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List Of Female Role-playing Game Professionals
This is a list of female individuals that have worked professionally in the field of creating role-playing games, including designers, editors, and artists. A *Avery Alder *Erica Awano B * Meguey Baker * Donna Barr *Linda M. Bingle *Jean Blashfield Black * Emily Care Boss *Anne Brown - Writer/Editor/Game Designer * Jennifer Brozek - Writer/Game Designer/Editor C *Michele Carter * Banana Chan *Deborah Teramis Christian *Genevieve Cogman *Sue Weinlein Cook D * Liz Danforth * Ann Dupuis - President of Grey Ghost Games/Writer/Game Designer F *Emily Fiegenschuh *Crystal Frasier G * Lee Gold * Rebecca Guay H *Jess Hartley - Novelist/Writer/Developer/Editor *Andria Hayday * Jennifer Hepler *Carol Heyer * Laura Hickman *Miranda Horner * Heather Hudson J * Jennell Jaquays * Kij Johnson *Veronica V. Jones K * Katharine Kerr * Heike Kubasch L *Laura Lakey *Stephanie Pui-Mun Law *April Lee * Jody Lee *Nicole Lindroos *Stacy Longstreet M * Diana Magnuson * Julia Martin *Angel Leigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Role-playing Games
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional 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 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 (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 physical frame. Embodiment means that the physical actions of the player are regarded as those of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Fiegenschuh
Emily Fiegenschuh is an artist and children's book illustrator whose work has also appeared in role-playing games. Early life and education Emily Fiegenschuh attended art school at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, and graduated with honors and a BFA from the Illustration program in 2001. Career Fiegenschuh has provided illustrations for a variety of published works, including the Young Adult novel series, ''Knights of the Silver Dragon'', ''The Star Shard'', by Frederic S. Durbin ( Cricket Magazine), ''A Practical Guide to Dragons'', ''A Practical Guide to Monsters'', and ''A Practical Guide to Faeries'', and several ''Dungeons & Dragons'' rulebooks for Wizards of the Coast, including ''Draconomicon'' (2003), ''Races of the Wild'' (2005), and '' Dungeonscape'' (2007). She has painted illustrations for the Inuit Mythology Initiative, and received positive reviews for her illustrations of ''The Shadows That Rush Past: A Collection of Frightening Inuit F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica V
Veronica, Veronika, etc., may refer to: People * Veronica (name) * Saint Veronica * Saint Veronica of Syria Arts and media Comics and literature * ''Veronica'', an 1870 novel by Frances Eleanor Trollope * ''Veronica'', a 2005 novel by Mary Gaitskill * ''Veronica'', an Archie Comics imprint Film, radio, and television * ''Veronica'' (1972 film), a Romanian musical film directed by Elisabeta Bostan * ''Veronica'' (2017 Mexican film), a psychological thriller by Carlos Algara and Alejandro Martinez-Beltran * ''Veronica'' (2017 Spanish film), a Spanish horror film * Veronica (media), a Dutch media brand ** Radio Veronica, a Dutch offshore radio station broadcasting from 1960–1974, the origin of the brand ** Radio Veronica (Sky Radio), a Dutch radio station ** Veronica TV, a Dutch television station ** Veronica, now RTL 7, a former Dutch television station ** Veronica Superguide, a Dutch television Magazine Music * Veronica (singer) (born 1974), American dance-music sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennell Jaquays
Jennell Jaquays (born Paul Jaquays, October 14, 1956) is an American game designer, Game art design, video game artist, and illustrator of tabletop role-playing games (RPGs). Her notable works include the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' modules ''Dark Tower (module), Dark Tower'' and ''Caverns of Thracia'' for Judges Guild; the development and design of conversions on games such as ''Pac-Man'' and ''Donkey Kong'' for Coleco's ColecoVision, home arcade video game system; and more recent design work, including the ''Age of Empires'' series, ''Quake 2'', and ''Quake III Arena''. Some of her best known works as a fantasy artist are the cover illustration for TSR, Inc., TSR's ''Dragon Mountain (Dungeons & Dragons), Dragon Mountain'' Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons), adventure. Early life and education Jennell Jaquays was born on October 14, 1956 in Michigan and grew up in Michigan and Indiana. Jaquays graduated from Michigan's Western High School (Parma, Michigan), Jackson County Western High Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Hudson (artist)
Heather Hudson is a fantasy illustrator, primarily known for her work in '' Magic: the Gathering'', as well as '' Dungeons & Dragons''. Some of her work is done is under the pseudonym "Erica Gassalasca-Jape". Career Heather Hudson is known for her work on '' Magic: The Gathering''. Her art has been featured on nearly 200 cards published by the ''Magic the Gathering'' franchise. Some of her notable pieces have been on cards such as "Kodama's Reach", "Pongify", "Ghost Quarter", and "Disenchant". Her '' Dungeons & Dragons'' interior illustration work includes the '' Psionics Handbook'' (2000), the '' Expanded Psionics Handbook'' (2004), the ''Magic Item Compendium The ''Magic Item Compendium'' is a sourcebook written for the 3.5 edition of the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents The ''Magic Item Compendium'' contains over a thousand magic items used in '' Dungeons & Dragons''. Th ...'' (2007), and the fourth edition '' Monster Manual'' (2008). Current pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda Horner
