guardiansorder Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Guelph, Ontario 4 April 2003 Contact: Mark C. MacKinnon, President, Guardians Of Order, Inc. Darren Watts, President, Hero Games HERO GAMES AND GUARDIANS OF ORDER TEAM-UP FOR SUPERHERO RPG CROSSOVER Hero Games and Guardians Of Order, Inc. jointly announced today plans to publish a shared-universe crossover adventure for their leading superhero role-playing games, Champions and Silver Age Sentinels. Reality Storm: When Worlds Collide will debut this summer at the GenCon Game Fair (24-27 July, 2003) in Indianapolis, Indiana. “The folks at Hero Games are a great crew and we look forward to working with them on this ground-breaking project,†said Guardians Of Order President, Mark C. MacKinnon. “During the past year we joined forces to launch advertising and co-promotional campaigns that exposed each company’s supporters to the strength and quality of the so-called ‘competition.’ When we saw how supportive our fans were of our friendly rivalry, we decided to give them what they wanted most: a superhero RPG crossover, evoking the spirit of the leading comic book crossovers of the past four decades. They asked and we listened -- this is the must-have product for every superhero RPG aficionado!†“We’re thrilled to be working with the Guardians gang on this project,†said Darren Watts, Hero Games’ President. “Not only are they a great bunch of guys, but we don’t think that anything quite like this -- mixing two companies’ settings and characters together in a crossover adventure -- has ever been done for gaming before. It’s a comic book classic, and all of us are having a fantastic time bringing it to the world of role-playing.†Reality Storm: When Worlds Collide sets the stage for a world-shattering apocalypse when arch-villains Dr. Destroyer and Kreuzritter team-up to conquer both universes! The heroes from Champions’ Millennium City and Silver Age Sentinels’ Empire City must join forces to save their worlds, but can they put aside their differences to work together or will they destroy each other first? In addition to an epic adventure, Reality Storm will also contain detailed system conversion notes for the HERO System (Champions) and Tri-Stat System (Silver Age Sentinels) to assist players switching between games. Reality Storm: When Worlds Collide will be published by Hero Games in July 2003. Founded in 1997, Guardians Of Order, Inc. is a Canadian publishing company specializing in Japanese anime and superheroic role-playing games, as well as licensed resource and reference books. In addition to their Origins Award-nominated Big Eyes, Small Mouth anime RPG and Silver Age Sentinels superhero RPG, they publish licensed fan guides and RPGs based on: popular anime series (Trigun, Hellsing, Fushigi Yugi, Slayers, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and others); George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire (fall 2003); and DC Comics’ acclaimed superhero series, The Authority and StormWatch (spring 2004). Guardians Of Order is headquartered in Guelph, Ontario. For more information, contact Guardians Of Order at info@guardiansorder.com, or visit the company's website at http://www.guardiansorder.com. In business for over twenty years, Hero Games publishes games and game products based on its renowned HERO System rules, including Champions (the game of superheroic role-playing), Star Hero, Fantasy Hero, The Ultimate Martial Artist, and many others. Champions, named by InQuest Magazine as the best role-playing game of all time, has been inducted into the Origins Award Hall Of Fame. For more information about Hero Games, the HERO System, and related products, contact the company at info@herogames.com, or visit its website at http://www.herogames.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 YAHOO! (And I don't mean the Search Engine.) Cross over storyline here we come.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monolith Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 This seems like a great deal for everyone all the way around. People, like me, who enjoy adventures get a doozy. People who have been clamoring for a conversion system get their wish. People who do not like either HERO System or Tri-Stat get something new to complain about. Good job all the way around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 About time. I've been sitting on this news for months since a little bird told me on the inside. This is very exciting. I look forward to it and hopefully get a chance to work on it, artwise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nato Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 Sounds like a lot of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 Poor Storn, burdened with knowledge man was not meant to know .... Though I hope you get a chance to work on it artwise as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 Wow. This sounds really cool. Im not overly familiar with SAS or Tri-stat, but its an interesting concept regardless. Plus, an ADVENTURE for 5th Edition Champions. Woot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monolith Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 Plus, an ADVENTURE for 5th Edition Champions. Woot! Yeah, between Shades of Black, Champions Battlegrounds, and now Reality Storm: When Worlds Collide we will soon be in module heaven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted April 4, 2003 Report Share Posted April 4, 2003 This should be a great product for the fans of both companies: besides what sounds like a really fun adventure, players of either Champions or SAS will gain greatly facilitated access to the other game's cool characters. The conversion notes will raise the long-term utility of the product beyond that of a simple adventure. And the companies will likely gain access to each other's fans, which will surely help the ol' bottom line in future. One thing I am curious about, though; was this project being considered even before the Super Hero Showdown started, or was it the response to that event that sparked the idea? (I'm sure that the warm fan welcome was what closed the deal.) Any insider care to enlighten me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted April 6, 2003 Report Share Posted April 6, 2003 It was on the hero update friday, Man oh man, that is cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 I'd really like to see the same with M&M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Lofgren Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 Originally posted by Storn About time. I've been sitting on this news for months since a little bird told me on the inside. This is very exciting. I look forward to it and hopefully get a chance to work on it, artwise! I heartily agree, Storn There should be some awesome work available for this one and I hope I can get in on it as well. Eric Lofgren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nato Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 Me three! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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