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and its children for

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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 - '' 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 wa ...

'' *

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 Unive ...

- ''

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 in ...

''; ''

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 ...

'' * Peter Adkison - ''

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 ''The Quiet Year'' is a map-drawing tabletop role-playing game for 2-4 players about community building, by Avery Alder. The illustrations are by Ariel Norris, and Jackson Tegu is credited with additional design insights. It was independently p ...

'', ''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 - ''

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 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 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 indir ...

'' *

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 ''WFR ...

''; contributions to '' Call of Cthulhu'' *

Sandy Antunes Alexander "Sandy" Antunes, (born 4 April, 1967 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a Maryland-area astronomer, author, and List of role-playing game designers, role playing game designer. He graduated from Boston University in 1989 with a dual major in as ...

- ''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'' (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 L. Ross Babcock III is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career When Jordan Weisman asked his friends in 1980 if anyone else would join him in starting a company to print adventures and deckplans for '' Traveller'' ...

- co-creator of the BattleTech setting *

Wilf K. Backhaus Wilfried Karl Backhaus (7 November 1946 – 14 October 2009) was a role-playing game designer, business professor, and lawyer. Career Wilf K. Backhaus and Edward E. Simbalist designed a role-playing game called ''Chevalier'', which they brought ...

- co-author of ''

Chivalry & Sorcery ''Chivalry & Sorcery'' is a fantasy role-playing game first published in 1977 by Fantasy Games Unlimited. Created by Edward E. Simbalist and Wilf K. Backhaus in 1977, ''Chivalry & Sorcery'' (''C&S'') was an early competitor to ''Dungeons & Dr ...

'' *

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 ''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 th ...

'' * Keith Baker - Eberron; 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 - co-author of ''

'' * Cam Banks - 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 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 Jeffrey Barber is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Jeff Barber was a gamer from Columbia, Missouri, who joined the volunteer staff of Pagan Publishing and collaborated with John Scott Tynes on early adventu ...

- ''

Killer Crosshairs ''Killer Crosshairs'', subtitled "What Gun Control Was Meant To Be!", is the first product published by Biohazard Games, a role-playing game supplement released in 1995. Description ''Killer Crosshairs'' is a hit-location system intended to be u ...

''; co-creator of '' Blue Planet'' * M. A. R. Barker - Tékumel, '' Empire of the Petal Throne'' * 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 ''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 an ...

''; 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 wa ...

'', ''

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 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 colleg ...

- 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 c ...

'' and '' Aces & Eights: Shattered Frontier'' *

Jason L Blair Jason L Blair is an American writer and game designer, best known for his work on the roleplaying game '' Little Fears''. Career After the release of the award-winning tabletop roleplaying game Little Fears in 2001, Blair wrote for various ot ...

- '' 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& ...

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

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

'' 2nd edition * Brian Blume - '' Boot Hill'' *

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 Eric L. Boyd is a software engineer who also writes material for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Career Eric L. Boyd has written articles and books for the Greyhawk setting, and has co-authored a number of Forgotten Realms campaign ...

- contributions to '' Forgotten Realms'' 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'' 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 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 ''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 ''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'' *

Phil Brucato Phil "Satyros" Brucato is an American writer, journalist, editor, and game designer based in Seattle, Washington. He is best known for his work on the TV series '' Strowlers'' and with White Wolf, Inc., including the role-playing games ''Mage: ...

- '' 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 ''Dungeons & ...

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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 Pu ...

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

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 release ...

'' *

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 Stanl ...

- 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 Carlos J. Martijena-Carella is a role-playing game designer and novel author. Career RPGs Following an introduction to GURPS in Steve Jackson's Man to Man, C.J. Carella got his start in the role-playing games industry with ''GURPS Martial Arts ...

- ''

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 us ...

'', '' 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 include ...

'', ''

Unisystem ''Unisystem'' is a generic role-playing game, 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, Conspiracy X ...

'' *

Jason Carl Jason Carl is a game designer who has worked on a number of roleplaying games for companies such as White Wolf, TSR and Wizards of the Coast, Kenzer & Company, and Exile Game Studio. He is currently the Brand Marketing Manager of Paradox Interac ...

- contributions to '' Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition'' and ''

'' * Mike Carr - '' In Search of the Unknown''; contributions to '' Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' *

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 Longst ...

