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, including live-action role-playing games but excluding

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creators).

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List of role-playing game artists This is a list of notable role-playing game artists, past and present. The people in this list created artwork for one or more notable, published role-playing game book, miniature, or other product. A * Jason Banditt Adams - ''Desolation RPG'' ...

. Publishing companies are listed under List of role-playing game publishers. Individual games are listed under List of tabletop role-playing games. The design of role-playing games may include the creation of game systems, game settings and scenarios for roleplaying; game designers engage in one or more of these activities as they create, revise and develop roleplaying games. For each designer, this list includes a few representative games, game lines or publications that the designer in question has created or co-authored or where they are credited with a significant contribution.

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Justin Achilli Justin Achilli is best known as an author and developer for White Wolf, Inc. Career Justin Achilli began working at White Wolf in 1995. Achilli has contributed as an author for numerous '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' and '' Vampire: The Requiem'' ...

- '' Vampire: The Dark Ages'', '' Victorian Age: Vampire'', '' Vampire: The Requiem''; co-creator of '' Exalted'' * Mark Acres - ''

Chill In computing, CHILL (an acronym for CCITT High Level Language) is a procedural programming language designed for use in telecommunication switches (the hardware used inside telephone exchanges). The language is still used for legacy systems ...

''; '' Gangbusters'' *

Peter Adkison Peter D. Adkison is an American game designer and businessman who is the founder and first CEO of Wizards of the Coast (1993–2001). During Adkison's tenure, Wizards of the Coast rose to the status of a major publisher in the hobby game indust ...

- ''

The Primal Order ''The Primal Order'', or "TPO", is a religion-based fantasy roleplaying game supplement. Of particular note, TPO was the first work published by Wizards of the Coast and its president, Peter Adkison. Through ''TPO'', Wizards of the Coast introdu ...

'' * Avery Alder - '' The Quiet Year'', ''Dream Askew'', ''

Monsterhearts ''Monsterhearts'' is a role-playing game about "the messy lives of teenage monsters", developed from '' Apocalypse World''. It is known for its handling of sexuality and LGBT content.

'' *

Aaron Allston Aaron Dale Allston (December 8, 1960 – February 27, 2014) was an American game designer and author of many science fiction books, notably ''Star Wars'' novels. His works as a game designer include game supplements for role-playing games, severa ...

- ''

Autoduel Champions ''Autoduel Champions'' is a 1983 game supplement published by Hero Games for '' Car Wars'' and ''Champions''. Contents ''Autoduel Champions'' adapts '' Car Wars'' to ''Champions''/''Espionage'', introduces the concept of superheroes to ''Car War ...

'', '' Ghostbusters International''; co-author of '' Champions'' 5th edition; contributions to Mystara, including the ''

Hollow World Campaign Set The ''Hollow World Campaign Set'' is an accessory for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents ''Hollow World'' is a campaign setting boxed set detailing the enormous hollow inside of the planet of Mystara, and the people ...

'' *

Dave Allsop Dave Allsop is a Scottish game designer and artist for role-playing games and video games. Career Dave Allsop developed the role-playing game '' SLA Industries'' (1993); the Scottish company Nightfall Games was founded solely to publish the game ...

- ''

SLA Industries ''SLA Industries'' (pronounced "slay") is a role-playing game first published in 1993 by Nightfall Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The game is set in a dystopian far-flung future in which the majority of the known universe is either owned or indirec ...

'' *

Terry Amthor Terry K. Amthor (October 18, 1958 – September 25, 2021) was an American game designer who worked primarily on role-playing games, and as a fantasy author. Early life and education Amthor was born in Chicago but soon moved to Manitowoc, Wisco ...

- '' Shadow World''; co-author of '' Space Master'' *

Bryan Ansell Bryan Ansell is a British role-playing and war game designer. In 1985, he became managing director of Games Workshop, and bought Games Workshop from Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone.

- ''

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay ''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay'' or ''Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play'' (abbreviated to ''WFRP'' or ''WHFRP'') is a role-playing game set in the ''Warhammer Fantasy'' setting, published by Games Workshop or its licensees. The first edition of ''WF ...

''; contributions to '' Call of Cthulhu'' * Sandy Antunes - ''Rules to Live By'' (LARP), ''A Faery's Tale'' * Dave Arneson- co-creator of ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TS ...

'' (with Gary Gygax); creator of

Blackmoor Blackmore is a village in Essex, England. Blackmore or Blackmoor may also refer to: * Blackmore (name), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Blackmoor, Hampshire, a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England ...

; co-author of ''

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Temple of the Frog ''Temple of the Frog'' () is a 48-page 1986 adventure module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. Its module code is DA2 and its TSR product code is TSR 9175. Another version of it was originally released in 1975 as part of the Bl ...

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* L. Ross Babcock III - co-creator of the

BattleTech ''BattleTech'' is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs. The tradema ...

setting * Wilf K. Backhaus - co-author of '' Chivalry & Sorcery'' * D. Vincent Baker - ''

Dogs in the Vineyard ''Dogs in the Vineyard'' is an independently published role-playing game loosely based on the history of the Mormons. It was written by D. Vincent Baker and published by Lumpley Games. In the 2004 Indie RPG Awards, ''Dogs in the Vineyard'' ...

'', ''

Apocalypse World ''Apocalypse World'' is a post-apocalyptic roleplaying game by D. Vincent Baker and Meguey Baker, published in 2010 with only an implied setting that is fleshed out by the players in the course of character creation. It was the game for which ...

'' * Keith Baker -

Eberron Eberron is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') role-playing game. The game is set primarily on the continent of Khorvaire following a vast destructive war. Eberron is designed to accommodate traditional ''D&D'' elements a ...

; contributions to '' Feng Shui'' and various '' d20 System'' publications *

Meguey Baker Meguey Baker () is a roleplaying game designer, independent publisher and quilt historian. She has been a guest of honor at Lucca Comics & Games, I-CON, and was scheduled to be one at Arisia in 2014. Career Game designer Baker is the foundi ...

- ''

'', ''1001 Nights, a game of enticing stories'', ''Psi-Run'', ''Valiant Girls'' * Richard Baker - '' Alternity'', '' Star Drive'', ''

Gamma World ''Gamma World'' is a science fantasy role-playing game, originally designed by James M. Ward and Gary Jaquet, and first published by TSR in 1978. It borrowed heavily from Ward's earlier game, '' Metamorphosis Alpha''. Setting ''Gamma World'' ...

'' (7th edition) *

Jim Bambra Jim Bambra (born 1956)Jim Bambra: Director Summary
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- co-author of ''

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Cam Banks Cam Banks is a game designer known for his work on the Cortex System line of roleplaying games as lead designer for ''Marvel Heroic Roleplaying'', and the ''Big Damn Heroes Handbook'' supplement to the ''Serenity Role Playing Game'', among other ...

- co-author of '' Leverage: The Roleplaying Game'' and '' Marvel Heroic Roleplaying''; contributions to the

Dragonlance ''Dragonlance'' is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived ''Dragonlance'' while driving in t ...

setting * Jeff Barber - '' Killer Crosshairs''; co-creator of '' Blue Planet'' *

M. A. R. Barker Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman Barker (born Phillip Barker, November 3, 1929 – March 16, 2012) was an American linguist who was professor of Urdu and South Asian Studies and created one of the first roleplaying games, ''Empire of the Petal Throne' ...

Tékumel ''Tékumel'' is a fantasy world created by American linguist and writer M. A. R. Barker over the course of several decades from around 1940. In this imaginary world, huge, tradition-bound empires with medieval levels of technology vie for control ...

, ''

Empire of the Petal Throne ''Empire of the Petal Throne'' is a fantasy role-playing game designed by M. A. R. Barker, based on his Tékumel fictional universe. It was self-published in 1974, then published by TSR, Inc. in 1975. It was one of the first tabletop role-pl ...

'' * Kevin Barrett - co-author of '' Space Master'' *

Wolfgang Baur Wolfgang Baur (born 1968) is an American game designer, best known for his work with '' Dragon'' magazine. He designs role-playing games and is known for his work at Wizards of the Coast. Baur is also the founder of Open Design LLC, later know ...

- co-creator of ''

Dark•Matter ''Dark•Matter'' is a science fiction / conspiracy theory campaign setting that was originally published in 1999 by Wizards of the Coast as the second campaign setting for the ''Alternity'' role-playing game. It was written by Wolfgang Baur and ...

''; contributions to various TSR settings * Greg Benage - co-creator of '' Blue Planet'' * Chris Birch - co-author of ''

Starblazer Adventures ''Starblazer Adventures'' is a role-playing game published by Cubicle 7 in 2008. History In May 2007 Cubicle 7 Entertainment announced that they were producing a licensed ''Starblazer'' role-playing game using the FATE 3.0 system. The game was ...

'', ''

Legends of Anglerre ''Legends of Anglerre'' is a role-playing game published by Cubicle 7 in 2010. Description ''Legends of Anglerre'' is a ''Fate'' system game. Legends was a sequel to the 2008 Starblazer Adventures RPG, and like the earlier game drew on materia ...

'' * Jolly Blackburn - co-designer of ''

HackMaster HackMaster is a fantasy role-playing game produced by Kenzer & Company. It began as a fictional game, a parody of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' played by the characters of the ''Knights of the Dinner Table'' comic strip by Jolly R. Blackburn. The ...

'' and '' Aces & Eights: Shattered Frontier'' * Jason L Blair - '' Little Fears'' * Bob Bledsaw - founder of

Judges Guild Judges Guild is a game publisher that has been active since 1976. The company created and sold many role-playing game supplements, periodicals and related materials, but became best known during the late 1970s and early 1980s as one of the leadin ...

; ''

City State of the Invincible Overlord ''City State of the Invincible Overlord'' is a fantasy role-playing game supplement originally published by Judges Guild in 1976. It was the first published fantasy role-playing game city setting, designed for use with ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D ...

''; '' Wilderlands of High Fantasy'' * Anders Blixt - ''

Drakar och Demoner ''Drakar och Demoner'' ( Swedish for ''Dragons and Demons'', in Sweden commonly referred to by the abbreviation "DoD") is a Swedish fantasy role-playing game first published in 1982 by the game publishing company Äventyrsspel ("Adventure Ga ...

'' 2nd edition *

Brian Blume Brian John Blume (January 12, 1950 – March 27, 2020) was an American game designer and writer, principally known as a former business partner of Gary Gygax at TSR, Inc., original publishers of the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragon ...

- ''

Boot Hill Boot Hill, or Boothill, is the given name of many cemeteries, chiefly in the Western United States. During the 19th and early 20th century it was a common name for the burial grounds of gunfighters, or those who " died with their boots on" (i.e ...

'' *

Emily Care Boss Emily Care Boss is an indie roleplaying game designer, theorist and publisher. She was a foundational member of The Forge, an early leader in the indie role-playing game movement and is considered the creator of the American Freeform genre of r ...

- '' Breaking the Ice'', ''Under My Skin'', ''Playing With Intent'' LARP; co-creator of ''Bubblegumshoe'' * Eric L. Boyd - contributions to ''

Forgotten Realms ''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as ...

'' supplements *

Rob Boyle Robert Boyle is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Rob Boyle had been an editor at FASA during its waning days, and decided not to go over to WizKids when the new company was forming, as he knew that they wou ...

- ''

Shadowrun ''Shadowrun'' is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game set in an alternate future in which cybernetics, magic in fiction, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy and crime fiction, crime, with ...

'' 4th Edition, '' Eclipse Phase'' *

Mike Breault Michael Breault (born May 28, 1958 in Central Falls, Rhode Island) is a game designer and editor, and an author of multiple products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game from TSR. Early life and education Mike Breault was bor ...

- contributions to various TSR settings * James Herbert Brennan - '' Man, Myth & Magic''; '' Timeship'' * Bill Bridges - '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse'', ''

Mage: The Ascension ''Mage: The Ascension'' is a role-playing game based in the World of Darkness, and was published by White Wolf Game Studio in 1993. The characters portrayed in the game are referred to as mages, and are capable of feats of magic. Magic in ''Ma ...

'', '' Mage: The Awakening'', '' Promethean: The Created'', '' Passion Play'' LARP; co-creator of '' Fading Suns'' *

Anne Brown Anne Brown (August 9, 1912March 13, 2009) was an American soprano for whom George Gershwin rewrote the part of "Bess" into a leading role in the original production of his opera ''Porgy and Bess'' in 1935. She was also a radio and concert sing ...

- contributions to various TSR settings * Timothy Brown - ''

2300 AD ''2300 AD'', originally titled ''Traveller: 2300'', is a tabletop science fiction role-playing game created by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) and first published in 1986. Publication history GDW created the popular science fiction role-playing ...

''; co-author of ''

Dark Sun ''Dark Sun'' is an original ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (D&D) campaign setting set in the fictional, post-apocalyptic desert world of Athas. ''Dark Sun'' featured an innovative metaplot, influential art work, dark themes, and a genre-bending take o ...

'' * Phil Brucato - '' Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade'', '' Deliria: Faerie Tales for a New Millennium''; contributions to '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse'' and ''

'' *

Jason Bulmahn Jason Bulmahn is an American game designer who has written or contributed to several works. Career Jason Bulmahn coordinated the world's largest organized play ''D&D'' campaign for the RPGA (Living Greyhawk), and then joined Paizo Publishing as ...

- ''

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game The ''Pathfinder Roleplaying Game'' is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) that was published in 2009 by Paizo Publishing. The first edition extends and modifies the System Reference Document (SRD) based on the revised 3rd edition ''Dungeo ...

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Peter Cakebread Peter Cakebread is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Peter Cakebread formed the game company Cakebread & Walton with Ken Walton. They were licensees for the '' RuneQuest II'' system published by Mongoose P ...

- co-author of '' Dark Streets'' *

James Cambias James Cambias (also as James L. Cambias) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and tabletop game designer. Biography Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Cambias became interested in space and astronomy at a young age. He ...

- ''

Star Hero ''Star Hero'' is a role-playing game, first published by Hero Games in 1989, which uses the ''Hero System'' rules to represent the science fiction genre. The original edition was for the ''Hero Systems third edition. A 2002 edition was relea ...

'' *

Brian Campbell Brian Wesley Campbell (born May 23, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Buffalo Sabres, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the Stanley ...

- contributions to various World of Darkness settings * C.J. Carella - ''

WitchCraft Witchcraft traditionally means the use of magic or supernatural powers to harm others. A practitioner is a witch. In medieval and early modern Europe, where the term originated, accused witches were usually women who were believed to have ...

'', '' Armageddon: The End Times'', '' Buffy'', ''

Angel In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles ...

'', ''

Unisystem ''Unisystem'' is a generic role-playing game system produced by Eden Studios, Inc. It is used in '' All Flesh Must Be Eaten'', the Buffyverse role-playing games, '' CJ Carella's WitchCraft'', '' Conspiracy X (2nd Ed.)'', and several other games ...

'' * Jason Carl - contributions to '' Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition'' and '' World of Darkness'' * Mike Carr - ''

In Search of the Unknown ''In Search of the Unknown'' is a module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game, designed for use with the ''Basic Set'' of rules. It was written by game designer Mike Carr and was first published in 1978 by TSR, Inc. The module det ...

''; contributions to ''

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Several different editions of the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974. The current publisher of ''D&D'', Wizards of the Coast, produces new materials only for the most current edition of the ...

'' *

Michele Carter Michele Carter is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Michele Carter was part of the SCRAMJET team, led by Richard Baker, with designers James Wyatt, Matthew Sernett, Ed Stark, Stacy Longstreet Stacy Longs ...

- contributions to ''

Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Several different editions of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974. The current publisher of ''D&D'', Wizards of the Coast, produces new materials only for the most current edition of the ga ...

''; compiled and edited '' Wizards Presents: Races and Classes'' *

Marcelo Cassaro Marcelo Cassaro (born August 15, 1970) is a Brazilian writer of comic books, role-playing games and the science-fiction book ''Sword of the Galaxy'' (''Espada da Galáxia''). Early career In 1985 at age fifteen, Cassaro became a design assistant ...

- ''Street Fighter RPG Brazil''; '' 3D&T'' * Frank Chadwick - '' Twilight: 2000'', ''

'', '' Space: 1889'', ''

Dark Conspiracy ''Dark Conspiracy'' is a near-future horror role-playing game (RPG) originally written by Lester W. Smith and published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) in 1991 in games, 1991. Several newer editions have been published. Setting ''Dark Conspi ...

'' *

Andy Chambers Andy Chambers (born 20 October 1966) is an English author and game designer best known for his work on over 30 Games Workshop rulebooks and sourcebooks. Personal life In 2003, he married Jessica Chambers after they met at KublaCon 2002. Caree ...

- contributor to numerous ''Warhammer 40,000'' products *

Jamie Chambers Jamie Chambers (born January 25, 1975) is an American game designer who works primarily on role-playing games, contributing in a variety of genres. He served as Vice President of the non-profit Game Manufacturers Association, a trade association ...

- creator of the

Cortex System The Cortex System is a collection of related roleplaying games. Its most recent iteration, ''Cortex Prime,'' was designed by Cam Banks and published by Fandom Tabletop. Prior versions appeared in the licensed roleplaying games published by Margare ...

for the ''

Serenity Role Playing Game The ''Serenity Role Playing Game'' is a science fiction role-playing game released in 2005 and set in the universe of the movie ''Serenity''. It was produced by Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd, and its mechanics were the first iteration of the ...

'' *

Coleman Charlton S. Coleman Charlton was one of the founders of Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE). Career While running a six-year '' Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign set in Middle-earth, Pete Fenlon began developing a set of house rules with Charlton and Kurt Fischer, ...

- ''

Rolemaster ''Rolemaster'' (originally ''Role Master'') is a tabletop role-playing game published by Iron Crown Enterprises since 1980. Editions ''Rolemaster'' has a total of four editions. First edition (RM1): 1980–1982 This edition includes the or ...

'', '' MERP'' *

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 ...

- co-author of ''

Bushido is a moral code concerning samurai attitudes, behavior and lifestyle. There are multiple bushido types which evolved significantly through history. Contemporary forms of bushido are still used in the social and economic organization of Japan. ...

'', ''

Aftermath! ''Aftermath!'' ("Sunset on humanity, or dawn of a brave new world?") is a role-playing game created by Paul Hume and Robert Charette and published in 1981 by Fantasy Games Unlimited. It is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which the charact ...

'', '' Daredevils'', ''

'' *

David Chart David Chart is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career David Chart authored '' Akrasia: Thief of Time'' (2001), the first in Eden Studios's "Eden Odyssey" series of adventures. Chart took over as ''Ars Magica'' Li ...

- ''

Ars Magica ''Ars Magica'' is a role-playing game set in 'Mythic Europe' – a historically grounded version of Europe and the Levant around AD 1200, with the added conceit that conceptions of the world prevalent in folklore and institutions of the High ...

'' 5th edition *

Davis Chenault Davis Chenault is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Davis Chenault and his brother Stephen Chenault wanted to publish a 300-page leather bound campaign setting. When Stephen learned that Mac Golden was think ...

- co-founder of Troll Lord Games; co-designer of ''

Castles & Crusades ''Castles & Crusades'' (''C&C'') is a fantasy role-playing game published in 2004 by Troll Lord Games based upon a stripped-down variant of the d20 System by Wizards of the Coast. The game system is designed to emulate the play of earlier edit ...

'' *

Stephen Chenault Stephen Chenault is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Troll Lord Games. Career Stephen Chenault and his brother Davis Chenault wanted to publish a 300-page leather bound campa ...

- co-founder of Troll Lord Games; co-designer of ''

'' *

Mike Chinn Mike Chinn is a horror, fantasy, science fiction and comics writer from Birmingham, England. Chinn has been nominated for the British Fantasy Award for Best Collection and Best Short Story. He created the Anglerre fantasy series and Robot Ki ...

- contributions to ''

'' *

Troy Christensen Troy Christensen (born July 16, 1964) is an American author and game designer. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he is an established figure in the role-playing game community. Biography Troy Christensen created the ''Phantasm Adventures'' game ...

- '' Advanced Phantasm Adventures'' * Deborah Teramis Christian - contributions to various TSR settings * Sam Chupp - co-creator of '' Wraith: the Oblivion'' and '' Changeling: The Dreaming'' *

Ken Cliffe Ken Cliffe is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. He is known primarily as the author and developer for the third edition of ''Ars Magica'', and as co-author and developer of the ''Trinity'', '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' ...

- ''

'' 3rd edition; '' World of Darkness'' 2004 edition; co-creator of ''

Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God th ...

'' and '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' * Bill Coffin - '' Systems Failure'', ''Septimus'' * Genevieve Cogman - contributions to ''

In Nomine In Nomine is a title given to a large number of pieces of English polyphonic, predominantly instrumental music, first composed during the 16th century. History This "most conspicuous single form in the early development of English consort mus ...

'', '' Exalted''; co-authored ''

Orpheus Orpheus (; Ancient Greek: Ὀρφεύς, classical pronunciation: ; french: Orphée) is a Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet in ancient Greek religion. He was also a renowned poet and, according to the legend, travelled with J ...

'' * Andy Collins - ''

Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition Several different editions of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974. The current publisher of ''D&D'', Wizards of the Coast, produces new materials only for the most current edition of the ga ...

'' *

William W. Connors William W. Connors is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career William W. Connors has worked for a number of companies since the mid-1980s, either on staff or as a freelancer, including TSR (company), TSR, Wizards o ...

- contributions to ''

'' *

David "Zeb" Cook David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer, best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years. Cook designed several games, wrote the '' Expert Set'' for ''Dungeons & Dragons'', worked as lead designer of the ...

- ''

Dwellers of the Forbidden City ''Dwellers of the Forbidden City'' is an Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons), adventure module, or pre-packaged adventure booklet, ready for use by Dungeon Masters in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. The adventure was f ...

'', ''

Slave Pits of the Undercity ''Scourge of the Slave Lords'' (A1–4) is an Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons), adventure module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, published by TSR, Inc. in 1986. It combines the contents of four earlier modules, all set in ...

'', ''

Amazing Engine ''Amazing Engine'' was a series of tabletop role-playing game books that was published by TSR, Inc. from 1993 until 1994. It was a generic role-playing game system - each publication employed the same minimalist generic rules, as described in th ...

'' system, ''

2nd edition'' * Monte Cook - '' Ptolus'', ''

Numenera ''Numenera'' is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game set in the far distant future, written by Monte Cook, published in 2013. Game Setting Numenera is set on Earth approximately one billion years in the future. The setting is call ...

''; co-creator of ''

Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition Several different editions of the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974. The current publisher of ''D&D'', Wizards of the Coast, produces new materials only for the most current edition of the ...

'', *

Sue Weinlein Cook Sue Weinlein Cook ( Weinlein) is an American game designer and editor who has worked on a number of products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game from TSR, and for Monte Cook's Malhavoc Press. Biography Sue Weinlein was b ...

- '' SAGA System'' *

Bruce Cordell Bruce Robert Cordell (born 1968) is an American author of roleplaying games and fantasy novels. He has worked on ''Dungeons & Dragons'' games for Wizards of the Coast. He won the Origins Award for ''Return to the Tomb of Horrors'' and has also wo ...

- many ''

'' supplements, notably ''

Return to the Tomb of Horrors ''Return to the Tomb of Horrors'' is a boxed set adventure module for the '' Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game released in 1998 by TSR, Inc. Plot summary This module expanded significantly upon the plot of the original '' Tomb of ...

'' and the ''

Expanded Psionics Handbook The ''Expanded Psionics Handbook'' is a sourcebook written by Bruce Cordell for the 3.5 edition of the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy roleplaying game that contains rules and options for integrating psychic powers (also known as psionics In ...

'' * Steven Cordovano - '' The Compleat Alchemist'' * Peter Corless - founder of Green Knight Publishing; contributions to ''

Pendragon Pendragon or ( wlm, pen dreic, ''pen dragon''; composed of Welsh , 'head, chief, top' and / ''dragon'', 'dragon; warrior'; borrowed from the Latin word , plural , 'dragon , br, Penn Aerouant) literally means 'chief dragon' or 'head dragon', but ...

'' * Greg Costikyan - creator of '' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'' and ''

Violence Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Other definitions are also used, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened ...

''; co-creator of ''

Toon Toon may refer to: Places * Tōon, Ehime, a Japanese city in Ehime Prefecture * Toon, the former name of Ferdows, a city in South Khorasan Province, Iran * Toon, Somaliland, a town in the Garoodi region People * Toon (name), a list of peop ...

'' and ''

Paranoia Paranoia is an instinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy c ...

'' *

Jeremy Crawford Jeremy Crawford is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. He is most widely known for being the Lead Rules Designer for Wizards of the Coast. Career Jeremy Crawford co-designed and edited the '' Blue Rose'' role-playin ...

- co-designer of '' Blue Rose''; lead game designer for ''

'' * Croc - '' In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas'', '' Stella Inquisitorus'' * N. Robin Crossby - '' Hârn'', '' HarnMaster'' * John H. Crowe III - contributions to '' Call of Cthulhu'' *

Paul Czege Paul Czege is a designer of tabletop role-playing games. His ''My Life With Master'' was the third role-playing game to win the Diana Jones award. He is also the originator of the Czege Principle that states, "When one person is the author of both ...

- ''

My Life with Master ''My Life with Master'' is an independently published role-playing game written by Paul Czege and published by Half Meme Press (it was first released at the 2003 Gen Con gaming convention). ''My Life with Master'' is a game about role-playing t ...

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* Tom Dalgliesh - founder of

Columbia Games Columbia Games is one of the oldest manufacturers of board wargames, and has also produced the '' Hârn'' role-playing game as well as various card games and collectible card games. Their wargames are notable for using small wooden or plastic blo ...

; co-author of the '' Pilots' Almanac'' for '' HârnMaster'' * Ryan Dancey - co-author of the ''

Hero Builder's Guidebook ''Hero Builder's Guidebook'' is an accessory for the 3rd edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents ''Hero Builder's Guidebook'' provides assistance to help develop player characters for 3rd edition ''Dungeons & Dr ...

''; conceived and developed the

Open Game License The Open Game License (OGL) is a public copyright license by Wizards of the Coast that may be used by tabletop role-playing game developers to grant permission to modify, copy, and redistribute some of the content designed for their games, not ...

concept * Liz Danforth - ''

Tunnels & Trolls ''Tunnels & Trolls'' (abbreviated ''T&T'') is a fantasy role-playing game designed by Ken St. Andre and first published in 1975 by Flying Buffalo. The second modern role-playing game published, it was written by Ken St. Andre to be a more accessib ...

'', fifth and subsequent editions *

Richard Dansky Richard "Rich" Dansky is a writer and a designer of both computer games and role-playing games. Early life and education In the late 1980s and early 1990s Dansky attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Personal life Dansky is ...

- various World of Darkness settings *

Peter Darvill-Evans Peter Darvill-Evans (born 1954) is an English writer and editor. Early life He was born and lived in Buckinghamshire until he went to university, graduating in 1975 from University College, London with a degree in History. Career In 1976 Darvil ...

- co-creator of ''

Time Lord The Time Lords are a fictional ancient race of extraterrestrial people in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', of which the series' main protagonist, the Doctor, is a member. Time Lords are so named for their command ...

''; several ''

Fighting Fantasy ''Fighting Fantasy'' is a series of single-player role-playing gamebooks created by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. The first volume in the series was published in paperback by Puffin in 1982. The series distinguished itself by mixing Choos ...

'' books * Graeme Davis - ''

'', ''

Mind's Eye Theatre ''Mind's Eye Theatre'' is a live action role-playing game (LARP) based on the White Wolf World of Darkness universe, sharing a theme and setting with the table-top role-playing game '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' and with two revisions, '' Vampi ...

'' LARP *

Jesse Decker Jesse Decker is an author, designer, and editor of roleplaying game material. Biography Decker began playing '' Dungeons & Dragons'' in 1983 during recess at his elementary school. During the summer of 1996, he began doing "temp work" for Wizar ...

- contributions to ''

'' *

Tim Dedopulos Tim Dedopulos is a British-born writer, game designer and editor of mixed English and Greek heritage. His published material covers a wide range of areas—novels, short-stories, game supplements/strategy guides, direct mail self-help booklets, li ...

- contributions to ''

Unknown Armies ''Unknown Armies'' is an occult-themed roleplaying game by John Scott Tynes and Greg Stolze, published by Atlas Games. The first edition was published in 1998, with the second and third editions being released in 2002 and 2017 respectively. The ...

'' and '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' * Jeff Dee - ''

Villains and Vigilantes ''Villains and Vigilantes'' (abbreviated as ''V&V'') is a superhero-themed role-playing game which competed primarily with ''Champions'' and ''Superworld'' in the early to mid-1980s. Origin ''Villains and Vigilantes'' was the first role-playi ...

'' *

Marcelo Del Debbio Marcelo Del Debbio (born September 9, 1974) is a Brazilian architect (graduated from FAU-USP) and writer, with specialization in semiotics, history of art and world religions, best known from his several works in role-playing games, comparative ...

- ''Arkanun'', ''Trevas'', ''RPGQuest'' (Brazilian RPGs) *

Troy Denning Troy Denning is an American fantasy and science fiction author and game designer who has written more than two dozen novels. Background Denning grew up in the mountain town of Idaho Springs, Colorado. An avid reader of science fiction and fan ...

- ''

'' 2nd edition; co-author of

* James "Grim" Desborough - ''

Gor Gor () is the fictional setting for a series of sword and planet novels written by philosophy professor John Lange, writing as John Norman. The setting was first described in the 1966 novel ''Tarnsman of Gor''. The series is inspired by science f ...

'' role-playing game; contributions to '' Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition'' *

Dennis Detwiller Dennis Detwiller (born July 12, 1972) is an American video game designer for Hothead Games and a role-playing game designer, writer and artist. Career Dennis Detwiller started volunteering at Pagan Publishing after seeing an issue of ''The U ...

- co-author of '' Delta Green'', '' Godlike'' and ''Nemesis'' *

Joe Dever Joseph Robert Dever, also known as Joe Dever (12 February 1956 – 29 November 2016) was an English fantasy author and game designer. Originally a musician, Dever became the first British winner of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' Championship ...

- '' Lone Wolf'', ''Greystar'', '' Freeway Warrior'' *

Larry DiTillio Lawrence G. DiTillio (February 15, 1948 – March 16, 2019) was an American film, TV series, and tabletop role-playing game writer. His creations include ''He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword'' and the award-winning ''Masks of Nyarlathote ...

- ''

Masks of Nyarlathotep ''Masks of Nyarlathotep'', subtitled ''Perilous Adventures to Thwart the Dark God'', is an adventure campaign first published by Chaosium in 1984 for the second edition of the horror role-playing game '' Call of Cthulhu''. A number of revised e ...

'' * Kevin Dockery - '' The Morrow Project'' * Michael Dobson - contributions to various TSR settings *

Rob Donoghue Rob Donoghue is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Together with Fred Hicks he created the '' Fate system'' and has been designer or lead designer of numerous award-winning role playing games. He was a lead design ...

- co-author of '' Leverage: The Roleplaying Game'', '' Marvel Heroic Roleplaying'' and ''

Spirit of the Century ''Spirit of the Century'' is a pulp role-playing game published by Evil Hat Productions, and based on Evil Hat's ''FATE'' system. It is billed as a 'pick-up' game that can be played quickly, with little preparation. Gameplay ''Spirit of the Ce ...

'' *

Dale Donovan Dale A. Donovan is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Dale Donovan began working in the hobby-gaming industry in 1989. A past editor of Dragon magazine, Donovan worked for TSR, Inc., Wizards of the Coast, and ...

- contributions to ''

'' *

Tom Dowd Thomas John Dowd (October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. He was credited with innovating the multitrack recording method. Dowd worked on a veritable "who's who" of recording ...

- ''

'' LARP, co-author of ''

'', contributions to the Storyteller system *

Ann Dupuis Ann Dupuis is the owner of Grey Ghost Press and designer of a number of GURPS supplements. Career Dupuis began working as a game designer in 1991, first working on ''GURPS'' books for Steve Jackson Games. Dupuis also did some design work for ...

- contributions to ''

GURPS The ''Generic Universal RolePlaying System'', or ''GURPS'', is a tabletop role-playing game system designed to allow for play in any game setting. It was created by Steve Jackson Games and first published in 1986 at a time when most such systems ...

'' and ''

Fudge Fudge is a type of confection that is made by mixing sugar, butter and milk, heating it to the soft-ball stage at , and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency. In texture, this crystalline can ...

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* Ron Edwards - creator of '' Sorcerer RPG'', '' ELFS'', ''

Trollbabe ''Trollbabe'' is an indie role-playing game by Ron Edwards, cofounder of The Forge. It is an outworking of his Narrativist GNS theory is an informal field of study developed by Ron Edwards which attempts to create a unified theory of how ...

'', '' It Was a Mutual Decision'', '' Spione - Story Now in Cold War Berlin'', '' S/Lay w/me'' *

Skaff Elias Skaff Elias is a game designer. Career Skaff Elias had been working on '' Magic: The Gathering'' at Wizards of the Coast when the company was still fairly new. He was one of the designers for various ''Magic'' sets, including Arabian Nights (Dece ...

- co-author of the '' Miniatures Handbook'' *

Rose Estes Rose Estes is the author of many fantasy and science fiction books, including full-length novels and multiple choice gamebooks. Career As an employee of Tactical Studies Rules (TSR), Rose Estes came up with an idea for a new sort of game, which ...

- creator of ''

Endless Quest The ''Endless Quest'' books were three series of gamebooks. The first one was released in the 1980s by TSR, while the following two were released by Wizards of the Coast. Originally, these books were the result of an Educational department establi ...

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Sean Patrick Fannon Sean Patrick Fannon is an American role-playing game designer and writer. He has been working in the gaming industry since 1988, and is best known for his work with the ''Savage Worlds'' game system, including his epic fantasy setting, ''Shain ...

- creator of ''Shaintar'' setting for ''

Savage Worlds ''Savage Worlds'' is a role-playing game written by Shane Lacy Hensley and published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group. The game emphasizes speed of play and reduced preparation over realism or detail. The game received the 2003 Origin Gamers' Choi ...

''; ''

The Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer's Bible ''The Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer's Bible'' is a book detailing fantasy role-playing games (RPGs), written by Sean Patrick Fannon and published by Obsidian Studios Inc. in 1996. Contents In the 258-page ''The Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer's Bible'', ...

'' * Bill Fawcett - ''

Role Aids A role (also rôle or social role) is a set of connected behaviors, rights, obligations, beliefs, and norms as conceptualized by people in a social situation. It is an expected or free or continuously changing behavior and may have a given indi ...

'' game supplement line * Pete Fenlon - contributions to ''

Middle-earth Role Playing ''Middle-earth Role Playing'' (MERP) is a 1984 role-playing game based on J. R. R. Tolkien ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' under license from Tolkien Enterprises. Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) published the game until they lost th ...

''; ''

''; '' Shadow World'' *

Nigel Findley Nigel D. Findley (July 22, 1959 – February 19, 1995) was a Canadian game designer, editor, and an author of science fiction and fantasy novels and role-playing games (RPGs). Biography Nigel Findley was born in Venezuela in 1959 to Canadian par ...

- ''

Greyspace ''Greyspace'' (product code SJR6) is an accessory for the ''Spelljammer'' campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents This 96-page booklet describes the area of space near the planet Oerth of the Greyhaw ...

'', '' GURPS Illuminati''; contributions to ''

'' * Matt Forbeck - ''

Deadlands ''Deadlands'' is a genre-mixing alternate history role-playing game which combines the Western and horror genres, with some steampunk elements. The original game was written by Shane Lacy Hensley and published by Pinnacle Entertainment Grou ...

''; ''

Brave New World ''Brave New World'' is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published in 1932. Largely set in a futuristic World State, whose citizens are environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hiera ...

'' *

John M. Ford John Milo "Mike" Ford (April 10, 1957 – September 25, 2006) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, game designer, and poet. A contributor to several online discussions, Ford composed poems, often improvised, in both complicated ...

- '' GURPS Time Travel''; '' The Yellow Clearance Black Box Blues'' and other contributions to ''

'' * Joe D. Fugate, Sr. - '' Traveller Book 8: Robots''

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Mark Galeotti Mark Galeotti (born October 1965) is a London-based political scientist, lecturer and writer on transnational crime and Russian security affairs and director of the consultancy Mayak Intelligence. He is an honorary professor at the UCL School of Sl ...

- ''Mythic Russia'', ''The Unspoken Word'' *

Phil Gallagher Phil Gallagher is a British children's television presenter who is best known for playing the title character in the CBeebies children's television show ''Mister Maker''. Early life Gallagher attended Rainham Mark Grammar School in Rainh ...

- co-author of ''

''; contributions to ''

'' modules * Jose Garcia - '' Nexus: The Infinite City'' *

Richard Garfinkle Richard Garfinkle (born 1961) is an American List of science fiction authors, writer of science fiction. He is best known as the author of ''Celestial Matters'', a novel published by Tor Books, which won the Compton Crook Award in 1997. Garfinkle ...

- ''Spellcrafter'' *

Marc Gascoigne Marc Gascoigne (born 5 July 1962 at Temple Ewell with River, near Dover, Kent) is a British author and editor. He is the editor, author or co-author of more than fifty books and gaming related titles, notably various ''Fighting Fantasy'' books, ...

- '' Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game'', ''

Advanced Fighting Fantasy ''Advanced Fighting Fantasy'' (AFF) is a British roleplaying game based on the ''Fighting Fantasy'' and ''Sorcery!'' gamebooks, first published in 1989. Just as the gamebooks, AFF is set in the world of Titan. A second edition of AFF was publishe ...

'' gamebooks *

Dan Gelber Daniel Saul Gelber (born November 26, 1960) is an American politician and former prosecutor serving as the Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida. He served in the Florida Legislature from 2000 to 2010 and was the Democratic nominee for Attorney General ...

- co-creator of ''

'' and ''

Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game The ''Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game'' (abbreviated ''MURPG'') is a role-playing game (RPG) set in the Marvel Universe. The game included versions of several popular Marvel characters, including Spider-Man, Hulk, Captain America, the Fantasti ...

'' *

Adam Scott Glancy Adam Scott Glancy is an author and game designer known for co-developing '' Delta Green'', as well as penning game settings, source books, short fiction, and essays related to the H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. Career Adam Scott Glancy, with J ...

- co-creator of '' Delta Green'' * Lee Gold - '' Lands of Adventure'', '' GURPS Japan'' * Eric Goldberg - ''

Commando Royal Marines from 40 Commando on patrol in the Sangin">40_Commando.html" ;"title="Royal Marines from 40 Commando">Royal Marines from 40 Commando on patrol in the Sangin area of Afghanistan are pictured A commando is a combatant, or operativ ...

'', ''

DragonQuest ''Dragonquest'' is a science fantasy novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. It is the sequel to ''Dragonflight'', set seven years later and the second book in the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series. ''Dragonquest'' was first published ...

''; co-creator of ''

'' * Joseph Goodman - ''

Dungeon Crawl Classics ''Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game'' (DCC RPG or simply DCC) is a role-playing game published by Goodman Games using the Open Game License (OGL) and System Reference Document (SRD) version 3.5 to provide legal compatibility with the revis ...

'', '' Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game'' *

Greg Gorden Greg Gorden is an American game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Greg Gorden has worked for several gaming companies: * For Victory Games he participated, during the early 1980s, in the design of the ''James Bond ...

- ''

DC Heroes ''DC Heroes'' is an out-of-print superhero role-playing game set in the DC Universe and published by Mayfair Games. Other than sharing the same licensed setting, ''DC Heroes'' is unrelated to the West End Games ''DC Universe'' or the more recent ...

'', ''

Earthdawn ''Earthdawn'' is a fantasy role-playing game, originally produced by FASA in 1993. In 1999 it was licensed to Living Room Games, which produced the ''Second Edition''. It was licensed to RedBrick in 2003, who released the Classic Edition in 200 ...

''; co-author of ''

TORG ''Torg'' is a cinematic cross-genre tabletop role-playing game created by Greg Gorden and Bill Slavicsek, with art by Daniel Horne. It was first published by West End Games (WEG) in 1990. Game resolution uses a single twenty-sided die, ''dra ...

''; contributions to '' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'' * Geoffrey C. Grabowski - '' Exalted'' 3rd edition; contributions to ''

Everway ''Everway'' is a fantasy role-playing game first published by Wizards of the Coast under their Alter Ego brand in 1995. Its lead designer was Jonathan Tweet. Marketed as a "Visionary Roleplaying Game", it has often been characterized as an inno ...

'' and ''

Kindred of the East ''Kindred of the East'' is a tabletop role-playing game book and game line released by White Wolf Publishing in February 1998 for use with their horror game ''Vampire: The Masquerade''. It is part of the ''World of Darkness'' series, and is the ...

'' * Andrew Greenberg - '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' developer; co-creator of '' Fading Suns''; creator of '' Rapture: The Second Coming'' * Daniel Greenberg - contributions to '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' and '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse'' *

Ed Greenwood Ed Greenwood (born July 21, 1959) is a Canadian fantasy writer and the original creator of the '' Forgotten Realms'' game world. He began writing articles about the Forgotten Realms for '' Dragon'' magazine beginning in 1979, and subsequently so ...

Ray Greer Ray Greer is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career By 1982 George MacDonald and Steve Peterson opened up an office for their company Hero Games and asked player Ray Greer to join them as a partner and to handle ...

