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Kerry Lloyd
Kerry David Miles Lloyd (September 29, 1941 – August 27, 1988) was a game designer who worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Kerry Lloyd got his first book, a "generic fantasy" adventure called '' The Mines of Keridav'' (1979), published through Maryland game company Phoenix Games. Phoenix Games disappeared before the sequel ''The Demon Pits of Caeldo'', could be published, and so Lloyd decided to start his own gaming company, Gamelords, with three friends - Richard Meyer, Janet Trautvetter, and Michael Watkins Michael or Mike Watkins may refer to: * Michael D. Watkins, American author * Michael M. Watkins, American engineer and scientist * Michael W. Watkins, American television producer * Mike Watkins (rugby union) (born 1952), Welsh rugby union playe .... Gamelords was centered in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Lloyd co-designed the role-playing game '' Thieves' Guild'' with Richard Meyer and Michael Watkins, which was published in 1980 by Gamelords. In 1983, Gamel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Designer
Game design is the art of applying design and aesthetics to create a game for entertainment or for educational, exercise, or experimental purposes. Increasingly, elements and principles of game design are also applied to other interactions, in the form of gamification. Game designer and developer Robert Zubek defines game design by breaking it down into its elements, which he says are the following: * Gameplay, which is the interaction between the player and the mechanics and systems * Mechanics and systems, which are the rules and objects in the game * Player experience, which is how users feel when they're playing the game Games such as board games, card games, dice games, casino games, role-playing games, sports, video games, war games, or simulation games benefit from the principles of game design. Academically, game design is part of game studies, while game theory studies strategic decision making (primarily in non-game situations). Games have historically inspired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Designer
Game design is the art of applying design and aesthetics to create a game for entertainment or for educational, exercise, or experimental purposes. Increasingly, elements and principles of game design are also applied to other interactions, in the form of gamification. Game designer and developer Robert Zubek defines game design by breaking it down into its elements, which he says are the following: * Gameplay, which is the interaction between the player and the mechanics and systems * Mechanics and systems, which are the rules and objects in the game * Player experience, which is how users feel when they're playing the game Games such as board games, card games, dice games, casino games, role-playing games, sports, video games, war games, or simulation games benefit from the principles of game design. Academically, game design is part of game studies, while game theory studies strategic decision making (primarily in non-game situations). Games have historically inspired ... [...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] |
The Mines Of Keridav
''The Mines of Keridav'' is a 1979 fantasy role-playing game adventure published by Phoenix Games. Plot summary ''The Mines of Keridav'' is an adventure designed to be used with almost any fantasy role-playing system, including ''Chivalry & Sorcery'', ''RuneQuest'', and '' Dungeons & Dragons''. The player characters attempt to travel through the valley of Tiraval to rescue the Princess from the evil wizard Keridav. Publication history ''The Mines of Keridav'' was written by Kerry Lloyd, with a cover by Bob Charrette Robert N. Charrette (born 1953) is an American graphic artist, game designer, sculptor and author. Charrette has authored more than a dozen novels. His gaming materials have received many Origins Awards. Charrette was inducted in the Origins Hall o ..., and was published by Phoenix Games in 1979 as a 24-page book; a second edition was published by Gamelords in 1983 as a 28-page book including statistics for '' Thieves' Guild''. Reception Richard A. Edwards revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix Games
Phoenix Games was an American game company that produced role-playing games and game supplements. History Phoenix Games was a partnership between Dan Bress and Phil Edgren, and was a successor to the company Little Soldier Games, to which Bress and Edgren had both contributed before it was shut down. Ed Konstant of Little Soldier Games wrote a few products for Phoenix Games, including ''The Book of Fantasy Miniatures'' (1978) and the open-ended deduction game ''Elementary Watson'' (1978), whose printing was paid for by Gamescience in return for rights to the Little Soldier back catalog. Some transitional books between the companies, such as ''The Book of Shamans'' (1978) were published under the Little Soldier Games label, which was itself listed as a division of Phoenix Games. Phoenix Games continued on with Little Soldier's general fantasy role-playing game publications, but they also did broader work in the RPG field than Little Soldier had, supplementing their generic fanta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamelords
