Gamelords
Role playing game company
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Gamelords was an American game company that produced tabletop role-playing games and game supplements.
- Kerry Lloyd
- Richard Meyer
- Janet Trautvetter
- Michael Watkins
| Industry | Tabletop role-playing games |
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| Founded | 1980 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA |
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| Owner | Tadashi Ehara |
History
Kerry Lloyd founded the company, with three friends - Richard Meyer, Janet Trautvetter, and Michael Watkins in 1980.[1]: 129 Gamelords was centered in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[1]: 130 Gamelords published the role-playing game Thieves' Guild in 1980.[2] Looking to produce more group-oriented products for The Fantasy Trip, Howard M. Thompson of Metagaming Concepts signed an agreement in 1982 with Gamelords to create a campaign world for the game, but he terminated the agreement after only two campaign books were published.[1]
When FASA ended its support of Traveller, William H. Keith Jr. and J. Andrew Keith moved their Traveller writing to Gamelords.[1]: 120 The Keith brothers wrote seven Traveller supplements for Gamelords, including The Mountain Environment (1983), The Undersea Environment (1983), and The Desert Environment (1984).[1]: 131
Gamelords was sold to Tadashi Ehara in 1986.[1]: 131–132
Publications
- Duel Arcane (1980)
- The Compleat Tavern (1981)
- The Phantastical Phantasmagorical Montie Haul Dungeon (1982)
Thieves Guild
Traveller
- Lee's Guide to Interstellar Adventure (1983)
- The Mountain Environment (1983)
- The Drenslaar Quest (1983)
- The Undersea Environment (1983)
- Ascent To Anekthor (1984)
- Startown Liberty (1984)
- The Desert Environment (1984)
- Duneraiders (1984)
- A Pilot's Guide to the Drexilthar Subsector (1984)
- Wanted: Adventurers (1984)
