This is a list of individuals who have designed one or more

role-playing games A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal ac ...

, including

live-action role-playing game A live action role-playing game (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically portray their characters.(Tychsen et al. 2006:255) "LARPs can be viewed as forming a distinct category of RPG because of two unique featu ...

s but excluding role-playing video games (see

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and its children for

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creators). Artists are listed separately on the annotated List of role-playing game artists. Publishing companies are listed under

List of role-playing game publishers This is a list of companies that have produced tabletop role-playing games in English, listed in order of the year that the company published its first role-playing game-related product (game, supplement, or magazine). Also listed is the years the ...

. 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 ''Exalted'' is a high fantasy tabletop role-playing game originally published by White Wolf Publishing in July 2001. The game is currently in its third edition. It was originally created by Robert Hatch, Justin Achilli and Stephan Wieck, and w ...

'' *

Mark Acres Mark Richard Acres (born November 15, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 6'11", power forward/center. Acres attended Oral Roberts Univ ...

- ''

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 i ...

''; ''

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 ...

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

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

'' 5th edition; contributions to

Mystara Mystara is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role playing game. It was the default setting for the "Basic" version of the game throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Most adventures published for the "Basic" edition of ''D&D'' ...

, 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 peopl ...

'' * Dave Allsop - '' SLA Industries'' * Terry Amthor - '' Shadow World''; co-author of '' Space Master'' * Bryan Ansell - ''

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 '' ...

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

Dave Arneson David Lance Arneson (; October 1, 1947Minnesota Department of Health. ''Minnesota Birth Index, 1935–2002'' atabase on-line Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. – April 7, 2009) was an American game designer best known ...

- 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; co-author of '' Adventures in Blackmoor'' and '' Temple of the Frog''

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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 David Vincent Baker is a designer of tabletop role playing games and the owner of Lumpley Games which also hosts the archives of The Forge. His most notable games are ''Dogs in the Vineyard'' and '' Apocalypse World''. ''Dogs in the Vineyard' ...

- ''

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'' w ...

'', '' Apocalypse World '' * 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 found ...

- '' Apocalypse World'', ''1001 Nights, a game of enticing stories'', ''Psi-Run'', ''Valiant Girls'' * Richard Baker - ''

Alternity ''Alternity'' is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) published by TSR in 1998. Following the acquisition of TSR by Wizards of the Coast, the game was discontinued in 2000 as part of a broader rationalisation of TSR's business holdings, bu ...

'', '' 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'' t ...

'' (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 ''Marvel Heroic Roleplaying'' (abbreviated as ''MHR'' or ''MHRP'') is the fourth role-playing game set in the Marvel Universe published by Margaret Weis Productions under license from Marvel Comics (after '' Marvel Super Heroes RPG'', ''Marvel Supe ...

''; contributions to the

Dragonlance ''Dragonlance'' is a shared universe created by Laura Hickman, 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'' whil ...

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 known ...

- co-creator of '' Dark•Matter''; contributions to various TSR settings * Greg Benage - co-creator of '' Blue Planet'' * Chris Birch - co-author of '' Starblazer Adventures'', '' Legends of Anglerre'' *

Jolly Blackburn Jolly Randall Blackburn is best known as the creator of the comic strip ''Knights of the Dinner Table''. Biography Jolly Blackburn went to Ball State University. Jolly Blackburn majored in anthropology, history, and classical cultures in colle ...

- 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 Robert Eugene Bledsaw (May 18, 1942"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JTJ7-H62 : accessed 12 Feb 2013), Robert E Bledsaw, 19 April 2008; citing U.S. Social Security Administrati ...

- 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& ...

''; ''

Wilderlands of High Fantasy ''Wilderlands of High Fantasy'' is a supplement for fantasy role-playing games published by Judges Guild in 1977. It is part of the same world as their earlier ''City State of the Invincible Overlord'' setting materials. Contents ''Wilderlands ...

'' * Anders Blixt - '' Drakar och Demoner'' 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 ...

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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 wo ...

- ''

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 ''Eclipse Phase'' is a science fiction horror role-playing game with transhumanist themes. Originally published by Catalyst Game Labs, ''Eclipse Phase'' is now published by the game's creators, Posthuman Studios, and is released under a Crea ...

'' *

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 bo ...

- contributions to various TSR settings *

James Herbert Brennan James Herbert "Herbie" Brennan (born Ireland, 5 July 1940) is a lecturer and the author of over 100 fiction and non-fiction books for adults, teens, and children. Biography Brennan's '' Man, Myth & Magic'' was published by Yaquinto Publicati ...

