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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 9315410" data-attributes="member: 1"><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]357534[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Glen Cook's <strong>Black Company</strong> dark fantasy novel series last had a tabletop roleplaying game in 2004, from Green Ronin Publishing. The series features a mercenary group, with a mix of gritty military fiction and epic fantasy.</p><p></p><p>Arc Dream Publishing has just announced that it is currently developing a new game, written by <strong>Delta Green's</strong> Shane Ivery and Dennis Detwiller. It will use a new game engine built around "suspense, terror, and savage heroics", starting with a core rulebook and then supported by adventures and sourcebooks. There is no release date yet.</p><p></p><p>[callout]</p><p>VICTORIA, BC — <em>The Black Company Role-Playing Game</em> is in development by Shane Ivey and Dennis Detwiller, co-authors and publishers of the award-winning <em>Delta Green: The Role-Playing Game.</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>In <em>The Black Company</em> and its sequels, novelist Glen Cook redefined epic fantasy by writing with ordinary soldiers in mind. He opened the way for generations of authors of dark fantasy.</p><p></p><p>Arc Dream Publishing proudly announces plans for a new tabletop role-playing game based on the<em> Black Company</em> series. Licensed by Glen Cook, <em>The Black Company Role-Playing Game</em> will put players at the heart of the adventures, dangers, and treacheries that surround the storied Black Company.</p><p></p><p>In <em>The Black Company,</em> we follow an elite mercenary company through a continent-spanning war and desperate raids. A war between good and evil, the enemy might say, rebelling against the dark empress who employs the Company. A war between evil and far worse, if you ask those who know what drives the leaders of the rebellion. Don’t ask the soldiers of the Black Company. They only want to do their job, look out for each other, and live another day.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Glen Cook wrote <em>The Black Company</em> as a veteran who wanted to see the soldier’s experience in the wars and adventures of heroic fantasy. Arc Dream Publishing has spent decades capturing the experience of soldiers and government agents for RPG players. Arc Dream has received universal acclaim for its horror game <em>Delta Green </em>and its World War II game of desperate superheroics, <em>Godlike. </em>Detwiller and Ivey are writing <em>The Black Company Role-Playing Game </em>to evoke the soldier’s experience in a world of brutal bloodshed, shocking sorceries, and seemingly impossible odds.</p><p></p><p>“I’ve been enthralled by <em>The Black Company</em> since the first books came out,” Ivey said. “This is the thrill of a career. We’re writing the fantasy game that we’ve always wanted to play.”</p><p></p><p>Detwiller added, “Shane and I have long considered creating a dark fantasy game, and Delta Green always wanted a twisted, crazed little brother. <em>The Black Company</em> is a perfect fit.”</p><p></p><p></p><p>Being a soldier of the Black Company makes you part of something greater than yourself. Yours is the tale of brothers and sisters who came before and those to follow. Your name and deeds will be recorded in the annals. When you fall, this bloody-handed family will fight and die to save or avenge you. And thanks to you, the Company will go on.[/callout]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 9315410, member: 1"] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]357534[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Glen Cook's [B]Black Company[/B] dark fantasy novel series last had a tabletop roleplaying game in 2004, from Green Ronin Publishing. The series features a mercenary group, with a mix of gritty military fiction and epic fantasy. Arc Dream Publishing has just announced that it is currently developing a new game, written by [B]Delta Green's[/B] Shane Ivery and Dennis Detwiller. It will use a new game engine built around "suspense, terror, and savage heroics", starting with a core rulebook and then supported by adventures and sourcebooks. There is no release date yet. [callout] VICTORIA, BC — [I]The Black Company Role-Playing Game[/I] is in development by Shane Ivey and Dennis Detwiller, co-authors and publishers of the award-winning [I]Delta Green: The Role-Playing Game.[/I] In [I]The Black Company[/I] and its sequels, novelist Glen Cook redefined epic fantasy by writing with ordinary soldiers in mind. He opened the way for generations of authors of dark fantasy. Arc Dream Publishing proudly announces plans for a new tabletop role-playing game based on the[I] Black Company[/I] series. Licensed by Glen Cook, [I]The Black Company Role-Playing Game[/I] will put players at the heart of the adventures, dangers, and treacheries that surround the storied Black Company. In [I]The Black Company,[/I] we follow an elite mercenary company through a continent-spanning war and desperate raids. A war between good and evil, the enemy might say, rebelling against the dark empress who employs the Company. A war between evil and far worse, if you ask those who know what drives the leaders of the rebellion. Don’t ask the soldiers of the Black Company. They only want to do their job, look out for each other, and live another day. Glen Cook wrote [I]The Black Company[/I] as a veteran who wanted to see the soldier’s experience in the wars and adventures of heroic fantasy. Arc Dream Publishing has spent decades capturing the experience of soldiers and government agents for RPG players. Arc Dream has received universal acclaim for its horror game [I]Delta Green [/I]and its World War II game of desperate superheroics, [I]Godlike. [/I]Detwiller and Ivey are writing [I]The Black Company Role-Playing Game [/I]to evoke the soldier’s experience in a world of brutal bloodshed, shocking sorceries, and seemingly impossible odds. “I’ve been enthralled by [I]The Black Company[/I] since the first books came out,” Ivey said. “This is the thrill of a career. We’re writing the fantasy game that we’ve always wanted to play.” Detwiller added, “Shane and I have long considered creating a dark fantasy game, and Delta Green always wanted a twisted, crazed little brother. [I]The Black Company[/I] is a perfect fit.” Being a soldier of the Black Company makes you part of something greater than yourself. Yours is the tale of brothers and sisters who came before and those to follow. Your name and deeds will be recorded in the annals. When you fall, this bloody-handed family will fight and die to save or avenge you. And thanks to you, the Company will go on.[/callout] [/QUOTE]
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