December 22, 2008
Holidays, Snowstorms, and Mail Orders
Due to severe weather in Seattle, mail order fulfillment is delayed. Green Ronin staff are off and our offices are closed from December 22th to January 7th for year-end holidays, however Nicole and Chris plan to stay on and continue packing out orders through December 24th, weather permitting. The Green Ronin holiday elves took the sleigh out for a couple of hours on December 20th to send packages on their merry way during the break between blizzards but we're snowed in again as of December 21st. As always, we appreciate everyone's support and patience. Happy Holidays, stay safe, stay warm, and we'll see you in 2009!
December 20, 2008
Freedom City Atlas 3: Freedom City Transit Authority
Freedom City Atlas 3: Freedom City Transit Authority is the latest PDF installment of this project detailing the various areas of the city of heroes. Whether your hero needs to catch a runaway train, or just needs to catch a ride to headquarters, Freedom City Transit Authority is there for you.
December 11, 2008
Wild Cards Authors Interview
Pat over at the Pat's Fantasy Hotlist blog scored an excellent interview with all of the contributors to the new Wild Cards series of novels, including George R. R. Martin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Carrie Vaughn, Caroline Spector, Ian Tregillis, S. L. Farrell, Victor Milán, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Walton Simons, and John Jos. Miller.
You should recognize John Jos. Miller's name because he's been one of the main contributors to Green Ronin's line of Wild Cards books. He even managed to sqeeze in a plug for the upcoming book Aces & Jokers! (Release date of June '09)
On a related note; our newest Wild Cards book, the adventure collection All-In, comes out next month so keep your eyes peeled for some preview articles coming soon!
October 21, 2008
New M&M Developer
After several years at Green Ronin Publishing as developer of game lines such as True20, A Song of Ice & Fire Roleplaying, and particularly Mutants & Masterminds, Steve Kenson will be moving to the position of staff designer with Green Ronin.
“I really felt it was time,” Steve says. “Development was a great opportunity and I learned a lot from the experience, but my real passion lies in designing games and writing, so I’m looking forward to returning to that on a full-time basis. I’m really excited about our plans for the future and the projects that I’ll be working on in the coming year.”
Succeeding Steve as Mutants & Masterminds Developer is Jon Leitheusser, who has been associated with the M&M line for years. Jon co-wrote the Iron Age sourcebook and has edited many key M&M books, including the Second Edition rulebook, Freedom City, and Ultimate Power.
“I’m really looking forward to spending a lot more time with Mutants & Masterminds,” Jon says. “I’ve enjoyed working on the line in the past and I’m excited to be more involved with the game and with Green Ronin. Steve and I talk regularly about what books we want to produce and the schedule looks great. I think players will be pleased.”
Jon takes over M&M development with the 2009 production schedule. Development for True20 and A Song of Ice & Fire Roleplaying products planned for 2009 will shift to freelance developers working closely with Green Ronin.
October 17, 2008
Now Available: Freedom's Most Wanted PDF
We're pleased to announce that Freedom's Most Wanted, chock full of dastardly villains from the Freedom City campaign setting, is now available in PDF format from our Green Ronin Online Store.
October 16, 2008
Hero Lab Supplement Available
The Ultimate Power and Mastermind's Manual supplement for Hero Lab is now live (along with Hero Lab v2.3). You can learn more about this supplement in the latest Hero Lab Design Journal or at the Lone Wolf website. Current Hero Lab users can buy the upgrade here. Got questions? Ask them in our Hero Lab forum!
October 13, 2008
Steve Kenson Interviews
It's a double-dose of interviews with Steve this holiday weekend:
First, Steve talks with the guys on Animalcast, the podcast of Animalball.com, all about M&M, superheroes, and his own career in RPGs.
You can find even more Steve Kenson interview goodness over on The Magical Buffet with a ten-question (plus a bonus) interview.
October 04, 2008
Hero Lab Design Journal #4
In a new Hero Lab Design Journal we take a look at the new options Lone Wolf Software is providing for Hero Lab for Mutants & Masterminds, particularly support for the Mastermind's Manual and Ultimate Power rules options! Click on over to check it out!
September 30, 2008
Freedom's Most Wanted Preview
As Freedom's Most Wanted wraps up in production this week, we've got a three-page PDF preview of the upcoming villain sourcebook for Freedom City, a look at the formidable Fomorians, a race spawned by science and sorcery, sealed away from the world for centuries but seeking a way to return an enact their vengeance for their exile!
Check it out in the Freedom's Most Wanted section of Gimmick's Gadgets!
September 28, 2008
Warriors & Warlocks Design Journal #1
It's our first Design Journal for the upcoming Warriors & Warlocks sword and sorcery sourcebook! We start off with a look at the evolution of the cover by comics artist Tom Mandrake. Click on over to Super-Vision to see how it developed.
Warriors & Warlocks Design Journal #1
