PORTAL PUBLISHING was founded in Gliwice, Poland in 1999. We are the leading game designers group in Poland, publishing Role Playing Games, Card Games and Board Games. Most of our products was published only in Poland but some of them we decided to translate into English and introduce to international audience.
THE ROLE PLAYING GAMES COLLECTION FROM
PORTAL PUBLISHING
POSTAPOCALYPTIC NEUROSHIMA
Neuroshima RPG Year 2055... probably. Wherever you go, uknown danger waits for you. Every town has it’s own law and habits. Every smallest village is a single world itself. With 16 regular suplements, limited edition box with epic campaign and an anthology of short stories, Neuroshima is the most developed Polish RPG. It’s the most popular as well - since it’s release in 2004 nearly 10 000 copies of main book have been sold.
DARK FANTASY MONASTYR
Monastyr RPG A dark fantasy game with complex world that brings swashbuckling stories on new, dangerous level of dark fantasy. Honor and betrayal, grace and blasphemy, the pope and the emperor... The game of colorful contrasts. With 7 supplements the game became one of the most popular setting for LARP Games in Poland. This year the preparations for second edition of the game have been announced.
INDEPENDENT GAMES Indie Games Portal is known also from publishing small, independent RPGs, taking part in New Style of RPG in 2001 and in Indie RPGames now. Portal released 4 games, including De Profundis nominated to For Excelence In Gaming Award in 2002. It was released in USA/UK, Germany and Spain. New edition, prepared in 2009, comes with a lot of new, additional content. In 2010 Cubicle 7 will run with second English edition
POLISH EDITIONS Polish editions From the very beginning Portal brings Polish players some of the finest foreign games. Our selection contains very specific, original RPGs, the essense of excellent roleplaying. We started with James Wallis' Baron Munchausen in 2001. In 2009 we published Fred Hick's Don't rest your head. This year we're about to publish Malcolm Craig's Cold City. Further games are in our plans.
GAME MASTERS ALMANACS How to play? Starting with the translation of John Wick's Play Dirty Portal run the series of universal almanacs. It turned out to be absolutely bestsellers in Poland, finding readers among fans from all kinds of RPGs. Each book brings massive amount of GM tricks and techniques. Basing on years of experience, these books give something both to beginners and old players. First book teaches, how to play dirty. Second how to create a roleplaying team. Third one - how to improve the stories. In 2010 Portal brings the fourth book. This one will be focused on GM's tricks, from candles and acting to music and using useful handouts.
THE COLLECTION OF PDF BOOKS CONTROL WELL KNOWN LEADERS... THEY ARE LIKE DOLLS The game changes the rules you thought to be constant. The players are divided into two groups with opposite goals. Players play roles of the Weavers of the Light and Dark. The essense of the game is ones fate – whoever he is: the king, the emperor, the pope, or an ordinary man in our world. Game master describes his life and players try to affect the hero, so his deeds brings the desired effect. Darkness pulls him on one side, the Light into another.
TRICKS TO MAKE YOUR RPG-TEAM WORK PERFECT How to set relations with a player? How to create a good team? How to give experience points? How to assure the joy of playing the hero? Head some of the most important GM's problems. Answer these questions... smart!
That's right: One Game Master, a couple of players... and only one character. It's not just any Role Playing Game!
The articles in the book take key issues of Game Master - players relations. It's full of examples, bon mots, useful tricks and solutions. That makes it perfect for Game Masters taking their first steps in roleplaying games. It's a solid reference point for more experienced, too. And what's more - it is simply nice in reading.
The game brings a lot of emotions and requires full engagement. This time it's not enough to trick NPC. You have to win with another players!
The book appeared to be a bestseller in Poland with over 500 copies sold in 3 months. Following the success, more almanac books are being prepared.
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