Gareth Hanrahan

Hanrahan was one of the game designers included in the experimental community connected to the Gaming Outpost.{{Cite book |last=Appelcline|first=Shannon |title=Designers & Dragons |publisher=Mongoose Publishing |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-907702-58-7}}{{rp|406}} Hanrahan oversaw the writing for Paranoia when Mongoose Publishing brought it in-house.{{rp|398}} Hanrahan wrote the fifth RuneQuest setting from Mongoose, Hawkmoon (2007).{{rp|399}} Hanrahan wrote the Traveller Core Rulebook (2008), which was able to outsell RuneQuest and become the new #1 game from Mongoose.{{rp|401}} Hanrahan wrote the 12th-century setting Deus Vult (2010) which became one of the settings that received new support in RuneQuest II.{{rp|399}} Hanrahan was one of the employees let go in the layoffs which resulted when Mongoose separated from Rebellion in March 2010.{{rp|402}}

Hanrahan helped Pelgrane Press support their GUMSHOE System by producing monthly supplements, beginning in late 2010.{{rp|385}} Cubicle 7 expanded its staff in 2011 by hiring industry insiders such as Hanrahan, Walt Ciechanowski, Charles Ryan, and Neil Ford.{{rp|432}} He is currently employed as a full-time writer for Pelgrane Press.{{Cite web |url=http://pelgranepress.com/site/?page_id=379 |title=Pelgrane Press Ltd - About Us |website=Pelgrane Press |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315005912/http://pelgranepress.com/site/?page_id=379 |archive-date=15 March 2015 |access-date=24 April 2015}} He also holds the position of Line Developer for The Laundry Files roleplaying game published by Cubicle 7.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cubicle7.co.uk/about-us/gareth-ryder-hanrahan/ |title=Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan - Cubicle 7 |website=Cubicle 7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604194523/http://www.cubicle7.co.uk/about-us/gareth-ryder-hanrahan/ |archive-date=4 June 2018 |access-date=24 April 2015}}

Hanrahan is the author of the Paranoia novel Reality Optional.{{Cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13251953-paranoia-s1-reality-optional |title=PARANOIA S1 Reality Optional by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan |website=Goodreads |access-date=23 April 2015}} He has also contributed short stories to the Stone Skin Press anthologies The Lion and the Aardvark{{Cite web |url=http://www.stoneskinpress.com/index.php/authors/gareth-ryder-hanrahan/ |title=Authors: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan |website=Stone Skin Press |date=6 February 2014 |access-date=23 April 2015}} and Schemers.{{Cite web |url=http://www.stoneskinpress.com/index.php/meet-the-schemers-gareth-ryder-hanrahan/ |title=Meet the Schemers: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan |website=Stone Skin Press |date=18 March 2014 |access-date=23 April 2015}}

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{{Cite web |url=https://www.orbitbooks.net/orbit-excerpts/the-gutter-prayer/ |title=THE GUTTER PRAYER by Gareth Hanrahan |website=Orbit Books}}
• The Shadow Saint, Orbit, January 7, 2020{{Cite web |url=https://www.orbitbooks.net/orbit-excerpts/the-shadow-saint/ |title=THE SHADOW SAINT by Gareth Hanrahan |website=Orbit Books}}
• The Broken God, Orbit, May 18, 2021{{Cite web|last=|last2=|first2=|last3=|first3=|title=THE BROKEN GOD by Gareth Hanrahan|url=https://www.orbitbooks.net/orbit-excerpts/the-broken-god/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Orbit Books|language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite news |last=Power |first=Ed |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/cork-author-gareth-hanrahan-reveals-his-dark-materials-978085.html |title=Cork author Gareth Hanrahan reveals his dark materials |date=27 January 2020 |access-date=27 January 2020 |publisher=Irish Examiner}}

Hanrahan has received the following ENnie awards:

• 2011: Best New Game (Silver), The Laundry RPG by Cubicle 7{{Cite web |url=http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2011_Winners.pdf |title=ENnie Awards 2011 Winners |website=Ennie Awards |access-date=23 April 2015}}{{Cite book |title=The Laundry RPG |id={{ASIN|1907204938|country=uk}} }}
• 2012: Best Rules (Silver), Lorefinder: GUMSHOE Pathfinder Mashup by Pelgrane Press{{Cite web |url=http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/congratulations-to-the-2012-ennie-award-winners/ |title=ENnie Awards 2012 Winners |website=Ennie Awards |access-date=23 April 2015 |archive-date=18 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190118180318/http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/congratulations-to-the-2012-ennie-award-winners |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/109418/Lorefinder-GUMSHOE-Pathfinder-Mashup?term=lore&filters=0_0_10146_0_0_0 |title=Lorefinder: GUMSHOE Pathfinder Mashup |website=DriveThruRPG |access-date=23 April 2015}}

