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'''Spellbinder Games''' is a New Orleans, Louisiana based publishing company that produced Dreadmire. In 2005, Spellbinder published ''[http://www.Dreadmire.com Dreadmire]'' by [[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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Author Randy Richards bought into the company as part-owner in mid-2007, and was placed on staff as Project Director.
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==History==
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Spellbinder games grew out of Spellbinder Books, a publisher which produced a trilogy of fantasy fiction novels in the 1980s: ''[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Persnackety+Dragon&qt=notfound_page&search=Search The Persnackety Dragon]'', ''[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Dimadon+Lantern&qt=notfound_page&search=Search The Dimadon Lantern]'', and ''[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=My+Magical+Maguffin&qt=notfound_page&search=Search My Magical Maguffin]'', as well as a coloring book called ''[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=coloring+book+ti%3AFantasmagoria&qt=notfound_page&search=Search Fantasmagoria]''. All are now out of print, and all records of the books appear to have been lost to Hurricane Katrina in 2005[http://p208.ezboard.com/fnecromancergamesfrm17.showMessageRange?topicID=145.topic&start=201&stop=220].
 
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{{Infobox Company  
 
| company_name = Spellbinder Games
 
| company_name = Spellbinder Games
| company_type = [[Doing business as|DBA]]
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| company_type = DBA
 
| foundation = 1975
 
| foundation = 1975
 
| location = [[Directory:Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], [[Directory:Louisiana|Louisiana]]
 
| location = [[Directory:Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], [[Directory:Louisiana|Louisiana]]
| key_people = [[Directory:Mark Williams|Mark Williams]], [[Directory:Randy Richards|Randy Richards]]: Editor-in-Chief; Project Manager
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| key_people = [[Directory:Randy Richards|Randy Richards]]: Project Director & part owner
| industry = [[role-playing game|RPG]] & other assorted media.
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| industry = [[role-playing game|RPG]] & other assorted media
| products = [[Directory:Dreadmire|Dreadmire]], [[Directory:Dreadmire: High Adventure at Low Tide|Dreadmire: High Adventure at Low Tide]], [[Directory:Dreadmire Adventures|Dreadmire Adventures]]
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| homepage = http://www.SpellbinderGames.com
| parent = [[Directory:Apotheosis Publishing|Apotheosis Publishing]]
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| contact = SpellbinderBooks@aol.com
| homepage = SpellbinderGames.com
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| reference = Randy Richards
 
}}
 
}}
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In 2005, [[Apotheosis Publishing]] purchased Spellbinder Books, and a games division, Spellbinder Games, was launched. Despite the destruction of Spellbinder Books in August of 2005, the company was able to release its first RPG supplement, ''Dreadmire'' on December 23 or that year.[http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=19359&mode=nested&order=0&thold=0]
  
'''Spellbinder Games''' is a [[Directory:Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], [[Directory:Louisiana|Louisiana]] based [[publishing company]] that produces game books. Recently they have published [[Directory:Dreadmire|Dreadmire]] by [[Directory:Randy Richards|Randy Richards]]. Upcoming books include the fantasy novel, "Dreadmire: High Adventure at Low Tide" by [[Directory:Elizabeth Donald|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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==Products==
 
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*''Dreadmire'', a ''d20'' book published under Wizards of the Coast's 3rd Edition Open Gaming License (OGL).
Spellbinder Games' company slogan is, "''''Your newest weapon in the war against reality'''''"
 
 
 
In 2007, author Randy Richards became part owner in the company, along with several other undisclosed authors.
 
  
==Apotheosis Publishing==
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==Future Releases==
[[Directory:Apotheosis Publishing|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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Though Spellbinder Games had releases scheduled for summer of 2008, those products have been put on hold due to the upcoming release of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 4th edition.[http://www.dancebackwards.com/Future.html]
  
{{Infobox Company
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=External links=
| company_name = Apotheosis Publishing
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*[http://www.spellbindergames.com/ Company website].
| company_type = [[Partnership]]
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*[http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showbook&bookid=4871 Randy Richards] at the ''Pen & Paper'' Database
| foundation = 1986
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*Rick and Randy Richards' [http://www.CameraKrewe.com Dance Partners, Photography and Video]
| location = [[Directory:New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], [[Directory:Louisiana|Louisiana]]
 
| industry = [[role-playing game|RPG]] & other assorted media.
 
| subsidiary = [[Directory:Spellbinder Games|Spellbinder Games]]
 
| homepage = SpellbinderGames.com
 
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Revision as of 18:31, 13 February 2008

Spellbinder Games is a New Orleans, 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'."

Author Randy Richards bought into the company as part-owner in mid-2007, and was placed on staff as Project Director.

History

Spellbinder games grew out of Spellbinder Books, a publisher which produced a trilogy of fantasy fiction novels in the 1980s: The Persnackety Dragon, The Dimadon Lantern, and My Magical Maguffin, as well as a coloring book called Fantasmagoria. All are now out of print, and all records of the books appear to have been lost to Hurricane Katrina in 2005[1].

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 2005, Apotheosis Publishing purchased Spellbinder Books, and a games division, Spellbinder Games, was launched. Despite the destruction of Spellbinder Books in August of 2005, the company was able to release its first RPG supplement, Dreadmire on December 23 or that year.[2]

Products

  • Dreadmire, a d20 book published under Wizards of the Coast's 3rd Edition Open Gaming License (OGL).

Future Releases

Though Spellbinder Games had releases scheduled for summer of 2008, those products have been put on hold due to the upcoming release of Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition.[3]

External links