Gareth Hanrahan

Gareth Hanrahan
Hanrahan at Warpcon 2019
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Game designer, author

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  Hanrahan oversaw the writing for Paranoia when Mongoose Publishing brought it in-house.[1]: 398  Hanrahan wrote the fifth RuneQuest setting from Mongoose, Hawkmoon: The Roleplaying Game (2007).[1]: 399  Hanrahan wrote the Traveller Core Rulebook (2008), which was able to outsell RuneQuest and become the new #1 game from Mongoose.[1]: 401  Hanrahan wrote the 12th-century setting Deus Vult (2010) which became one of the settings that received new support in RuneQuest II.[1]: 399  Hanrahan was one of the employees let go in the layoffs which resulted when Mongoose separated from Rebellion in March 2010.[1]: 402 

Hanrahan helped Pelgrane Press support their GUMSHOE System by producing monthly supplements, beginning in late 2010.[1]: 385  Cubicle 7 expanded its staff in 2011 by hiring industry insiders such as Hanrahan, Walt Ciechanowski, Charles Ryan, and Neil Ford.[1]: 432  He is currently 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]

He released his debut novel in 2019, and its sequels in the "Black Iron Legacy" series in 2020 and 2021:

  • The Gutter Prayer, Orbit, January 22, 2019[7]
  • The Shadow Saint, Orbit, January 7, 2020[8]
  • The Broken God, Orbit, May 18, 2021[9]

The series is a gothic/steampunk adventure, set in the city of Guerdon, which has been described as being inspired by Hanrahan's native city of Cork.[10]

Awards and nominations

Hanrahan has received the following ENnie awards:

Hanrahan has received the following ENnie nominations:

Hanrahan has received the following Origins nominations:

Games

Games designed / written by Hanrahan include:

  • The Slayer's Guide to Titans (2003)[21]
  • The Quintessential Halfling (2003)[22]
  • The Quintessential Paladin II: Advanced Tactics (2004)[23]
  • The Quintessential Druid II (2004)[24]
  • OGL Horror (2004)[25]
  • The Traitor's Manual (2004), Paranoia RPG[26]
  • EarthForce Campaign Book (2005), Babylon 5 RPG[27]
  • Conan: The Roleplaying Game (2007, 2nd edition)[28]
  • Eyes of the Stone Thief (2015), 13th Age RPG[29]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Appelcline, Shannon (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
  2. ^ "Pelgrane Press Ltd - About Us". Pelgrane Press. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan - Cubicle 7". Cubicle 7. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ^ "PARANOIA S1 Reality Optional by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan". Goodreads. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Authors: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan". Stone Skin Press. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Meet the Schemers: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan". Stone Skin Press. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  7. ^ "THE GUTTER PRAYER by Gareth Hanrahan". Orbit Books.
  8. ^ "THE SHADOW SAINT by Gareth Hanrahan". Orbit Books.
  9. ^ "THE BROKEN GOD by Gareth Hanrahan". Orbit Books. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  10. ^ Power, Ed (27 January 2020). "Cork author Gareth Hanrahan reveals his dark materials". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  11. ^ "ENnie Awards 2011 Winners" (PDF). Ennie Awards. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  12. ^ The Laundry RPG. ASIN 1907204938.
  13. ^ "ENnie Awards 2012 Winners". Ennie Awards. Archived from the original on 18 January 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Lorefinder: GUMSHOE Pathfinder Mashup". DriveThruRPG. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Pelgrane Press - Dead Rock Seven". Pelgrane Press. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  16. ^ "Pelgrane Press - Invasive Procedures". Pelgrane Press. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  17. ^ "ENnie Awards 2013 Nominations" (PDF). ENnie Awards. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  18. ^ Hanrahan, Gareth (September 2018). The Zalozhniy Quartet. Pelgrane Press. ISBN 978-1908983428.
  19. ^ "The Heart of the Wild". Cubicle 7. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  20. ^ Ltd, Cubicle 7. Entertainment; Ryder-Hanrahan, Gareth; Nepitello, Francesco (2016). The Heart of the Wild: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan. ISBN 978-0857441430.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ "The Slayer's Guide to Titans". RPG Geek. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  22. ^ "The Quintessential Halfling". RPG Geek. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  23. ^ "Quintessential Paladin II". RPG Geek. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  24. ^ "The Quintessential Druid II". RPG Geek. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  25. ^ "OGL Horror". RPG Geek. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  26. ^ "Traitors Manual". RPG Geek. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  27. ^ "Earthforce Campaign Book". RPG Geek. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  28. ^ Ian Sturrock, Paul Tucker, Harvey Barker, Vincent Darlage and Gareth Hanrahan, Conan: The Roleplaying Game - Second Edition, Mongoose Publishing, Swindon (England), 2nd Edition: September 2007, cover art by Chris Quilliams, map by Clayton Bunce, inner illustrations by Andrew J. Hepworth, Warren Mahy, Danilo Moretti, Chris Quilliams, Jason Rosenstock, Chad Sergesketter, Ronald Smith, Vebjorn Strommen and Alejandro Villén Real, hardcover, 1.4 x 8.3 x 10.8 inches, 424 p., ISBN 978-1905850068
  29. ^ "Eyes of the Stone Thief". RPG Geek. Retrieved 29 January 2016.