- co-designer of the

Fuzion ''Fuzion'' is a generic role-playing game system created by the collaboration of R. Talsorian Games and Hero Games. The rights to Fuzion are jointly held by Mike Pondsmith of R. Talsorian Games, along with Steve Peterson and Ray Greer of Hero Ga ...

system *

Jeff Grubb Jeff Grubb (born August 27, 1957) is an author who writes novels, short stories, and comics and a computer and role-playing game designer in the fantasy genre. Grubb worked on the ''Dragonlance'' campaign setting under Tracy Hickman, and the ...

- '' Marvel Super Heroes'', ''

Manual of the Planes The ''Manual of the Planes'' (abbreviated MoP) is a manual for the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' role-playing game. This text addresses the planar cosmology of the game universe. The original book (for use with ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 1st Ed ...

'', ''

Spelljammer ''Spelljammer'' is a campaign setting originally published for the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' (2nd edition) role-playing game, which features a fantastic (as opposed to scientific) outer space environment. Subsequent editions have included ' ...

'', ''

d20 Modern ''d20 Modern'' is a modern fantasy role-playing game system designed by Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, and Charles Ryan. The system's core rulebook was published by Wizards of the Coast on November 1, 2002; by 2006, ten additional suppl ...

''; contributions to the

and

settings *

Gary Gygax Ernest Gary Gygax ( ; July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American game designer and author best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') with Dave Arneson. In the 1960s, Gygax created an ...

- co-creator of ''

'' (with Dave Arneson); creator of ''

Queen of the Spiders ''Queen of the Spiders'' is an adventure module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. It was published by TSR, Inc. in 1986 and is a compilation of seven previous related modules, often referred to as a "supermodule." Togeth ...

'', ''

Tomb of Horrors ''Tomb of Horrors'' is an adventure module written by Gary Gygax for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') role-playing game. It was originally written for and used at the 1975 Origins 1 convention. Gygax designed the adventure both to chal ...

'', and Greyhawk; designer of ''

Dangerous Journeys ''Dangerous Journeys'' was a roleplaying game created by Gary Gygax, the co-creator of the original '' Dungeons & Dragons'' system. The game was originally announced as ''Dangerous Dimensions'' but was changed to ''Dangerous Journeys'' in respon ...

'' and ''

Lejendary Adventure ''Lejendary Adventure'' (abbreviated as ''LA'') is a role-playing game created by Gary Gygax, the co-creator of ''Dungeons and Dragons'' and creator of ''Advanced Dungeons and Dragons''. Publication history Gygax originally devised ''Lejendary ...

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* Lee Hammock - ''

Farscape ''Farscape'' is an Australian-American science fiction television series, produced originally for the Nine Network. It premiered in the US on Sci-Fi Channel's SciFi Friday, 19 March 1999, at 8:00 pm EST as their anchor series. The series was ...

'' role-playing game; '' Dawning Star'' * Gabrielle Harbowy - adventures for ''

'' and ''

'' * David A. Hargrave - ''

Arduin ''Arduin'' is a fictional universe and fantasy role-playing system created in the mid-1970s by David A. Hargrave. It was the first published "cross-genre" fantasy RPG, with everything from interstellar wars to horror and historical drama, altho ...

'', '' Star Rovers'' *

Scott Haring Scott D. Haring is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Scott Haring began working in the adventure gaming industry in 1982. Haring had a long career with Steve Jackson Games, having worked at the company five ...

- ''

Empires of the Sands ''Empires of the Sands'' is an accessory for the fictional Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the first edition of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. The book was published in 1988 and written by Scott Haring, with ...

'' and ''

The Republic of Darokin ''The Republic of Darokin'' is an accessory for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. It was written by Scott Haring and William W. Connors, and published by TSR in 1989. Contents ''The Republic of Darokin'' is a supplement wh ...

'' for TSR *

John Harshman John Harshman is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career In 1975, Game Designers' Workshop published ''Triplanetary'' by Harshman and Marc Miller. Harshman, Frank Chadwick Frank Chadwick is an American multi ...

- co-creator of ''

Traveller Traveler(s), traveller(s), The Traveler(s), or The Traveller(s) may refer to: People Generic terms *One engaged in travel * Explorer, one who searches for the purpose of discovery of information or resources * Nomad, a member of a community wit ...

'' *

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''

- contributions to World of Darkness, notably '' Changeling: The Lost'' *

Robert Hatch Robert Hatch is a game designer and writer who developed key role-playing game releases for White Wolf Publishing from 1993 to 2001. He is known primarily for three games he co-created: the science fiction game ''Trinity'', the super-hero game '' ...

- ''

''; co-creator of ''

'', '' Aberrant'', and '' Exalted'' *

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 w ...

- '' Darklords''; contributions to various TSR settings *

Bruce Heard Bruce Heard (born March 9, 1957, in Nice, France) is a game designer, and an author of several products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game from TSR. Early life Heard was born in Nice, France, on March 9, 1957, to his Fr ...

- '' The Tree of Life''; '' Into the Maelstrom''; co-authored '' Dragons of Faith'' * Jess Heinig - ''

''; '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' *

Rob Heinsoo Rob or ROB may refer to: Places * Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia * Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia People * Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn * Rob ( ...

- ''

''; co-creator of ''

13th Age ''13th Age'' is a d20 fantasy role-playing game designed by Rob Heinsoo (lead designer of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 4th Edition) and Jonathan Tweet (lead designer of ''D&D'' 3rd Edition), and published by Pelgrane Press. 13th Age has been well ...

'' * Steve Henderson - '' Worlds of Wonder'', ''

Balastor's Barracks ''Balastor's Barracks'' is a tabletop role-playing game adventure for ''RuneQuest'', originally published by Chaosium in 1978. Set in Greg Stafford's world of Glorantha, against the backdrop of an ancient ruined city, the adventurers search for ...

''; co-author of ''

RuneQuest ''RuneQuest'' (commonly abbreviated as RQ) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally designed by Steve Perrin, Ray Turney, Steve Henderson, and Warren James, and set in Greg Stafford's mythical world of Glorantha. It was first publi ...

'' and ''

Superworld ''Superworld'' is a superhero-themed role-playing game published by Chaosium in 1983 that uses the generic ''Basic Role-Playing'' rules system. The game began as just one part of the '' Worlds of Wonder'' product before being published as a stand ...

'' *

Shane Lacy Hensley Shane Lacy Hensley is an author, game designer, and CEO of Pinnacle Entertainment Group and is a resident of Gilbert, Arizona. Career Shane Lacy Hensley was from Clintwood, Virginia, and began playing ''Dungeons & Dragons'' after he discovered t ...

- ''

'', ''

'' * Dale "Slade" Henson - ''

Buck Rogers XXVC Buck Rogers XXVC (sometimes written as Buck Rogers in the 25th Century) is a game setting created by TSR, Inc. in the late 1980s. Products based on this setting include novels, graphic novels, a role-playing game (RPG), board game, and video ...

'' *

Keith Herber Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ...

- '' The Fungi from Yuggoth'', '' Trail of Tsathogghua'', ''

Spawn of Azathoth ''Spawn of Azathoth'', subtitled ''Herald of the End of Time'', is a supplement published by Chaosium in 1986 for the horror role-playing game '' Call of Cthulhu''. A second edition was published in 2005. Description ''Spawn of Azazoth'' is a '' ...

'' and other contributions to '' Call of Cthulhu'' *

Jack Herman Jack Herman is an American game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career In the late 1970s, Jack Herman and Jeff Dee co-created '' Villains and Vigilantes'', the first complete superhero role-playing game.Jebens, Harley (S ...

- co-creator of '' Villains & Vigilantes'' *

Tracy Hickman Tracy Raye Hickman (born November 26, 1955) is an American fantasy author. He wrote the ''Dragonlance'' novels with Margaret Weis. He also wrote role playing game material while working for TSR and has cowritten novels with his wife, Laura Hick ...

- ''

'', ''

Ravenloft Ravenloft is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. It is an alternate time-space existence known as a ''pocket dimension'' or demiplane, called the Demiplane of Dread, which consists of a collection of land pieces ...

'' *

Fred Hicks Fred Hicks is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Fred Hicks discovered the ''Fudge'' role-playing game system while online and used it for his games based on Roger Zelazny's ''The Chronicles of Amber''. Hi ...

- '' Don't Rest Your Head''; co-author of ''

'' * Will Hindmarch - '' Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom'', '' Vampire: The Requiem''; co-author of ''Eternal Lies'' *

Kenneth Hite Kenneth Hite (born September 15, 1965) is a writer and role-playing game designer. Hite is the author of Trail of Cthulhu and Night's Black Agents role-playing games, and lead designer of the 5th edition of '' Vampire: the Masquerade''. Educat ...

- ''

GURPS Infinite Worlds ''GURPS Infinite Worlds'' is a supplement for the Fourth Edition of the '' GURPS'' role-playing game, published by Steve Jackson Games in 2005 and written by Kenneth Hite, Steve Jackson, and John M. Ford. It expands upon the campaign setting o ...

'', '' Trail of Cthulhu'', '' Night's Black Agents'', '' Vampire: the Masquerade'' 5th edition; ''Fall of Delta Green''; co-author of ''Bubblegumshoe'' *

John Eric Holmes John Eric Holmes (February 16, 1930 – March 20, 2010) was an American professor of neurology and writer of non-fiction, fantasy and science fiction. His writings appeared under his full name and under variants such as Eric Holmes and J. Eric ...

- ''

Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set The ''Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set'' is a set of rulebooks for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. First published in 1977, it saw a handful of revisions and reprintings. The first edition was written by J. Eric Holm ...

'' * Miranda Horner - contributions to '' Bloodshadows'' and ''

Shatterzone ''Shatterzone'' is a space opera role-playing game by West End Games. The game went out of print in 1997 after the company went bankrupt. The game is now back in print, owned and published by Precis Intermedia. The universe of ''Shatterzone ...

'' *

Conrad Hubbard Conrad Hubbard is best known as a web designer and author for White Wolf, Inc. Author credits Published material by Conrad Hubbard consists of contributions to more than 35 books which are classified as roleplaying game books, published by White ...

- contributions to the World of Darkness settings and '' Exalted'' * Paul Hume - co-author of ''

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Ross Isaacs Ross A. Isaacs is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. He had done a scattering of freelance work for Alderac Entertainment Group and Chaosium before doing more extensive work for Holistic Designs. Isaacs contributed t ...

- '' Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game'' *

Shane Ivey Shane Ivey is an American game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Shane Ivey worked for Pagan Publishing. After the release of '' Godlike'' in 2002 Dennis Detwiller and Ivey founded Arc Dream Publishing. Ivey and ...

- contributed to ''

The One Ring Roleplaying Game ''The One Ring Roleplaying Game'' is a tabletop role-playing game set in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, set at the time between ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. Designed by Francesco Nepitello and Marco Maggi, the game was initially ...

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Steve Jackson Games Steve Jackson Games (SJGames) is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and (until 2019) the gaming magazine ''Pyramid''. History Founded in 1980, six years after the c ...

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The Fantasy Trip ''The Fantasy Trip'' (''TFT'') is a tabletop role-playing game designed by Steve Jackson and originally published by Metagaming Concepts. In 2019, ''TFT'' was republished by Steve Jackson Games as ''The Fantasy Trip'' Legacy Edition. History ...

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Games Workshop Games Workshop Group (often abbreviated as GW) is a British manufacturer of miniature wargames, based in Nottingham, England. Its best-known products are '' Warhammer Age of Sigmar'' and '' Warhammer 40,000''. Founded in 1975 by John Peake, ...

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'' gamebooks * James Jacobs - contributions to ''

'' * Justin D. Jacobson - '' Dawning Star'' * Brian R. James - '' Menzoberranzan: City of Intrigue'' and other supplements for ''

'' * Matt James - '' Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale'' and other supplements for ''

'' and '' Pathfinder'' *

Jennell Jaquays Jennell Jaquays (born Paul Jaquays, October 14, 1956) is an American game designer, video game artist, and illustrator of tabletop role-playing games (RPGs). Her notable works include the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' modules '' Dark Tower'' and '' Ca ...

- '' Dark Tower'', '' Caverns of Thracia''; co-author of ''

Griffin Mountain ''Griffin Mountain'' is a tabletop role-playing game supplement for ''RuneQuest'', written by Rudy Kraft, Jennell Jaquays, and Greg Stafford, and published by Chaosium in 1981. ''Griffin Mountain'' is a wilderness campaign setting for the ''RuneQ ...

'' * Harold Johnson - co-author of ''

The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan ''The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan'' is an adventure module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game, set in the ''World of Greyhawk'' campaign setting for use with the 1st edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' rules. It ...

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Secret of the Slavers Stockade ''Scourge of the Slave Lords'' (A1–4) is an adventure module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, published by TSR, Inc. in 1986. It combines the contents of four earlier modules, all set in the World of Greyhawk campaign ...

''; contributions to various TSR settings * Gunilla Jonsson - co-author of ''

Mutant In biology, and especially in genetics, a mutant is an organism or a new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is generally an alteration of the DNA sequence of the genome or chromosome of an organism. It ...

'' and '' Kult'' * M. Alexander Jurkat - co-founded

Eden Studios, Inc. Eden Studios, Inc. is an American role-playing game publisher founded in 1996 by George Vasilakos, M. Alexander Jurkat, and Ed Healy. Currently run by Mr. Vasilakos, Eden Studios is best known for ''Conspiracy X'', the '' Buffyverse role-playi ...

; ''

All Flesh Must Be Eaten ''All Flesh Must Be Eaten'' or ''AFMBE'' is an Origins Award nominated survival horror role-playing game (RPG) produced by Eden Studios, Inc. using the ''Unisystem'' game system. ''AFMBE'' is derived from the traditional horror movie depiction ...

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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 ...

