Dave Gross () is a

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who has worked primarily on

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s. He is also a magazine editor, and has held the position of Editor-in-Chief at ''

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'' and at ''

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''.

Career

Dave Gross, Michael Mikaelian, and

Vic Wertz Victor Woodrow Wertz (February 9, 1925 – July 7, 1983) was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. He had a 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career from 1947 to 1963. He played for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Brown ...

oversaw ''

'' after

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gained the license from

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in 2002. Paizo kicked off their ''Pathfinder Tales'' line with ''Prince of Wolves'' (2010) by Gross. Gross joined the team at Beamdog as lead writer for '' Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition'' in 2012. His novels include '' Forgotten Realms: Black Wolf'' (2001), and ''

Lord of Stormweather ''Lord of Stormweather'' is a fantasy novel by Dave Gross, set in the world of the Forgotten Realms, and based on the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. It is the seventh and final novel in the "Sembia: Gateway To The Realms" series. It was ...

'' (2003).D'Ammassa, Don (July 2003). "Lord of Stormweather / Winterheim / A Warrior's Journey", ''Chronicle'' 25 (6): 41.

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