DragonWing Games have added two more old d20 settings to their portfolio with Violet Dawn and The Hunt: Rise of Evil both seeing new editions planned for a variety of systems. DragonWing have made a series of announcements in the past week, making deals to bring back a number of out of print campaign settings and updating them. Read on for more information...
(August 4, 2017) DragonWing Games and Inner Circle Return to Violet Dawn!
DragonWing Games and Inner Circle have reached a co-licensing agreement to resurrect the Violet Dawn campaign setting and update it to the more popular game engines (5th Edition, Cypher System, Pathfinder, and Starfinder). The Violet Dawn setting is best known for its creature book, Denizens of Avadnu, which received critical acclaim and was even singled out in Monte Cook Presents The Year’s Top d20, Volume 1 in 2005. DragonWing and Inner Circle first intend to develop regional environment books complete with the creatures that live there.
“Denizens of Avadnu was one of the best third party creature books largely due to it's originality. It was full color and stood out among the others by making the campaign setting feel almost alien. Revisiting some of those creatures and putting them in a specific regional environment will take some of the pressure off GMs knowing that they can reach for a mountainous environment book and find that the included monsters and creatures actually belong there and not just included as a wandering monster. I’m looking forward to this and knowing Jeff for many years, this finally gives us a chance to work together,” said DragonWing President, Steve Creech.
DragonWing Games was formed in 2002 by Steve Creech and produces material designed to provide gamers with the tools they need to enhance their experiences at the gaming table. Their tagline is "Your game, your imagination. We give you the tools."
"I'm really excited to bring Violet Dawn back to its RPG roots by introducing a new generation to the monstrous beasts of Avadnu. We've only shared a small glimpse of our otherwordly setting, and this is the first in a series of announcements where we intend to finally explore the world of Avadnu. I've known Steve since back in the early d20 days, and it'll be great collaborating with him on this project," said Inner Circle CEO, Jeff Visgaitis.
Inner Circle was founded in 2001 and is focused on developing engaging, story-driven, and visually spectacular products across multiple media. The company earned a reputation for pairing superior production values with high-quality content with its first release, the critically acclaimed Denizens of Avadnu, a pen-and-paper role-playing game book compatible with the world’s most popular fantasy role-playing game. The Inner Circle is currently developing several new media projects centered on Violet Dawn, the company’s dark fantasy IP.
DragonWing Games and Samurai Sheepdog Go Hunting!
(August 4, 2017) DragonWing Games and Samurai Sheepdog (formerly Mystic Eye Games) are collaborating to bring back The Hunt: Rise of Evil campaign setting to your game. As one of the first third party campaign settings to be released when the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons was published, Hunt: Rise of Evil established that modern day Earth had strong connections to the fantasy world of Gothos via dreams. Mystic Eye Games produced several supplements and a few adventures set in Gothos. Now Gothos is getting a revised setting via the new 5th Edition and Pathfinder rules where the events that lead up to The Fall of Man are chronicled. In addition, Gothos will be also receiving the Starfinder treatment whereas the timeline is set approximately 250 years from The Fall of Man.
"I've worked with the Mystic Eye team in the past to great success. Doug and Hal are great guys (even though Hal refuses to wear pants even in public) and they have a huge passion for the game itself, let alone the Gothic horror world that has become their baby. This venture comes at the perfect time with all of the new opportunities for game design that has come about in the last couple of years," said Steve Creech, President of DragonWing Games.
"We here at Samurai Sheepdog are excited by this new venture, and very much look forward to what Steve brings to the table for the worlds of Gothos and Earth after the Fall of Man. Having worked together previously, we can attest to Steve's ability to do the setting justice as we move ahead into its future. Hold onto your canites; it's going to be an exciting ride!," says Hal Greenberg, co-owner of Samurai Sheepdog.
The original Hunt: Rise of Evil will be converted to 5e and Pathfinder in a no-frills economy release with the next book in the series, tentatively titled "The Hunt: Dream Warriors," bringing the campaign setting almost to where the "Fall of Man" timeline begins and will remain largely unchanged. The final campaign setting book, "The Hunt: Escaping Darkness," will advance the timeline from the end of Fall of Man and moving forward approximately 250 years into the future. This final setting book will be designed with the Starfinder rules in mind, making it a playable setting for those rules along with the other rules systems it has already been designed for.
Samurai Sheepdog (formerly Mystic Eye Games) was formed in 2013. Hal Greenberg and Doug Herring continue to helm the operation, with Ken Shannon, Kevin Glusing, and Jon Wolf joining them to bring new and fascinating options to players of all types of games. The Hunt, Rise of Evil, Fall of Man, and any related characters and story lines are (c) Samurai Sheepdog 2013-2017
(August 4, 2017) DragonWing Games and Inner Circle Return to Violet Dawn!