'' for ''D&D 3.5'' *

Adam Jury Adam Jury is a Canadian game designer and graphic designer working in the hobby games industry. He is the co-founder of Posthuman Studios. History Adam Jury is a graphic designer. Jury began his career as a freelance writer working with FASA Co ...

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* Lucian Kahn - Visigoths vs. Mall Goths *

Don Kaye Donald R. Kaye (June 27, 1938 – January 31, 1975) was the co-founder of Tactical Studies Rules (TSR), the game publishing company best known for their ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') role-playing game. He and TSR co-founder Gary Gygax had be ...

- co-founder of TSR; co-creator of ''

'' * J. Andrew Keith - '' Freedom Fighters'' *

William H. Keith Jr. William H. Keith (born August 8, 1950) is an Americans, American author mainly contributing to military science fiction and military fiction and related game design, who writes also under several pen names, such as Ian Douglas, Robert Cain an ...

- '' Behind Enemy Lines, Freedom Fighters'' * Steve Kenson - '' Mutants & Masterminds'', '' Freedom City''; co-creator of ''

Silver Age Sentinels ''Silver Age Sentinels'' is a superhero role-playing game (RPG) published in 2002 by Guardians of Order, creators of ''Big Eyes, Small Mouth'', an anime-themed RPG. History Guardians of Order moved into the d20 market beginning with their new ...

'' and '' Blue Rose'' *

David Kenzer David S. Kenzer is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career David Kenzer started the game company Kenzer & Company with friends Brian Jelke and Steve Johansson, and their initial project was '' The Kingdom of Kal ...

- ''

''; ''

The Kingdoms of Kalamar ''The Kingdoms of Kalamar'' is a fantasy role-playing game campaign setting published by Kenzer & Company in 1994 that is compatible with the second edition of ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' published by TSR. Contents ''The Kingdoms of Kalama ...

'' *

Katharine Kerr Katharine Kerr (born 1944) is an American science fiction and fantasy novelist, best known for her series of Celtic-influenced high fantasy novels set in the fictional land of Deverry. Biography Katharine Kerr was born in Cleveland, Ohio; h ...

- co-author of ''

Legacy of Blood ''Legacy of Blood'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. It was released on September 21, 2004 via Babygrande Records. Production was handled by member Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind, with Chuck Wilson serving as ...

''; contributions to ''

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Ulrich Kiesow Ulrich Kiesow was one of the co-founders of Fantasy Productions (FanPro) in 1983, together with Werner Fuchs and Hans Joachim Alpers. He was the translator of the first German language editions for both ''Tunnels & Trolls'', which was the first G ...

- creator of ''

The Dark Eye ''The Dark Eye'' (German: ''Das Schwarze Auge'', lit. "The Black Eye") is a German tabletop role-playing game with a high fantasy theme created by Ulrich Kiesow and launched by Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH and Droemer Knaur Verlag in 1984. ...

'' * J. Robert King - co-author of '' Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog'' *

Mary Kirchoff Mary L. Kirchoff is an American author of fantasy and young adult novels. Biography Kirchoff was born and raised in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the city where the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game was invented. "I went to school with Ernie G ...

- co-creator of the

setting * Adam Koebel - co-author of ''

Dungeon World ''Dungeon World'' is a tabletop fantasy roleplaying game created by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel. The game uses the Powered by the Apocalypse engine originally designed for ''Apocalypse World'' and used in ''Monsterhearts'' and other games. Th ...

'' *

Jeff Koke Jeff Koke is a writer, graphic designer and business owner currently living in Austin, Texas. He is best known for his writing work for Steve Jackson Games in the 1990s, including '' GURPS Vampire: The Masquerade'', an adaptation of the well-known ...

- '' GURPS Vampire: The Masquerade'', '' GURPS Black Ops'' * Rudy Kraft - co-author of ''

''; other contributions to ''

'' *

Charlie Krank Charlie Krank is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Early life Charlie Krank was born in 1957 in San Francisco. Career Charlie Krank, an employee of the San Francisco game store Gambit, started volunteering to help ...

- '' Pavis: Threshold to Danger'' *

Rick Krebs Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...

- ''

Gangbusters ''Gang Busters'' is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936, and was broadcast over 21 years through November 27, 1957. Histo ...

'' * Heike A. Kubasch - '' Angmar'', ''

HARP The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps can be made and played in various ways, standing or sitting, and in orche ...

'' *

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 Corporat ...

- contributions to ''

'', ''

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Robert J. Kuntz Robert J. Kuntz (born September 23, 1955) is a game designer and author of role-playing game publications. He is best known for his contributions to various ''Dungeons & Dragons''-related materials. Biography Early life Rob Kuntz was born Septe ...

- co-author of ''

Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes ''Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes'' is a supplementary rulebook for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Its product designation is TSR 2006. Contents The work provides information on the pantheons and constructs of the Egy ...

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David Ladyman David Ladyman is an American game designer of board games such as ''Car Wars'', and role-playing games such as ''GURPS''. Career In 1977, while studying linguistics as a grad student at University of Texas at Austin, Ladyman began playtesting ga ...

- ''

'', '' GURPS The Prisoner'' *

Lenard Lakofka Lenard Lakofka (January 10, 1944 - October 23, 2020) was an American writer of material for the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Although never a formal employee of TSR, the company that published ''Dungeons & Dragons'', Lakofk ...

- ''

The Secret of Bone Hill ''The Secret of Bone Hill'' is an adventure module written by Lenard Lakofka for the first edition of ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' and published by TSR in 1981. It is designed for novice and intermediate players with characters of levels 2-4. ...

'', ''

The Assassin's Knot ''The Assassin's Knot'' is an List of Dungeons & Dragons modules, adventure module written by Lenard Lakofka for the first edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' and published by TSR, Inc., TSR in 1983. It is designed for ...

'', ''

Deep Dwarven Delve ''L3 Deep Dwarven Delve'' is a fantasy adventure module or "module" for ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' (1st edition). Plot summary ''Deep Dwarven Delve'' is a straightforward dungeon crawl that leads the players through an abandoned dwarven mi ...

'' * Sage LaTorra - co-author of ''

'' *

Robin D. Laws Robin D. Laws (born October 14, 1964 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian writer and game designer who lives in Toronto, Canada. He is the author of a number of novels and role-playing game A role-playing game (sometimes spelled rolepl ...

- '' Feng Shui'', ''

HeroQuest ''HeroQuest'', sometimes written as ''Hero Quest'', is an adventure board game created by Milton Bradley in conjunction with the British company Games Workshop. The game was loosely based around archetypes of fantasy role-playing games: the ...

'', '' Dying Earth Roleplaying Game'', ''

The Esoterrorists ''The Esoterrorists'' is a Contemporary Occult tabletop role-playing game, written by Robin D. Laws, and published by Pelgrane Press in 2006. Description ''The Esoterrorists'' is one of the games to use the GUMSHOE System. As elite investigator ...

'' and other GUMSHOE games, ''

Hillfolk ''Hillfolk'' is a tabletop role-playing game designed by Robin Laws and published by Pelgrane Press. It was initially launched via Kickstarter in 2012, with the funding being sufficiently successful that a second book called "Blood on the Snow" ...

'', ''The Yellow King Roleplaying Game'' * Jeff R. Leason - co-author of ''

''; contributions to ''

'' * Andrew Leker - '' Skyrealms of Jorune'' * Paul Lidberg - ''

Duel A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon Code duello, rules. During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the r ...

'' * Ken Lightner - ''Real-Life Roleplaying Series'' for the '' d20 System'' * Nicole Lindroos - contributions to ''

'' and ''

'' *

Ian Livingstone Sir Ian Livingstone (born 29 December 1949) is an English fantasy author and entrepreneur. Along with Steve Jackson, he is the co-founder of a series of role-playing gamebooks, ''Fighting Fantasy'', and the author of many books within that se ...

- ''

'' gamebooks *

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), publi ...

- co-author of '' Thieves' Guild''; co-founder of

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 ...

* Steve Long - ''

Dark Champions ''Dark Champions'' is a game published by Hero Games using its Hero System rules to simulate the action-adventure genre. It has not been adapted for the 6th edition HERO rules introduced in 2009. History Steven S. Long authored the ''Champions ...

'', ''

Hero System The ''Hero System'' is a generic role-playing game system that was developed from the superhero RPG '' Champions''. After ''Champions'' fourth edition was released in 1989, a stripped-down version of its ruleset with no superhero or other genre ...

'' 5th and 6th editions, '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Role Playing Game'', '' Star Trek Roleplaying Game'', ''

The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game ''The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game'', released by Decipher Inc. in 2002, is a role-playing game set in the Middle-earth of J. R. R. Tolkien's fiction. The game is set in the years between ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Fellowship of the Ring'', ...

'' *

James Lowder James Daniel Lowder (born January 2, 1963 in Quincy, Massachusetts) is an American author and editor, working regularly within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres, and on tabletop role-playing games and critical works exploring popular ...

- ''Pulp Cthulhu'' * T. S. Luikart - ''

Adventures in Middle-earth ''Adventures in Middle-Earth'' is a tabletop role-playing game originally published by Cubicle 7 in 2016 that uses the milieu of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy trilogy ''The Lord of the Rings''. Description ''Adventures in Middle-Earth'' is set in th ...

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George MacDonald George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. I ...

- co-creator of ''

Champions A champion (from the late Latin ''campio'') is the Victory, victor in a challenge, Competition, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and w ...

'' and the ''

'' *

Mark C. MacKinnon Mark C. MacKinnon is a Canadian politician, entrepreneur, and designer of roleplaying games. MacKinnon is the founder of Guardians of Order (GoO), and has produced work in the ''anime'' genre. His initial release, ''Big Eyes, Small Mouth'', led ...

- ''

Big Eyes, Small Mouth ''Big Eyes, Small Mouth'' (''BESM'') is a tabletop role-playing game originally produced by Guardians of Order in 1997 that was designed to simulate the action of anime and manga. The title alludes to the common anime drawing style of character ...

'', ''

The Sailor Moon Role-Playing Game and Resource Book ''The Sailor Moon Role-Playing Game and Resource Book'' is a 1998 role-playing game written by Mark C. MacKinnon, published by Guardians of Order. Contents ''The Sailor Moon Role-Playing Game and Resource Book'' is a game in which Tri-Stat based ...

''; co-author of ''

'' * Jeff Mackintosh - co-author of ''

'' *

Ari Marmell Ari Marmell is an American novelist and freelance role-playing game writer. Novels His first novel, ''Gehenna: The Final Night'', was published in 2004 by White Wolf Publishing. ''Agents of Artifice,'' a media tie-in novel set in the Magic: The ...

- contributions to ''

Scarred Lands Scarred Lands is a post-apocalyptic fantasy campaign setting in which characters live in a world recovering from a devastating war between gods and titans. Initially published by White Wolf Publishing under its Sword & Sorcery brand using the d20 ...

'' and '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' * Ian Marsh - ''

'' * Stephen R. Marsh - ''

Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set The ''Expert Set'' is an expansion boxed set for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. It was first published in 1981 as an expansion to the '' Basic Set''. Having been told that Greyhawk was reserved for ''Advanced Dungeons & ...

''; credited with creation of alignment system for ''

'' *

Julia Martin Julia Martin is a game designer and editor who has worked on a number of products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy roleplaying game. Career Julia Martin worked for Game Designers' Workshop until she left in 1991 to work for TSR. Martin wor ...

- co-author of ''

Faiths & Avatars ''Faiths & Avatars'' is an ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' Forgotten Realms campaign expansion book. Contents ''Faiths & Avatars'' lists, ranks, rates, explains and details everything about the gods in the Faerûnian pantheon, even those who hav ...

''; contributions to ''

'' *

Phil Masters Phil Masters is a British role-playing game designer and author. Career Phil Masters' writing credits in role-playing games go back to ''White Dwarf'' Magazine #20 and the ''Fiend Folio'' of ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''. Masters wrote about ...

- '' GURPS Castle Falkenstein'', ''Hellboy Sourcebook and Roleplaying Game''; ''

GURPS Discworld ''GURPS Discworld'' and the related supplements are role-playing game sourcebooks set in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' fantasy universe using the GURPS role-playing game system. GURPS Discworld was designed by Phil Masters (in collaboration wi ...

'' (with

Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humourist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his ''Discworld'' series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first nov ...

) *

Colin McComb Colin McComb (born May 1970) is an American writer and game designer, who is best known for his work designing the Planescape setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game, and as the creative lead for the role-playing video game '' Torm ...

- co-author of the ''

Birthright Campaign Setting ''Birthright Campaign Setting'' is an accessory for the 2nd edition of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, published in 1995. This product introduced the Birthright campaign setting. Contents The ''Birthright Campaign S ...

''; contributions to various TSR settings *

Angel Leigh McCoy Angel Leigh McCoy is a game designer and fiction writer based in Seattle, Washington. Early life and education Originally from the Midwest, Angel Leigh McCoy grew up delving into fantasy and horror novels and won her first essay contest in sixth ...

- contributions to ''

'' and '' Changeling: The Dreaming'' *

Elizabeth McCoy Elizabeth "Archangel Beth" McCoy (born 5 November 1971) is a writer and editor in the role-playing game industry at Steve Jackson Games. Career She and her husband Walter Milliken wrote the award-winning supplement ''GURPS Illuminati Universit ...

- co-author of ''

GURPS In Nomine ''GURPS In Nomine'' is the GURPS (third edition) adaptation of the ''In Nomine'' role-playing game. Contents ''GURPS In Nomine'' involves powerful angels and demons as player characters. It contains conversion material for the core rules as wel ...

'' and ''

GURPS Illuminati University ''GURPS Illuminati University'' (1995) (), also called ''GURPS IOU'', is a 128-page softbound campaign setting sourcebook for the ''GURPS'' role-playing game. Page 11 is notably the first printed appearance of Agatha Heterodyne, the star of the ...

'' * Anne Gray McCready - '' Mystery of the Snow Pearls'', '' Red Sonja Unconquered'' *

Mike Mearls Michael Mearls is a writer and designer of fantasy role-playing games (RPGs) and related fiction. He was the senior manager for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' research and design team. He co-led design for the 5th edition of the game. He also worked ...

