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Christopher Kubasik
Christopher Kubasik, also known as Chris Kubasik (born 1963), is an American author of several role-playing games, sourcebooks, adventures and fiction novels set in them, and has created his own TV series. Career Kubasik worked at FASA Corporation for five years from 1987-1992. Kubasik has contributed to '' Earthdawn'', ''BattleTech'', ''Shadowrun'', '' Star Wars'', ''TORG'', and ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing games. He has written tie-in novels for ''Earthdawn'', ''BattleTech'' and ''Shadowrun''. Greg Gorden designed the rules for ''Earthdawn'', while Kubasik created the world for the game. Kubasik has done screenwriting for New Line Cinema. In 2006 he worked as the Head Writer for the Internet show "Stranger Adventures," which was nominated for three Emmy Awards for Broadband Entertainment in 2006. He also was the creator and head writer of the television series ''The Booth At The End''. In 2008, he compared the Internet's effect on film-making to the Wild Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Role-playing Game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character development. Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal role-playing game system, system of rules and guidelines. There are several forms of role-playing games. The original form, sometimes called the tabletop role-playing game (TRPG), is conducted through discussion, whereas in live action role-playing game, live action role-playing (LARP), players physically perform their characters' actions.(Tychsen et al. 2006:255) "LARPs can be viewed as forming a distinct category of RPG because of two unique features: (a) The players physically embody their characters, and (b) the game takes place in a physica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
