White Wolf: 1986-Present
appelcline After TSR, White Wolf was probably the most important roleplaying company of the 20th century, for their creation of a World of Darkness.
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Lion Rampant: 1987-1990
A small company in Minnesota, founded with a MacPlus bought with an inheritance, would be one of th emost important in gaming.
ICE: 1980-Present
One of the industry's oldest companies, publisher of Rolemaster and MERP, only continues today in a new incarnation.
The Chaosium Connections
This article is part of a semi-monthly column on the history of roleplaying, one game company at a time. However, just looking at singular companies doesn’t always give the whole…
Pagan Publishing: 1990-Present
Though a licensee of Chaosium, Pagan may have been the most notable publisher for Call of Cthulhu in the 90s.
Green Knight: 1998-2002
Green Knight inherited Pendragon from Chaosium, but their publication was short-lived.
Issaries: 1998-2006
Issaries inherited the Gloranthan rights from Chaosium, but didn't hold them for long.
Chaosium: 1975-Present
Chaosium originally followed TSR with a war game, White Bear & Red Moon. It introduced the world of Glorantha, which would be better known through RuneQuest.
Paizo Publishing: 2002-Present
By July, 2002 Stevens had formed Paizo Publishing to take advantage of licenses to Dragon and Dungeon magazines.
Wizards of the Coast: 1990-Present
Wizards of the Coast is, without a doubt, now the big dog in the world of roleplaying. However, they were very much a small fish back in 1990.