N.K. Jemisin’s The Broken Earth To Get Its Own RPG by Green Ronin
N.K. Jemisin’s beloved book series is getting its own RPG, published by Green Ronin. Come get ready to explore the world of the 5th Season.
Announced at Gen Con, the Broken Earth Series is being developed into an RPG system by Green Ronin Publishing, starting with a 5th Season RPG. Heading up the creation of this is the team of Tanya DePass of Rivals of Waterdeep and I Need Diverse Games fame, as well as Joseph D. Carriker who is behind the Blue Rose RPG. Using a revised version of Green Ronin’s in-house A Song of Ice and Fire engine, the new game is set to release in 2020. Details follow.
via Green Ronin
Green Ronin Publishing announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with N.K. Jemisin to create a roleplaying game based on her critically acclaimed Broken Earth series. Each book of the trilogy—The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky—won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, an unprecedented achievement in speculative fiction.
“The world building in the Broken Earth Trilogy is incredible and ripe with roleplaying possibilities,” said Green Ronin president Chris Pramas. “More than that, the books are searingly relevant to the current state of our world and we hope the game gives people the opportunity to explore the issues and themes the novels handle so deftly.”
“I’ve heard from many of my readers that they’re fascinated enough by the world of the Broken Earth that they’d like to visit it (nobody wants to live there tho!) and now they’ll get their chance,” said N.K. Jemisin. “I’ll be working with Green Ronin to try and make sure the spirit and feel of the books is rendered successfully in this new form.”
Green Ronin will publish The Fifth Season RPG in the Fall of 2020. Tanya DePass (I Need Diverse Games, Rivals of Waterdeep) and Joseph D. Carriker (Blue Rose, Critical Role: Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting) will co-develop the game. The Fifth Season RPG will use a revised and customized version of Green Ronin’s Chronicle System, which powered the company’s long-running Game of Thrones RPG, A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying.
Happy Adventuring!
