Talislanta is a fantasy role-playing game written by Stephen Michael Sechi and published by Bard Games in 1987. There have been six different English-language editions and several foreign language editions published. All English-language products of Talislanta are now freely available via a Creative Commons licence. Publishing history 1st edition (Bard Games) In 1982 Stephan Michael Sechi, Steven Cordovano and Vernie Taylor formed the company Bard Games to produce their own Dungeons & Dragons supplements. In 1986, due to personal and financial disagreements that arose after the publication of The Atlantis Trilogy, Sechi sold his shares in Bard Games to Cordovano and left to begin work on a new role-playing game system and its supplements. Cordovano decided that he did not want to run Bard Games and sold it back to Sechi, giving Sechi the opportunity to publish his new game, Talislanta. After publication of the rules in The Talislantan Handbook in 1987, Sechi also published three supplements: The Chronicles of Talislanta , A Naturalist's Guide to Talislanta, and Talislanta Sorcerer's Guide. 2nd edition (Bard Games) In 1988, Bard Games published a second edition of Talislanta starting with The Cyclopedia Talislanta. This 88-page softcover book included continental and local maps; a listing of urban centres and important georographical features; and expanded list of flora and fauna; new character types; new types of transportation; and variant rules. In 1989, Bard Games released Talislanta Handbook and Campaign Guide, a 152-page softcover book that combined The Talislatan Handbook and material from the three supplements. The book included: Rules revisions for combat, magic, skills, and attributes New rules for mass combat rules Expanded listings of skills, equipment, weapons, and transportation A map of the City of Cymril A new introductory adventure. New character backgrounds Optional combat rules Details of languages, currencies, and Talislantan chronology In 1990, Bard Games published Talislanta Worldbook, a 183-page atlas of the world of Archaeus and the continent of Talislanta. Shortly after publication, Bard Games went out of business. 3rd edition (Wizards of the Coast) In 1992, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) — at the time a new, small, and relatively unknown company — acquired the license to Talislanta Original designer Stephen Michael Sechi collaborated with Jonathan Tweet to produce the third edition rules that included: The Talislanta Guidebook (1992). In the 344-page softcover book the history of Talislanta was moved forward by twenty years, and the magic system was completely