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440 Designers & Dragons:The ’00s 0 Shannon Appelcline

Talent Operations Command Intelligence Bulletin No. Ticket to Ride board game, 180, 302
2: Talent Operations Group, 204, 236 Time of War, A, 390
Companion, 390
Tales of the Caliphate Nights, 31 TimeLords, 142, 189
Tales of Freeport, 22 Timfire Publishing, 252
Tales of the Old Margreve, 330, 337 Titan, 349
Tales of the Reaching Moon fanzine, 56, 58–59, 349 Titanic Games, 214
Tales from the Wilderland, 355 To Stand on Hallowed Ground, 12
Tales of Zobeck, 332, 336–37 Tobin, Cat, 78
Talislanta, 110, 175 Tolkien, J.R.R., 10, 69, 354
d20, 110 Tolkien Enterprises, 39
Talisman Studios, 350 Tomb of Horrors, 10, 137
Tanaari, 10 Tome of Artifacts, 14
TAO Games, 252 Tome of Horrors, The, 10, 15
Tar River Valley, 306 Complete, 16
Tarcikowski, Frank, 374 Toon, 137
Taylor, Brennan, 2, 144, 149, 173, 245–49, 251–59 Tooth & Claw, 158, 293
Taylor, Peter, 388 Top Secret/S.I., 189, 280
TechManual, 386 Top 10 comic, 74
Technical Readout line, 386 Topps, 370, 389
3067, 363 Torchbearer, 201
“Tortles of the Purple Sage,” 208
3085, 390 Total Warfare, 366–67, 385
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness, Trade Authority Roleplaying Game, 110
Tradetalk fanzine, 59, 349
38, 268 Trail of Cthulhu, 73–76, 78, 304
Tegel Manor, 14–15 Trail of the Brotherhood board game, 233
Tegu, Jackson, 184 Traitor Recycling Studio, 113–14
Temple of Blood, 90 Transhuman: The Eclipse Phase Player’s Guide, 401
Temple of the Frog, 88–89 Transhuman Space, 163, 394
Tennant, David, actor, 353 Transhumanism, 394
Tenra Bansho Zero, 199 Trauma Games Presents: Murderous Ghosts, 184, 185
Terror in Freeport, 22 Traveller
Testament, 27 Evil Hat Productions and, 314
Tetlow, Martyn, 379 FanPro and, 361
Tevis, Paul, 253, 257, 293, 318 Mongoose Publishing and, 112–13, 122, 126
That’s How We Roll podcast, 313 Paizo Publishing and, 208
Thieves’ Guild, 246 Pelgrane Press and, 75
Thieves’ World, 27 Posthuman Studios and, 396
Thieves’ World Player’s Manual, 27 RedBrick and, 370, 376
Third Imperium line, 123–24 Traveller: The New Era, 122
13 True Ways, 76, 78 Traveller: 1248: Out of the Darkness, 396
13th Age, 54, 76–78, 138, 335 Traveller Adventure 1: Beltstrike, 123
Thirty: A Big Game about a Big Mystery, 278–79, Traveller Book 1: Mercenary, 123
Traveller Core Rulebook, 122
281–82 Traveller Supplement 1: 760 Patrons, 123
30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Travellers’ Tales, 105
Traveller20, 248
Dragons, 405 Treasures of Freeport, 33
This Favored Land, 239 Treasures of Middle Earth, 328
Thomasson, Chris, 206, 209 Trent, Siegfried, 337
Thousand and One Nights: A Game of Enticing Stories, Trinity, 365
Triple Ace Games, 352
A, 185–86 Troll Lord Games, 6, 42–51
Threat Report, 40
Threat Reports, 40 beginnings, 42–43
3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars, 183, 348 Castles & Crusades, 46–47, 50–51
3am, 82 d20 publishing, 43–45, 49
Three Days to Kill, 6, 8 ,21, 43 Goodman Games and, 87, 95
Threefold Model, 136, 139 Gygax, Gary, and, 46–51
Thrilling Tales, 348
Thrones of Punjar, 91
Through a Glass, Darkly novel, 241
Thunder Rebels, 64
Thunderhead Games, 50, 250