- '' Man, Myth & Magic''; '' Timeship'' * Bill Bridges - '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse'', '' Mage: The Ascension'', '' Mage: The Awakening'', '' Promethean: The Created'', '' Passion Play'' LARP; co-creator of ''

Fading Suns ''Fading Suns'' is a science fiction space opera role-playing game published by Holistic Design. The setting was also used for a PC game (''Emperor of the Fading Suns''), a live action role-playing game ('' Passion Play''), and for a space co ...

'' *

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 sin ...

- contributions to various TSR settings * Timothy Brown - '' 2300 AD''; 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 '' Mage: The Ascension'' *

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 ''Dungeon ...

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* Peter Cakebread - 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'' * Brian Campbell - contributions to various

World of Darkness ''World of Darkness'' is a series of tabletop role-playing games, originally created by Mark Rein-Hagen for White Wolf Publishing. It began as an annual line of five games in 1991–1995, with '' Vampire: The Masquerade'', '' Werewolf: The Apoca ...

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 inclu ...

'', ''

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 ''

'' * 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 - 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 g ...

''; 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 Frank Chadwick is an American multiple-award-winning game designer and ''New York Times'' best selling author. He has designed hundreds of games, his most notable being the role-playing games ''En Garde!'', '' Space: 1889'' and ''Twilight 2000' ...

- '' Twilight: 2000'', '' 2300 AD'', '' 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. Several newer editions have been published. Setting ''Dark Conspiracy'' is set i ...

'' *

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 - 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 t ...

'' *

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'', ''

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 characte ...

'', '' Daredevils'', ''

'' * David Chart - ''

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 Mi ...

'' 5th edition * Davis Chenault - co-founder of

Troll Lord Games Troll Lord Games is an American publisher of role-playing games (based on fantasy and swords & sorcery themes), ''The Crusader'' magazine and other board/dice/card games. They are best known for the ''Castles & Crusades'' role-playing game. Th ...

; 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 - co-founder of

; co-designer of ''

'' * Mike Chinn - contributions to '' Legends of Anglerre'' * Troy Christensen - '' Advanced Phantasm Adventures'' * Deborah Teramis Christian - contributions to various TSR settings *

Sam Chupp Sam Chupp is a tabletop game designer from the United States. Career Sam Chupp is the co-creator of the roleplaying games '' Wraith: the Oblivion'' (1994) and '' Changeling: The Dreaming'' (1995). Chupp was the Special Guest at the Marmalade Dog G ...

- co-creator of '' Wraith: the Oblivion'' and '' Changeling: The Dreaming'' * Ken Cliffe - ''

'' 3rd edition; ''

'' 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 Bill Coffin (born September 17, 1970) is a writer of novels and role-playing games in the fantasy and science fiction genres. Perhaps best known for his work at Palladium Books from July 1998 through May 2002, he made significant contributions to ...

- ''

Systems Failure ''Systems Failure'' is a role-playing game written by Bill Coffin and published by Palladium Books in July 1999. Contents The fictional premise for the game is that during the "Millennium bug" scare, actual "Bugs" appeared. They are energy bein ...

'', ''Septimus'' * Genevieve Cogman - contributions to '' In Nomine'', ''

''; 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 g ...

'' *

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 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 first used as a module for tou ...

'', ''

Slave Pits of the Undercity ''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 campaig ...

'', ''

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 Monte Cook is an American professional tabletop role-playing game designer and writer, best known for his work on ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Role-playing industry career Early years Cook has been a professional game designer since 1988, worki ...

- ''

Ptolus Ptolus is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game written by Monte Cook. It was published by Malhavoc Press on August 10, 2006. Ptolus is also the name of the city featured in the campaign. Setting Ptolus is based upon ...

'', ''

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 cal ...

''; 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 g ...

'', * Sue Weinlein Cook - ''

SAGA System The SAGA System is a role-playing game system that uses "fate cards" to determine the effects of actions. The cards have numbers, suits, positive and negative states, and role-playing cues that guide the gamemaster in telling the story and administ ...

'' * Bruce Cordell - 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'' * 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 Greg Costikyan (born July 22, 1959, in New York City), sometimes known under the pseudonym "Designer X", is an American game designer and science fiction writer. Costikyan's career spans nearly all extant genres of gaming, including: hex-based wa ...

- 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'' 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 co ...

'' *

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 A blue rose is a flower of the genus ''Rosa'' (family Rosaceae) that presents blue-to-violet pigmentation instead of the more common red, white, or yellow. Blue roses are often used to symbolize mystery or attaining the impossible. However, beca ...

