Saint Alphonzo
18th of March, 2004, 23:47
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Guelph, Ontario
17 March 2004
Contact: Mark C. MacKinnon, President
Guardians Of Order Announces Big Eyes, Small Mouth Third Edition
Guardians Of Order, Inc. proudly announced today that it will publish a third edition of its tremendously popular Japanese anime and manga role-playing game, Big Eyes, Small Mouth (or BESM), in late 2004. Industry veteran David L. Pulver, widely regarded as one of the industry's best game designers, is directing the Big Eyes, Small Mouth revitalisation.
"BESM has been our flagship publication since the inception of the company," said Guardians Of Order President, Mark C. MacKinnon, "and we are grateful for the support that the tens of thousands of BESM fans have given us over the years. As the strongest bridge between role-players and the anime/manga fandom, BESM plays a vital role in the growth of both communities. BESM Third Edition must therefore live up to the greatest of expectations, and we are all eager to confront that challenge with a bold new approach to design innovation, world development, and graphic appeal."
Big Eyes, Small Mouth
BESM is a comprehensive point-based RPG inspired by the dynamic settings and stories found in a wide range of anime shows and manga comics, allowing players to create characters from any genre or sub-genre. Comedy or horror, fantasy or science-fiction, mecha action or passionate romance ... if you can imagine it, you can play it.
BESM debuted to much critical acclaim in 1997, earning an Origins Award nomination for the Best RPG of the Year. In 2000, BESM solidified its position as a leading cinematic multi-genre game system with the release of a Second Edition that earned two additional Origins Award nominations for Best RPG and Best Graphic Design. The Third Edition will feature an expanded and streamlined version of the Tri-Stat System, offering enhanced character options without sacrificing ease of use. Additionally, modular toolkits for races, occupations, and archetypes will make the game faster and easier for new players to explore, helping them turn their initial concepts into final character designs.
Over the coming months, Guardians Of Order will showcase BESM Third Edition on its website (www.guardiansorder.com) and message boards (www.guardiansorder.com/boards), with designer notes, FAQs, game mechanics updates, art samples, and previews of BESM's new infinite cross-dimensional setting, the Multiverse.
Guardians Of Order
Founded in 1997, Guardians Of Order, Inc. is a Canadian publishing company specialising in Japanese anime and superheroic role-playing games, as well as licensed resource and reference books. In addition to their Origins Award-nominated Big Eyes, Small Mouth anime RPG and Silver Age Sentinels superhero RPG, they publish licensed fan guides and RPGs based on: popular anime series (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Trigun, Hellsing, Fushigi Yugi, The Slayers, and others); George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire (summer 2004); and DC Comics'/WildStorm's acclaimed superhero series, The Authority and StormWatch (spring 2004). Guardians Of Order is headquartered in Guelph, Ontario. For more information, contact Guardians Of Order at info@guardiansorder.com, or visit the company's website at http://www.guardiansorder.com.
Guelph, Ontario
17 March 2004
Contact: Mark C. MacKinnon, President
Guardians Of Order Announces Big Eyes, Small Mouth Third Edition
Guardians Of Order, Inc. proudly announced today that it will publish a third edition of its tremendously popular Japanese anime and manga role-playing game, Big Eyes, Small Mouth (or BESM), in late 2004. Industry veteran David L. Pulver, widely regarded as one of the industry's best game designers, is directing the Big Eyes, Small Mouth revitalisation.
"BESM has been our flagship publication since the inception of the company," said Guardians Of Order President, Mark C. MacKinnon, "and we are grateful for the support that the tens of thousands of BESM fans have given us over the years. As the strongest bridge between role-players and the anime/manga fandom, BESM plays a vital role in the growth of both communities. BESM Third Edition must therefore live up to the greatest of expectations, and we are all eager to confront that challenge with a bold new approach to design innovation, world development, and graphic appeal."
Big Eyes, Small Mouth
BESM is a comprehensive point-based RPG inspired by the dynamic settings and stories found in a wide range of anime shows and manga comics, allowing players to create characters from any genre or sub-genre. Comedy or horror, fantasy or science-fiction, mecha action or passionate romance ... if you can imagine it, you can play it.
BESM debuted to much critical acclaim in 1997, earning an Origins Award nomination for the Best RPG of the Year. In 2000, BESM solidified its position as a leading cinematic multi-genre game system with the release of a Second Edition that earned two additional Origins Award nominations for Best RPG and Best Graphic Design. The Third Edition will feature an expanded and streamlined version of the Tri-Stat System, offering enhanced character options without sacrificing ease of use. Additionally, modular toolkits for races, occupations, and archetypes will make the game faster and easier for new players to explore, helping them turn their initial concepts into final character designs.
Over the coming months, Guardians Of Order will showcase BESM Third Edition on its website (www.guardiansorder.com) and message boards (www.guardiansorder.com/boards), with designer notes, FAQs, game mechanics updates, art samples, and previews of BESM's new infinite cross-dimensional setting, the Multiverse.
Guardians Of Order
Founded in 1997, Guardians Of Order, Inc. is a Canadian publishing company specialising in Japanese anime and superheroic role-playing games, as well as licensed resource and reference books. In addition to their Origins Award-nominated Big Eyes, Small Mouth anime RPG and Silver Age Sentinels superhero RPG, they publish licensed fan guides and RPGs based on: popular anime series (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Trigun, Hellsing, Fushigi Yugi, The Slayers, and others); George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire (summer 2004); and DC Comics'/WildStorm's acclaimed superhero series, The Authority and StormWatch (spring 2004). Guardians Of Order is headquartered in Guelph, Ontario. For more information, contact Guardians Of Order at info@guardiansorder.com, or visit the company's website at http://www.guardiansorder.com.