Gareth Hanrahan
| Gareth Hanrahan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Other names | Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan |
| Occupation | Game designer |
| Home town | Cork |
Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan is an Irish game designer and novelist who has worked primarily on role-playing games.
Career
Hanrahan was one of the game designers included in the experimental community connected to the Gaming Outpost.[1]:406 When Mongoose Publishing pulled their Paranoia writing in-house, it was overseen by Hanrahan.[1]:398 Hanrahan wrote Mongoose's fifth RuneQuest setting, Hawkmoon: The Roleplaying Game (2007).[1]:399 Hanrahan authored the Traveller Core Rulebook (2008), which managed to outsell RuneQuest and become Mongoose's new #1 game.[1]:401 Hanrahan's 12th-century setting Deus Vult (2010) received new support in RuneQuest II.[1]:399 When Mongoose separated from Rebellion in March 2010, Hanrahan was one of those let go during the resulting layoffs.[1]:402 Hanrahan helped Pelgrane Press support their GUMSHOE System by producing monthly supplements starting in late 2010.[1]:385 In 2011, Cubicle 7 expanded its staff with industry insiders like Hanrahan, Walt Ciechanowski, Charles Ryan, and Neil Ford.[1]:432
He is employed as a full-time writer for Pelgrane Press.[2] He also holds the position of Line Developer for The Laundry Files roleplaying game published by Cubicle 7.[3]
Fiction
Hanrahan is the author of the Paranoia novel Reality Optional.[4] He has also contributed short stories to the Stone Skin Press anthologies The Lion and the Aardvark[5] and Schemers.[6]
Awards and Nominations
Hanrahan has received the following ENnie awards:
- 2011: Best New Game (Silver), The Laundry RPG by Cubicle 7[7][8]
- 2012: Best Rules (Silver), Lorefinder: GUMSHOE Pathfinder Mashup by Pelgrane Press[9][10]
Hanrahan has received the following ENnie nominations:
- 2012: Best Adventure, Dead Rock Seven by Pelgrane Press[11]
- 2012: Best Adventure, Invasive Procedures by Pelgrane Press[12]
- 2013: Best Adventure, The Zalozhniy Quartet by Pelgrane Press[13][14]
Hanrahan has received the following Origins nominations:
Games
Games designed / written by Hanrahan include:
- The Slayer's Guide to Titans (2003)[17]
- The Quintessential Halfling (2003)[18]
- The Quintessential Paladin II: Advanced Tactics (2004)[19]
- The Quintessential Druid II (2004)[20]
- OGL Horror (2004)[21]
- The Traitor's Manual (2004), Paranoia RPG[22]
- EarthForce Campaign Book (2005), Babylon 5 RPG[23]
- Eyes of the Stone Thief (2015), 13th Age RPG[24]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702- 58-7.
- ↑ "Pelgrane Press Ltd - About Us". Pelgrane Press. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan - Cubicle 7". Cubicle 7. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "PARANOIA S1 Reality Optional by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan". Goodreads. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Authors: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan". Stone Skin Press. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Meet the Schemers: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan". Stone Skin Press. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "ENnie Awards 2011 Winners" (PDF). Ennie Awards. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Laundry RPG". Amazon. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "ENnie Awards 2012 Winners". Ennie Awards. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Lorefinder: GUMSHOE Pathfinder Mashup". DriveThruRPG. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Pelgrane Press - Dead Rock Seven". Pelgrane Press. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Pelgrane Press - Invasive Procedures". Pelgrane Press. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "ENnie Awards 2013 Nominations" (PDF). ENnie Awards. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Zalozhniy Quartet". Amazon. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Heart of the Wild". Cubicle 7. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Heart of the Wild: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan". Amazon. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Slayer's Guide to Titans". RPG Geek. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Quintessential Halfling". RPG Geek. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Quintessential Paladin II". RPG Geek. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Quintessential Druid II". RPG Geek. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "OGL Horror". RPG Geek. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Traitors Manual". RPG Geek. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Earthforce Campaign Book". RPG Geek. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Eyes of the Stone Thief". RPG Geek. Retrieved 29 January 2016.