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4-21-07 Margaret Weis
Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd. has reached an agreement with Warner Bros.
Television and DC Comics to produce role playing game products based on the hit
television series, Supernatural.
"We like role playing games that feature a great mix of character, action, and
story," says Margaret Weis, New York Times best-selling author and game
publisher. "Supernatural delivers on all three, and the show's premise is
perfect for games. The show is like a new horror movie each week, and now we'll
be bringing that experience to the game table."
Supernatural is a hit television series that airs Thursdays on the CW Network,
and is produced by Warner Bros. Television in association with Wonderland Sound
and Vision, with executive producers McG ("Charlie's Angels," "The O.C."),
writer/executive producer Eric Kripke ("Boogeyman"), Robert Singer ("Midnight
Caller"), Kim Manners ("The X-Files"), and John Shiban ("The X-Files"). The show
follows two brothers, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles),
as they hunt ghosts, demons, and other things that go bump in the night. The
Winchesters drive a black 1967 Chevy Impala across America, discovering dark
secrets wherever they go.
Jamie Chambers, author and designer of the best-selling Serenity Role Playing
Game, is very excited about the project. "My grandmother raised me on ghost
stories, monster tales, and local legends," he says. "Supernatural struck an
immediate chord with me from the first episode and I'm a big fan. I want to
really bring the feel of the show to our game, including the attention to
folklore, a dash of humor, and a classic-rock soul." Chambers is leading a team
of writers and designers to create a game where players can become hunters of
monsters— either taking the role of the show's characters or creating an
entirely new monster-slaying group.
The role playing game will offer an exciting game experience, as well as serving
as a thrilling companion product for fans of the show. The game will make use of
the Cortex System rules created for the Serenity Role Playing Game and the
Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game (also produced by Margaret Weis
Productions, Ltd.). The first product will be a Quickstart Guide, which will
provide a preview of the game, including introductory rules and a short
adventure. The next release will be the Supernatural Role Playing Game Core
Book, a self-contained collection of rules and source material that will contain
everything a group needs to start playing. Additional products will follow the
release of the core product. The entire line will be supported by an interactive
website.
More information will be released in the near future with further details about
the upcoming line of Supernatural role playing game products.
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