FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GREEN RONIN PURCHASES DRAGON FIST
Origins Awarded Nominated Game to Come Back in 2003
November 4, 2002—SEATTLE, WA: Green Ronin Publishing
today announced that it has signed a purchase
agreement with Wizards of the Coast for the Dragon Fist
RPG. Chris Pramas, Green Ronin’s founder and President,
designed Dragon Fist when he worked at Wizards of the
Coast. Although only released electronically, the game
was nominated for an Origins Award in 2000. A new
edition of Dragon Fist is scheduled for Summer 2003.
"I've been waiting a long time for Dragon Fist to see
print," said Chris Pramas, "and I'd like to thank
Anthony Valterra of Wizards of the Coast for making it
possible."
Dragon Fist is the fantasy game of martial arts action.
Inspired by classic Hong Kong wuxia and martial arts
films like Come Drink With Me, One Armed Swordsman,
Bride With White Hair, and A Chinese Ghost Story, as
well as Chinese mythology and folklore, Dragon Fist
propels players into the land of Tianguo, where they
face the corrupt emperor and his nefarious eunuch
sorcerers.
“A huge number of people downloaded Dragon Fist on
release and that was before Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon showed America how rich the wuxia tradition
is,” added Pramas.
Like all Green Ronin releases since the groundbreaking
Death in Freeport, Dragon Fist will take advantage of
Wizards of the Coast’s Open Game License.
Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.
(NYSE:HAS), is the worldwide market share leader in the
trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game
categories. A leading developer and publisher of game-
based entertainment products, the company holds an
exclusive patent on the method of playing trading card
games (TCGs) and produces the world's best-selling
Pokémon® and Magic: The Gathering® TCGs and publishes
adventure games, family card and board games and
electronic media products. Wizards of the Coast is also
one of the world's premier book publishers of fantasy
series fiction whose novels have made numerous
appearances on The New York Times best-seller list and
have sold millions of copies worldwide. For more
information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at
wizards.com.
Green Ronin Publishing is a d20 System pioneer. Its
adventure Death in Freeport was released on the same day
as the 3E Player’s Handbook and went on to win the
Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Adventure of 2000.
Since then Green Ronin has led the pack of d20 companies,
with acclaimed products such as Legions of Hell and the
Book of the Righteous. Point your browser to
www.greenronin.com for more info.
Green Ronin Media Contact
Nicole Lindroos
nicole@greenronin.com |