''; lead game designer for ''

'' *

Croc Croc or CROC may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming * Croc (game designer), a French video game designer * '' Croc: Legend of the Gobbos'', a 3D platform video game ** ''Croc'' (2000 video game), a 2D sidescrolling port of the abov ...

- '' 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 bot ...

- ''

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 ...

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* Tom Dalgliesh - founder of Columbia Games; co-author of the '' Pilots' Almanac'' for '' HârnMaster'' *

Ryan Dancey Ryan S. Dancey is a businessman who has worked primarily in the collectible card game and role-playing game industries. He was vice president in charge of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' at Wizards of the Coast. When the publisher of Dungeons & Dragon ...

- co-author of the '' Hero Builder's Guidebook''; 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 Elizabeth T. Danforth is an illustrator, editor, writer, and scenario designer for role-playing games and video games. She has worked in the game industry continuously since the mid 1970s. Early life and education She received her BA in Anthrop ...

- ''

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 - various

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 - contributions to ''

'' * Tim Dedopulos - contributions to '' Unknown Armies'' and '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' *

Jeff Dee Jeff Dee is an American artist and game designer. He was the youngest artist in the history of pioneering role-playing game company TSR when he began his work at the age of eighteen. He also designed the ''Villains and Vigilantes'' superhero gam ...

- '' Villains and Vigilantes'' *

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'' role-playing game; contributions to '' Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition'' * Dennis Detwiller - co-author of ''

Delta Green ''Delta Green'' is a contemporary era setting for the ''Call of Cthulhu'' role-playing game created by Adam Scott Glancy, Dennis Detwiller, and John Scott Tynes, a.k.a. the Delta Green Partnership, of the Seattle gaming house Pagan Publishin ...

'', '' 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 ''Freeway Warrior'' is a series of four gamebooks, created by Joe Dever. The books were published between 1988 and 1989, detailing the complete story of a band of nuclear holocaust survivors as they flee Texas to the relative safety of Californi ...

'' *

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 Kevin Dockery (born January 8, 1984) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Mississippi State. Dockery has also been a member of the St. ...

- ''

The Morrow Project ''The Morrow Project'' is a science fiction role-playing game created by Kevin Dockery, Robert Sadler and Richard Tucholka and published by Timeline Ltd. It is set after a devastating nuclear war. It was first released in the 1980s, and it stil ...

'' * Michael Dobson - contributions to various TSR settings * Rob Donoghue - co-author of '' Leverage: The Roleplaying Game'', ''

'' 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 The ''Storytelling System'' is a role-playing game system created by White Wolf, Inc. for the Chronicles of Darkness (formerly known as the New World of Darkness), a game world with several pen and paper games tied in. The Storytelling 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'', '' It Was a Mutual Decision'', '' Spione - Story Now in Cold War Berlin'', '' S/Lay w/me'' * Skaff Elias - co-author of the ''

Miniatures Handbook The ''Miniatures Handbook'' is an official supplement for the Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons v3.5, 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. Contents The ''Miniatures Handbook'' is a ''Dungeons & Dragons'' s ...

'' * Rose Estes - 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'', S ...

'' * 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 ''GURPS Illuminati'' is a supplement for the GURPS tabletop role-playing game about secret societies, List of conspiracies (political), conspiracies, and conspiracy theories. Written by Nigel Findley, it was published in 1992, the year before St ...

''; contributions to ''

'' *

Matt Forbeck Matt Forbeck (born August 4, 1968) is an American author and game designer from Beloit, Wisconsin. Biography Forbeck first became interested in role-playing games at age 13 when he started playing ''Dungeons & Dragons''. He earned a degree in crea ...

- ''

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 - ''GURPS Time Travel''; ''The Yellow Clearance Black Box Blues'' and other contributions to ''Paranoia (game), Paranoia'' *Joe Fugate, Joe D. Fugate, Sr. - ''Traveller Book 8: Robots''

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*Mark Galeotti - ''Mythic Russia'', ''The Unspoken Word'' *Phil Gallagher (game designer), Phil Gallagher - co-author of ''

''; contributions to ''

'' modules *Jose Garcia (game designer), Jose Garcia - ''Nexus: The Infinite City'' *Richard Garfinkle - ''Spellcrafter'' *Marc Gascoigne - ''Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game'', ''Advanced Fighting Fantasy'' gamebooks *Dan Gelber (game designer), Dan Gelber - co-creator of ''Paranoia (game), Paranoia'' and ''Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game'' *Adam Scott Glancy - co-creator of ''

