The 9th Age is a volunteer organization founded by 6 persons with the specific purpose of developing The 9th Age Fantasy Battle. The scope of the organization has evolved to be a range of games using the unique 9th Age background and art but with different rule sets developed for games targeting different player profiles, game durations and dynamics. The 9th ageQuickstarter is one example of such a new game.
The Founders elect and empower a group of fellow community members to bring to life their vision for the organization, the Executive Board (ExB). The Founders retain full right to decide the composition of the ExB and reserve the right to overrule strategic decisions by the ExB.
The ExB comprises members from different branches and skillsets of the T9A staff and is overall responsible for the performance and affairs of the 9th age organization in accordance with the direction set forth by the Founders. The ExB is responsible for setting the goals for the organization and for the hiring and firing of all management positions and all members of Rules Team (RT), Legal, Human Resources (HR), Advisory Board (AvB) and Website Administration as executed by HR, while all other non-management positions are on the discretion of the team heads in collaboration with HR.
The ExB has recently discussed project direction with the Founders and specifically solicited their personal visions for the game and the project as a whole. The Founders provided the following conceptual direction to the ExB to steer the project.