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'''Spellbinder Games''' is a Louisiana-based publishing company that produced Dreadmire. In 2005, Spellbinder published ''[[Directory:Spellbinder Games/Dreadmire|Dreadmire]]'' by [[Directory:Randy Richards|Randy Richards]]. The company also runs an online retail store.
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Spellbinder's company slogan is, "''Your newest weapon in the war against reality'''."
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==History==
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Spellbinder Games emerged from Spellbinder Books, a book seller and publisher which produced a trilogy of homebrew fantasy fiction novels in the 1980s -- ''The Persnackety Dragon'', ''The Dimadon Lantern'', and ''My Magical Maguffin'', as well as a coloring book called ''Fantasmagoria'' -- which were never distributed professionally. Along with the Spellbinder Books store, all original records of the books were lost to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
 
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{{Infobox Company  
 
| company_name = Spellbinder Games
 
| company_name = Spellbinder Games
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| company_type = [[Doing business as|DBA]]
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| company_type = DBA
 
| foundation = 1975
 
| foundation = 1975
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| location = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]
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| location = [[Directory:Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], [[Directory:Louisiana|Louisiana]]
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| key_people = [[Mark Williams]], [[Randy Richards]]: Editor-in-Chief; Project Manager
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| key_people = [[Directory:Randy Richards|Randy Richards]]: Project Director & part owner
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| industry = [[role-playing game|RPG]] & other assorted media.
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| industry = [[role-playing game|RPG]] & other assorted media
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| products = [[Dreadmire]], [[Dreadmire: High Adventure at Low Tide]], [[Dreadmire Adventures]]
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| homepage = http://www.SpellbinderGames.com
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| parent = [[Apotheosis Publishing]]
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| contact = SpellbinderBooks@aol.com
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| homepage = SpellbinderGames.com
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| reference = Randy Richards
 
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In the spring of 2005, ''Apotheosis Publishing'' purchased Spellbinder Books, and a games division, Spellbinder Games, was launched. Thanks to emergency relocation into an empty uptown New Orleans rental property (owned by the Dreadmire author's brother), the company was able to publish its first RPG supplement, ''Dreadmire'' on December 23 of that year<ref>http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=19359&mode=nested&order=0&thold=0]</ref>, which was released in February 2006. Once distribution began, Spellbinder Games moved from its temporary New Orleans property and relocated to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in early 2006. In mid 2007, Apotheosis Publishing sold Spellbinder Games to a consortium of authors, which included Randy Richards, for an undisclosed sum.
  
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'''Spellbinder Games''' is a [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] based [[publishing company]] that produces game books. Recently they have published [[Dreadmire]] by [[Randy Richards]]. Upcoming books include the fantasy novel, "Dreadmire: High Adventure at Low Tide" by [[Elizabeth Donald]], and the role-playing game book, "Dreadmire Adventures," an expansion of the campaign setting by various authors. They also run an [[Online shop|online retail store]] selling books and games.  
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Randy Richards was placed on staff as Project Director. Mark Williams remained available as a consultant.
  
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Spellbinder Games' company slogan is, "''''Your newest weapon in the war against reality'''''"
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==Products==
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*''Dreadmire'', a ''d20'' book published under Wizards of the Coast's 3rd Edition Open Gaming License (OGL).
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*''The Dreadmire Chronicles'' is a trilogy of books due out in 2009.
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*A ''Dreadmire Adventures'' supplement was put on hold due to the introduction of 4th Edition D&D.
  
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In 2007, author Randy Richards became part owner in the company, along with several other undisclosed authors.
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==External links==
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*[http://www.Dreadmire.com Dreadmire] product website.
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*[http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showbook&bookid=4871 Randy Richards] at the ''Pen & Paper'' Database
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*Randy Richards' [http://www.CameraKrewe.com Camera Krewe, Photography, Video & DJ]
  
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==Apotheosis Publishing==
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==References==
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Apotheosis Publishing produced a trilogy of fantasy fiction novels in the 1980s, ''The Persnackety Dragon'', ''The Dimadon Lantern'', and ''My Magical Maguffin''. There was also a coloring book called ''Fantasmagoria'', and ''Dreadmire'' by their subsidiary [[Spellbinder Games]]. Their company slogan is, "'''Old School Style, 3rd Edition Rules'''"; meaning that while they use the current D&D rules system, they produce a flavor and style that closely mimics that of Dungeons & Dragons in the late 70s and early 80s.
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| company_name = Apotheosis Publishing
 
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| company_type = [[Partnership]]
 
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| foundation = 1986
 
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| location = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], [[USA]]
 
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| industry = [[role-playing game|RPG]] & other assorted media.
 
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| subsidiary = [[Spellbinder Games]]
 
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Spellbinder Games Logo

Spellbinder Games is a Louisiana-based publishing company that produced Dreadmire. In 2005, Spellbinder published Dreadmire by Randy Richards. The company also runs an online retail store.

Spellbinder's company slogan is, "Your newest weapon in the war against reality'."

History

Spellbinder Games emerged from Spellbinder Books, a book seller and publisher which produced a trilogy of homebrew fantasy fiction novels in the 1980s -- The Persnackety Dragon, The Dimadon Lantern, and My Magical Maguffin, as well as a coloring book called Fantasmagoria -- which were never distributed professionally. Along with the Spellbinder Books store, all original records of the books were lost to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Spellbinder Games
Type DBA
Founded 1975
Headquarters Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Key peopleRandy Richards: Project Director & part owner
IndustryRPG & other assorted media
Contact SpellbinderBooks@aol.com
Reference Randy Richards

In the spring of 2005, Apotheosis Publishing purchased Spellbinder Books, and a games division, Spellbinder Games, was launched. Thanks to emergency relocation into an empty uptown New Orleans rental property (owned by the Dreadmire author's brother), the company was able to publish its first RPG supplement, Dreadmire on December 23 of that year[1], which was released in February 2006. Once distribution began, Spellbinder Games moved from its temporary New Orleans property and relocated to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in early 2006. In mid 2007, Apotheosis Publishing sold Spellbinder Games to a consortium of authors, which included Randy Richards, for an undisclosed sum.

Randy Richards was placed on staff as Project Director. Mark Williams remained available as a consultant.

Products

  • Dreadmire, a d20 book published under Wizards of the Coast's 3rd Edition Open Gaming License (OGL).
  • The Dreadmire Chronicles is a trilogy of books due out in 2009.
  • A Dreadmire Adventures supplement was put on hold due to the introduction of 4th Edition D&D.

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=19359&mode=nested&order=0&thold=0]
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