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'''Frog God Games''' is the Tenebrous to Necromancer Games' (2000-2010) [[Orcus]]. | |||
Necromancer touted at the get-go that they were out to publish Third Edition work with that First Edition feel. Frog God today are so utterly made up of oldskool RPG guys, even their ''lawyer'' is an oldskool roleplayer with [[A Fistful of TOWs|published works of his own]]. Which sure helped in their Necromancer iteration when they were shifting first-edition abandonware back to 3e game tables, for instance through their [[Tome of Horrors]] books. And plenty of [[Judges Guild]] content (before the Late Unpleasantness). | |||
Which is not to say that Necromancer / Frog God lack/ed soul or originality. Oh no; these guys know exactly where First Edition games worked, and outdid most of the nostalgia-infused originals. ''[[Rappan Athuk]]'' is a classic in the ''[[Temple of Elemental Evil]]'' tradition. | |||
Necromancer published under the Sword and Sorcery Studios label, for [[White Wolf]]. With WW's sorry demise everyone had to scramble to pick up the pieces; after 2010, Necromancer reorganised as "Frog God" in a nod to [[Clark Ashton Smith]]'s Tsathoggua. | |||
Frog God publishes the [[Swords & Wizardry]] RPG, a [[retroclone]] of the Dungeons & Dragons White Box. | |||
Frog God also publish (often republish) some modules and adventures. Since they've been around (in various guises) since the start of the Open Game License, they sometimes release several versions of their books with different systems: [[Pathfinder]], [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]], or, of course, [[Swords & Wizardry]]. They tend to be hundreds of pages, with a 9 point font and no margins whatsoever, so be prepared for that. | |||
As happened with [[Mystara]] and [[Greyhawk]], when a critical mass of adventures was reached - published or not - some of the designers figured there was enough here to join them to the same world. Here it is the "Lost Lands". | |||
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| Year Established | 2010 | |
| Notable Games | Swords & Wizardry | |
| Website | https://www.froggodgames.com/ | |
Frog God Games is the Tenebrous to Necromancer Games' (2000-2010) Orcus.
Necromancer touted at the get-go that they were out to publish Third Edition work with that First Edition feel. Frog God today are so utterly made up of oldskool RPG guys, even their lawyer is an oldskool roleplayer with published works of his own. Which sure helped in their Necromancer iteration when they were shifting first-edition abandonware back to 3e game tables, for instance through their Tome of Horrors books. And plenty of Judges Guild content (before the Late Unpleasantness).
Which is not to say that Necromancer / Frog God lack/ed soul or originality. Oh no; these guys know exactly where First Edition games worked, and outdid most of the nostalgia-infused originals. Rappan Athuk is a classic in the Temple of Elemental Evil tradition.
Necromancer published under the Sword and Sorcery Studios label, for White Wolf. With WW's sorry demise everyone had to scramble to pick up the pieces; after 2010, Necromancer reorganised as "Frog God" in a nod to Clark Ashton Smith's Tsathoggua.
Frog God publishes the Swords & Wizardry RPG, a retroclone of the Dungeons & Dragons White Box.
Frog God also publish (often republish) some modules and adventures. Since they've been around (in various guises) since the start of the Open Game License, they sometimes release several versions of their books with different systems: Pathfinder, Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, or, of course, Swords & Wizardry. They tend to be hundreds of pages, with a 9 point font and no margins whatsoever, so be prepared for that.
As happened with Mystara and Greyhawk, when a critical mass of adventures was reached - published or not - some of the designers figured there was enough here to join them to the same world. Here it is the "Lost Lands".