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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 7752819" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>James Ohlen was one of the architects of the 1990s'<strong> Baldur's Gate</strong> and <strong>Baldur's Gate II </strong>video games, along with other classic CRPGs. He has been working for BioWare for over 22 years, but now he's leaving to publish D&D adventures with his new company, <a href="https://www.arcanumworlds.com" target="_blank">Arcanum Worlds</a> and their first hardcover sourcebook, the Ancient Greek themed <strong>Odyssey of the Dragonlords</strong>.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]<p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]111859[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>He's not alone, either. He's joined by Jesse Sky (<em>Star Wars: The Old Republic</em>). Their website announced their first project, [HQ]"... a hardcover sourcebook for the fifth edition of the world's greatest roleplaying game. This epic adventure is set in a fantasy world inspired by Ancient Greek mythology."[/HQ]</p><p></p><p>Ohlen announced this new venture in a <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesOhlen" target="_blank">series of tweets</a>.</p><p></p><p>[HQ]"After 22 years I have retired from BioWare. I've loved my time with <em>Anthem, Star Wars, Dragon Age</em> and <em>Dungeons and Dragons</em>. But I need to take a break from the industry and work on something a little smaller and more personal.. The most fun I've ever had at BioWare was as the lead designer on <em>Baldur's Gate 1+2 </em>and<em> NWN</em>. I've been a D&D fanatic since I was 10 years old and I want to be a part of it again. Please visit <a href="https://t.co/412NLtStkx" target="_blank">http://www.arcanumworlds.com </a> to see what I'm talking about. </p><p></p><p>The first book I'm working on is called <em>Odyssey of the Dragonlords</em>. I'm working on it with another former Creative Director from BioWare - Jesse Sky. Plus a mystery writer that I've worked with before."[/HQ]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/07/12/longtime-bioware-vet-james-ohlen-retires-from-games-industry" target="_blank">Game Informer</a> says that BioWare's founders, Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, originally heard of Ohlen when he was running a comic book store and running two legendary D&D campaigns so popular that they had waiting lists.</p><p></p><p>Ohlen's credits include <em>Neverwinter Nights, Dragon Age: Origins, Baldur's Gate I & II, Knights of the Old Republic,</em> and <em>Star Wars: The Old Republic</em>. Jesse Sky worked on <em>Star Wars: The Old Republic</em>, along with threeexpansions.</p><p></p><p>And who's this mystery writer? They say [HQ]"We're excited to be working with one of our good friends, a very talented author who lives here in Austin, TX. Stay tuned - we will be announcing his name at a later date!"[/HQ]<p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">[FONT=&quot]<strong>Save</strong>[/FONT]</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF">[FONT=&quot]<strong>Save</strong>[/FONT]</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 7752819, member: 1"] James Ohlen was one of the architects of the 1990s'[B] Baldur's Gate[/B] and [B]Baldur's Gate II [/B]video games, along with other classic CRPGs. He has been working for BioWare for over 22 years, but now he's leaving to publish D&D adventures with his new company, [URL="https://www.arcanumworlds.com"]Arcanum Worlds[/URL] and their first hardcover sourcebook, the Ancient Greek themed [B]Odyssey of the Dragonlords[/B].[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK][CENTER] [ATTACH=FULL]111859[/ATTACH][/CENTER] He's not alone, either. He's joined by Jesse Sky ([I]Star Wars: The Old Republic[/I]). Their website announced their first project, [HQ]"... a hardcover sourcebook for the fifth edition of the world's greatest roleplaying game. This epic adventure is set in a fantasy world inspired by Ancient Greek mythology."[/HQ] Ohlen announced this new venture in a [URL="https://twitter.com/JamesOhlen"]series of tweets[/URL]. [HQ]"After 22 years I have retired from BioWare. I've loved my time with [I]Anthem, Star Wars, Dragon Age[/I] and [I]Dungeons and Dragons[/I]. But I need to take a break from the industry and work on something a little smaller and more personal.. The most fun I've ever had at BioWare was as the lead designer on [I]Baldur's Gate 1+2 [/I]and[I] NWN[/I]. I've been a D&D fanatic since I was 10 years old and I want to be a part of it again. Please visit [URL="https://t.co/412NLtStkx"]http://www.arcanumworlds.com [/URL] to see what I'm talking about. The first book I'm working on is called [I]Odyssey of the Dragonlords[/I]. I'm working on it with another former Creative Director from BioWare - Jesse Sky. Plus a mystery writer that I've worked with before."[/HQ] [URL="https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/07/12/longtime-bioware-vet-james-ohlen-retires-from-games-industry"]Game Informer[/URL] says that BioWare's founders, Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, originally heard of Ohlen when he was running a comic book store and running two legendary D&D campaigns so popular that they had waiting lists. Ohlen's credits include [I]Neverwinter Nights, Dragon Age: Origins, Baldur's Gate I & II, Knights of the Old Republic,[/I] and [I]Star Wars: The Old Republic[/I]. Jesse Sky worked on [I]Star Wars: The Old Republic[/I], along with threeexpansions. And who's this mystery writer? They say [HQ]"We're excited to be working with one of our good friends, a very talented author who lives here in Austin, TX. Stay tuned - we will be announcing his name at a later date!"[/HQ][CENTER][COLOR=#FFFFFF][FONT="][B]Save[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#FFFFFF][FONT="][B]Save[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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