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Impressions Advertising & Marketing and, 65 Universalis: The Game of Unlimited Stories, 130,
Necromancer Games and, 10–11, 16 168–172, 244, 408–9
Wizard’s Attic and, 62 Adept Press and 142
Trollbabe, 144–47, 179, 184 Bully Pulpit Games and, 294–95
Troupe style, 137 Burning Wheel and, 193
True Blood, 156 Lumpley Games and, 179–80
True Sorcery, 30 Night Sky Games and, 185
True20 Adventure Roleplaying, 21, 29–31, 33–34, 36
Revised Edition, 31 Universalis Revised Edition, 171
True20 Bestiary, 30 Universe of Babylon 5, 124
True20 Companion, 30 Unknown Armies, 138, 234–35, 238, 261
True20 Narrator’s Kit, 30 Unspeakable Oath, The, magazine, 231, 239, 241,
True20 Warrior’s Handbook, 31
True20 Worlds of Adventure, 30 268
Truth & Justice, 263–64 Unspoken Word, The, fanzine, 59
Tschinke, Ingo, 59 Upper Deck Entertainment, 226, 280
TSR, 204, 404, 406 Upper Works, The, 48
Adept Press and, 137, 139
Diana Jones Award and, 302 Vade Mecum: The CthulhuTech Companion, 387
Goodman Games and, 86, 88 Vagrant Workshop,. 378
Green Ronin Publishing and, 19, 33 Vakhund: Into the Unknown, 6, 43, 47
Kobold Press and, 328, 332–33 Valentine, Amanda, 318
Mongoose Publishing and, 106 Valiant Girls, 186
Necromancer Games and, 9 Valkyrie magazine 342
Paizo Publishing and, 208–9, 224, 228 Valley of Eternity, 378
Pelgrane Press and, 69 Vampire City, 378
Troll Lord Games and, 44, 49, 50 Vampire Diaries Facebook game, 165
TSR Games, 335 Vampire: The Masquerade, 19, 138, 153, 175–76,
Tu’narath City Guide, 211
Tuckey, John, 343 254, 268
Tunnels & Trolls, 7th edition, 13 LARPs, 153
Turbine, 162 Vampire: The Requiem, 160
Turjan’s Tome of Beauty and Horror, 71 Vance, Jack, 54, 69–71. 75–76
Turman, Mark, 293 Varisia, 220, 225
Tweet, Jonathan, 1, 54 Varney, Allen, 113–14
Adept Press and, 134, 137–38 Vault of the Drow, 10
Evil Hat Productions and, 312 Vaylen characters, 195
Kobold Press and, 328 Vega, Nicole, 233
Paizo Publishing and, 206 Ven, 282–83
Pelgrane Press and, 77 Vengeance in Freeport, 22
12 to Midnight, 120 Vi Åker Jeep Group, 295
Twelves, Karen, 323 Victoriana, 343, 348, 355
2300AD, 124, 126 Second Edition, 344
Twilight: 2000, 189 Victory at Sea miniatures game, 111–12
Twisted Confessions, 252 Victory Games, 9
Twitter, 313 Vigilance Press, 250
2000AD comic, 108, 121, 347 Village of Oester, The, 249–51
miniatures games, 111, 125–26 Villains & Vigilantes, 350
RPGs, 108–9, 123–124, 357 2.1 edition, 350
Tynes, John, 138, 231, 235 Vinge, Vernor, 163, 394
Vogel, Eric, 323, 397
UK Games Day, 112 Voice of the Revolution, The, podcast, 253
Ultimate Campaign, 225 Vortex game system, 352–53, 356
Undefeated magazine, 211–14 Vowles, Richard, 369–70, 374
Under a Serpent Sun, 192, 194, 199 Vox, 265
Underground, 19 Voyce, Dan, 337
Underkoffler, Chad, 2, 260–66, 318, 320 VSCA Publishing, 317
Undiscovered: The Quest for Adventure, 143
Unhallowed Metropolis, 233 Wade-Williams, Paul “Wiggy,” 352
Wake of the Comet, 362
Wallace, Martin, 356
Wallis, James, 69, 104, 113, 121, 138

