James Mishler (born in April, 1969) is an

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writer and editor, working mostly in the

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and

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industries.

Career

James Mishler was previously the associate editor of '' Comics & Games Retailer'' and ''

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'', and later the managing editor of ''Comics & Games Retailer''. Mishler formed a new company called Adventure Games Publishing with

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. The company picked up the license to

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's Wilderlands setting after the license with

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expired in late 2006. Mishler published Wilderlands books from 2007 to 2010, naming it the "Wilderlands of High Adventure", expanding the scope of the campaign setting and intending to refocus its swords & sorcery feel to an epic high fantasy campaign. Mishler shut down Adventure Games Publishing on March 8, 2010, after publishing ''100 Street Vendors of the City State'' (2010), of which he said only two print copies and 13 PDF copies were sold. During his career in the adventure game industry, James has worked for Andon Unlimited;

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; Chessex Distribution;

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;

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; ACD Distribution;

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, as an associate editor on

magazine; WizKids; and, since 2004, F&W Publications, as an associate editor on

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, news editor on Scrye, and managing editor on Comics & Games Retailer, where he remains today."Wizards" conjuring up old magic: making games
Seattle Times, 6 May 2006. James Mishler was managing editor of ''Comics & Games Retailer'' until it ceased publication in 2007.

References

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