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Mongoose Publishing is a British manufacturer of role-playing games, miniatures, and card games, actively publishing material since 2001. Its licenses include products based on the science fiction properties ''Traveller'', ''Judge Dredd'', and ''Paranoia'', as well as fantasy titles ''Conan: The Roleplaying Game'' and ''RuneQuest''. == History == Mongoose Publishing was founded in Swindon, England, in 2001〔(Mongoose Publishing official website, ''about us'' )〕 by Matthew Sprange and Alexander Fennell.〔(Matthew Sprange interview, in RPG.net, a role-playing-games specialised website )〕 Sprange initially wanted to publish a miniatures game, but he went with a less expensive alternative using Wizards of the Coast's d20 System Trademark License. It grew out of the ''d20 System'' boom sparked by ''Dungeons & Dragons'' Third Edition. The first release, the ''Slayer's Guides'', concentrated on different monster types for the ''d20 system'', while the subsequent Quintessential books, detailed specific character classes. The latter were to span three years and thirty-six different titles. In 2003 the company released the magazine ''Signs and Portents'', a house organ aimed at supplementing and supporting Mongoose's products, as well as a range of generic standalone products based on the d20 System, collectively known as the "OGL series". Further acquisitions followed the same year, including the rights to a roleplaying game based on Conan the Barbarian (which saw light of day on January 2004), the roleplaying game ''Paranoia'' (2004) and a joint venture with d20 System portal EN World, the ''EN World Gamer'' quarterly magazine. ''Signs & Portents'' was turned into an online magazine after two years.〔http://www.mongoosepublishing.com (Signs & Portents ).〕 As of 2007, Mongoose Publishing has released role-playing and miniatures games based on the ''Starship Troopers'' license, as well as the rights to ''RuneQuest'' and ''Traveller''. In 2008 Mongoose announced that it was ceasing production and marketing of its miniatures ranges and would, for the time being, concentrate solely on the production of RPGs and miniatures rules. In September 2008, Matthew Sprange announced that Mongoose Publishing had "joined the Rebellion Group, becoming a sister company to Rebellion itself."〔(Mongoose Joins Rebellion ), ICv2, September 2, 2008.〕 In October 2008, Sprange announced that Mongoose Publishing would be publishing the new ''Lejendary Adventure'' line for Gygax Games. In May 2011, Sprange announced that Mongoose Publishing and Issaries Inc had parted ways, meaning that Mongoose will cease to produce ''RuneQuest'' and Glorantha, though they retain the ''RuneQuest II'' core rule system which will become Wayfarer later in 2011. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mongoose Publishing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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