- 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 - ''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 ''Twilight: 2000'' is a 1984 post-apocalyptic military tabletop role-playing game published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW). Set in the aftermath of World War III (the "Twilight War"), the game operates on the premise that the United States/NATO ...

'', ''

'', '' 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 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 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 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 characte ...

'', '' Daredevils'', '' Shadowrun'' *

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'' Lin ...

- ''

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. They ...

; co-designer of '' Castles & Crusades'' * Stephen Chenault - co-founder of

; co-designer of '' Castles & Crusades'' *

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 Kid ...

- 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 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 Gam ...

- 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; ''

'' 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 the F ...

'' and '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' * Bill Coffin - ''

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 Genevieve Cogman is a British author of fantasy literature and role-playing games. Life Cogman has an MSc in statistics with Medical Applications. She works for the NHS as a clinical classifications specialist and lives in the north of England. ...

- 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 musi ...

'', ''

''; 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 Jaso ...

'' * 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 - contributions to '' Dungeons & Dragons'' * David "Zeb" Cook - ''

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 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'' system, '' Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 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 t ...

'', ''

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 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 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 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 '' Dungeons & Dragons'' supplements, notably '' Return to the Tomb of Horrors'' 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) into ...

'' * Steven Cordovano - '' The Compleat Alchemist'' *

Peter Corless Peter Corless is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Early life Peter Corless was born in New York City in 1964. Career Peter Corless has been part of the gaming industry since the 1980s, first employed at West End G ...

- founder of

Green Knight Publishing Green Knight Publishing was founded by Peter Corless in 1998. He had acquired the rights to Chaosium's award-winning ''Pendragon RPG, Pendragon'' role-playing game after they defaulted on a loan from Corless with Pendragon as collateral. From 1999 ...

; contributions to '' Pendragon'' *

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 (social and p ...

''; 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 concer ...

'' * Jeremy Crawford - co-designer of '' Blue Rose''; lead game designer for ''

'' * Croc - ''

In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas ''In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas'' is a French role-playing game, created by Croc. In Nomine Satanis ("In Satan's Name") was the Demonic player's guide and Magna Veritas ("The Great Truth") was the Angelic player's guide. ''In Nomine Satanis/Magn ...

'', ''

Stella Inquisitorus ''Stella Inquisitorus'' ("Star Inquisitor") is a science fiction "space opera" sequel to the French supernatural role-playing game '' In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas''. It was written by Croc and published in 1993 by Siroz. Characters play ...

'' *

N. Robin Crossby N. Robin Crossby (May 18, 1954 – July 23, 2008) was the creator of the Hârn fantasy setting and the HârnMaster role-playing game system, as well as dozens of other related works describing the world of Hârn. Early life N. Robin Crossby was ...

- ''

Hârn Hârn is a campaign setting for fantasy role-playing games, designed by N. Robin Crossby and published by Columbia Games since 1983. In 1998 Crossby founded Kelestia Productions (KP), an electronic publishing e-company. KP and CGI now independe ...

'', '' 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 th ...

D

Tom Dalgliesh Tom Dalgliesh is the owner of Columbia Games and a designer of many wargames and fantasy role-playing materials. Biography Dalgliesh began his career playing poker as a midshipman in the British Merchant Navy, then emigrated to Canada in 1967. ...

- 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 ''Pilots' Almanac'' is a 1988 role-playing game supplement for ''HârnMaster'' published by Columbia Games. Contents ''Pilots' Almanac'' is a supplement in which supplemental rules and info deal with ship movement, navigation, and weather. Publ ...

'' for ''

HârnMaster ''HârnMaster'' is a fantasy role-playing game based in the fantasy world of Hârn. The system, like the world, was designed primarily by N. Robin Crossby. History ''Hârnmaster'', the Hârn RPG, was published by Columbia Games in 1986. All ''H� ...

'' *

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 ''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, nota ...

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 Anthropo ...

- '' Tunnels & Trolls'', 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

settings * Peter Darvill-Evans - co-creator of ''

Time Lord The Time Lords are a fictional ancient race of extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrial people in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', of which the series' main protagonist, The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, is a memb ...

''; 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 Graeme or Graham Davi(e)s may refer to: *Graeme Davis (game designer) (born 1958), role-playing games author, and novelist *Graeme Davis (mediaevalist) (born 1965), academic medievalist *Graeme Davies (1937–2022), New Zealand engineer and academi ...