DragonWing Games and Inner Circle have reached a co-licensing agreement to resurrect the Violet Dawn campaign setting and update it to the more popular game engines (5th Edition, Cypher System, Pathfinder, and Starfinder). The Violet Dawn setting is best known for its creature book, Denizens of Avadnu, which received critical acclaim and was even singled out in Monte Cook Presents The Year’s Top d20, Volume 1 in 2005. DragonWing and Inner Circle first intend to develop regional environment books complete with the creatures that live there.
“Denizens of Avadnu was one of the best third party creature books largely due to it's originality. It was full color and stood out among the others by making the campaign setting feel almost alien. Revisiting some of those creatures and putting them in a specific regional environment will take some of the pressure off GMs knowing that they can reach for a mountainous environment book and find that the included monsters and creatures actually belong there and not just included as a wandering monster. I’m looking forward to this and knowing Jeff for many years, this finally gives us a chance to work together,” said DragonWing President, Steve Creech.
DragonWing Games was formed in 2002 by Steve Creech and produces material designed to provide gamers with the tools they need to enhance their experiences at the gaming table. Their tagline is "Your game, your imagination. We give you the tools."
"I'm really excited to bring Violet Dawn back to its RPG roots by introducing a new generation to the monstrous beasts of Avadnu. We've only shared a small glimpse of our otherwordly setting, and this is the first in a series of announcements where we intend to finally explore the world of Avadnu. I've known Steve since back in the early d20 days, and it'll be great collaborating with him on this project," said Inner Circle CEO, Jeff Visgaitis.
Inner Circle was founded in 2001 and is focused on developing engaging, story-driven, and visually spectacular products across multiple media. The company earned a reputation for pairing superior production values with high-quality content with its first release, the critically acclaimed Denizens of Avadnu, a pen-and-paper role-playing game book compatible with the world’s most popular fantasy role-playing game. The Inner Circle is currently developing several new media projects centered on Violet Dawn, the company’s dark fantasy IP.
DragonWing Games and Samurai Sheepdog Go Hunting!
(August 4, 2017) DragonWing Games and Samurai Sheepdog (formerly Mystic Eye Games) are collaborating to bring back The Hunt: Rise of Evil campaign setting to your game. As one of the first third party campaign settings to be released when the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons was published, Hunt: Rise of Evil established that modern day Earth had strong connections to the fantasy world of Gothos via dreams. Mystic Eye Games produced several supplements and a few adventures set in Gothos. Now Gothos is getting a revised setting via the new 5th Edition and Pathfinder rules where the events that lead up to The Fall of Man are chronicled. In addition, Gothos will be also receiving the Starfinder treatment whereas the timeline is set approximately 250 years from The Fall of Man.
"I've worked with the Mystic Eye team in the past to great success. Doug and Hal are great guys (even though Hal refuses to wear pants even in public) and they have a huge passion for the game itself, let alone the Gothic horror world that has become their baby. This venture comes at the perfect time with all of the new opportunities for game design that has come about in the last couple of years," said Steve Creech, President of DragonWing Games.
"We here at Samurai Sheepdog are excited by this new venture, and very much look forward to what Steve brings to the table for the worlds of Gothos and Earth after the Fall of Man. Having worked together previously, we can attest to Steve's ability to do the setting justice as we move ahead into its future. Hold onto your canites; it's going to be an exciting ride!," says Hal Greenberg, co-owner of Samurai Sheepdog.
The original Hunt: Rise of Evil will be converted to 5e and Pathfinder in a no-frills economy release with the next book in the series, tentatively titled "The Hunt: Dream Warriors," bringing the campaign setting almost to where the "Fall of Man" timeline begins and will remain largely unchanged. The final campaign setting book, "The Hunt: Escaping Darkness," will advance the timeline from the end of Fall of Man and moving forward approximately 250 years into the future. This final setting book will be designed with the Starfinder rules in mind, making it a playable setting for those rules along with the other rules systems it has already been designed for.
Samurai Sheepdog (formerly Mystic Eye Games) was formed in 2013. Hal Greenberg and Doug Herring continue to helm the operation, with Ken Shannon, Kevin Glusing, and Jon Wolf joining them to bring new and fascinating options to players of all types of games. The Hunt, Rise of Evil, Fall of Man, and any related characters and story lines are (c) Samurai Sheepdog 2013-2017
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