'' *Lee Gold - ''Lands of Adventure'', ''GURPS Japan'' *Eric Goldberg (game designer), Eric Goldberg - ''Commando (role-playing game), Commando'', ''DragonQuest''; co-creator of ''Paranoia (game), Paranoia'' *Joseph Goodman (game designer), Joseph Goodman - ''Dungeon Crawl Classics'', ''Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game'' *Greg Gorden - ''DC Heroes'', ''Earthdawn''; co-author of ''TORG''; contributions to '' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'' *Geoffrey C. Grabowski - ''

'' 3rd edition; contributions to ''Everway'' and ''Kindred of the East'' *Andrew Greenberg - ''Vampire: The Masquerade'' developer; co-creator of ''

''; creator of ''Rapture: The Second Coming'' *Daniel Greenberg (game designer), Daniel Greenberg - contributions to ''Vampire: The Masquerade'' and '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse'' *Ed Greenwood -

*Ray Greer - co-designer of the Fuzion system *Jeff Grubb - ''Marvel Super Heroes (role-playing game), Marvel Super Heroes'', ''Manual of the Planes'', ''Spelljammer'', ''d20 Modern''; contributions to the

and

settings *Gary Gygax - co-creator of ''

'' (with Dave Arneson); creator of ''Queen of the Spiders'', ''Tomb of Horrors'', and Greyhawk#The World of Greyhawk folio edition (1980), Greyhawk; designer of ''Dangerous Journeys'' and ''Lejendary Adventure''

H

*Lee Hammock - ''Farscape (role-playing game), Farscape'' role-playing game; ''Dawning Star'' *Gabrielle Harbowy - adventures for ''

'' and ''

'' *David A. Hargrave - ''Arduin'', ''Star Rovers'' *Scott Haring - ''Empires of the Sands'' and ''The Republic of Darokin'' for TSR, Inc., TSR *John Harshman - co-creator of ''Traveller (role-playing game), Traveller'' *Jess Hartley - contributions to

, notably ''Changeling: The Lost'' *Robert Hatch (game designer), Robert Hatch - ''Kindred of the East''; co-creator of ''

'', ''Aberrant'', and ''

'' *Andria Hayday - ''Darklords''; contributions to various TSR settings *Bruce Heard - ''The Tree of Life (module), The Tree of Life''; ''Into the Maelstrom (Dungeons & Dragons), Into the Maelstrom''; co-authored ''Dragons of Faith'' *Jess Heinig - '' Mage: The Ascension''; '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' *Rob Heinsoo - ''

''; co-creator of ''13th Age'' *Steve Henderson (game designer), Steve Henderson - ''Worlds of Wonder (game), Worlds of Wonder'', ''Balastor's Barracks''; co-author of ''RuneQuest'' and ''Superworld'' *Shane Lacy Hensley - ''

'', ''

'' *Dale Henson, Dale "Slade" Henson - ''Buck Rogers XXVC'' *Keith Herber - ''The Fungi from Yuggoth'', ''Trail of Tsathogghua'', ''Spawn of Azathoth'' and other contributions to '' Call of Cthulhu'' *Jack Herman - co-creator of ''Villains & Vigilantes'' *Tracy Hickman - ''

'', ''Ravenloft'' *Fred Hicks - ''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 - ''GURPS Infinite Worlds'', ''Trail of Cthulhu'', ''Night's Black Agents'', ''Vampire: the Masquerade'' 5th edition; ''Fall of

''; co-author of ''Bubblegumshoe'' *John Eric Holmes - ''Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set'' *Miranda Horner - contributions to ''Bloodshadows'' and ''Shatterzone'' *Conrad Hubbard - contributions to the

settings and ''

'' *Paul Hume (game designer), Paul Hume - co-author of '' Bushido'', ''

'', '' Daredevils'', ''

I

*Ross Isaacs - ''Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game'' *Shane Ivey - contributed to ''The One Ring Roleplaying Game''

J

*Steve Jackson (US), Steve Jackson (Steve Jackson Games) - ''The Fantasy Trip'', ''

'', Yrth *Steve Jackson (UK), Steve Jackson (Games Workshop) - ''

'' gamebooks *James Jacobs (game designer), James Jacobs - contributions to ''

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

'' *Matt James (game designer), Matt James - ''Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale'' and other supplements for ''

'' and ''Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder'' *Jennell Jaquays - ''Dark Tower (module), Dark Tower'', ''Caverns of Thracia''; co-author of ''Griffin Mountain'' *Harold Johnson (game designer), Harold Johnson - co-author of ''The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan'' and ''Secret of the Slavers Stockade''; contributions to various TSR settings *Gunilla Jonsson and Michael Petersén, Gunilla Jonsson - co-author of ''Mutant (role-playing game), Mutant'' and ''Kult (role-playing game), Kult'' *M. Alexander Jurkat - co-founded Eden Studios, Inc.; ''All Flesh Must Be Eaten''; ''Magic Item Compendium'' for ''D&D 3.5'' *Adam Jury - contributions to ''

K

*Lucian Kahn - Visigoths vs. Mall Goths *Don Kaye - co-founder of TSR, Inc, TSR; co-creator of ''Boot Hill (role-playing game), Boot Hill'' *J. Andrew Keith - ''Freedom Fighters (role-playing game), Freedom Fighters'' *William H. Keith Jr. - ''Behind Enemy Lines (role-playing game), Behind Enemy Lines, Freedom Fighters (role-playing game), Freedom Fighters'' *Steve Kenson - ''Mutants & Masterminds'', ''Freedom City''; co-creator of ''Silver Age Sentinels'' and ''

'' *David Kenzer - ''

''; ''The Kingdoms of Kalamar'' *Katharine Kerr - co-author of ''Legacy of Blood (module), Legacy of Blood''; contributions to ''

'' *Ulrich Kiesow - creator of ''The Dark Eye'' *J. Robert King - co-author of ''Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog'' *Mary Kirchoff - co-creator of the

setting *Dungeon World, Adam Koebel - co-author of ''Dungeon World'' *Jeff Koke - ''GURPS Vampire: The Masquerade'', ''GURPS Black Ops'' *Rudy Kraft - co-author of ''Griffin Mountain''; other contributions to ''RuneQuest'' *Charlie Krank - ''Pavis: Threshold to Danger'' *Rick Krebs - ''Gangbusters'' *Heike A. Kubasch - ''Angmar'', ''High Adventure Role Playing, HARP'' *Christopher Kubasik - contributions to ''TORG'', ''

'' and ''Earthdawn'' *Robert J. Kuntz - co-author of ''Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes''

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*David Ladyman - ''

'', ''GURPS The Prisoner'' *Lenard Lakofka - ''The Secret of Bone Hill'', ''The Assassin's Knot'', ''Deep Dwarven Delve'' *Dungeon World, Sage LaTorra - co-author of ''Dungeon World'' *Robin D. Laws - '' Feng Shui'', ''HeroQuest (role-playing game), HeroQuest'', ''Dying Earth Roleplaying Game'', ''The Esoterrorists'' and other GUMSHOE games, ''Hillfolk'', ''The Yellow King Roleplaying Game'' *Jeff R. Leason - co-author of ''The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan''; contributions to ''

'' *Andrew Leker - ''Skyrealms of Jorune'' *Paul Lidberg - ''Duel (role-playing game), Duel'' *Ken Lightner - ''Real-Life Roleplaying Series'' for the '' d20 System'' *Nicole Lindroos - contributions to ''Everway'' and '' Unknown Armies'' *Ian Livingstone - ''

'' gamebooks *Kerry Lloyd - co-author of ''Thieves' Guild (role-playing game), Thieves' Guild''; co-founder of Gamelords *Steve Long (game designer), Steve Long - ''Dark Champions'', ''Hero System'' 5th and 6th editions, ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Role Playing Game'', ''Star Trek Roleplaying Game'', ''The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game'' *James Lowder - ''Pulp Cthulhu'' *T. S. Luikart - ''Adventures in Middle-earth''

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*George MacDonald (game designer), George MacDonald - co-creator of ''Champions (role-playing game), Champions'' and the ''Hero System'' *Mark C. MacKinnon - ''Big Eyes, Small Mouth'', ''The Sailor Moon Role-Playing Game and Resource Book''; co-author of ''Silver Age Sentinels'' *Jeff Mackintosh - co-author of ''Silver Age Sentinels'' *Ari Marmell - contributions to ''Scarred Lands'' and ''Vampire: The Masquerade'' *Ian Marsh (writer), Ian Marsh - ''

'' *Stephen R. Marsh - ''Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set''; credited with creation of Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons), alignment system for ''

'' *Julia Martin - co-author of ''Faiths & Avatars''; contributions to ''

'' *Phil Masters - ''GURPS Steampunk#GURPS licensed steampunk publications, GURPS Castle Falkenstein'', ''Hellboy Sourcebook and Roleplaying Game''; ''GURPS Discworld'' (with Terry Pratchett) *Colin McComb - co-author of the ''Birthright Campaign Setting''; contributions to various TSR settings *Angel Leigh McCoy - contributions to '' Mage: The Ascension'' and '' Changeling: The Dreaming'' *Elizabeth McCoy - co-author of ''GURPS In Nomine'' and ''GURPS Illuminati University'' *Anne Gray McCready - ''Mystery of the Snow Pearls'', ''Red Sonja Unconquered'' *Mike Mearls - ''Iron Heroes'', co-creator of ''Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition'' *Frank Mentzer - ''D&D Basic Set'' third edition; co-author of ''Temple of Elemental Evil'' *Marc W. Miller - various incarnations of ''Traveller (game), Traveller'' *Steve Miller (game designer), Steve Miller - contributions to ''

'', including ''Into the Dragon's Lair'' *Walter Milliken - ''GURPS Illuminati University'' *Kim Mohan - ''Cyborg Commando'', ''Wilderness Survival Guide'' for ''Advanced Dungeons and Dragons''; also editor of ''Dragon (magazine), Dragon'' magazine *Tom Moldvay - ''Lords of Creation'', ''D&D Basic Set'' second edition, ''Castle Amber (module), Castle Amber''; co-creator of ''Isle of Dread'',

*Erik Mona - contributions to the ''Greyhawk'' setting: also editor of ''Dragon (magazine), Dragon'' and ''Dungeon (magazine), Dungeon'' magazines *Christian Moore - ''Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth''; co-author of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game'' *James A. Moore - contributions to various

games *Roger E. Moore - ''Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins''; also editor of ''Dragon (magazine), Dragon'' magazine *Jenna K. Moran - ''Nobilis'', ''The Game of Powers'' (LARP), ''Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine'' *Jason Morningstar - ''Durance (role-playing game), Durance'', ''Grey Ranks (role-playing game), Grey Ranks'', ''Fiasco (role-playing game), Fiasco'' *Dave Morris (writer), Dave Morris - ''Dragon Warriors'' *Graeme Morris (game designer), Graeme Morris - contributions to various TSR settings *Josh Mosqueira - ''Constantinople by Night'', ''Montreal by Night''; co-author of ''Tribe 8 (role-playing game), Tribe 8''

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*Pete Nash (game designer), Pete Nash - co-author of ''RuneQuest, RuneQuest II'' *John Nephew - co-founded Atlas Games; ''Tall Tales of the Wee Folk'' *Bruce Nesmith - ''

'' 4th edition; co-author of ''Lankhmar – City of Adventure''; contributions to the

and Ravenloft settings *Douglas Niles - ''Star Frontiers'', ''Top Secret (role-playing game), Top Secret/S.I.'', ''Against the Cult of the Reptile God''; co-author of ''Lankhmar – City of Adventure''; contributions to the

setting *Clinton R. Nixon - ''The Shadow of Yesterday'', ''Donjon'', ''Paladin'' *David Noonan (game designer), David Noonan - contributions to many ''

'' products *Mike Nystul - ''The Whispering Vault''

O

*Michael O'Brien (game designer), Michael O'Brien - contributions to ''RuneQuest'' *Steffan O'Sullivan - ''FUDGE'', ''GURPS Swashbucklers'', ''GURPS Bunnies & Burrows''

P

*Scott Palter - co-author of ''Deadspeak Dossier'' for ''The World of Necroscope'' *Blaine Pardoe - ''Domination (role-playing game), Domination'' *Derek Pearcy - '' In Nomine'' *Chris Perkins (game designer), Chris Perkins - lead story designer for Ravenloft campaign ''Curse of Strahd'' *Jeff Perren - co-creator of ''Chainmail (game), Chainmail'' *Don Perrin - co-designer of ''Dragonlance Campaign Setting''; ''Sovereign Stone (role-playing game), Sovereign Stone'' *Steve Perrin - main author of ''RuneQuest'', the ''Basic Role-Playing'' system and ''Steve Perrin's Quest Rules''; co-author of ''Superworld'' *Gunilla Jonsson and Michael Petersén, Michael Petersén - co-author of ''Mutant (role-playing game), Mutant'' and ''Kult (role-playing game), KULT'' *Sandy Petersen - main author of '' Call of Cthulhu''; co-author of ''RuneQuest'' and ''Ghostbusters (role-playing game), Ghostbusters'' *Steve Peterson (game designer), Steve Peterson - co-creator of ''Champions (role-playing game), Champions'', the ''Hero System'' and the ''Fuzion'' system *John R. Phythyon, Jr. - co-author of ''Heaven & Earth (role-playing game), Heaven & Earth'' and ''Ghost Dog (role-playing game), Ghost Dog'' *Jon Pickens - ''Arms and Equipment Guide'' for ''

'', 2nd edition *Mike Pohjola - ''Star Wreck Roleplaying Game'', ''Age of the Tempest'', Turku School experimental LARP *Mike Pondsmith - ''Mekton'', ''Cyberpunk (role-playing game), Cyberpunk'', ''Castle Falkenstein (role-playing game), Castle Falkenstein''; co-creator of the Fuzion system *Greg Porter (game designer), Greg Porter - ''Timelords (role-playing game), TimeLords'', ''CORPS'', ''EABA'' *Chris Pramas - ''Dragon Age'', ''

'' 2nd edition, Death in Freeport, Freeport setting *Patrick Lucien Price - contributions to ''Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home'' supplement for

*Anthony Pryor - contributions to various TSR settings *Lewis Pulsipher - contributions to ''Fiend Folio'' for TSR; ''Swords & Wizardry'' *David L. Pulver - ''Transhuman Space'', ''GURPS Reign of Steel'', ''GURPS Technomancer''; co-author of ''Ghost Dog (role-playing game), Ghost Dog''; system contributions to ''

'' and ''Tri-Stat dX'' *Sean Punch - ''

'' 4th edition, ''GURPS Lite''

R

*Jean Rabe - contributions to ''

'' and ''

'' *Merle M. Rasmussen - ''Top Secret'' *A. Mark Ratner - ''Space Marines (wargame), Space Marines'', co-author of ''Space Opera'' *John D. Rateliff - ''The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game'' *Philip Reed (game designer), Philip Reed - *Paul Reiche III - contributions to ''

'' products; co-authored ''Legion of Gold'' adventure for ''

'' *Thomas M. Reid - contributions to ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, AD&D''; ''Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast), Star Wars Roleplaying Game''; ''The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game'' *Mark Rein·Hagen - ''Vampire: The Masquerade'' and other

games; the ''

''; co-creator of ''

'' *Sean K. Reynolds - contributions to Greyhawk,

and other TSR settings. *Andrew Rilstone - co-authored ''The Dying of the Light (Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay), The Dying of the Light'' *Alex Roberts - Star Crossed (game), For the Queen *Ken Rolston - co-author of ''Lankhmar – City of Adventure''; contributions to ''

'', ''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Star Wars'', ''RuneQuest'' and

*Aaron S. Rosenberg - ''Deryni Adventure Game'' *S. John Ross (game designer), S. John Ross - ''Uresia: Grave of Heaven'', ''Risus''; co-author of ''GURPS Black Ops'' *Marcus Rowland (author), Marcus Rowland - ''Forgotten Futures'', ''Diana: Warrior Princess'', ''The Original Flatland Role Playing Game'' *Charles Ryan (game designer), Charles M. Ryan - contributions to ''Dungeons and Dragons 3.5'' *Gareth Hanrahan, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan - ''Traveller (role-playing game), Traveller Core Rulebook''; ''The Laundry, The Laundry RPG''

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*Ken St. Andre - ''

'', ''Starfaring'', ''Monsters! Monsters!'' *R.A. Salvatore - Menzoberranzan *Carl Sargent - contributions to Greyhawk and Warhammer Fantasy (setting), Warhammer settings *R. Hyrum Savage - ''Diomin''; contributed to ''Forbidden Kingdoms'' *Steven Schend - contributions to various TSR settings *Lawrence Schick - ''White Plume Mountain'', ''In the Dungeons of the Slave Lords''; co-creator of

*Robert J. Schwalb - ''

''; ''A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying''; ''

'' *Jesse Scoble - ''El-Hazard Role-Playing Game'' *Stephan Michael Sechi - creator of ''Talislanta'' *Mike Selinker - co-author of ''Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game'' *Matthew Sernett - contributions to ''

'' *Owen Seyler - ''Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth'' *Kevin Siembieda - ''The Mechanoid Invasion'', ''Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game'', ''Heroes Unlimited'', ''Robotech (role-playing game), Robotech'', ''Rifts (role-playing game), Rifts'' *Edward E. Simbalist - co-author of ''Space Opera (role-playing game), Space Opera'' and '' Chivalry & Sorcery'' *Bill Slavicsek - ''

'', ''d20 Modern'', ''Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast), Star Wars Roleplaying Game''; co-author of ''TORG'', contributions to ''

'' *Carl Smith (game designer), Carl Smith - contributions to ''

''; co-founded Pacesetter Ltd, Pacesetter *Lester W. Smith - '' 2300 AD''; ''

'' *Mark Smith (author), Mark Smith - co-author of ''

'' and ''Way of the Tiger'' gamebooks *John Snead - co-creator of ''

''; contributions to ''

'', ''

'' and '' Mage: The Awakening'' *Richard Snider - ''Adventures in Fantasy''; ''Powers & Perils''; contributed to ''Thieves' World (role-playing game), Thieves' World'' *Ree Soesbee - co-author of ''Celtic Age'' d20 sourcebook *Jared Sorensen - ''InSpectres'' *Lucien Soulban - ''Heaven & Earth (role-playing game), Heaven & Earth'', ''

'' *Warren Spector - co-author of ''Toon (role-playing game), TOON'' and ''Send in the Clones (Paranoia), Send in the Clones'' *Garry Spiegle - contributions to ''

'' *Matthew Sprange - co-founder of Mongoose Publishing; ''Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game Book'' *Michael Stackpole - ''Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes'' *Greg Stafford - creator of the Glorantha setting, co-author of ''RuneQuest'' and designer of the King Arthur, Arthurian RPGs ''

'' and ''Prince Valiant: The Story-Telling Game'' *Stan! - principal designer for ''d20 Modern''; co-author of ''Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game'' *Ed Stark - ''MasterBook'' system, ''

'' "fifth edition"; contributions to ''

'' 3rd edition *Lisa J. Steele - co-author of ''Bubblegumshoe'' *Owen K.C. Stephens - ''

''; ''Starfinder Roleplaying Game''; ''Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast), Star Wars Roleplaying Game'' *Lisa Stevens - editor for ''

''; founder of Paizo Publishing *Doug Stewart (game designer), Doug Stewart - ''Encyclopedia Magica'' *Greg Stolze - ''Usagi Yojimbo RPG'', ''REIGN'', ''Better Angels''; co-author of '' Unknown Armies'', '' Godlike'' and the ''

RPG'' *CA Suleiman - ''Mummy: The Resurrection'', '' Vampire: The Requiem'', ''Mummy: The Curse'' *Rick Swan - contributions to ''Dungeons & Dragons, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' for TSR

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*Brennan Taylor - ''How We Came To Live Here'' *Paul Tevis - ''A Penny for My Thoughts'' *Gary L. Thomas (game designer), Gary L. Thomas - contributions to ''Traveller'' and ''

'' *Chris Thomasson - contributions to ''

'' *Howard Thompson (wargame designer), Howard Thompson - contributions to ''The Fantasy Trip'' *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 ''Fiend Folio''; contributions to Greyhawk setting for TSR, Inc, TSR *Jonathan Tweet - ''Over the Edge (game), Over the Edge'', ''Everway''; co-creator of ''

'', ''

'' and ''13th Age'' *John Scott Tynes - ''Puppetland'', ''The Golden Dawn (Call of Cthulhu), The Golden Dawn''; co-creator of ''

'' and '' Unknown Armies''

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

V

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

'' for Mongoose Publishing; co-author of ''Send in the Clones (Paranoia), Send in the Clones''; contributions to the Hollow World setting for

*George Vasilakos - ''Conspiracy X'', ''All Flesh Must Be Eaten'' *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 ''Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes'' *Ross Watson (game designer), Ross Watson - ''Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay'' *Darren Watts (Hero Games), Darren Watts - co-author of ''

'' 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 ''

'', ''Mage: the Ascension'' and other

games *Stewart Wieck - co-creator of ''Mage: the Ascension'', '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' and other

games *Chris Wiese - contributions to ''

'' *J. D. Wiker - contributions to ''Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast), Star Wars Roleplaying Game'' and ''

'' *Skip Williams - co-creator of ''Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition'' *Walter Jon Williams - ''Privateers & Gentlemen'' *Lynn Willis - co-author of ''RuneQuest'', ''Basic Role-Playing'', ''Stormbringer (role-playing game), Stormbringer'', '' Call of Cthulhu'' and ''Ghostbusters (role-playing game), Ghostbusters'' *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 (role-playing game), Marvel Super Heroes'' *Loren Wiseman - author of ''GURPS Traveller''; contributions to ''Traveller (role-playing game), Traveller'' *Teeuwynn Woodruff - ''The World of Species'' for the ''MasterBook'' system; ''World of Darkness: Gypsies''; contributions to ''Bloodshadows'' and the Ravenloft 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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