Gamelords was an American game company that produced tabletop role-playing games and game supplements. History Kerry Lloyd founded the company, with three friends - Richard Meyer, Janet Trautvetter, and Michael Watkins in 1980. Gamelords was centered in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Gamelords published the role-playing game '' Thieves' Guild'' in 1980. Looking to produce more group-oriented products for ''The Fantasy Trip'', Howard M. Thompson of Metagaming Concepts signed an agreement in 1982 with Gamelords to create a campaign world for the game, but he terminated the agreement after only two campaign books were published. When FASA ended its support of '' Traveller'', William H. Keith, Jr. and J. Andrew Keith moved their ''Traveller'' writing to Gamelords. The Keith brothers wrote seven ''Traveller'' supplements for Gamelords, including ''The Mountain Environment'' (1983), ''The Undersea Environment'' (1983), and ''The Desert Environment'' (1984). Gamelords was sold to Tadashi E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Meyer (game Designer)
Richard Meyer may refer to: * Richard Meyer (composer) (born 1957), American composer, teacher, and strings editor * Richard Meyer (academic) (born 1966), writer and professor of art history at Stanford University * Richard Meyer (Fatal Fury), a character in the ''Fatal Fury'' fighting video games * Richard Meyer (folk music) (1952–2012), American folk musician and writer/editor of folk publications * Richard Meyer (mathematician) (1919–2008), German mathematician and aerospace engineer * Richard Meyer (producer) (born 1970), Swiss record producer and songwriter * Richard Meyer (tennis) (born 1955), American tennis player * Richard A. Meyer, American businessman * Richard C. Meyer (1920–1985), German-American television and film editor * Richard C. Meyer, American Comicsgate leader * Richard E. Meyer (1939–1992), American businessman and record producer See also * Richard Mayer (other) *Dick Mayer (1924–1989), golfer *Richard Meier (born 1934), American archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Trautvetter
Janet may refer to: Names * Janet (given name) * Janet (French singer) (1939–2011) Surname * Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table * Jules Janet (1861–1945), French psychologist and psychotherapist * Maurice Janet (1888–1983), French mathematician * Paul Janet (1823–1899), French philosopher and writer * Pierre Janet (1859–1947), French psychologist, philosopher and psychotherapist * Roberto Janet (born 1986), Cuban hammer thrower Other uses * Janet, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Janet (airline), a military transport fleet known for servicing the US Air Force "Area 51" facility * JANET, a high-speed network for the UK research and education community * ''Janet'' (album), by Janet Jackson * ''Janet'' (video), a video compilation by Janet Jackson * Janet, a character in the TV series '' The Good Place'' * Hurricane Janet Hurricane Janet was the most powerful tropical cyclone of the 1955 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Watkins (game Designer)
Michael or Mike Watkins may refer to: * Michael D. Watkins, American author * Michael M. Watkins, American engineer and scientist * Michael W. Watkins, American television producer * Mike Watkins (rugby union) (born 1952), Welsh rugby union player * Mike Watkins (basketball) (born 1995), American basketball player * Mike Watkins (American football) Michael or Mike Watkins may refer to: * Michael D. Watkins, American author * Michael M. Watkins, American engineer and scientist * Michael W. Watkins, American television producer * Mike Watkins (rugby union) (born 1952), Welsh rugby union playe ... (born 1978), American football player * Mike K. Watkins (1947–1998), British explosive ordnance disposal expert commemorated at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial {{hndis, Watkins, Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Gaithersburg ( ), officially the City of Gaithersburg, is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. At the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census, Gaithersburg had a population of 69,657, making it the ninth-largest location in the state. Gaithersburg is located to the northwest of Washington, D.C., Washington, and is considered a suburb and a primary city within the Washington metropolitan area, Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gaithersburg was incorporated as a town in 1878 and as a city in 1968. Gaithersburg is located east and west of Interstate 270 (Maryland), Interstate 270. The eastern section includes the historic area of the town. Landmarks and buildings from that time can still be seen in many places but especially in the historic central business district of Gaithersburg called "Olde Towne". The east side also includes Lakeforest Mall, City Hall, and the Montg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thieves' Guild (role-playing Game)
''Thieves' Guild'' is a role-playing game published by Gamelords in 1980. Description ''Thieves' Guild'' is a fantasy system that originated as supplementary rules for thief-type characters and grew into a fairly complex system of its own. Emphasis is on outlaw characters with stealth and dexterity skills. There are 60 noncombat skills, each with four levels of mastery; there are no magic skills for characters. The "Basic Character Creation" book (32 pages) describes characters, abilities, skills, training, and equipment. The "Thieves' Guild" book (two parts, 40 and 32 pages) covers thieving skills, combat, experience, thieves' guilds, medieval justice, and a number of sample miniscenarios that introduce the GM to running adventures for bandit and thief characters. Publication history ''Thieves' Guild'' was designed by Richard Meyer, Kerry Lloyd, and Michael Watkins, and was published in 1980 by Gamelords as a package of 128 loose-leaf hole-punched pages. The second edition fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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