[Designers & Dragons 03] • Designers & Dragons 1990s by Appelcline, Shannon -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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This Kind of Quest Foreword: The ’90s

A Future History of Roleplaying A Note to Readers of the First Edition

Part One: The Storytelling Small Press

White Wolf (1990-2014) Atlas Games (1990-Present) Pagan Publishing (1990-Present) AEG (1990-Present) Crafty Games (2005-Present) Phage Press (1991-2005) Dream Pod (1992-Present)

White Wolf: 1990–2014

Prelude to a Game Studio: 1986–1990 Lions, Campaigns, and Stories, Oh My: 1990–1991 Enter the World of Darkness: 1991 Five Years, Five Games (Plus One): 1991–1995 Five Years, Many Supplements: 1991–1995 Licensing the World of Darkness: 1994–1995 The Merger Remnants: 1991–1995 White Wolf Fiction: 1993–1998 Beyond the World of Darkness: 1994–1995 Science-Fiction, from an Exile to a Trinity: 1997–2001 Overexpanding the World of Darkness: 1996–1998 Downturn & What It Brought: 1998–2001 Marketing, Minor Lines & Metaplot: 1998–2003 A Time of Swords & Sorcery: 2000–2008 Two Years of Changes: 2001–2002 The Days of Judgment & Rebirth: 2003–2004 Five Years, Seven Games (Plus Two): 2004–2009 Meanwhile, At Arthaus: 2000–2007 The CCP Years: 2006–2011 Onyx Path Publishing Years: 2012–2014

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Atlas Games: 1990-Present

Licensed Beginnings: 1990–1992 Over the Edge: 1992–2001, 2012-Present Other Interests: 1993–1996 Ars Magica Fourth Edition: 1996–2004 Unknown Armies: 1999–2003 Feng Shui: 1999–2004

Mini-History: Daedalus Entertainment: 1994–1997

Furry Pirates: 1999 Rune: 2001–2003 The d20 Explosion: 2000–2005 Ars Magica Fifth Edition: 2005-Present

Ars Magica Fanzines

Latter Days: 2003-Present

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Pagan Publishing: 1990-Present

The Unspeakable Oath: 1990–2001

The Top Ten Censored RPG Books

1. Palace of the Silver Princess, 1st Printing (TSR, 1981) 2. GURPS Cyberpunk (Steve Jackson Games, 1990) 3. Killer (Steve Jackson Games, 1982) 4. Alma Mater (Oracle Games, 1982) 5. Book of Erotic Fantasy (Valar Project, 2003) 6. Wings of the Valkyrie (Hero/ICE, 1987) 7. Theatrix Presents Ironwood (Backstage Press, 1994) & Other Gen Con Casualties of the ’90s 8. Courting Madness (Pagan Publishing, 1992) & Other Pagan Casualties 9. Delta Green: Countdown (Pagan Publishing, 1999) & Other Nazi Casualties 10. Faeries (White Wolf, 1991) & Other White Wolf Casualties Ornery Mention: Violence (Hogshead Publishing, 1999) Honorary Mention: GURPS Bili the Axe: Up Harzburk! (Steve Jackson Games, 1989)

The Early Books: 1992–1993 The WotC Years: 1994–1995 The Creative Peak: 1996–2000 The Time of Transition: 1998–2004

Which Can Eternal Lie: 2004-Present What to Read Next In Other Eras

AEG: 1990-Present

Shadis Beginnings: 1990–1991 Shadis After the War: 1992–1995 Five Rings, A CCG Interlude: 1994–2000 Five Rings & Seven Seas, The RPGs: 1997–2000 The d20 Years: 2000–2004 Keeping Roll and Keep: 2001–2005 Roleplaying Retrenchment: 2005–2008 Toward the Future: 2009-Present

Mini-History Crafty Games: 2005-Present What to Read Next In Other Eras

Phage Press: 1991–2005

Erick Wujcik in Detroit: 1980–1986 The Creation of Amber: 1986–1991 The Rest of Phage: 1992–2005 The Future of Amber: 2006-Present

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Dream Pod 9: 1985-Present

Before the Pod: 1985–1995 Dream Pod 9 & Heavy Gear: 1995–1998 Other RPGs: 1998–2001 The d20 Bubble: 2001–2004 Back to Miniatures: 2004-Present

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Part Two: The Other Half of the Story

Wizards of the Coast (1990-Present) Nightfall Games (1991-Present)

Wizards of the Coast: 1990-Present

The Road to the Coast: 1978–1990 The Primal Order of Wizards: 1991–1993 Wizards of the Coast vs. Palladium Books: 1992–1993 The Coming CCG Storm: 1991–1995 Roleplaying Expansion & Contraction: 1993–1995

Mini-History Nightfall Games: 1991-Present

CCGs and Cons: 1995–1997 The TSR Purchase: 1997 Printing Product & Mending Fences: 1997 The End of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: 1997–2000 SAGAs and Other Alternate RPGs: 1997–2000 CCGs & What They Brought: 1997-Present Third Edition and d20: 1997–2002

d20 Firsts

Chainmail & The Return of Miniatures: 2000–2002 Corporate Casualties: 1999–2002 Worlds Beyond: 2001–2006 Games Beyond: 2003–2011 d20 — A Loss of Faith: 2003–2007 Hasbro — A Loss of Faith: 2003–2005 Whispers of 4E: 2006–2008 Open Questions, Game System Answers: 2007–2009 Fourth Right Game Design: 2005–2007 Secret Origins of 4E: 2004–2007 Fourth Right World Design: 2006–2008 The Digital Initiative: 2006-Present At Last, Going Fourth: 2008–2010 The Death of 4E: 2008–2012

