Editing Rolemaster (section)

=== Variant systems ===
Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) went defunct in 2000, and in 2001, they sold the intellectual rights to ''Rolemaster'' to the London-based company Aurigas Aldebaron, while the ICE brand name was licensed to a U.S.-based company named Mjolnir LLC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guildcompanion.com/scrolls/2002/mar/pressicebackindistrib.html|title=ICE is Back in Distribution|publisher=The Guild Companion|date=25 February 2002|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref> In 2016, the licensing went to Guild Companion Publications, with whom Aurigas Aldebaron merged. From 2017, the merger changed its name to Iron Crown Enterprises, effectively returning to its original, well-known publisher name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/iron-crown-enterprises-is-back.796141/|title=Iron Crown Enterprises is back|publisher=RPG.net|date=6 January 2017|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref>

Throughout the various ownership and publisher name changes, ''Rolemaster'' remained sufficiently popular that the original books eventually sold out and went out of print. This led to several reprints by the new owners and publishers, resulting in three variants of the original ''Rolemaster'' game system.

In 1995, the boxed set '''''Rolemaster: The Basics''''' was issued as a simplified version of the ''Rolemaster Standard System''. The box contains rulebooks with all rules necessary for playing this simplified variant of the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nobleknight.com/P/6061/Rolemaster---The-Basics|title=Rolemaster - The Basics|website=Noble Knight Games|access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref>

In 2007, the second edition (RM2) rules system was revitalized and issued under the name '''''Rolemaster Classic''''', or RMC for short. The revitalization was published by Guild Companion Publications and included new versions of all the old core rulebooks of ''Arms Law'', ''Spell Law'', ''Character Law'', and ''Creatures and Treasures'', but also an updated ''Rolemaster Companion'' and a new ''Combat Companion'' from 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nobleknight.com/Role-Playing-Games/Products/Rolemaster-Classic|title=Rolemaster Classic|publisher=Guild Companion Publications Ltd.|access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://index.rpg.net/display-generalinfo.phtml?key=system&value=Rolemaster+Classic|title=Rolemaster Classic System Information|publisher=RPG.net|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref>

Also in 2007, '''''Rolemaster Express''''', or RMX for short, was issued by Guild Companion Publications. It is a simplified version of the ''Rolemaster Classic System'', with all necessary rules combined into a single book.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rpggeek.com/rpg/1215/rolemaster-express-rmx|title=Rolemaster Express (RMX)|publisher=RPGG|access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147375944/Rolemaster-Express|title=Rolemaster Express|publisher=Noble Knight Games|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref>