Lion Rampant: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 11:47, 23 November 2012

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

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+'''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 the original publisher of Ars Magica, from 1988 to about 1990.  The company founded and operated by [[Jonathan Tweet]] and [[Mark Rein·Hagen]] and was based in Northfield, MN.
+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.
-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 ==
 * [[Order of Hermes Book | Order of Hermes]]
 * [[Covenants First Edition | Covenants]]
@@ Line 19: / Line 21: @@
 ==  See Also ==
-* The detailed history of Lion Rampant at [http://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory/briefhistory10.phtml | RPG.net]
 * [[History of Ars Magica]]
 ===  Legacy Page  ===
 The history of this page before August 6, 2010 is archived at [[Legacy:lion_rampant]]