chris Pramas, the two new games will "share a common ruleset Games and products[edit]
DC Adventures. True20. Spaceship Zero. The Black Company. Cover of the first novel in the series, "The Black Company". Thieves' World. Blue Rose (role-playing game) Mutants & Masterminds. Eden Studios, Inc. Conspiracy X. CJ Carella's WitchCraft. City of Heroes Roleplaying Game. All Flesh Must Be Eaten. Buffyverse role-playing games. Unisystem. Ghosts of Albion. List of Fighting Fantasy gamebooks. Kenzer & Company. HackMaster. Kingdoms of Kalamar. Knights of the Dinner Table. Fairy Meat. Aces & Eights: Shattered Frontier.