core rules – coming out in June of that year. Later that month, the 7th Sea Explorers' Society was launched on DriveThruRPG to allow fans to self-publish material for the setting. On November 12, 2017, a separate effort raised money for 7th Sea: Khitai, the East Asian-inspired counterpart to 7th Sea. The rate of publication proved to be unsustainable, though, and in November of the following year Wick was forced to lay off his staff and defer further publication for the line. On April 2, 2019, Chaosium announced that they had acquired the rights to the 7th Sea product line along with the Second Edition and Khitai Kickstarters from John Wick, including back stock of books published so far. Work on the product line has since resumed. Reception In 2000, 7th Sea won the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Game of 1999. The setting also inspired a collectible card game. The card game was discontinued in 2005, and the role-playing game subsequently went out of print. Reviews SF Site See also 7th Sea (collectible card game) References External links Fantasy role-playing games D20 System Alderac Entertainment Group games Origins Award winners Multigenre Swashbuckler role-playing games Role-playing games introduced in 1999 Role-playing game systems