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15-769: Guardians of Order moved into the d20 market beginning with their new superhero role-playing game, Silver Age Sentinels (2002), which was written by Mark C. MacKinnon , Jeff Mackintosh , and Jesse Scoble , with Steve Kenson and was developed by Lucien Soulban . Silver Age Sentinels was produced in both a Tri-Stat edition in July 2002 and then a d20 edition released at GenCon 35 later that year. James Lowder , who had experience with packaging fiction for Green Knight Publishing , moved to assembling book packages for other game companies, including some Silver Age Sentinels fiction for Guardians of Order (2003-2004). After Guardians of Order went out of business in 2006, White Wolf bought

30-481: A distinctive history. The original system is a variant of the Guardians of Order Tri-Stat system, later ported into a generic form called Tri-Stat dX . It expands the system, adding additional modifiers to allow more customized powers and characters. It also uses the ten-sided die (d10) as its base die as opposed to the six-sided dice (d6) used in Guardians of Order's previous RPG titles. A d20 version, using

45-519: A similar power creation structure modified for compatibility with the d20 System line, was released two months after the Tri-Stat version. Many of its concepts were adapted to the d20 version of Big Eyes, Small Mouth . The original Deluxe version is a full color hardcover, while the Unlimited version is a hardcover with a full color cover only. Silver Age Sentinels d20 System version

60-506: Is also hardcover with a black and white pages. The d20 Stingy Gamer Edition was softcover. The game is also the foundation for The Authority Role-Playing Game , a game based on Warren Ellis 's The Authority . That game features a much higher power level, and uses twelve-sided dice (d12) as its main action resolution. Two anthologies of creator-copyrighted short stories tied to the SAS universe were published by Guardians of Order. Path of

75-603: Is the anime inspired Big Eyes, Small Mouth . In 2006 Guardians of Order ceased operations due to overwhelming debt. The Big Eyes, Small Mouth game used the Tri-Stat System. The system would later be modified for use in other games and be more generally named the Tri-Stat dX system. Most of Guardians of Order's games use some form of the Tri-Stat dX system. After Big Eyes, Small Mouth , Guardians of Order would go on to achieve significant success with The Sailor Moon Role-Playing Game and Resource Book . The game

90-709: The Guardians of Order website. There was speculation on the official forums that the company was out of business. On July 28, 2006 a post to George R. R. Martin 's official web site announced that Guardians of Order was out of business. In response, on August 1 Mark MacKinnon posted confirmation that Guardians of Order "ceased operations." According to MacKinnon the company had too much debt. MacKinnon attempted to place Guardians of Orders games with other companies, and promised that existing orders would be filled. The company officially closed their doors August 1, 2006. On September 9, 2006 ArtHaus Games, whose titles are published by White Wolf Publishing , announced that it had acquired

105-650: The IPs for some of the company's games, including Silver Age Sentinels . White Wolf's ArtHaus imprint holds the rights to Silver Age Sentinels . Dyskami Publishing Company, founded by Mark C. MacKinnon in 2013, has come out with Absolute Power , billed as the second edition of Silver Age Sentinels . Silver Age Sentinels features an original game world inspired by classic "four-color" DC and Marvel comic book series, updated to modern political and moral sensibilities. The Empire City Universe (referred to after its central location, an alternative version of New York City) has

120-718: The Just (2003) featured an introduction by Denny O'Neil and included stories by John Ostrander , Steven Grant , and Ed Greenwood . Path of the Bold (2004) featured an introduction by Elliot S! Maggin and included stories by Robert Weinberg , John Kovalic , and Mike W. Barr . Both anthologies were edited by James Lowder . Guardians of Order Guardians of Order was a Canadian company founded in 1996 by Mark C. MacKinnon in Guelph , Ontario . The company's business output consisted of role-playing games (RPGs). Their first game

135-469: The episodes in the series and the characters. Standalone RPGs The Sailor Moon Role-Playing Game and Resource Book The Sailor Moon Role-Playing Game and Resource Book is a 1998 role-playing game written by Mark C. MacKinnon , published by Guardians of Order . The Sailor Moon Role-Playing Game and Resource Book is a game in which game rules based on the Tri-Stat system are included. The Sailor Moon Role-Playing Game and Resource Book

150-504: The rights to publish the Amber Diceless Roleplaying Game from Phage Press . Guardians of Order licensed the rights to produce role-playing games set in existing fictional works. These include games based on The Authority , Tékumel , and A Song of Ice and Fire . Mark C. MacKinnon created the company Guardians of Order to publish his anime game, Big Eyes, Small Mouth (1997). Guardians of Order

165-402: The same purpose while avoiding the need to reprint the same BESM -based mechanics. All of these books included game statistics for characters in the series as well as extensive episode guides and character summaries. Guardians of Order expanded beyond anime based games when the Tri-Stat dX system was adopted for the superhero game Silver Age Sentinels . Guardians of Order later acquired

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180-549: The third edition of Big Eyes, Small Mouth which was slated to be released in April 2006. The announcement stated the company was "extremely confident" that a release date of January 2007 would be met and confirmed that those who pre-ordered and prepaid for the book would be "in good hands," though it was also said that they have not taken on Guardians of Order's liabilities. On March 7, 2007 George R. R. Martin wrote that he had regained control of his intellectual property rights and

195-568: Was "all square" with Guardians of Order. As part of their settlement, Mr. Martin received all remaining stock of the limited edition version of the RPG. No further information regarding the settlement was revealed, nor the status of other creditors' claims on the property. Guardians of Order licensed the rights to a variety of titles to convert them into role-playing games. The majority were based on Big Eyes, Small Mouth and licensed from anime series. The books also served as resource guides, summarizing

210-509: Was built on Big Eyes, Small Mouth but featured an extensive reference to the Sailor Moon universe. Guardians of Order acquired licenses and published Big Eyes, Small Mouth -based RPGs for a number of other anime series including Dominion , Demon City Shinjuku , and Tenchi Muyo! . After El Hazard , the last such game, the company's strategy with licensed anime series changed and it began issuing "Ultimate Fan Guides" which served

225-530: Was founded by Mark C. MacKinnon in 1996. In 1998, Guardians of Order hired David Pulver . In 1999, Jeff Mackintosh was hired; and 2000 brought in Liz Fulda and Lucien Soulban. In 2002, Guardians of Order launched their "Magnum Opus" program, licensing the company's intellectual property to third parties to create new games. By 2005, Guardians of Order downsized to just Mark C. MacKinnon. Between February 14, 2006 and August 1, 2006 there were no official updates to

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