- ''

Iron Heroes ''Iron Heroes''. (previously also known as ''Monte Cook Presents: Iron Heroes''; originally announced as ''Iron Lore'') is a variant ''Player's Handbook'' for the d20 System of role-playing games, in the tradition of '' Arcana Unearthed''. It inc ...

'', co-creator of ''

Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Several different editions of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974. The current publisher of ''D&D'', Wizards of the Coast, produces new materials only for the most current edition of the g ...

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Frank Mentzer Jacob Franklin Mentzer III is an American fantasy author and game designer who worked on early materials for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (D&D) fantasy role-playing game. He was an employee of TSR, Inc. from 1980 to 1986, spending part of that time ...

- '' D&D Basic Set'' third edition; co-author of ''

Temple of Elemental Evil ''The Temple of Elemental Evil'' is an adventure module for the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'', set in the game's ''World of Greyhawk'' campaign setting. The module was published by TSR, Inc. in 1985 for the first edition '' ...

'' * Marc W. Miller - various incarnations of '' Traveller'' * Steve Miller - contributions to ''

'', including ''

Into the Dragon's Lair ''Into the Dragon's Lair'' is an adventure module for the 3rd edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Plot summary ''Into the Dragon's Lair'' takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting, and takes place after the novels ...

'' *

Walter Milliken Walter Milliken is a writer and game designer who has worked on a number of ''GURPS'' products for Steve Jackson Games. Career Walter Milliken ran the ''GURPS Digest'' discussion list on the internet in the early 1990s. In a lawsuit that received ...

- ''

'' *

Kim Mohan Kim Rudolph Mohan (May 4, 1949 – December 12, 2022) was an American author, editor and game designer best known for works related to the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Early life and education Kim Mohan was born in Chicago, Illinoi ...

- ''

Cyborg Commando ''Cyborg Commando'' is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) published by New Infinities Productions, Inc in 1987 and designed by Kim Mohan and Frank Mentzer based on an outline by Gary Gygax, the creator of the original ''Dungeons & Dragons' ...

'', ''

Wilderness Survival Guide The ''Wilderness Survival Guide'' is a supplement to the '' Advanced Dungeons and Dragons'' (''AD&D'') role-playing game, written by Kim Mohan and published by TSR, Inc. in 1986 (). Contents The ''Wilderness Survival Guide'' covers adventures ...

'' for ''

Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Several different editions of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974. The current publisher of ''D&D'', Wizards of the Coast, produces new materials only for the most current edition of the ga ...

''; also editor of ''

Dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...

'' magazine *

Tom Moldvay Thomas Steven Moldvay (Nov. 5, 1948 – March 9, 2007) was an American game designer and author, best known for his work on early materials for the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (D&D). Career During the 1970s while a stude ...

- ''

Lords of Creation ''Lords of Creation'' is a science fiction novel by American author Eando Binder (combined pseudonym for American brothers Earl and Otto Binder). It was first published in book form in 1949 by Prime Press Prime Press, Inc. was a science fiction ...

'', '' D&D Basic Set'' second edition, '' Castle Amber''; co-creator of ''

Isle of Dread ''The Isle of Dread'' is an Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons), adventure for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. The adventure, module code ''X1'', was originally published in 1981. Written by David Cook (game designer), David "Zeb" Cook a ...

'', Mystara *

Erik Mona Erik Mona (born April 1974) is an American game designer who lives in Seattle, Washington. Career Mona was the Managing Editor of issues 1 and 2 of the '' Oerth Journal'', an online publication devoted to the ''World of Greyhawk'' campaign setti ...

- contributions to the ''

Greyhawk Greyhawk, also known as the World of Greyhawk, is a fictional world designed as a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy roleplaying game. Although not the first campaign world developed for ''Dungeons & Dragons''—Dave Arneson ...

'' setting: also editor of ''

'' and ''

Dungeon A dungeon is a room or cell in which prisoners are held, especially underground. Dungeons are generally associated with medieval castles, though their association with torture probably belongs more to the Renaissance period. An oubliette (from ...

'' magazines *

Christian Moore Christian Moore is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Christian Moore and Owen Seyler were recent college graduates when they were rooming together in 1994. Moore was working on the design of what was at fir ...

- '' Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth''; co-author of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game'' *

James A. Moore James Arthur Moore is an American Horror fiction, horror novelist and short story writer. In 2003, he was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel, "Best Novel" for his book ''Serenity Falls''. In 2006, the novell ...

- contributions to various World of Darkness games *

Roger E. Moore Roger E. Moore (born July 11, 1955, in Winchester, Kentucky) is a designer of role-playing games. He is best known for his long-running tenure as editor of '' Dragon'' magazine and was the founding editor of ''Dungeon'' magazine. Early life Mo ...

- '' Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins''; also editor of ''

'' magazine * Jenna K. Moran - ''

Nobilis ''Nobilis'' is a contemporary fantasy tabletop role-playing game created by Jenna K. Moran, writing under the name R. Sean Borgstrom. The player characters are "Sovereign Powers" called ''the Nobilis''; each Noble is the personification of an ...

'', ''The Game of Powers'' (LARP), ''Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine'' *

Jason Morningstar Jason Morningstar is an American indie role-playing game designer, publishing mostly through Bully Pulpit Games. Morningstar's games often lack a Game Master and are often set in situations that quickly go unfortunately for the player characters. G ...

- ''

Durance The Durance (; ''Durença'' in the Occitan classical norm or ''Durènço'' in the Mistralian norm) is a major river in Southeastern France. A left tributary of the Rhône, it is long. Its drainage basin is .Grey Ranks'', ''

Fiasco Fiasco may refer to: * a failure or humiliating situation * Fiasco (bottle), a traditional Italian straw-covered wine bottle often associated with Chianti wine Media * ''Fiasco'' (novel), a 1987 science-fiction novel by Stanisław Lem * ''F ...

'' * Dave Morris - ''

Dragon Warriors Dragon Warriors is a fantasy role playing game system written by Dave Morris and Oliver Johnson and published by Corgi Books between the years 1985 and 1986. In 2009, it was re-collected in a new hardcover edition by Mongoose Publishing. This ...

'' * Graeme Morris - contributions to various TSR settings * Josh Mosqueira - '' Constantinople by Night'', ''Montreal by Night''; co-author of ''

Tribe 8 Tribe 8 was a LGBTQ punk rock band from San Francisco, considered one of the first queercore groups. The band took their name from the practice of tribadism, with "tribe eight" being a play on the word ''tribade'', a sexual practice sometimes a ...

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* Pete Nash - co-author of ''

RuneQuest II ''RuneQuest'' (commonly abbreviated as RQ) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally designed by Steve Perrin, Ray Turney, Steve Henderson, and Warren James, and set in Greg Stafford's mythical world of Glorantha. It was first publish ...

'' *

John Nephew John A. Nephew is an American game designer, who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career John Nephew began freelancing for TSR as a ''Dungeons & Dragons'' author in 1986 while he was still in high school, first writing material for ...

- co-founded

Atlas Games Atlas Games is a company which publishes role-playing games, board games and card games. Its founder and current president is John Nephew. History When Atlas Games did not have the finances to publish '' On the Edge'' (1994), they partnered with J ...

; '' Tall Tales of the Wee Folk'' *

Bruce Nesmith Bruce Nesmith is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. He was Creative Director at TSR, working on a variety of games including ''Dungeons & Dragons'', and is a senior game designer at Bethesda Game Studios, where he ha ...

- ''

'' 4th edition; co-author of ''

Lankhmar – City of Adventure ''Lankhmar – City of Adventure'' is an accessory for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, first published by TSR in 1985. Contents The two booklet set describes Nehwon and the city of Lankhmar, from Fritz Leiber's '' Fafhrd ...

''; contributions to the

and

settings *

Douglas Niles Douglas Niles (born December 1, 1954, in Brookfield, Wisconsin) is a fantasy author and game designer. Niles was one of the creators of the Dragonlance world and the author of the first three Forgotten Realms novels, the ''Star Frontiers'' space o ...

- ''

Star Frontiers ''Star Frontiers'' is a science fiction role-playing game produced by TSR, Inc., TSR from 1982 to 1985. The game offered a space opera action-adventure setting. Fictional setting ''Star Frontiers'' takes place near the center of a spiral galax ...

'', '' Top Secret/S.I.'', ''

Against the Cult of the Reptile God ''Against the Cult of the Reptile God'' is an Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons), adventure module for the first edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy roleplaying game, set in the game's ''World of Greyhawk'' campa ...

''; co-author of ''

''; contributions to the

setting * Clinton R. Nixon - ''

The Shadow of Yesterday ''The Shadow of Yesterday'' (or ''TSoY'') is a narrativist sword and sorcery (with optional elements of heroic fantasy) indie role-playing game, designed by Clinton R. Nixon and published by CRN Games. Notable features A large portion of the ga ...

'', ''

Donjon A keep (from the Middle English ''kype'') is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word ''keep'', but usually consider it to refer to large towers in c ...

'', ''Paladin'' * David Noonan - contributions to many ''

'' products *

Mike Nystul Mike Nystul (born March 22, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois) created and wrote numerous role-playing game products in the 1990s. Career Nystul got his start in the RPG industry writing ''Fantasy Hero'' books for Hero Games, and then worked for FASA a ...

- '' The Whispering Vault''

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* Michael O'Brien - contributions to ''

'' * Steffan O'Sullivan - ''

FUDGE Fudge is a type of confection that is made by mixing sugar, butter and milk, heating it to the soft-ball stage at , and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency. In texture, this crystalline cand ...

'', '' GURPS Swashbucklers'', '' GURPS Bunnies & Burrows''

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Scott Palter Daniel Scott Palter (died February 17, 2020) was a game designer who worked primarily on wargames and role-playing games. Early life and education Scott Palter received an Bachelor of Arts, AB from Dartmouth College, Dartmouth, then a Juris Doct ...

- co-author of ''Deadspeak Dossier'' for ''The World of Necroscope'' *

Blaine Pardoe Blaine Lee Pardoe is a bestselling and award-winning American author and military historian, known primarily for writing the ''Battletech'' and '' MechWarrior: Dark Age'' series of science fiction books, business management books, military history ...

- ''

Domination Domination or dominant may refer to: Society * World domination, which is mainly a conspiracy theory * Colonialism in which one group (usually a nation) invades another region for material gain or to eliminate competition * Chauvinism in which ...

'' *

Derek Pearcy Derek Pearcy is a game designer, writer, editor and graphic designer known for his work on role-playing games. Career Pearcy served as the editor of ''Pyramid'' for its first two print issues, in 1993. He worked for Steve Jackson Games in the 1990 ...

- ''

'' * Chris Perkins - lead story designer for

campaign ''

Curse of Strahd ''Curse of Strahd'' is an adventure book for the 5th edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. It was released on March 15, 2016 and is based on the ''Ravenloft'' module published in 1983. Contents Adventurers are mysteriously ...

'' *

Jeff Perren Jeff Perren is a game designer, a hobby shop owner, and an early associate of Gary Gygax. Career Jeff Perren was an early member of the Lake Geneva Tactical Studies Association along with Gary Gygax, Terry and Rob Kuntz, Ernie Gygax, Mike Rees ...

- co-creator of ''

Chainmail Chain mail (properly called mail or maille but usually called chain mail or chainmail) is a type of armour consisting of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh. It was in common military use between the 3rd century BC and ...

'' *

Don Perrin Don Perrin (born 1 October 1964) is a Canadian writer and former military officer. Early life and education Born in Iserlohn, Germany, Perrin grew up in Kingston, ON, Canada, McMasterville, QC, Canada, Bromley, Kent, England, and Ottawa, ON, Can ...

- co-designer of ''

Dragonlance Campaign Setting ''Dragonlance Campaign Setting'' is an accessory for the Dragonlance campaign setting, for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents The ''Dragonlance Campaign Setting'' hardcover updated the Dragonlance ...

''; ''

Sovereign Stone The Sovereign Stone series is a trilogy of fantasy novels: ''Well of Darkness'' (2000), ''Guardians of the Lost'' (2001), and ''Journey into the Void'' (2003), set in the same universe of the '' Sovereign Stone'' Role-playing game. Both the books ...

'' * Steve Perrin - main author of ''

'', the ''

Basic Role-Playing ''Basic Role-Playing'' (''BRP'') is a tabletop role-playing game which originated in the ''RuneQuest'' fantasy role-playing game. Chaosium released the ''BRP'' standalone booklet in 1980 in the boxed set release of the second edition of ''RuneQu ...

'' system and '' Steve Perrin's Quest Rules''; co-author of ''

'' * Michael Petersén - co-author of ''

'' and '' KULT'' *

Sandy Petersen Carl Sanford Joslyn "Sandy" Petersen (born September 16, 1955) is an American game designer. He worked at Chaosium, contributing to the development of ''RuneQuest'' and later creating the acclaimed and influential horror role-playing game ''Call ...

- main author of '' Call of Cthulhu''; co-author of ''

'' and ''

Ghostbusters ''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American Supernatural fiction, supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and ...

'' * Steve Peterson - co-creator of ''

'', the ''

'' and the ''

'' system * John R. Phythyon, Jr. - co-author of '' Heaven & Earth'' and ''

Ghost Dog ''Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'' is a 1999 internationally co-produced martial arts crime thriller drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. Forest Whitaker stars as the title character, the mysterious "Ghost Dog", a hitman in the e ...

'' *

Jon Pickens Jon Pickens is an American game designer and editor who has worked on numerous products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game from TSR and later Wizards of the Coast. Early life and education Jon Pickens was born in Mishawak ...

- ''

Arms and Equipment Guide The ''Arms and Equipment Guide'' is the name of two supplementary rule books for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Each describes various equipment that can be used in a campaign. 2nd edition Contents The original ''Arms and ...