Hanrahan has received the following ENnie nominations:

• 2012: Best Adventure, Dead Rock Seven by Pelgrane Press{{Cite web |url=http://pelgranepress.com/site/?p=5441 |title=Pelgrane Press - Dead Rock Seven |website=Pelgrane Press |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411194802/http://pelgranepress.com/site/?p=5441 |archive-date=11 April 2015 |access-date=24 April 2015}}
• 2012: Best Adventure, Invasive Procedures by Pelgrane Press{{Cite web |url=http://pelgranepress.com/site/?p=4692 |title=Pelgrane Press - Invasive Procedures |website=Pelgrane Press |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702144539/http://pelgranepress.com/site/?p=4692 |archive-date=2 July 2014 |access-date=24 April 2015}}
• 2013: Best Adventure, The Zalozhniy Quartet by Pelgrane Press{{Cite web |url=http://ennie-awards.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/2013NomineesFlyer.pdf |title=ENnie Awards 2013 Nominations |website=ENnie Awards |access-date=23 April 2015}}{{Cite book |title=The Zalozhniy Quartet |isbn = 978-1908983428|last1 = Hanrahan|first1 = Gareth|date = September 2018|publisher = Pelgrane Press}}

Hanrahan has received the following Origins nominations:

• 2014: Best RPG Supplement, The Heart of the Wild by Cubicle 7{{Cite web |url=http://www.cubicle7.co.uk/our-games/the-one-ring/the-heart-of-the-wild-2/ |title=The Heart of the Wild |website=Cubicle 7 |access-date=23 April 2015}}{{Cite book |title=The Heart of the Wild: Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan |isbn = 978-0857441430|last1 = Ltd|first1 = Cubicle 7. Entertainment|last2 = Ryder-Hanrahan|first2 = Gareth|last3 = Nepitello|first3 = Francesco|year = 2016}}

Games designed / written by Hanrahan include:

• The Slayer's Guide to Titans (2003){{Cite web |url=http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/45100/slayers-guide-titans |title=The Slayer's Guide to Titans |website=RPG Geek |access-date=23 April 2015}}
• The Quintessential Halfling (2003){{Cite web |url=http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/44111/quintessential-halfling |title=The Quintessential Halfling |website=RPG Geek |access-date=23 April 2015}}
• The Quintessential Paladin II: Advanced Tactics (2004){{Cite web |url=http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/60394/quintessential-paladin-ii-advanced-tactics |title=Quintessential Paladin II |website=RPG Geek |access-date=23 April 2015}}
• The Quintessential Druid II (2004){{Cite web |url=http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/60377/quintessential-druid-ii |title=The Quintessential Druid II |website=RPG Geek |access-date=23 April 2015}}
• OGL Horror (2004){{Cite web |url=http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/50809/ogl-horror |title=OGL Horror |website=RPG Geek |access-date=23 April 2015}}
• The Traitor's Manual (2004), Paranoia RPG{{Cite web |url=http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/47318/traitors-manual |title=Traitors Manual |website=RPG Geek |access-date=23 April 2015}}
• EarthForce Campaign Book (2005), Babylon 5 Roleplaying Game{{Cite web |url=http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/59842/earthforce-campaign-book |title=Earthforce Campaign Book |website=RPG Geek |access-date=23 April 2015}}
• Conan: The Roleplaying Game (2007, 2nd edition)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}}
• The Laundry (2010)
• Primeval: The Role-Playing Game (2011)
• Eyes of the Stone Thief (2015), 13th Age RPG{{Cite web |url=https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/169852/eyes-stone-thief |title=Eyes of the Stone Thief |website=RPG Geek |access-date=29 January 2016}}

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• [http://pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=1473 Gareth Hanrahan :: Pen & Paper RPG Database] [https://web.archive.org/web/20070519224957/http://pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=1473 archive]
• [http://irishgamingwiki.com/wiki/Gar_Ryder-Hanrahan Irish Gaming Wiki entry]

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