- A Game of Thrones (role-playing game)
Infobox RPG
title = A Game of Thrones
caption = Core book
designer = Jesse Scoble, Elissa Carey, Jonathon Cassie, Simone Cooper, Chris Desmarais, Jason Durall, Debbie Gallagher, Sam Johnson, David Lyons, Ian Sturrock, Wil Upchurch, Jeremy "Bolthy" Zimmerman, and Elio M. Garcia Jr. & Linda Antonsson
publisher =Guardians of Order
date =2005
genre = fantasy
system =Tri-Stat dX , d20
footnotes =A Game of Thrones is a
role-playing game produced byGuardians of Order based on theA Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series byGeorge R. R. Martin . The game is designed to be usable with two RPG systems: thed20 System and theTri-Stat dX system. Two editions were made: a serial-numbered edition limited to 2500 copies, ISBN 1-58846-941-7; and a standard edition, ISBN 1-58846-942-5. The limited edition is faux-leather bound with silver gilt pages and includes rules for both systems, and includes an interview withGeorge R. R. Martin . The standard edition contains only thed20 system rules. The book was created byGuardians of Order and released bySword & Sorcery , a subsidiary of White Wolf Games.The Game of Thrones RPG (AGOT RPG) was nominated for several ENnie Awards and won 2006 awards for: Best Production (Silver), Best Game (Silver), and Best d20/OGL Product (Silver).
On
July 28 ,2006 , George R.R. Martin announced that he had received word from the head of Guardians of Order that the company was folding and that no further releases for the setting would take place. [cite web | title=GUARDIANS OF ORDER OUT OF BUSINESS | publisher=George R.R. Martin's Official Website | url=http://www.georgerrmartin.com/archive06.html#07-28 | date=2006-07-28 | accessdate=2007-05-01] Martin expressed hope that the game may be salvaged by another company, though he also said that he was experiencing difficulty in trying to recover hisintellectual property rights. [cite web | title=grrm:PayPal Thinks I'm a Terrorist | publisher=grrm.livejournal.com | url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/7831.html | date=2006-11-05 | accessdate=2007-05-01]On
March 7 ,2007 Martin wrote that he had regained control of hisintellectual property rights and was "all square" withGuardians of Order . [cite web | title=grrm:ICE & FIRE role playing game | publisher=grrm.livejournal.com | url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/13374.html | date=2007-03-07 | accessdate=2007-05-01] As part of their settlement, Mr. Martin received all remaining stock of the limited edition version of the RPG. No further information regarding the settlement was revealed, nor the status of other creditors' claims on the property.On
April 24 ,2007 , it was on Martin's website thatGreen Ronin was producing a new line of A Game of Thrones RPG products, unrelated to the earlierGuardians of Order effort. [cite web | title=GREEN RONIN TO PUBLISH NEW RPG | publisher=George R.R. Martin's Official Website | url=http://www.georgerrmartin.com/news.html | date=2007-04-24 | accessdate=2007-05-01] [cite web | title=Green Ronin to Publish A Song of Ice and Fire RPG | publisher=Green Ronin | url=http://greenronin.com/2007/04/a_song_of_ice_and_fire_rpg.php | date=2007-04-24 | accessdate=2007-05-01]Issue 307 of Dragon Magazine featured D20 content related to ASOIAF, including stats for Tyrion Lannister, Sandor Clegane and other prominent characters; adventure hooks; and a brother of the Night's Watch
prestige class .ee also
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A Game of Thrones (board game)
*A Game of Thrones Collectible Card Game References
External links
* [http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/11/11866.phtml RPG.net review]
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