Strachwitz was a one-man preservation society whose Arhoolie Records released thousands of songs by regional performers and comprised an extraordinary archive. Following his father and grandfather into carpentry, Chris Bourassa spent 15 years on construction sites before his current role as COO of. Producer and musicologist Chris Strachwitz has died. It& rsquo s not often that you come across a Harvard-educated executive who is at ease in a hard hat and in a pinstripe. Mongoose Publishing's games continue to provide gamers with fantastic worlds in which to immerse themselves, and the company has become a recognised force in the world of hobby games. From a Prairies childhood to a Harvard degree, Ledcor Properties COO Chris Bourassa knows all about buildings from the ground up. Mongoose's largest licenced roleplaying game, Traveller, brings back the classic science fiction roleplaying game. Further licensed products followed with roleplaying games based on Slaine, Babylon 5, Conan, Lone Wolf, Sea of Thieves, Paranoia and Runequest. Mongoose has earned a reputation for producing quality licensed products to sit alongside their generic fantasy ranges and their first licensed book, the Judge Dredd roleplaying game, proved to be an instant hit. 'This guy was the worst piece of shit in history. Subsequent product lines followed in rapid succession with the release of the Encyclopaedia Arcane, Travellers Tales, Quintessential and Cities of Fantasy series of books. 'The more you learn about The Ancestor, the worse of a guy he is,' Bourassa says, looking back on the story he and cofounder Tyler Sigman created for Darkest Dungeon starting in 2014. Initially concentrating on d20 based products, Mongoose Publishing's first book was the Slayers Guide to Hobgoblins, part of the Slayers Guide series of books. Based in Swindon, UK, Mongoose Publishing was founded in 2001 and within 6 months became the UK’s largest publisher of roleplaying games.
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