Miranda Horner is an American game designer and editor who has worked on a number of products for various role-playing games, including ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and the ''Star Wars'' roleplaying game. Biography Miranda Horner was born in Waukegan, Illinois, was raised in Texas, and moved to Kansas City shortly before attending college there. Growing up, she read fantasy books such as TSR's ''Endless Quest'' series, and the Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy, and she also watched the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' cartoon; this led to an interest in role-playing games. She originally wanted to be an accountant, but after taking classes on Accounting and other business subjects, she decided she would rather study History and English Literature as she wanted to edit fantasy books: "Since TSR was close to my grandparents' house in Illinois, I made it my goal to somehow get into TSR." Horner began making contacts in the gaming industry at Gen Con, and met her future husband Shaun at a role-playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Hickman
Laura Curtis Hickman (born December 7, 1956, in Long Beach, California) is an American fantasy author, best known for her works in game design and fantasy novels cowritten with her husband, Tracy Hickman. She was one of the first women to write and publish a tabletop adventure. Early life Laura Curtis was born on December 7, 1956, in Long Beach, California. She married Tracy Hickman in 1977. They have four children. Laura Hickman is a Latter-day Saint. Career Early on in her marriage, Hickman introduced her husband, Tracy, to the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. The two decided to co-write modules for the game while living in Provo, resulting in the original versions of the modules '' Rahasia'' and '' Pharaoh,'' which the Hickmans self-published through DayStar West Media in 1980. Their adventure modules began as "photocopied pages with covers heywould staple together on the card table in heirkitchen." These early modules were a significant innovation in for fantasy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Heyer
Carol Ann Heyer (born February 2, 1950) is an American illustrator and children's writer. Her three works most widely held in WorldCat libraries are picture books written by Henry Winkler. Early life and education Heyer's parents are William J. and Merlyn M. Heyer. She attended Moorpark College, and then California Lutheran University. Career Heyer has contributed many illustrations to speculative fiction magazines and anthologies, primarily during the 1990s. She has illustrated role-playing game materials for ''Dungeons & Dragons'', including the ''AD&D'' second edition ''Tome of Magic'' and ''Legends & Lore''. She is known for her work on the collectible card game ''Magic: The Gathering''. She co-wrote the screenplay for the 1986 action film '' Thunder Run''. She also creates children's picture books. '' Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude'', published by Walker Books in 2005, won the annual Monarch Award in 2009 by vote of Illinois schoolchildren in grades K–3. The story b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Hepler
Jennifer Brandes Hepler is a video game developer, author, and scriptwriter. She is known for her time at Edmonton, Alberta-located game developer BioWare where she worked as a senior writer for eight years, with much of her work centered on the ''Dragon Age'' fantasy role-playing video game franchise. Hepler's notable work after she left BioWare in 2013 include the mobile strategy video game '' Game of Thrones Ascent'', and the 2018 point-and-click adventure game ''Unavowed''. Career Hepler spent a large portion of her time in high school writing and selling short stories. During her college years, she met Chris Hepler and developed an interest in doing professional writing for role-playing games after being introduced to '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' and ''Shadowrun''. Together they co-wrote sourcebooks for ''Shadowrun'', ''Earthdawn'' and ''Paranoia'', and later worked as scriptwriters in Hollywood for six years. A notable project Hepler contributed to was CBS Television’s '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andria Hayday
Andria Hayday is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Between 1983 and 1984, approximately 200 people left TSR as a result of multiple rounds of layoffs; as a result Andria Hayday joined CEO John Rickets, as well as Mark Acres, Gaye Goldsberry O'Keefe, Gali Sanchez, Garry Spiegle, Carl Smith, Stephen D. Sullivan and Michael Williams in forming the game company Pacesetter on January 23, 1984. Hayday and Bruce Nesmith designed the '' DragonStrike'' board game, which was published by TSR, Inc. Hayday oversaw the artistic design of Jeff Grubb's 1992 Arabic setting Al-Qadim. Her '' D&D'' design work includes ''Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix'' (1990), '' Darklords'' (1991), ''Ravenloft Campaign Setting Ravenloft is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. It is an alternate time-space existence known as a ''Demiplane, pocket dimension'' or demiplane, called the Demiplane of Dread, which consists of a col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Hartley
Christina K. "Jess" Hartley (born December 11, 1967) is an American novelist, writer, game creator, and editor. Hartley is the author of the novel ''Exalted: In Northern Twilight''''Exalted: In Northern Twilight'' at Amazon.com published by , and '' Little Yoshida'', a novel published as an electronic serial, by . She has been an author of, and contributing writer to, nearly forty role-playing games and game products [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