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Walmsley, Graham, 296 Green Ronin Publishing and, 19, 21, 23, 25–26,
Walters, Jason, 253 28
Walton, Bill, 135
Walton, Jonathan, 170, 292–93, 295 John Wick Presents and, 273
Walton, Ken, 349 Memento Mori Theatricks and, 160
War of Ashes RPG, 323 Mongoose Publishing and, 104
War of the Ring board game, 354 Necromancer Games and, 7–14, 16
Ward, James M., 44, 50, 328 Open World Press and, 250
Warhammer 40k war game, 83 Paizo Publishing and, 205, 207, 228
Warhammer Fantasy Battle, 36 Posthuman Studios and, 400
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay White Wolf magazine, 113, 207
WhiteMoon Dreams, 101
2nd edition, 35–36 Who Killed Lord Davenport?, 273–74
3rd edition, 149, 346 Wichert, Alex, 373–74
Wick, Jennifer, 269
Burning Wheel and, 189, 192 Wick, John, 2, 267–86
Evil Hat Productions and, 314 Adept Press and, 135, 142
Galileo Games and, 245 Bully Pulpit Games and, 295
Green Ronin Publishing and, 19, 25, 35 Burning Wheel and, 192
Kobold Press and, 330 Cubicle 7 Entertainment and, 350
Mongoose Publishing and, 112 Evil Hat Productions and, 312
Warlords of the Apocalypse, 227 Memento Mori Theatricks and, 157–62
Warmachine, 100–2 Wick, Ro, 285
Warmachine: Tactics computer game, 101 Wicked Dead Brewing Company, The, 244
Warner Brothers, 61 John Wick Presents and, 267, 274–77, 279–81,
WARS Roleplaying Game, 109
WARS: Soul and Steel, 110 283–84, 286
Wäsch, Dominic, 374 Memento Mori Theatricks and, 158, 160, 162
Watts, Darren, 253 Wicked Fantasy, 279, 286–87
Way of the Witch, 45 Wicked Fantasy Factory, 90, 92
Weapons of the Gods RPG, 232–33 Wicked Heroes, 285
Companion, 233 Wicked Press, 82, 271–75, 404
Weapons of the Gods comic, 232, 236 Wicked World Games, 121
Webb, Bill, 7–8, 16 Wild Card SCARE Sheets, 40
Webb, David, 226 Wild Cards supplement, 31
Weisman, Jordan, 302, 361, 369, 382, 391 Wild Talents, 237–40, 349
Weisman, Mort, 361 2nd edition, 349
Wertz, Vic, 206, 213 Wilderlands, 11,14, 198, 354
West End Games Wilderlands of High Fantasy, 13
Adept Press and, 137 Wilderness of Mirrors, 280–82, 284–85, 287
Burning Wheel and, 194 WildFire, 386–89, 392
Cubicle 7 Entertainment and,350 Mongoose Publishing and, 120–21
Green Ronin Publishing and, 38 Posthuman Studios and, 397, 399
Mongoose Publishing and, 113 Will to Power, 232, 234, 237
Western City, 374, 376–77 Williams, Skip, 2, 44, 333
What’s That Smell?, 273–74 Wilson, Johnny, 204, 206–7, 212–13
Wheaton, Wil, 303–4 Wilson, Matt, 99–100
Whimsy Cards, 225 Wingnut Games, 65, 226
Whispering Tyrant character, 216 Winter’s Tomb, 15
Whispering Vault, The, 19–20, 32, 204, 262 Wisconsin Death Trip, 298
Whitaker, Lawrence, 66, 116–18, 125, 349 Witches and Liches: Wicked vs. Dead board game,
White, Krista, 246 277–78
White Bear & Red Moon board game, 55 Witchfire Trilogy, The, 100–101
White Dwarf magazine, 115, 122, 356 Wizard, 289
White Wolf, 54, 204, 404, 406–7 Wizard’s Amulet, The, 6–8
Arc Dream Publishing and, 235 Wizard’s Attic, 62–63, 82, 409
Catalyst Game Labs and, 388 FanPro and, 367
Cubicle 7 Entertainment and, 352 Galileo Games and, 249
Evil Hat Productions and, 323 Green Ronin Publishing and, 23
FanPro and, 364–65 Issaries and, 56, 61, 65
Goodman Games and, 87 John Wicks Presents and, 274–75

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Paizo Publishing and, 226 ZeFRS (Zeb’s Fantasy Roleplaying System), 9
Wizards Amulet, The, 21 Zeitgeist Games, 87, 89
Wizards of the Coast, 6, 204, 403–4, 406, 410 Zelazny, Roger, 309–10
Zeppelin Armada, The, deckbuilding game, 323
Cubicle 7 Entertainment and, 342 0one, 82
Evil Hat Productions and, 319 Zin Letters, The, fanzine, 59
Goodman Games and, 83, 86, 90–94, 96 Zinser, John, 271
Green Ronin Publishing and, 18, 20–21, 23, 25, Z-Man Games, 113
Zobeck, 338
27–28, 34, 37 Zobeck Gazetteer, 337
Issaries and, 57, 60 Zocchi dice, 97
Kobold Press and, 328–29, 332–34 Zodiac Ring, 244, 307
Mongoose Publishing and, 104, 121 Zombiesmith, 323
Necromancer Games and, 7, 9, 15 Zorcerer of Zo, The, 264, 266
Paizo Publishing and, 205–8, 210, 214–15, Zork computer game, 165, 174
Zunder, Tom, 59
217–18, 21, 227 Z-Ward, 166–67
Pelgrane Press and, 69, 76
Posthuman Studios and, 397
Privateer Press and, 99–100
RedBrick and, 374
WizKids, 228, 360, 394
Catalyst Game Labs and, 382–84, 386, 389, 391
FanPro and, 361–63, 368
RedBrick and, 369–70
Woodland Whispers, 371
Woon, Hank, 378
World Builder, 44
World of Darkness, 138
World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting, The, 88
World of Synnibarr, The, 247
World of Tank Girl, The, 38
World of Whitethorn, 250
World War Cthulhu: The Darkest Hour, 356
World’s Largest City, 251
Wraith Recon, 117, 121–22
Wrath of Orcus, 10
Wrath of the River King, 332
Wujcik, Erick, 268, 310
Wurst of Grimtooth’s Traps, The, 13
Wyrm’s Footnotes magazine, 59, 207, 411
Wyverns Claw, 82

Xcrawl, 87
Xcrawl: Dungeonbattle Brooklyn, 90
Xenozoic Tales comic, 84
Xoth.net Publishing, 126
XXXXtreme Street Luge, 184

Yahoo! Groups, 237, 310
Ye Booke of Tentacles fanzine, 59, 349
Year of the Comet, 360, 362
Yellow Sign, 22
Yesterday’s Tomorrows, 285
Yggdrasill, 356
Yggsburgh, 49
Yig character, 22
Young, Barbara, 328
Young, Brian, 50
Young, Filamena, 258
Youngs, Chris, 206
Younts, Patrick, 33

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