Owen K.C. Stephens (born October 28, 1970) is a

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who has worked on a number of products for the '' Starfinder'', ''

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'' and '' Star Wars Roleplaying Game'' and other games.

Career

In 2000, Wizards of the Coast brought Owen K.C. Stephens on as a designer for the launch of the '' Star Wars Roleplaying Game''. He was laid off with numerous other designers in 2001, and became a freelance designer. After

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(under the name

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) began updating their d20 books to the ''

'' rules system in 2009, they brought Stephens onboard as a line manager for ''Pathfinder''. Stephens has done design work for the '' Star Wars Roleplaying Game'' (

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), ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (

), ''

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'', '' The Black Company Roleplaying Game'', ''

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'', ''

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Sixth Edition'', as well as ''Dungeons & Dragons'' material appearing in ''

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'' magazine and NeoExodus: A House Divided. He is a Developer for

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and

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, and the owner and Publisher for

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. He is also the Master of Ceremonies for Paizo's annual talent context,

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. He is the ''Starfinder'' Design Lead.

Awards and honors

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" * 2003 EN World "ENnie" Award - Best Campaign Setting or Setting Supplement "Star Wars Saga Edition" * 2008 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Rules, Best d20/d20 OGL Product, Best Game, Product of the Year "Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 2" * 2011 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Monster/Adversary "Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player's Guide" * 2011 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Supplement "Razor Coast: Heart of the Razor" * 2014 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Adventure "Southlands Campaign Setting" * 2016 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Setting

Media mentions

Owen K.C. Stephens has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.

Podcasts

*Demiplane of Gaming: Owen was one of the two hosts of the RPG-oriented

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, which ran from 2012 to 2014. * RPG Countdown: Owen appeared on these episodes: 18 December 2009 (''The Genius Guide to the Dragonrider''); 29 January 2010 (''The Genius Guide to Feats of Spellcasting''); 26 February 2010 (''The Genius Guide to the War Master'').

Websites

* Robot Viking Owen appeared in this interview: Owen K.C. Stephens: RPG Super Genius * Rite Publishing Owen appeared in this interview: Fridays & Functions 10 Questions with Owen K.C. Stephens *The Encounter Tablehttp://www.encountertable.com/ Owen appeared in this interview: Owen K. C. Stephens.

References

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