Robin Jenkins (born July 20, 1959, in Woodruff, Wisconsin) is a game designer who has worked primarily on

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Early life and education

Robin Jenkins was born July 20, 1959, in Woodruff, Wisconsin. He moved with his family all around the United States, but ultimately they returned to Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school at

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. Jenkins worked as a journalist for his high-school newspaper — with additional responsibilities on the newspaper including photo editor, city editor, school editor, and editor-in-chief, and he commented: "I used to write out articles on the bus on the way to the printer". Jenkins then attended the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, but comments that "I did so well that I was asked to take a year's vacation to decide if college was where I really wanted to be." Jenkins became the director of a science-fiction convention that had

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as a host one year: "We decided to call it Attempt-A-Con because of all the problems we were having with it." Jenkins spent a year doing factory work, he returned to college where he became the Assistant Arts Editor for college newspaper the ''Racquet'', as well as the secretary for the

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Fraternity, the vice-chairman for the Lectures and Concerts Committee, and also the chairman of the Video Committee. Jekins found an interest in early science-fiction and horror films such as '' Metropolis'' and '' Nosferatu''. He was the first to graduate with honors in English in the five-year history of the program and with a minor in photography. Jenkins found employment as a color printer and as a news cameraman for WXOW TV-19 in La Crosse, along with responsibilities in photography, film production, and commercial making. He moved to Madison, Wisconsin, and worked as a color printer for a photo lab while he wrote articles freelancing for regional business magazines and newspapers.

Career

Robin Jenkins had been a gamer since 1976, and when he noticed an ad in a local paper for an assistant editorship at ''

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'' he applied at TSR, Inc., in May 1986 and was hired soon thereafter. Avalon Hill later hired Jenkins as a managing editor of roleplaying designs, where he supervised ''

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'' and '' RuneQuest''. Jenkins later became a full-time employee of Atlas Games. His '' Dungeons & Dragons'' work includes ''

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'' (1986), ''

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'' (1987), ''

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'' (1987), and '' Country Sites'' (1995).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Robin 1959 births Atlas Games people Dungeons & Dragons game designers Living people People from Woodruff, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–La Crosse alumni