Evil Genius Productions to Release Fresh Take on 2002’s “d20 Modern” Game for its 20th Anniversary

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SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 10, 2022 —Evil Genius Productions LLC, a black-owned game publisher, today announced that it will launch a modern-day roleplaying game called “Everyday Heroes™” inspired by d20 Modern from 20 years past.

The “d20 Modern” tabletop roleplaying game was released 20 years ago. “d20 Modern” was one of the first and most popular roleplaying games set in the current day. Over a four-year lifespan, the system released 11 expansions. The game also created an explosion of 3rd party products that complemented the original game. 

The game was designed by Bill Slavisek, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, and Charles Ryan. Grubb has also joined Evil Genius Production’s design team to create the new “Everyday Heroes” game. 

“It’s exciting to revisit the modern-era RPG as I did 20 years ago,” said Grubb. “How we think about game design has evolved significantly so this is a great opportunity to bring new concepts into the modern era for today’s players.”

Similar to its spiritual successor, “Everyday Heroes” starts with the basic classes that we call archetypes — the strong hero, the fast hero, the tough hero, the smart hero, the dedicated hero, and the charismatic hero — but builds on this convention by introducing several unique classes, a new wealth system, and a fully revamped chase mechanic. Grubb continued, “Our goal is to use ‘d20 Modern’ as inspiration, not duplication.”

Grubb is joined by fellow “d20 Modern” producer Stan! Brown and veteran game designer Steve Miller. These veterans have worked on some of the most iconic role-playing settings ever released, including “Forgotten Realms,” “Dragonlance,” “Ravenloft,” “Marvel Superheroes Roleplaying Game,” and the “Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game” by West End Games. The three veterans are joined by two upcoming game designers, Chris Ramsay and Sigfried Trent. 

“It’s an amazing experience to work alongside Jeff Grubb and other developers on the  ‘Everyday Heroes’ game.” Says Sigfried Trent. “Jeff is a real hero of mine and an expert in game design.” 

“Everyday Heroes” is currently in development and will be released on Kickstarter later this year. To learn more about this release, visit www.evilgeniusgaming.com.

About Evil Genius Productions

Evil Genius Productions, a black-owned game publisher, was founded in 2021 to produce modern-day tabletop roleplaying games. With a team of seasoned game designers, Evil Genius creates games that are fun and epic in scope. Its first game, “Everyday Heroes™”, is a tabletop roleplaying game set in the modern world and inspired by d20 Modern. The game will launch on Kickstarter this year. To learn more, visit www.evilgeniusgaming.com.