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Fading Suns
''Fading Suns'' is a science fiction space opera role-playing game published by Holistic Design. The setting was also used for a PC game ('' Emperor of the Fading Suns''), a live action role-playing game ('' Passion Play''), and for a space combat miniature game (''Noble Armada''). History After the computer game '' Machiavelli the Prince'', Holistic Design decided to do something new - a space strategy computer game, which would eventually become '' Emperor of the Fading Suns'' (1996). Holistic brought on two experienced world designers, Andrew Greenberg and Bill Bridges, to create a cohesive and interesting universe for the game, which would also be used as the basis for a tabletop role-playing game to be released simultaneously. Greenberg and Bridges had helped define the style of White Wolf Publishing's World of Darkness and, according to Shannon Appelcline, people noticed this game's similarity to the "White Wolf style". Appelcline comments further: "Fading Suns is u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Bridges (game Designer)
Bill Bridges (born September 17, 1965) is an American role-playing game developer and fantasy author. He designed the role-playing games '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse'', '' Mage: The Ascension'', and '' Promethean: The Created''. He additionally worked on a video game based on his ''Fading Suns'' role-playing game '' Emperor of the Fading Suns''. He is currently a developer at Holistic Design. Career Early career Bill Bridges was an original developer for White Wolf Publishing from 1992 to 1995, where he contributed to '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse''. Bridges was the line editor for ''Werewolf'' and as one of the early World of Darkness developers, he was a key figure in developing the look and tone of the productions for the setting. He worked on the Storytelling system rules for all the World of Darkness games. It was his goal to present werewolves as something besides accursed humans, an idea which has since been echoed in some popular contemporary novel series. He was a part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Lightner
Ken Lightner is a game designer with experience in multiple fields. His primary area of expertise is in computer games. Career Ken Lightner is the founder of Holistic Design. Lightner co-designed a tabletop miniatures spaceship combat game with Chris Wiese called '' Noble Armada'' (1998), designed to be compatible with the role-playing game ''Fading Suns''. Lightner was head of programming for video games at Holistic, while Andrew Greenberg directed development for video games. Lightner created additional game lines specifically for publication using the d20 System, including modern world military adventures such as ''Afghanistan'' (2002). Among his more notable successes with Holistic include ''Battles of Destiny'', ''Hammer of the Gods'', ''Final Liberation'', ''Machiavelli the Prince'', ''Merchant Prince II'', ''Emperor of the Fading Suns'', and '' Mall Tycoon''. He also worked heavily on a computer game called ''Noble Armada'' that never materialized. He has worked as a third-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Masquerade
Masquerade or Masquerader may refer to: Events * Masquerade ball, a costumed dance event * Masquerade ceremony, a rite or cultural event in many parts of the world, especially the Caribbean and Africa * Masqueraders, the performers in the West Country Carnival Books * ''The Masquerader'' (novel), a 1904 novel by Katherine Cecil Thurston * '' The Masqueraders'', a 1928 novel by Georgette Heyer * ''Masquerade'' (book), a 1979 children's book by Kit Williams that sparked a worldwide treasure hunt * ''Masquerades'' (novel), a 1995 Forgotten Realms novel by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb * '' Maskerade'', a 1995 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett * ''Masquerade'', a 2007 '' Blue Bloods'' novel by Melissa de la Cruz Theatre * ''The Masquerade'' (play), a 1719 play by Charles Johnson * ''Mascarade'', a 1724 comedy play by Ludvig Holberg * ''Masquerade'' (play), an 1835 Russian play by Mikhail Lermontov * ''The Masqueraders'', an 1894 English play by Henry Arthur Jones * ''The Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |