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Keléstia Productions
Keléstia Productions is a Canadian publisher of materials for use with Hârn, a role-playing game. Keléstia Productions was founded by N. Robin Crossby, the original creator of Hârn, following his separation with Columbia Games. Since Crossby's death in 2008, Keléstia Productions has continued as company owned by Crossby's estate. History N. Robin Crossby left Columbia Games in 1994, after the company had published ''Hârn'' setting for more than a decade. Columbia maintained that they had rights to Hârn, but Crossby self-published ''Hârnmaster Gold'' (1998) as a competitor to the ''Hârn''. Crossby ended his contract with Columbia Games in 2003 and formed his own company called Keléstia Productions so he could continue publishing ''Hârn'', although Columbia would not recognize his ability to terminate their agreement. Starting in 2003, Keléstia published only in PDFs. Crossby became ill around 2006 and died in 2008, and his oldest daughter Arien has continued publicat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hârn
Hârn is a campaign setting for fantasy role-playing games, designed by N. Robin Crossby, and published by Columbia Games in 1983. In 1998 Crossby founded Kelestia Productions (KP), an electronic publishing e-company. KP and Columbia Games now independently produce printed and online materials for use with Hârn-based role-playing campaigns and fiction. The role-playing game, '' HârnMaster,'' was developed specifically for use with Hârn. History The campaign world of Hârn was first described in the '' Hârn campaign set'' (1983) from Columbia Games, which contained a folio with a general overview, with background, history, and religion of the island of Hârn along with the small Hârndex encyclopaedia, and a map of Hârn drawn by N. Robin Crossby. Shannon Appelcline described that "Hârn was broadly based on Norman England, with some fantasy elements appearing through dwarves, elves and orcs. It was low magic and ..tried to create a genuinely real setting, based on careful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Games
Columbia Games is one of the oldest manufacturers of board wargames, and has also produced the '' Hârn'' role-playing game as well as various card games and collectible card games. Their wargames are notable for using small wooden or plastic blocks instead of the more conventional cardboard counters. The company, originally titled Gamma Two Games, started in Vancouver, Canada, but after ten years changed its name to Columbia Games, and eventually moved to Blaine, Washington. It is currently run by founder Tom Dalgliesh and his son Grant. Gamma Two Games In 1971, Tom Dalgliesh, Lance Gutteridge and Steve Brewster all graduated from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, and decided to start a Canadian games company called Gamma Two Games. They published their first game in 1972, the block wargame titled '' Quebec 1759''. Brewster left the company soon after its formation, and was replaced by Ron Gibson. The company produced two more wargames, ''War of 1812'' in 1973, and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HârnMaster
''HârnMaster'' is a fantasy role-playing game based in the fantasy world of Hârn. The system, like the world, was designed primarily by N. Robin Crossby. History ''Hârnmaster'' was published as a role-playing game using the Hârn setting by Columbia Games in 1986. All previously published ''Hârn'' supplements were intended to be system independent but Columbia gauged reader interest and decided to produce a game system specifically for the Hârn setting. N. Robin Crossby led the design and based the new game on notes for designs that he had saved from the 1970s. Columbia began to focus on supporting the ''Hârnmaster'' role-playing game rather than just the setting, and published their first ever Hârn adventures, '' 100 Bushels of Rye'' (1988) and '' The Staff of Fanon'' (1988), and the rules supplement '' Pilots' Almanac'' (1988), followed books about magic and other supplements for the game. Columbia also resumed publication wargames including the Hârn miniatures wargame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO; French: ''Office de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada, OPIC'') is responsible for the administration and processing of the greater part of intellectual property (IP) in Canada. CIPO's areas of activity include patents, trademarks, copyright, industrial designs and integrated circuit topographies. Structurally, CIPO functions as a special operating agency (SOA) under Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. CIPO is based in Gatineau, Quebec, part of the National Capital Region. CIPO’s Chief Executive Officer is Konstantinos Georgaras. CIPO plays an integral role in the Canadian innovation ecosystem and cooperates with its counterpart organizations around the world through international IP treaties. Continued collaboration with international partners and domestic stakeholders strengths the Canadian IP regime and provides CIPO’s clients with opportunities to extract greater value from their creations and inven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