- ''

'', '' Mind's Eye Theatre'' 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 Wizards ...

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

'' 2nd edition; co-author of Dark Sun * 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 ''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 - ''

Lone Wolf A lone wolf is a wolf not belonging to a pack. Lone wolf or Lone Wolf may also refer to: Literature *''Lone Wolf'', a book by Kathryn Lasky, part of the series called ''Wolves of the Beyond'' *''Lone Wolf and Cub'', a 1970 Japanese graphic nov ...

'', ''Greystar'', '' Freeway Warrior'' * Larry DiTillio - ''

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. L ...

- ''

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 still ...

'' * 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 designer ...

- 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 - contributions to '' Dungeons & Dragons'' *

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 recordings ...

- '' Mind's Eye Theatre'' LARP, co-author of '' Shadowrun'', contributions to the Storyteller system * Ann Dupuis - contributions to '' GURPS'' and '' Fudge''

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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 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 w ...

- 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 ...

F

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''; ''

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'' game supplement line *

Pete Fenlon Pete Fenlon (born 1955) is an American role-playing game cartographer, game designer, game developer, graphics designer and publisher. His works include stories, art and games (electronic and non) in the genres of science fiction, mystery, fantasy ...

- 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 the ...

''; ''

''; '' Shadow World'' * Nigel Findley - '' Greyspace'', '' GURPS Illuminati''; contributions to '' Shadowrun'' * 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 Group i ...

''; '' Brave New World'' *

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''

G

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 ...

- ''Mythic Russia'', ''The Unspoken Word'' * Phil Gallagher - co-author of ''

''; contributions to '' Dungeons & Dragons'' 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 - ''

Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game ''Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game'' is a science fiction role-playing game published by Games Workshop in 1985. A second edition was published in 1989. Contents ''Judge Dredd'' is a comic book superhero system in which the player characters ...

'', '' Advanced Fighting Fantasy'' gamebooks * Dan Gelber - 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 Fa ...

'' *

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 ''

'' *

Lee Gold Lee Gold is a member of California science fiction fandom and a writer and editor in the role-playing game and filk music communities. Gaming Gold became prominent after 1975 as the editor of '' Alarums and Excursions'', a monthly amateur pre ...

- ''

Lands of Adventure ''Lands of Adventure'' is a role-playing game published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1983. Description ''Lands of Adventure'' is a fantasy system designed for use in historical settings rather than fantasy worlds. The emphasis is on human playe ...

'', '' GURPS Japan'' * Eric Goldberg - '' Commando'', ''

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, ''drama ...

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

'' 3rd edition; contributions to '' Everway'' and '' Kindred of the East'' *

Andrew Greenberg Andrew Greenberg is a game designer of tabletop role-playing games and role-playing video games. Career Greenberg was one of White Wolf Publishing's original developers on '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' (1991). He was the line editor for ''Vamp ...

- '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' developer; co-creator of ''

''; 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 sold ...

- Forgotten Realms * Ray Greer - co-designer of the Fuzion system * Jeff Grubb - '' Marvel Super Heroes'', '' Manual of the Planes'', '' Spelljammer'', ''

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 supp ...

''; contributions to the

and Forgotten Realms settings * Gary Gygax - co-creator of '' Dungeons & Dragons'' (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'', and

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 ...

; 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 response ...

'' and '' Lejendary Adventure''

H

Lee Hammock Lee Hammock is a professional writer and game designer. Hammock has worked on numerous products for numerous companies, including '' NeoExodus: A House Divided'' RPG by Louis Porter Jr. Design, ''The Halo Graphic Novel'' and the '' Dawning Star Cam ...

- ''

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 c ...

'' role-playing game; ''

Dawning Star ''Dawning Star'' (abbreviated ''DS'') is a science fiction role-playing game by Blue Devil Games built on ''d20 Modern'' and powered by ''d20 Future'' by Wizards of the Coast. It is the first full-scale campaign setting using the ''d20 Future'' r ...

'' *

Gabrielle Harbowy Gabrielle Harbowy (born 1972) is an American author, editor, and anthologist. She has been Managing Editor at Dragon Moon Press, a copyeditor for Pyr, an imprint of Prometheus Books, and a Submissions Editor at Apex Magazine. Works Novels *' ...