'' for ''

'', 2nd edition *

Mike Pohjola Mikko "Mike" Pohjola (born 15 October 1978) is a Finnish poet, playwright, author, and roleplaying game designer. He is the author of ''Myrskyn aika'', ''Star Wreck Roleplaying Game'', ''Tähti'', ''Kadonneet kyyneleet'', ''Ihmisen poika'', and '' ...

- '' Star Wreck Roleplaying Game'', '' Age of the Tempest'', Turku School experimental LARP *

Mike Pondsmith Michael Alyn Pondsmith is an American Role-playing game, roleplaying, Board game, board, and video game designer. He is best known for founding the publisher R. Talsorian Games in 1982, where he developed a majority of the company's role-playing ...

- ''

Mekton ''Mekton'' is a role-playing game which centers on the conventions of mecha anime and science fiction (although it can easily enough be adapted to other genres like police drama or high fantasy). It has seen several editions since its introduct ...

'', ''

Cyberpunk Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a dystopian futuristic setting that tends to focus on a "combination of lowlife and high tech", featuring futuristic technological and scientific achievements, such as artificial intelligence and cyber ...

'', '' Castle Falkenstein''; co-creator of the

system *

Greg Porter Greg Porter is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 96th District since 1992. He is a member of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus. References External links Gregory Porter at ballotpedia.org*' ...

- '' TimeLords'', ''

CORPS Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies great ...

'', ''

EABA The ''End All Be All'' game system, commonly known as ''EABA'' and pronounced "ee-buh", is a role-playing game system from Blacksburg Tactical Research Center (BTRC). It is a generic gaming system designed to adapt to any imaginary gaming envi ...

'' *

Chris Pramas Chris Pramas is an American game designer and writer, as well as a founder of Green Ronin Publishing. He is best known as the designer of the ''Dragon Age'' RPG, ''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay'' (second edition), and ''Freeport: The City of Adventu ...

- ''

Dragon Age ''Dragon Age'' is a media franchise centered on a series of fantasy role-playing video games created and developed by BioWare, which have seen releases on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Th ...

'', ''

'' 2nd edition, Freeport setting *

Patrick Lucien Price Patrick Lucien Price is a game designer and editor who worked on the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game from TSR. Early life and education Pat Price was born in Whiting, Indiana. Price earned a B.A. in French and Spanish from Mari ...

- contributions to ''

Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home ''Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home'' is an accessory for the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents ''Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home'' is a collection of Dragonlance essays, legends, and recipes. Astinus of ...

'' supplement for

* Anthony Pryor - contributions to various TSR settings *

Lewis Pulsipher Lewis Errol Pulsipher (born January 22, 1951), often credited as Lew Pulsipher, is an American teacher, game designer, and author, whose subject is role playing games, board games, card games, and video games. He was the first person in the North ...

- contributions to ''

Fiend Folio ''Fiend Folio'' is the name of three separate products published for successive editions of the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D''). All three are collections of monsters. The bulk of the material in the first edition ca ...

'' for TSR; ''

Swords & Wizardry ''Dungeons & Dragons'' retro-clones are fantasy role-playing games that emulate earlier editions of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') no longer supported by Wizards of the Coast. They are made possible by the release of later editions' rules in a ...

'' *

David L. Pulver David L. Pulver (born 2 November 1965 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian freelance writer and game designer, author of more than fifty role-playing game rulebooks and supplements, including the award-winning ''Transhuman Space''. Early life and e ...

- ''

Transhuman Space ''Transhuman Space'' (THS) is a role-playing game by David Pulver, published by Steve Jackson Games as part of the "Powered by ''GURPS''" (''Generic Universal Role-Playing System'') line. Set in the year 2100, humanity has begun to colonize the ...

'', ''

GURPS Reign of Steel ''Reign of Steel'' is a setting sourcebook for the GURPS role-playing game system describing a future world conquered by a conspiracy of artificial intelligences. It is written by David Pulver, who also wrote the ''Robots'', ''Ultra-Tech'' and '' ...

'', ''

GURPS Technomancer GURPS Technomancer is a techno-magic campaign setting by David Pulver, published in 1998 by Steve Jackson Games as for the GURPS role-playing game system. Contents ''GURPS Technomancer'' provides a setting in an alternative modern Earth where Mag ...

''; co-author of ''

''; system contributions to ''

'' and ''

Tri-Stat dX Guardians of Order was a Canadian company founded in 1996 by Mark C. MacKinnon in Guelph, Ontario. The company's business output consisted of role-playing games (RPGs). Their first game is the anime inspired '' Big Eyes, Small Mouth''. In 2006 Gu ...

'' *

Sean Punch Sean Punch (born July 27, 1967) is a Canadian writer and game designer. He is the author of the fourth edition of the ''GURPS'' role-playing game. Before he turned to writing he was a student of particle physics. History with GURPS After writing ...

- ''

'' 4th edition, ''

GURPS Lite ''GURPS Lite'' is a 32-page introduction to the rules of the ''GURPS'' role-playing game based on the core rules in the GURPS 4e Basic Set (mainly ''Characters''). Contents ''GURPS Lite'' includes basic character creation with advantages, dis ...

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Jean Rabe Jean Rabe is an American journalist, editor, gamer and writer of fantasy and mystery. After a career as a newspaper reporter, she was employed by TSR, Inc. for several years as head of the Role Playing Game Association and editor of the ''Polyhe ...

- contributions to ''

'' and ''

'' * Merle M. Rasmussen - ''

Top Secret Classified information is material that a government body deems to be sensitive information that must be protected. Access is restricted by law or regulation to particular groups of people with the necessary security clearance and need to know, ...

'' * A. Mark Ratner - ''

Space Marines The space marine, an archetype of military science fiction, is a kind of soldier who operates in outer space or on alien worlds. Historical marines fulfill multiple roles: ship defence, boarding actions, landing parties, and general-purpose hi ...

'', co-author of ''

Space Opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, it features technological and soci ...

'' *

John D. Rateliff John D. Rateliff is an author of roleplaying games and an independent scholar. He specializes in the study of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, particularly his Middle-earth fantasy writings. Early life and education John D. Rateliff was raised in Ma ...

- ''

'' * Philip Reed - *

Paul Reiche III Paul Reiche III ( ) is an American game designer, particularly known for his work on video games. Reiche is best known for being the co-creator, together with Fred Ford, of the '' Star Control'' universe. Career Pen and paper RPGs Reiche was ...

- contributions to ''

'' products; co-authored ''

Legion of Gold ''Legion of Gold'' is a 1981 role-playing game adventure for ''Gamma World'' published by TSR. Plot summary ''Legion of Gold'' is an adventure that deals with a mysterious army of golden, glowing warriors ravaging the countryside around the Grea ...

'' adventure for ''

'' *

Thomas M. Reid Thomas M. Reid (born December 23, 1966 in Fort Collins, Colorado) is an author and game designer who grew up in Arlington, Texas. Reid attended the University of Houston where he minored in Creative Writing. Subsequently, he got a job at Wizards ...

- contributions to ''

AD&D In insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) is a policy that pays benefits to the beneficiary if the cause of death is an accident. This is a limited form of life insurance which is generally less expensive, or in some cases is an add ...

''; '' Star Wars Roleplaying Game''; ''

The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game ''The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game'' is a role-playing game based on ''The Wheel of Time'', an epic fantasy series by American author Robert Jordan. History The team at Last Unicorn Games created the licensed role-playing game ''The Wheel o ...

'' *

Mark Rein·Hagen Mark Rein-Hagen, stylized as Mark Rein•Hagen (born 1964), is an American role-playing, card, video and board game designer best known as the creator of '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' and its associated ''World of Darkness'' games. Along with J ...

- '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' and other World of Darkness games; the '' Storyteller system''; co-creator of ''

'' * Sean K. Reynolds - contributions to

and other TSR settings. *

Andrew Rilstone Andrew Rilstone is a game designer and blogger who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Andrew Rilstone was the editor of the influential fanzine Aslan in the 1980s and early 1990s. James Wallis, Rilstone and Richard Lambert auth ...

- co-authored '' The Dying of the Light'' * Alex Roberts -

Star Crossed (game) Star Crossed is a two-player tabletop role-playing game about forbidden romance by Alex Roberts published by Bully Pulpit Games in 2019. Gameplay It uses a Jenga tower to build tension and determine story outcomes, inspired by the horror indie ...

, For the Queen *

Ken Rolston Ken Rolston is an American computer game and role-playing game (pen and paper), role-playing game designer best known for his work with West End Games and on the computer game series ''The Elder Scrolls''. In February 2007, he elected to join th ...

- co-author of ''

''; contributions to ''

'', ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

'', ''

'' and Mystara *

Aaron S. Rosenberg Aaron S. Rosenberg (born October 13, 1969) is an American novelist and game designer. Biography Rosenberg has written novels for franchises including '' Star Trek'', '' StarCraft'', ''Warcraft'', ''Exalted'', ''Stargate Atlantis'', and '' War ...

- '' Deryni Adventure Game'' * S. John Ross - '' Uresia: Grave of Heaven'', '' Risus''; co-author of '' GURPS Black Ops'' * Marcus Rowland - ''

Forgotten Futures ''Forgotten Futures'' is a role-playing game created by Marcus Rowland to allow people to play in settings inspired by Victorian and Edwardian science fiction and fantasy (i.e., steampunk). Most of its releases begin with these stories then ad ...

'', ''Diana: Warrior Princess'', ''The Original Flatland Role Playing Game'' * Charles M. Ryan - contributions to ''

Dungeons and Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR). ...

3.5'' * Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan - '' Traveller Core Rulebook''; '' The Laundry RPG''

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Ken St. Andre Kenneth Eugene St. Andre (born April 28, 1947) is an American fantasy author and game designer, best known for his work with ''Tunnels & Trolls'' and ''Wasteland (video game), Wasteland''. He was born in Ogden, Utah, and has been an active member ...

- ''

'', ''

Starfaring ''Starfaring'' was the first science fiction role-playing game (RPG) published, released by Flying Buffalo in August 1976. Although it was the first to market, it didn't attract an audience, and was soon superseded by the much more popular '' Tra ...

'', ''

Monsters! Monsters! ''Monsters! Monsters!'' is a role-playing game first published by Metagaming Concepts in 1976. Description ''Monsters! Monsters!'' is a fantasy system in which the player characters are monsters who prey on adventurers and the civilized world. ...

'' * R.A. Salvatore -

Menzoberranzan Menzoberranzan, the "City of Spiders", is a fictional city-state in the world of the ''Forgotten Realms'', a ''Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign setting. The city is located in the Upper Northdark, about two miles below the Surbrin Vale, between the M ...

Carl Sargent Carl Lynwood Sargent (11 December 1952 – 12 September 2018) was a British parapsychologist and author of several roleplaying game-based products and novels, who used the pen name Keith Martin to write ''Fighting Fantasy'' gamebooks. Early life ...

- contributions to

and

Warhammer Warhammer may refer to: * War hammer, a medieval weapon Warhammer media franchise *''Warhammer'', a series of games and related media: ** ''Warhammer'' (game), a table-top fantasy miniature wargame, and origin of the franchise ** ''Warhammer Fan ...

settings * R. Hyrum Savage - '' Diomin''; contributed to ''

Forbidden Kingdoms ''Forbidden Kingdoms'' is a Pulp magazine-inspired setting for ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and ''d20 Modern'', written by R. Hyrum Savage and Dave Webb, and published by OtherWorld Creations. ''Forbidden Kingdoms'' is set on an alternate history ...

'' * Steven Schend - contributions to various TSR settings *

Lawrence Schick Lawrence Schick is a game designer and writer associated with role-playing games. Early life and education Schick attended Kent State University Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university al ...

- ''

White Plume Mountain ''White Plume Mountain'' is an adventure module for the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, written by Lawrence Schick and published by TSR in 1979. The 16-page adventure bears the code "S2" ("S" for "special"). The adv ...

'', ''

In the Dungeons of the Slave Lords ''Scourge of the Slave Lords'' (A1–4) is an adventure module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, published by TSR, Inc. in 1986. It combines the contents of four earlier modules, all set in the World of Greyhawk campaign ...

''; co-creator of Mystara * Robert J. Schwalb - ''

''; ''

A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying ''A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying'' is a role-playing game published by Green Ronin Publishing in 2009. Description ''A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying'' is an adaptation of the '' A Song of Ice and Fire'' novel series. The game uses Green ...

''; ''

'' *

Jesse Scoble Jesse Scoble is a Canadian game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Jesse Scoble was Mark C. MacKinnon's game master, and Scoble became an employee of Guardians of Order a few years after MacKinnon started the game co ...

- ''

El-Hazard Role-Playing Game The ''El-Hazard Role-Playing Game'' is a role-playing game published by Guardians of Order in 2001. Description The ''El-Hazard Role-Playing Game'' is based on the first '' El-Hazard'' anime OVA series and with rules based on the company's Tri-S ...

'' * Stephan Michael Sechi - creator of ''

Talislanta ''Talislanta'' is a fantasy role-playing game written by Stephen Michael Sechi and published by Bard Games in 1987. There have been six different English-language editions and several foreign language editions published. All English-language pr ...

'' *

Mike Selinker Mike Selinker is an American game designer, puzzle maker, and the founder and president of Lone Shark Games. Credits Selinker's design credits include ''Pirates of the Spanish Main'' and ''Fightball'' with James Ernest, ''Axis & Allies Revised E ...

- co-author of ''

Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game The ''Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game'' is a role-playing game published by TSR, Inc. that uses the '' SAGA System'' and features characters published by Marvel Comics. It should not be confused with the earlier '' Marvel Super Heroes Game'', ...

'' *

Matthew Sernett Matthew Lee Sernett is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Matt Sernett was part of the SCRAMJET team, led by Richard Baker, with designers James Wyatt, Ed Stark, Michele Carter, Stacy Longstreet, and Chri ...

