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Chris Pramas founded Green Ronin Publishing in 2000 alongside his wife Nicole Lindroos. The company released its first product Ork! in July 2000 and followed with Death in Freeport on the 10th of August 2000.
Green Ronin published Mutants & Masterminds created by Steve Kenson in 2002 and Spaceship Zero as their first new role-playing game that same year. Their catalog also included Thieves World, The Black Company, Blue Rose, True20, A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying, Dragon Age, and DC Adventures.
Hal Mangold joined Green Ronin Publishing as a partner in 2003 after serving as a freelance graphic designer and art director since shortly after the company's founding. His partnership formalized the business structure when Green Ronin established itself as an LLC.
Green Ronin won Silver Ennie Awards for Best Publisher in 2003 and 2004 before taking home Gold for Best Publisher in 2005 alongside Fan's Choice for Best Publisher. They received another Gold award for Fan's Choice for Best Publisher in 2006 along with multiple Origins Awards and Pen & Paper Awards.
Green Ronin announced on the 12th of May 2010 that a third edition of Mutants & Masterminds would debut that fall. The announcement came just nine days after they revealed plans for DC Adventures launching in August.