- adventures for '' Dungeons & Dragons'' and ''

'' *

David A. Hargrave David Allen Hargrave (May 25, 1946 – August 29, 1988), known as ''The Dream Weaver'', was a prolific and sometimes controversial game designer and writer of fantasy and science fiction role-playing games (RPGs). Hargrave's most notable written ...

- ''

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, althou ...

'', ''

Star Rovers A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by its gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked ...

'' *

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 d ...

- ''

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 whi ...

'' 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 mul ...

- 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 withou ...

'' *

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

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

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

'' *

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 ''Darklords'' is an accessory for the 2nd edition of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, published in 1991. Contents The supplement focuses on "sixteen different Darklords spread out over thirteen chapters". The Darkl ...

''; 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 Frenc ...

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

Jess Heinig Jess Heinig is an American game designer best known for working on the Mage: The Ascension series of games in the early 2000s. Since then he has worked on several other role-playing games and served as a programmer for Fallout 1. Career Jess He ...

- ''

''; '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' * Rob Heinsoo - ''

''; 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 s ...

'' * 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 (game designer), Steve Henderson, and Warren James, and set in Greg Stafford's mythical world of ...

'' and '' Superworld'' *

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 ...

- ''

'', '' Savage Worlds'' *

Dale "Slade" Henson Dale "slade" Henson is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career When the Spelljammer line ended, slade came up with the idea of building a new setting on Jeff Grubb's first-edition ''Manual of the Planes'' (1987); a ...

- '' Buck Rogers XXVC'' *

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 i ...

- '' The Fungi from Yuggoth'', '' Trail of Tsathogghua'', '' Spawn of Azathoth'' 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 (Se ...

- co-creator of ''

Villains & 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-playing ...

'' * Tracy Hickman - ''

'', '' Ravenloft'' *

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''. Hic ...

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

'' *

Will Hindmarch Will Hindmarch is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Atlas Games brought on Will Hindmarch as a new employee following the success of their d20 lines. Atlas published a few final d20 products in 2004 and whe ...

- ''

Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom ''Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom'' is a source-book, alternative setting, and stand-alone pen-and-paper RPG designed for ''Vampire: The Masquerade'', ''Vampire: The Dark Ages'', and other games set in the Old World of Darkness developed by White W ...

'', '' 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''. Educati ...

- ''

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 ...

'', ''

Trail of Cthulhu ''Trail of Cthulhu'' is an investigative horror role-playing game published by Pelgrane Press in 2008 in which the players' characters investigate mysterious events related to the Cthulhu Mythos. The game is a licensed product based on the hor ...

'', ''

Night's Black Agents ''Night's Black Agents'' is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by American writer Fritz Leiber. It was released in 1947 and was the author's first book. The book's title is taken from ''Macbeth'', Act III, scene ii. It was publish ...

'', '' Vampire: the Masquerade'' 5th edition; ''Fall of

''; co-author of ''Bubblegumshoe'' * John Eric Holmes - '' Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set'' *

Miranda Horner Miranda Horner is an American game designer and editor who has worked on a number of products for various role-playing games, including ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and the ''Star Wars'' roleplaying game. Biography Miranda Horner was born in Waukegan, ...

- contributions to ''

Bloodshadows ''Bloodshadows'' is an original pulp adventure gamebook by West End Games that was published in 1994. It was the first setting book for WEG's MasterBook game, which used rules elements used earlier in their TORG and Shatterzone games. It was repri ...

'' 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'' ...

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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 cr ...

) - '' The Fantasy Trip'', '' GURPS'', Yrth * Steve Jackson (

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 (gam ...

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Justin D. Jacobson Justin D. Jacobson is an attorney and professional game designer. Career Justin D. Jacobson is an attorney, and was the owner and operator of Blue Devil Games, publishers of role-playing games and strategy games. He is best known as the designe ...

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Brian R. James Brian R. James (born 1974) is a game designer and software engineer. As a writer, Brian is best known for his online and print works for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game published by Wizards of the Coast. In game design circle ...

- '' Menzoberranzan: City of Intrigue'' and other supplements for '' Dungeons & Dragons'' * Matt James - '' Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale'' and other supplements for '' Dungeons & Dragons'' and ''

Pathfinder Pathfinder may refer to: Businesses * Pathfinder Energy Services, a division of Smith International * Pathfinder Press, a publisher of socialist literature Computing and information science * Path Finder, a Macintosh file browser * Pathfinder (w ...

