Once again, this post contains spoilers for Sinister Secret of Salt Marsh. Stop reading now if you intend to play it one day.

When last we left our trio of adventurers, they had braved the dilapidated mansion of the “Mad Alchemist”, discovered it was not actually haunted, and smashed the smuggling ring they found operating in the caves beneath it. I ( Read more... )

When I moved back from Austin, one of the things I wanted to do was get a family RPG campaign going. Our long running game night only sometimes actually features games anymore (long story), and I could tell from various comments that Kate found it frustrating to spend so much time around gamers without getting to roleplay regularly. I tried to get ( Read more... )

It was a decade ago this month that Green Ronin released its first product at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio. I remember getting that first box of games and cutting it open on the convention floor. I could have no idea that the company would still be going 10 years and well over 100 products later ( Read more... )

A few quick notes before I get back to packing ( Read more... )

Back in the 90s, when people asked me to recommend a good starter roleplaying game, I'd always give the same answer: West End's Star Wars. I said that because the game had a premise that new players could instantly understand and a setting they knew from the movies. "You are part of the Rebel Alliance." And you're off. The rules also featured ( Read more... )

We've had a weekly game night going at our place for a decade now. It started when Nik and I were living in an apartment in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle and has been at our house since we moved here in 2000. The three Ronins (Nicole, Evan, and I) have been constants and many other friends have cycled in and out. Those who leave inevitably do ( Read more... )

I did an interview earlier this week for the Open Design podcast and that’s up already at www.opendesignpodcast.com. One of the things we talked about was licensed games and the pitfalls of dealing with someone else’s property. Something that came up on an rpg.net thread is a case in point.

When I started designing the second edition of Warhammer ( Read more... )

As you likely have read already, we announced our mystery license today and it is Dragon Age: Origins, BioWare's upcoming fantasy CRPG. I will be talking more about the game over the coming months, but I thought I'd start by going through the clues I sent out over the past week via Twitter and Facebook. They certainly led to some lively discussion ( Read more... )

I have mentioned a few times this year that I've been working on a new licensed game. Well, the clock is finally ticking down to when I can talk about, and I mean that literally. We have a countdown clock to the announcement going on www.greenronin.com. I've also been sending out some cryptic hints on Twitter (@GreenRoninPub) and Facebook. This has ( Read more... )

I was amused to see how many people responded to yesterday's post about a family RPG campaign with suggestions of games I had designed or published. Believe me, I am well-familiar with them! Here's the thing though. When I play a game I worked on professionally, I find it difficult to detach myself from the job and just enjoy it. WFRP2, Mutants &  ( Read more... )