Bards and Sages

Bards and Sages

Bards and Sages is an American publisher of speculative fiction and role-playing games. The company was founded in 2002 by horror writer and game designer Julie Ann Dawson. The company produces both print and electronic media. The company was nominated for best electronic publisher in 2006 in the annual "Preditors and Editors" Readers' Poll. [http://www.critters.org/predpoll/ebookpublisher.shtml]

While the company published a limited number of print products, its primary focus is on electronic media for role-playing games. Bards and Sages is one of the few women-owned and operated companies in the gaming industry. According to the "New York Times, "only about 10% of the people working in the gaming industry are women [http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/14/technology/circuits/14wome.html?ex=1173589200&en=f1b3f2dbdef851af&ei=5070] . The lack of women involved in both video and tabletop game production is often a topic of conversation among hobbyists, leading to lengthy forum arguments and hundreds of articles on the subject. [http://www.google.com/custom?q=women&hl=en&oe=ISO-8859-1&client=pub-1239888837704576&cof=FORID:1%3BGL:1%3BS:http://www.rpg.net%3BL:http://www.rpg.net/images/logo-rpgnet.gif%3BLH:48%3BLW:200%3BLBGC:663399%3BBGC:%23ccccff%3BLC:%23663399%3BGALT:%23663399%3BGFNT:%239999ff%3BGIMP:%239999ff%3B&domains=www.rpg.net&sitesearch=www.rpg.net&start=0&sa=N]

Primary Role-playing Games

*Neiyar: Land of Heaven and the Abyss. [http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/11/11144.phtml] . d20 campaign setting.
*Koboldnomicon [http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/12/12344.phtml] . d20 product focusing on kobolds in gaming.
*Adventure Havens Series. A series of d20 supplements.

References

Articles from RPG Industry Sources

* [http://www.paperdragonink.com/october2006.pdf Pandora's Gate]
* [http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=21230 Gaming Report]
* [http://www.mortality.net/article.php?sid=4083 Mortality.net]

Articles from Non-Industry Sources

* [http://www.oncewritten.com/MeetTheAuthorEssay.php?AID=JulieAnnDawson Once Written]

External links

* [http://www.bardsandsages.com Bards and Sages official website]


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