'' * Jennell Jaquays - '' 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 ''Rune ...

'' * 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. I ...

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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.; ''

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 depictions o ...

''; ''

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''. The b ...

'' 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 Cor ...

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Lucian Kahn Lucian of Samosata, '; la, Lucianus Samosatensis ( 125 – after 180) was a Hellenized Syria (region), Syrian satire, satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequent ...

- Visigoths vs. Mall Goths * Don Kaye - co-founder of TSR; co-creator of '' Boot Hill'' *

J. Andrew Keith John Andrew Keith (August 31, 1958 – August 7, 1999) was an American author and games developer. Career J. Andrew Keith, and his brother William H. Keith Jr., responded to ads in ''Journal of the Travellers Aid Society'' for authors to wri ...

- '' Freedom Fighters'' *

William H. Keith Jr. William H. Keith (born August 8, 1950) is an 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 and H. Jay Ri ...

- '' Behind Enemy Lines, Freedom Fighters'' *

Steve Kenson Steve Kenson (born June 16, 1969) is a writer and designer of role-playing games (RPGs) and related fiction. Career Steve Kenson began working as an author and game designer in 1995. Kenson co-wrote the super-hero role-playing game ''Silver Age ...

- ''

Mutants & Masterminds ''Mutants & Masterminds'' (abbreviated "M&M" or "MnM") is a superhero role-playing game written by Steve Kenson and published by Green Ronin Publishing based on a variant of the d20 System by Wizards of the Coast. The game system is designed to ...

'', ''

Freedom City Freedom City is a fictional, city-based campaign setting for the roleplaying game ''Mutants & Masterminds''. It was designed by Steve Kenson. Publication history Steve Kenson was working on ''Silver Age Sentinels'' and pitched Freedom City as a ...

''; 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 Kalama ...

- ''

''; ''

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 - 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 '' Pendragon'' *

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 J. Robert King is an American fantasy novelist and former editor and game designer. He also writes non-fantasy fiction as John R. King. Biography J. Robert King was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and grew up in northwestern Indiana. He knew he wante ...

- 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 Dark Sun setting *

Adam Koebel Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

- 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 ''Black Ops'' is a sourcebook for the ''GURPS'' role-playing game. Contents ''GURPS Black Ops'' is a setting that has our planet under threat from various alien, supernatural, and other monstrous powers. The clandestine agency (not bound to any o ...

'' *

Rudy Kraft Rudy Kraft III is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Steve Perrin and Rudy Kraft designed the ''RuneQuest'' (1978) mythical fantasy roleplaying game, set in the world of Glorantha created by Greg Stafford, a ...

- co-author of ''

''; other contributions to ''

'' * Charlie Krank - '' 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 ...

- ''

'' * 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 ''

'', '' Shadowrun'' and ''

'' *

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''

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* David Ladyman - ''

'', '' GURPS The Prisoner'' * Lenard Lakofka - ''

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 Module, modular and modularity may refer to the concept of modularity. They may also refer to: Computing and engineering * Modular design, the engineering discipline of desi ...

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

'' * Robin D. Laws - '' 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 Jeff R. Leason is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Jeff R. Leason co-wrote the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' adventure ''The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan'' (1980) with Harold Johnson. As a staffer for Ma ...

- co-author of ''

''; contributions to ''

'' *

Andrew Leker Andrew Leker is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career In the early 1980s, Andrew Leker was a physics and applied mathematics undergraduate at UC Berkeley, when he began imagining a roleplaying game set in a very a ...

- ''

Skyrealms of Jorune ''Skyrealms of Jorune'' is a science-fantasy role-playing game that was first published in 1984 through SkyRealms Publishing. The game is set on the fictional alien planet of Jorune above which float levitating islands. The second edition was p ...

'' *

Paul Lidberg Paul Arden Lidberg is a game designer of board games and role-playing games. Career Paul Lidberg worked for both Crunchy Frog Enterprises and Nightshift Games, and also worked for about six months at the Waterloo game store in Phoenix, Arizona ...

- ''

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 ...

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Ken Lightner Ken Lightner is a game designer with experience in multiple fields. His primary area of expertise is in computer games. Career Ken Lightner is the founder of Holistic Design. Lightner co-designed a tabletop miniatures spaceship combat game with Ch ...

