Indie Press Revolution
Encyclopedia
Indie Press Revolution is a sales network that acts as a fulfillment house
for publishers of indie role-playing game
s. It was founded in 2004 by Ed Cha
of Open World Press
and Brennan Taylor of Galileo Games
. IPR represents over 100 author/publishers involved in role-playing games. It offers games directly to the public and to game retailers.
On June 17, 2010 DOJ, Inc. (which also owns Hero Games
) announced that they have purchased a majority share of IPR. Brennan Taylor has stepped down as President and maintains a minority share.
Fulfillment house
A fulfillment house is a company specializing in product fulfillment services, on behalf of the product owner.- Fulfillment house overview :...
for publishers of indie role-playing game
Indie role-playing game
An indie role-playing game is a role-playing game published outside of traditional, "mainstream" means. Varying definitions require that commercial, design, or conceptual elements of the game stay under the control of the creator, or that the game should just be produced outside of a corporate...
s. It was founded in 2004 by Ed Cha
Ed Cha
Ed Cha is an American role-playing games author.In 2004, he co-founded Indie Press Revolution with Brennan Taylor of Galileo Games. Previously, Cha had founded Open World Press, publisher of the "World of Whitethorn" series of adventure settings for the d20 system. "World of Whitethorn 1B: The...
of Open World Press
Open World Press
Open World Press is a publisher of role-playing games, founded in 2001 by Ed Cha, best known for its "World of Whitethorn" series of adventure settings. It is a member of Indie Press Revolution, a fulfillment house for publishers of indie role-playing games...
and Brennan Taylor of Galileo Games
Galileo Games
Galileo Games is a role-playing games publisher, best known for its games Bulldogs!, Mortal Coil, and How We Came To Live Here. It is the publishing imprint of Brennan Taylor, who is also the CEO of Indie Press Revolution....
. IPR represents over 100 author/publishers involved in role-playing games. It offers games directly to the public and to game retailers.
On June 17, 2010 DOJ, Inc. (which also owns Hero Games
Hero Games
Hero Games is the publisher of the Hero System, a generic roleplaying rules set that can be used to simulate many different genres, and was the co-developer of the Fuzion system.-History:...
) announced that they have purchased a majority share of IPR. Brennan Taylor has stepped down as President and maintains a minority share.
Member companies
- 4 Winds Fantasy Gaming
- Archaia Studios
- Atomic Sock Monkey PressAtomic Sock Monkey PressAtomic Sock Monkey Press is a small press game company that publishes “beer and pretzels” role-playing games and board games. The company is run by Chad Underkoffler, also known for his game columns on RPG.net and Pyramid magazine, as well as writing contributions to Atlas Games' Unknown Armies...
- Bad Axe Games
- Black & Green Games
- Blue Devil Games
- Bob Goat Press
- BoxNinja
- Bully Pulpit GamesBully Pulpit GamesBully Pulpit Games, based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is a small publisher of indie role-playing games. Their games include The Shab-al-Hiri Roach, Grey Ranks, and Fiasco...
- Burning Wheel
- Chimera Creative
- Cold Blooded Games
- Contested Ground Studios
- Clinton R. Nixon
- Dark Omen Games
- Evil Hat ProductionsEvil Hat ProductionsEvil Hat Productions is a company that produces role-playing games. Chief among them is the free indie RPG, Fate, which has won numerous awards. In 2005, the company began producing a series of commercial role-playing games using an updated version of the FATE system, each focusing on a different...
- Galileo GamesGalileo GamesGalileo Games is a role-playing games publisher, best known for its games Bulldogs!, Mortal Coil, and How We Came To Live Here. It is the publishing imprint of Brennan Taylor, who is also the CEO of Indie Press Revolution....
- glyphpress
- Hamsterprophet Productions
- Hefty Wrenches Game Design
- Incarnadine Press
- Itesser Ink
- Kevin Allen Jr
- Machine Age Productions
- Malcontent Games
- Memento Mori Theatricks
- Mob United Media
- Muse of Fire Games
- Open World PressOpen World PressOpen World Press is a publisher of role-playing games, founded in 2001 by Ed Cha, best known for its "World of Whitethorn" series of adventure settings. It is a member of Indie Press Revolution, a fulfillment house for publishers of indie role-playing games...
- Paka's Thread Games
- Pelgrane PressPelgrane PressPelgrane Press Ltd is a British role-playing game publishing company based in London and founded in 1999. It is owned by Simon J Rogers, Sasha Bilton and its sister company ProFantasy Software. It currently produces the Dying Earth Roleplaying Game, GUMSHOE System and related products.-GUMSHOE...
- Precis Intermedia
- Prince of Darkness Games
- Ramshead Publishing
- Realms Publishing
- Steampower Publishing
- TAO Games
- TCK Roleplaying
- Timfire Publishing
- Twisted Confessions