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February 8, 2007

» FADING SUNS REBORN
(Auckland, New Zealand) February 8, 2007—RedBrick Limited announced
today that they have successfully concluded negotiations with Holistic
Design Inc. for a license to publish English- and German-language
roleplaying products for the Fading Suns universe.
Fading Suns is a science-fiction roleplaying game set in the sixth
millennium, when the stars are beginning to fade. A new Dark Age has
descended on humanity, for the greatest of civilizations has fallen and
even the stars are dying. Now, feudal lords rule the Known Worlds, vying
for power with fanatic priests and scheming guilds. Nobles, priests,
aliens, knights, starships, psychics, lost worlds, and ancient
artifacts—welcome to the universe of Fading Suns!
James Flowers, RedBrick Company Director, said “Everyone at RedBrick
look forward to taking up the reins of the Fading Suns roleplaying game
line, continuing the excellent tradition established by Holistic Design.
As huge fans of the game, we want the best for it. We recognize this
will be a challenging universe to explore, and thank Bill Bridges,
Andrew Greenberg, Chris Wiese, and the rest of the Holistic Design team,
for giving us the opportunity.”
Chris Wiese, Holistic Design Inc. President, said "We at Holistic Design
are very pleased to have the the RedBrick team develop and grow the
Fading Suns Roleplaying Game line. Their top notch crew has the energy
and vision to take the Fading Suns universe to the next level. From what
Redbrick has in the works, the fans can expect great adventures in the
far flung realms of the Fading Suns."
RedBrick’s Fading Suns products will use the Victory Point System
mechanics on which the game line was founded. James Flowers explained,
“ While the demand for d20 products has been strong, we feel our
resources are best spent focusing on the primary system. To that end, we
will be actively working on the long-touted Third Edition of the Fading
Suns game, smoothing out some of the mechanics and bringing previously
published and new products into the line. However, we have a lot to do
and our immediate focus is to get a couple of Second Edition products
that are near completion published first.”
Carsten Damm, RedBrick’s Fading Suns Product Director, said “We're
looking forward to engaging and working with Fading Suns fans, many of
whom have voiced excellent ideas about where the game could go. Our aim
is to tap into this pool of ideas and skills and make the best of it,
keeping as true as possible to Bill Bridge’s original vision.”
RedBrick has assembled a team to work on developing the Fading Suns
property led by Alex Wichert, a published German novelist who has been
immersed in the Fading Suns universe since 1995 and is an active voice
on the Fading Suns forums. As Line Developer for Fading Suns, Alex is
responsible for ensuring continuity between the English- and
German-language editions.
More information and forums can be found at RedBrick’s Fading Suns web
site at http://www.fading-suns.com.
Fading Suns is a Trademark and Copyright of Holistic Design Inc. All
Rights Reserved. RedBrick Limited are headquartered in Auckland, New
Zealand, and also publish the popular Earthdawn® fantasy roleplaying
under license from FASA Corporation. RedBrick’s company web site is
http://www.redbrick.co.nz. Holistic Design Inc. are headquartered in
Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA., and publish an extensive line of computer
games and the miniatures boardgame Noble Armada, also set in the Fading
Suns universe. Holistic Design Inc.’s company web site is
http://www.holistic-design.com.

October 7, 2006

» Decados Destroyer Deckplans CD will soon be available for order from this website!

New on the free downloads page: Jumpweb of the Known Worlds map for Fading Suns. This is the full color map that appeared in the Fading Suns core rulebook, now available as a free PDF download, in both ebook and hi-resolution print-ready formats. Makes a great wall decoration for your gaming room!

March 31, 2005

» Letters of Marque 3: The Galliots and Other Lost Treasures starship deckplans set is now available for order from your local gamestore or this website! Currently in the works: Arcane Tech for Fading Suns and a new Fantasy Encounters release. Visit http://www.dungeonlords.com/ to see a computer game that HDI's Andrew Greenberg helped design, developed by our Atlanta colleagues Heuristic Park. Check back soon for news about upcoming HDI convention appearances.

October 7, 2004

» The Official Holistic Design Online Forums are now live! Please go and join the conversations.

July 2004

» HDI announced the title of its cyberpunk Fading Suns game "Sathranet" at Origins by displaying the banner you see on the right. (Art by John Bridges) The banner provides just a hint at what the setting is like, but we'll be revealing more over the coming weeks and months. The game, set in the First Republic era of the Fading Suns timeline, shows us an era where the zaibatsu corporations ruled Earth and colonized the first worlds that were discovered through the jumpgate. It also depicts the beginning of a nascent religious movement that would eventually end the reign of the First Republic and send humankind across the stars. It all starts with a single word... sathra.

» Holistic Design Inc. Signs on to Drive ThruRPG.com: Atlanta, Georgia — The era of digital delivery is here, and Holistic Design has joined it. If you’ve ever had trouble locating any of our products, this is your lucky day. You can now get them within minutes at DriveThruRPG.com, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

We are happy to announce that we’ve entered into an exclusive agreement with DriveThruRPG.com to offer our roleplaying game products as secure e-Books on this new site. You can check out the e-Book versions of our products there right now.

DriveThruRPG.com is the first completely professional gaming e-Book site, and it offers secure downloads using Adobe’s secure server technology. This allows us to offer our full line of products as e-Books on the site. Basically what iTunes is for music, DriveThruRPG.com is for roleplaying games. It’s a virtual gaming superstore with products from top RPG publishers, from current releases to the classic games that bring us back to our own “good old days.”

If the technophobes out there need any further encouragement to give RPG e-Books a try, we’re making an irresistible offer. In order to help our fans get excited about this new way to get their games, Holistic Design and DriveThruRPG.com will be offering the FADING SUNS Second Edition Rulebook for download absolutely free during the week of August 9th, 2004 to August 15th, 2004. Talk about a good deal!

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