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MODIPHIUS ANNOUNCES CO-PUBLISHING DEAL WITH EX BIOWARE  LEAD DESIGNERS ON 5E COMPATIBLE ODYSSEY OF THE DRAGONLORDS

25/2/2019

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Legendary creative team re-unites BioWare lead designers James Ohlen and Jesse Sky (Neverwinter Nights, Dragon Age: Origins, Baldurs Gate I & II, Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: The Old Republic) with Drew Karpyshyn, BioWare senior writer on Mass Effect I & II and Knights of the Old Republic under the banner ARCANUM WORLDS

At the dawn of time, a war between gods and titans left the landscape of Thylea forever changed. Thousands of years later, the first mortals arrived by ship and by dragon.

The Dragonlords were the champions who threw down the titans 500 years ago and forged the Oath of Peace. But the power of the oath has waned, and the titans seek vengeance.

You are one of the heroes called by prophecy to end this conflict once and for all. Poets will sing of your exploits for centuries to come... if you survive to tell the tale.

Modiphius Entertainment has signed a worldwide co-publishing deal to support the newly formed Arcanum Worlds team with marketing, logistics and production expertise, allowing them to focus on creating an incredible new world. The Arcanum Worlds team are preparing to run a Kickstarter for the lavish hardcover adventure book and with Modiphius support will be launching once the book is ready to go to print.

Arcanum Worlds have launched a free 28-page Player’s Guide to Odyssey of the Dragonlords PDF now available from Modiphius.net and DriveThruRPG. You’ll be able to read more about the world and get a taste of what’s to come.

Between the three of them, they have an incredible list of credits from some of the most legendary adventure games. James Ohlen spent over 20 years as lead designer and creative director at BioWare working on Baldur’s Gate I & II, Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Dragon Age: Origins and Neverwinter Nights. Jesse Sky has 8 years as lead designer and creative director at BioWare working on Star Wars: The Old Republic and it’s expansions Galactic Strongholds, Shadow of Revan and Knights of the Fallen Empire.

Jesse and James are joined by their good friend, New York Times Best Selling Author and ex-BioWare senior writer Drew Karpyshyn who worked on Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic before serving as lead writer for Mass Effect I & II.

James and Jesse first came together over a love for tabletop games and the urge to get back to some good ol’ fashion games design.

James Ohlen remembers working on Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2, and has longed to get back to doing the up-close-and-personal type of games design that he loves, which became so difficult in the world of video games, where projects took five years and hundreds of millions of dollars to create.

“What if I could return to what I did decades ago, but apply it to the pen and paper games that inspired Baldur’s Gate? It would be a way to give back to the community that inspired my career, and it would be a way to work on something that gave me the fulfilment I craved.”

“Pen and paper roleplaying games will never die. The combination of open-ended exploration, cooperative storytelling, and tactical combat is addictive and timeless. The 5th edition of the world’s greatest roleplaying game proves this. Like all of the editions before it, the game owes a debt to the classic fantasy stories of Tolkien, Lieber, Howard and the rest. It gives players the opportunity to be the hero of their own epic tale. And a world inspired by Greek myth is the perfect place to set a fantasy story where the players are the stars. It’s also worth noting that the selfish, conflicted heroes from Greek myths have a lot more in common with my usual play group than the chummy fellowships of modern fantasy…”

SUMMARY
  • 250-page lavish fully-illustrated hardcover adventure book
  • Compatible with the 5th edition of the world’s greatest roleplaying game
  • Presents an epic campaign that takes players from level 1 to 11 and beyond
  • Describes the lost continent of Thylea—a forgotten land inspired by Greek mythology that is compatible with other popular campaign settings
  • Written and designed by:
    • James Ohlen, lead designer of Baldur’s Gate and Dragon Age: Origins
    • Jesse Sky, creative director of Knights of the Fallen Empire
    • NYT bestselling author Drew Karpyshyn
  • Visit www.arcanumworlds.com for the first of a series of weekly blogs about the development of Odyssey of the Dragonlords
  • The Player’s Guide to Odyssey of the Dragonlords is finished and being sent to the people who signed up on www.arcanumworlds.com and now free to download from Modiphius.net and DriveThruRPG

To hear more about Odyssey of the Dragonlords sign up here.

For press enquiries & interviews  please contact pr@modiphius.com
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