- contributions to ''

'' *

Owen Seyler Owen M. Seyler is a former game designer who worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Owen Seyler and Christian Moore were recent college graduates when they were rooming together in 1994. Moore and Seyler formed the game company Last Unic ...

- '' Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth'' *

Kevin Siembieda Kevin Siembieda (born April 2, 1956) is an American artist, writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games. Career Siembieda is a third-generation Polish American. He attended the College for Creative Studies in Detroit from 1974 to 1977. ...

- '' The Mechanoid Invasion'', '' Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game'', ''

Heroes Unlimited ''Heroes Unlimited'' is a superhero role-playing game written by Kevin Siembieda and first published by Palladium Books in 1984. The game is based upon the Palladium Books Megaversal system and is compatible with other games that use the Palladi ...

'', ''

Robotech ''Robotech'' is a science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production and first released in the United States in 1985. The show was adapted from t ...

'', '' Rifts'' * Edward E. Simbalist - co-author of ''

'' and '' Chivalry & Sorcery'' *

Bill Slavicsek Bill Slavicsek is a game designer who served as the Director of Roleplaying Design and Development at Wizards of the Coast. He previously worked for West End Games and TSR, Inc., and designed products for ''Dungeons & Dragons'', ''Star Wars'', '' ...

- '' Alternity'', ''

'', '' Star Wars Roleplaying Game''; co-author of ''

'', contributions to ''

'' * Carl Smith - contributions to ''

''; co-founded Pacesetter *

Lester W. Smith Lester W. Smith is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Early work and GDW Lester Smith began his game-design career in 1984 with ''Mind Duel'', a science-fiction board game submission to ''Space Gamer'' mag ...

- ''

''; ''

'' * Mark Smith - co-author of ''

'' and ''

Way of the Tiger The Way of the Tiger is a series of adventure gamebooks by Mark Smith and Jamie Thomson, originally published by Knight Books (an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton) from 1985. They are set on the fantasy world of Orb. The reader takes the part of ...

'' gamebooks *

John Snead John Snead is a freelance role-playing writer who lives in Portland, Oregon. He studied math and history (B.A.) and cultural anthropology (MA). He has been gaming since 1980 and became a full-time designer and writer of role-playing games in 1998. ...

- co-creator of '' Blue Rose''; contributions to '' Exalted'', ''

'' and '' Mage: The Awakening'' * Richard Snider - '' Adventures in Fantasy''; '' Powers & Perils''; contributed to ''

Thieves' World Thieves' World is a shared world fantasy series created by Robert Lynn Asprin in 1978. The original series comprised twelve anthologies, including stories by science fiction authors Poul Anderson, John Brunner, Andrew J. Offutt, C. J. Cherr ...

'' *

Ree Soesbee Ree Soesbee is an American game designer of collectible card games, role-playing games, and massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), as well as a writer of primarily fantasy novels. Early life and education After Soesbee's mother ...

- co-author of ''Celtic Age'' d20 sourcebook *

Jared Sorensen Jared A. Sorensen is an indie role-playing game designer whose works include ''InSpectres'', '' octaNe'', and ''Lacuna Part I.'' Career Jared Sorensen was a member of the website The Forge, and later became an indie publisher. Sorensen designed ...

- ''

InSpectres ''InSpectres'' is a humorous paranormal investigation-themed role-playing game created by Jared Sorensen and independently published by Memento Mori Theatricks.The game's story line follows the player's work in a supernatural investigation and e ...

'' *

Lucien Soulban Lucien Moussa Shukri Soulban is a Saudi Arabian game designer and writer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Personal life Lucien Soulban was born in Saudi Arabia, where he lived for 12 years before attending school in Texas. He la ...

- '' Heaven & Earth'', ''

'' *

Warren Spector Warren Evan Spector (born October 2, 1955) is an American role-playing and video game designer, director, writer, producer and production designer. He is known for creating immersive sim games, which give players a wide variety of choices in how ...

- co-author of '' TOON'' and '' Send in the Clones'' *

Garry Spiegle Garry Floyd Spiegle (August 12, 1945 in Fairfield, Alabama – June 25, 2018) was a game designer who worked primarily on role-playing games. Career After the original Dragonlance group began, the Dragonlance Series Design Team was later expande ...

- contributions to ''

'' *

Matthew Sprange Matthew Sprange is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Matthew Sprange met with Alex Fennell in a pub in Swindon, England in late 2000; Sprange suggested starting a game company, but Fennell instead joined a ...

- co-founder of

Mongoose Publishing Mongoose Publishing is a British manufacturer of role-playing games, miniatures, and card games, publishing material since 2001. Its licenses include products based on the science fiction properties '' Traveller'', ''Judge Dredd'', and ''Parano ...

; ''

Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game Book ''Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game Book'' is a role-playing game published by Mongoose Publishing in 2010. Description ''Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game Book'' is based on the '' Lone Wolf'' series of gamebooks. Publication history ''Lone Wolf Multiplayer ...

'' *

Michael Stackpole Michael Austin Stackpole (born November 27, 1957) is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his ''Star Wars'' and ''BattleTech'' books. He was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, but raised in Vermont. He has a BA in history from ...

- ''

Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes ''Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes'' (''MSPE'') is a tabletop role-playing game designed and written by Michael A. Stackpole and first published in April 1983 by Blade, a division of Flying Buffalo, Inc. A second edition was later published by ...

'' *

Greg Stafford Francis Gregory Stafford (February 9, 1948 – October 10, 2018), usually known as Greg Stafford, was an American game designer, publisher, and practitioner of shamanism. Stafford is most famous as the creator of the fantasy world of Glorantha ...

- creator of the

Glorantha Glorantha is a fantasy world created by Greg Stafford. It was first introduced in the board game '' White Bear and Red Moon'' (1975) by Chaosium and then in a number of other board, roleplaying and computer games, including ''RuneQuest'' and ''He ...

setting, co-author of ''

'' and designer of the

Arthurian King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a Legend, legendary king of Great Britain, Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In the earliest tradition ...

RPGs ''

'' and '' Prince Valiant: The Story-Telling Game'' *

Stan! Stan! (born Steven Brown) is an American author, cartoonist, and game designer. He is sometimes credited as Stan Brown. Biography Brown was born and grew up on Long Island and attended Binghamton University. Brown began publishing fiction, ca ...

- principal designer for ''

''; co-author of ''

'' *

Ed Stark Ed Stark is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Ed Stark began his career at West End Games, where he wrote for the ''TORG'' and ''Star Wars'' lines. He was the main developer behind the MasterBook system and ...

- ''

MasterBook ''Masterbook'' is a generic role-playing game that was published by West End Games (WEG) in 1994. Description The generic rules of ''Masterbook'', which do not have a specific campaign setting, use rules from both WEG's multi-genre role-playing ...

'' system, ''

'' "fifth edition"; contributions to ''

'' 3rd edition * Lisa J. Steele - co-author of ''Bubblegumshoe'' *

Owen K.C. Stephens Owen K.C. Stephens (born October 28, 1970) is a game designer who has worked on a number of products for the '' Starfinder'', '' Pathfinder'' and '' Star Wars Roleplaying Game'' and other games. Career In 2000, Wizards of the Coast brought Owe ...

- ''

''; '' Starfinder Roleplaying Game''; '' Star Wars Roleplaying Game'' *

Lisa Stevens Lisa Stevens is an American editor, Chief executive officer, CEO and founder of Paizo Publishing, and chief operating officer, COO of Goblinworks. She began her career in games in the 1980s, working with Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein•Hagen to h ...

- editor for ''

''; founder of

Paizo Publishing Paizo Inc. (originally Paizo Publishing.) is an American role-playing game publishing company based in Redmond, Washington, best known for the tabletop role-playing game ''Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder''. The company's name is derived ...

* Doug Stewart - ''

Encyclopedia Magica The ''Encyclopedia Magica'' is a four-volume series of accessories for the 2nd edition of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, published in 1994–1995. Contents ''Encyclopedia Magica'' is a four-volume set that aim ...

'' *

Greg Stolze Greg Stolze (born 1970) is an American game designer, writer and novelist, whose work has mainly focused on writing for role-playing games and related intellectual properties. Career Stolze began his career writing role playing games professional ...

- '' Usagi Yojimbo RPG'', ''REIGN'', ''Better Angels''; co-author of ''

'', '' Godlike'' and the '' Delta Green RPG'' *

CA Suleiman C.A. Suleiman is a writer, game designer, and musician who has worked primarily in dark fantasy and horror for role-playing games and fiction. Through the course of his career, he has been a guest of honor or attending professional at over 140 conve ...

- '' Mummy: The Resurrection'', '' Vampire: The Requiem'', '' Mummy: The Curse'' *

Rick Swan Rick Swan is a game designer and author who worked for TSR. His work for TSR, mostly for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, appeared from 1989 to 1995. Swan also wrote ''The Complete Guide to Role-Playing Games'' (1990), published by St. Martin's Pre ...

- contributions to ''

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Several different editions of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974. The current publisher of ''D&D'', Wizards of the Coast, produces new materials only for the most current edition of the ga ...

'' for TSR

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Brennan Taylor Brennan Taylor is an American role-playing games author and publisher. Career Brennan Taylor co-founded Indie Press Revolution with Ed Cha of Open World Press in 2004 and was its first CEO. When Taylor hired Fred Hicks of Evil Hat Games as a ...

- ''

How We Came To Live Here ''How We Came To Live Here'' is an independently published role-playing game written by Brennan Taylor and published by Galileo Games. Development Brennan Taylor began work on a role-playing game based on the legends of the ancestral Puebloa ...

'' *

Paul Tevis Paul Tevis is an Ennie-award-winning podcaster whose shows Have Games, Will Travel and The Voice of the Revolution discuss games, game design, and gamer subculture. He is an active participant in this subculture, and is a recognizable figure at ...

- ''

A Penny for My Thoughts ''A Penny for My Thoughts'' is a role-playing game by Paul Tevis, published by Evil Hat Productions in 2009. Description ''A Penny for My Thoughts'' is a storytelling game involving amnesiac characters who ask leading questions of each other to f ...

'' * Gary L. Thomas - contributions to ''Traveller'' and ''

'' * Chris Thomasson - contributions to ''

'' * Howard Thompson - contributions to ''

'' *Rodney Thompson - ''d20 Future''; contributions to ''Star Wars Roleplaying Game'', ''

'' *Jamie Thomson (author), Jamie Thomson - contributions to ''

'' series *Jeff Tidball - ''

'' 4th edition; ''Eternal Lies'' *Mike Tinney - ''

'' LARP *Adam Tinworth - ''Demon: The Fallen'', ''Werewolf: The Forsaken''; contributions to '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' *Richard Tucholka - ''Fringeworthy'', ''Bureau 13'' *Don Turnbull (game designer), Don Turnbull - editor of the ''

''; contributions to

setting for TSR *Jonathan Tweet - ''Over the Edge (game), Over the Edge'', ''

''; co-creator of ''

'', ''

'' and ''

'' *John Scott Tynes - ''Puppetland'', ''The Golden Dawn (Call of Cthulhu), The Golden Dawn''; co-creator of '' Delta Green'' and ''

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*Chad Underkoffler - ''Dead Inside (game), Dead Inside'', ''Truth & Justice'', ''The Zorcerer of Zo'', ''Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies''

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*Monica Valentinelli - ''Firefly Role-Playing Game'' *Susan Van Camp - ''Dragon Storm (game), Dragon Storm'' *Allen Varney - the 2004 edition of ''

'' for

; co-author of '' Send in the Clones''; contributions to the Hollow World setting for Mystara *George Vasilakos - ''Conspiracy X'', ''

'' *Greg A. Vaughan - contributions to ''

'' and ''

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*James Wallis (games designer), James Wallis - ''The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen'' *James M. Ward - ''Metamorphosis Alpha'', ''

''; co-author of ''

'' *Ross Watson (game designer), Ross Watson - ''Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay'' *Darren Watts (Hero Games), Darren Watts - co-author of '' Champions'' 5th edition *Margaret Weis -

*Jordan Weisman - co-creator of the

setting *Jean Wells - ''Palace of the Silver Princess'' *Chuck Wendig - co-author of ''Hunter: The Vigil'' *David Wesely - ''Braunstein'' games *Lawrence Whitaker (game designer), Lawrence Whitaker - contributions to ''Basic Role Playing'' *John Wick (role-playing game designer), John Wick - ''Legend of the Five Rings'', ''Orkworld''; co-creator of ''7th Sea (role-playing game), 7th Sea'' *Steve Wieck - co-creator of '' Exalted'', ''Mage: the Ascension'' and other World of Darkness games *Stewart Wieck - co-creator of ''Mage: the Ascension'', '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' and other World of Darkness games *Chris Wiese - contributions to '' Fading Suns'' *J. D. Wiker - contributions to '' Star Wars Roleplaying Game'' and ''

'' *Skip Williams - co-creator of ''Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition'' *Walter Jon Williams - ''Privateers & Gentlemen'' *Lynn Willis - co-author of ''

'', ''

'', ''Stormbringer (role-playing game), Stormbringer'', '' Call of Cthulhu'' and ''

'' *Kevin Wilson (game designer), Kevin Wilson - ''Spycraft''; co-creator of ''7th Sea (role-playing game), 7th Sea'' *Ray Winninger - ''Underground (role-playing game), Underground'' *Steve Winter - co-author of '' Marvel Super Heroes'' *Loren Wiseman - author of ''GURPS Traveller''; contributions to ''

'' *Teeuwynn Woodruff - ''The World of Species'' for the ''

'' system; ''World of Darkness: Gypsies''; contributions to '' Bloodshadows'' and the

setting *Erick Wujcik - ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness'', ''After the Bomb (game), After the Bomb'', ''Ninjas and Superspies, Ninjas & Superspies'', ''Amber Diceless Roleplaying Game, Amber Diceless Role-Playing'' *James Wyatt (game designer), James Wyatt - ''Oriental Adventures'' for ''

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*Mike Young (LARP), Mike Young - ''Rules to Live By'' LARP

References

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