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'''Lion Rampant''' was the original publisher of Ars Magica, from 1987 to about 1990. The company was founded and operated by [[Jonathan Tweet]] and [[Mark Rein·Hagen]] and was based in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. | |||
Lion Rampant was | In 1990, Lion Rampant merged with what was then [[White Wolf Magazine]] and became [[White Wolf | White Wolf Game Studio]]. The new company took over publication of Ars Magica. | ||
Although Lion Rampant was small and short-lived, it was an innovative company. Many of its staff went on to influential positions in the tabletop RPG industry. [[Jonathan Tweet]] designed Third Edition Dungeons and Dragons; [[Mark Rein·Hagen]] founded [[White Wolf Game Studio]]; [[John Nephew]] founded [[Atlas Games]], and [[Lisa Stevens]] became CEO of Paizo Publishing, which publishes the popular Pathfinder RPG. | |||
The story of Lion Rampant is told in better detail in an [http://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory/briefhistory10.phtml excellent article at RPG.net] | |||
== Lion Rampant Products == | == Lion Rampant Products == | ||
* [[Order of Hermes Book |Order of Hermes]] | |||
* [[Order of Hermes Book | Order of Hermes]] | * [[Covenants (Second Edition)|Covenants]] | ||
* [[Covenants | |||
* [[Broken Covenant of Calebais]], First and Second Editions | * [[Broken Covenant of Calebais]], First and Second Editions | ||
* [[Tempest | The Tempest]] | * [[Tempest|The Tempest]] | ||
* [[Saga Pack]] | * [[Saga Pack]] | ||
* [[Stormrider Jump Start Kit | Jump-Start Kit: The Stormrider]] | * [[Stormrider: Jump Start Kit|Jump-Start Kit: The Stormrider]] | ||
* [[ | * The [[Bats of Mercille]] | ||
* [[ArM2 | Ars Magica Revised Edition]] | * [[ArM2|Ars Magica Revised Edition]] | ||
* [[ArM1 | Ars Magica First Edition]] | * [[ArM1|Ars Magica First Edition]] | ||
* [[Whimsy Cards]] | * [[Whimsy Cards]] | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[History of Ars Magica]] | * [[History of Ars Magica]] | ||
* Shannon Appelcline's [https://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory/briefhistory10.phtml A Brief History of Game #10: Lion Rampant: 1987 - 1990] column on [https://www.rpg.net RPG.net] | |||
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[[Category:ArM1]] | [[Category:ArM1]] | ||
[[Category:ArM2]] | [[Category:ArM2]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Publication History]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:38, 6 April 2018
Lion Rampant was the original publisher of Ars Magica, from 1987 to about 1990. The company was founded and operated by Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein·Hagen and was based in Northfield, Minnesota, USA.
In 1990, Lion Rampant merged with what was then White Wolf Magazine and became White Wolf Game Studio. The new company took over publication of Ars Magica.
Although Lion Rampant was small and short-lived, it was an innovative company. Many of its staff went on to influential positions in the tabletop RPG industry. Jonathan Tweet designed Third Edition Dungeons and Dragons; Mark Rein·Hagen founded White Wolf Game Studio; John Nephew founded Atlas Games, and Lisa Stevens became CEO of Paizo Publishing, which publishes the popular Pathfinder RPG.
The story of Lion Rampant is told in better detail in an excellent article at RPG.net
Lion Rampant Products
- Order of Hermes
- Covenants
- Broken Covenant of Calebais, First and Second Editions
- The Tempest
- Saga Pack
- Jump-Start Kit: The Stormrider
- The Bats of Mercille
- Ars Magica Revised Edition
- Ars Magica First Edition
- Whimsy Cards
See Also
- History of Ars Magica
- Shannon Appelcline's A Brief History of Game #10: Lion Rampant: 1987 - 1990 column on RPG.net
The edit history of this page before August 6, 2010 is archived at Legacy:lion_rampant.