Green Ronin News Archive for February 2002

February 25, 2002

Scurvytown: The District Freeporters Love to Hate!

Ah, Scurvytown! From the special substances available at the Beggar's Market, to the special services you'll only find on Dreaming Street, this district's got it all. Whether you're here to gamble away your gold, or you prefer to save time and hand it over to the first thug to spot you, excitement awaits you, my friend. And if you think you're tough enough to rub elbows with orcs and ogres, then The Pit is for you. Ah, no--you run along ahead. I've um, had enough of bloodgrog.

Yes, it's true--the preview for Freeport: The City of Adventure is now posted. Enjoy!

February 24, 2002

Slew o' Reviews

See what happens when the Webmaster puts off posting new product reviews? You get them all at once in a tidy bundle. Oh--that's not so bad, is it?

February 19, 2002

Focus on Freeport #11 Updated

We finally found the time to add the map to Focus on Freeport #11, Part One of Jeff Quick's three-part Freeport adventure, Deus Ex Machina. You can download an updated version here.

February 15, 2002

Green Ronin Storms DunDraCon!

Chris and Nicole are at DunDraCon in San Ramon, California, this weekend, spreading the Green Ronin gospel. If you happen to be there, track them down and say, "Yar!" Green Ronin's wares will be available for purchase at the Gold Rush Games booth.

February 13, 2002

Deus Ex Machina Part Three Posted--All Rejoice!

Somehow even with our crazy book production workload we have managed to produce Deus Ex Machina Part Three. This concludes Jeff Quick's three-part d20 System Freeport^TM adventure series for characters of levels 5-6. Have fun!

February 11, 2002

Two New Green Ronin Reviews on Critic's Corner

Critic's Corner on d20zine.com has two new reviews of our books today. Steve Creech takes on our nastiest monsters so far in his reviews of Jade Dragons, Hungry Ghosts (4.25 out of 5) and Legions of Hell (4.80 out of 5!).

February 8, 2002

More Arcana Reviews

Two more sites have posted reviews of Arcana: Societies of Magic. Seems like reviewers are taking a liking to this book!

• The Critic's Corner on d20zine.com
  Steve Creech gives Arcana 4.6 out of 5 overall.


• d20reviews on En World
  Simon Collins gives Arcana 4 out of 5.

February 6, 2002

Announcing Races of Renown

This fall we will kick off a new series of d20 System sourcebooks with Hammer and Helm: A Guidebook to Dwarves. This new series of books, called Races of Renown, is a companion series to our Master Class series of books. Each book in the Races of Renown series focuses on a different Player Character race. You can read the press release for more information, or visit our forums to talk about Races of Renown or Master Class.

February 2, 2002

Write Green Ronin's Official 2002 Convention Games!

Get Famous and Win Cash and Prizes with Green Ronin and the Fiction & Fantasy Network

Yar, matey! Tired of swabbin’ decks for some measly coppers you know yer just gonna blow in the next port? Wish you could afford a new eye patch or a real parrot? Here’s yer chance to spread yer name across the seas and gain some fancy swag while yer at it!

Green Ronin and the Fiction & Fantasy Network are holding a talent search, looking far and wide for the next hot adventure writer. The top two adventures, as chosen by our crack team of Adventure Analysts (by which we mean Green Ronin staffers) will become our official Green Ronin games during the 2002 convention season, after which they might be offered as free downloads on greenronin.com. Not only that, but the winning adventures will earn their authors $100 cash plus $100 of Green Ronin products, and a free FFN email account (yourname@fiction-fantasy.net)!

Click here for complete rules and legal mumbo-jumbo, and to submit entries. Fame awaits you!

February 1, 2002

Freeport Short Story in Gaming Frontiers Volume 1

The first full-sized issue of Gaming Frontiers, Volume 1, is now available, and it features a short story based in Freeport, written by Terror in Freeport author Robert J. Toth. You should probably go pick up a copy, don't you think?

Tune in to greenronin.com tomorrow, February 2, 2002, Groundhog's Day, for a Big Contest Announcement. Or better yet, stay up all night hitting your browser's refresh button until the announcement appears...