The 4E Encounters

What’s Next?: 2012-Present

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Part Three: A New Generation

Metropolis (1993-1996) Daedalus (1994-1997) Hogshead Publishing (1994-2002) Last Unicorn Games (1994-2000) Decipher Games (1983-Present) Kenzer & Company (1994-Present) Grey Ghost Games (1995-Present) Imperium Games (1996-1998)

Metropolis: 1993–1996

Foreign Beginnings: 1982–1992 On Target: 1979–1992 Targeted Independence: 1991–1994 The Metropolis Story: 1993–1997 The Rest of the Story: 1997-Present

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Hogshead Publishing: 1994–2002

The Path to the Pig: 1981–1994 The Hammer Strikes: 1994–2002 A New Style: 1998–2002 Small Projects: 1999–2001 This is the End: 2002–2004

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Last Unicorn Games: 1994–2000

Aria & Heresy: 1994–1996 A Dune Interlude: 1996–1997 Return to Roleplaying: 1998–2000 The Wizards Year: 2000

Netbooks

The Decipher Years: 2001–2004

Decipher: 1983-Present What to Read Next In Other Eras

Kenzer & Company: 1994-Present

Before the Knights: 1994–1996 The Early Years: 1997–2000 Dungeons & Dragons, Kalamar & Comics: 2000–2001 Enter HackMaster: 2001 The 3E Years: 2001–2008 An Independent Future: 2005-Present

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Grey Ghost Press: 1995-Present

Before Grey Ghost: 1992–1995 Grey Ghost over the Years: 1995–2003 OGL & Other Trends: 2004-Present

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Imperium Games: 1996–1998

GDW & Far Future: 1996 Whitman & Sweetpea: 1996 T4: 1996 Early Supplements: 1996 A Slow Death: 1997–1998 Traveller, Whitman, and Sweetpea Futures: 1998-Present

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Part Four: Prelude to d20

Holistic Design (1992-2006) Pinnacle Entertainment (1994-Present) Fantasy Flight Games (1995-Present) Guardians of Order (1997-2006) Eden Studios (1997-Present) Margaret Weis Productions (1998-Present) Green Knight Publishing (1998-2003) Hekaforge Productions (1998-2006)

Holistic Design: 1992–2006

Computer Beginnings: 1992–1996 Enter Fading Suns: 1996–1999 Other Projects: 1997–1999 Changing Times: 2000–2003 Epilogue: 2002-Present

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Pinnacle Entertainment Group: 1994-Present

Chameleon Beginnings: 1994–1995 Deadlands Beginnings: 1994–1998 The AEG Years: 1997–1999 CCG & d20 Downfall: 2000–2002 The Great White Revival: 2003–2005 The Early Computer Days: 2004–2009 Pinnacle Reloaded: 2008-Present

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Fantasy Flight Games: 1995-Present

Comic & Twilight Beginnings: 1995–1997 Cthulhu Twilight: 1997–2001 Board Game Expansion: 2000–2003 The Blue Planet Years: 1999–2002 The D20 Explosion & After: 2001–2008 CCGs & Euros: 2004–2008 A Return to the Board Gaming Past: 2004–2006

A Brief History of Adventure Games: 1972-Present

The Warhammer 40k Years: 2008-Present The Warhammer Fantasy Years: 2008-2014 More GW Influence & Other Board Games: 2008-Present The Star Wars Years: 2011-Present

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Guardians of Order: 1997–2006

Big Eyes, Small Mouth: 1997 Anime Beginnings, Second Editions: 1998–2000 More Hires, New Genres: 2000–2002 Dee Twenties, New Directions: 2002–2003 Weak Dollar, Sad Ending: 2004–2006

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Eden Studios: 1997-Present

Millennium’s Story of Conspiracy: 1995–1997 Myrmidon’s Story of WitchCraft: 1993–1999 Changing Time & California: 1999–2002 The d20 Flirtation: 2001–2010 Cinematic Action!: 2001–2006 Complementary Releases: 2003–2006 Eden, After the Fall: 2007-Present

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Margaret Weis Productions: 1998-Present

The Journey to Loerem: 1984–1998 The Sovereign Stone RPG: 1998–2000 Sovereign d20: 2001–2003 Dragonlance!: 2003–2007 The Cortex Games: 2004–2009 The Coming of Cortex Plus: 2010–2011 The Heroic Age: 2012–2013 An Unknown Future: 2013-Present

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Green Knight Publishing: 1998–2003

Bold Beginnings: 1998–1999 The Roleplaying Line: 1999–2001 The Fiction Finale: 1999–2002 Green Knight’s Camlann: 2002–2005 Not Dead, Just Sleeping: 2005-Present

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Hekaforge Productions: 1998–2006

Forging the Hekaforge: 1981–1999 Lejendary Publications: 1999–2003 Troll Lords & Gygax Games: 2003-Present

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Appendix I:

10 Things You Might Not Know About Roleplaying in the ’90s

1. The Splatbook Cometh 2. Metaplots Took Over 3. LARPs Became a Major Focus 4. The Urban Fantasy & Multigenre Genres Exploded 5. Templated Character Creation Took Over 6. Everyone Loved Dice Pools 7. Alternate Resolution Methods Appeared 8. Product Lines Discovered Marketing 9. White Wolf Ruled 10. The Old Guard Died

Appendix II:

Bibliography & Thanks

Books Magazines Websites Fact Checkers Scanners Special Thanks The Editor Thanks

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