- ''Real-Life Roleplaying Series'' for the '' d20 System'' *

Nicole Lindroos Nicole Lindroos is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career After twice applying to culinary school, Nicole Lindroos entered the game industry in 1989. Lindroos was one of the Minnesota locals who joined Lion Rampant ...

- contributions to '' Everway'' and ''

'' * Ian Livingstone - ''

'' 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 *

Steve Long "Big" Steve Long (died October 28, 1868) was an American law enforcement officer and outlaw, achieving notoriety in the Wyoming Territory during the late 1860s. He was one of the earliest examples of an Old West gunman. Because of their lawles ...

- ''

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

Star Trek Roleplaying Game ''Star Trek Roleplaying Game'' is a role-playing game (RPG) set in the ''Star Trek'' universe using the ''CODA System'' rules and first published by Decipher, Inc. in 2002. When Decipher acquired the rights to create the RPG, they also acquired ...

'', '' The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game'' *

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'' and the '' Hero System'' *

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 Jeffrey Ian "Jeff" Mackintosh (January 22, 1971 – September 24, 2016) was a game designer who worked primarily on role-playing games. Early life Jeffrey Ian Mackintosh was born in 1971, the son of Ian and Dorothy Mackintosh. Career Jeff Mack ...

- co-author of ''

'' * Ari Marmell - 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 '' Dungeons & Dragons'' *

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 h ...

- '' 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) *

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 - 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 we ...

'' and '' GURPS Illuminati University'' *

Anne Gray McCready Anne C. Gray McCready (born July 7, 1960, in Williams Bay, Wisconsin) is a game designer and editor who has worked on a number of products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game from TSR, Inc., TSR. Early life Anne Gray grew up ...

- '' Mystery of the Snow Pearls'', ''

Red Sonja Unconquered ''Red Sonja Unconquered'' () is a 1986 adventure module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game based on the barbarian heroine, Red Sonja. Its module code is RS1 and its TSR product code is TSR 9183. Like the similar barbarian-hero insp ...

'' *

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 ...

'' * Frank Mentzer - '' 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 ''A ...

'' *

Marc W. Miller Marc William Miller is a wargame and role-playing game designer and author. Early career After serving in the U.S. Army, Miller continued his studies at Illinois State University in 1972 under the G.I. Bill. There he joined the ISU Game Club, ...

- various incarnations of ''

'' * 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 - '' GURPS Illuminati University'' * Kim Mohan - ''

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 in ...

'' for '' Advanced Dungeons and Dragons''; 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 ...

'',

*Erik Mona - contributions to the ''Greyhawk'' setting: also editor of ''

'' 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 ''

'' 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 '' Dungeons & Dragons'' products *Mike Nystul - ''The Whispering Vault''

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*Michael O'Brien (game designer), Michael O'Brien - contributions to ''

'' *Steffan O'Sullivan - ''FUDGE'', ''GURPS Swashbucklers'', ''GURPS Bunnies & Burrows''

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*Scott Palter - co-author of ''Deadspeak Dossier'' for ''The World of Necroscope'' *Blaine Pardoe - ''Domination (role-playing game), Domination'' *Derek Pearcy - ''

'' *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 ''

'', 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 ''

'' and ''Kult (role-playing game), KULT'' *Sandy Petersen - main author of '' Call of Cthulhu''; co-author of ''

'' and ''Ghostbusters (role-playing game), Ghostbusters'' *Steve Peterson (game designer), Steve Peterson - co-creator of '' 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 '' Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'', 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 '' GURPS'' and ''Tri-Stat dX'' *Sean Punch - '' GURPS'' 4th edition, ''GURPS Lite''

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*Jean Rabe - contributions to '' Dungeons & Dragons'' 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 '' Dungeons & Dragons'' 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 '' Storyteller system''; co-creator of ''

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

'' and

*Aaron S. Rosenberg - ''Deryni Adventure Game'' *S. John Ross (game designer), S. John Ross - ''Uresia: Grave of Heaven'', ''Risus''; co-author of ''

'' *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 - '' Tunnels & Trolls'', ''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 - '' Dungeons & Dragons''; ''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 ''

'' *Bill Slavicsek - '' Alternity'', ''

'', ''Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast), Star Wars Roleplaying Game''; co-author of ''

'', contributions to ''

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

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

''; ''

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

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

'' and designer of the King Arthur, Arthurian RPGs '' Pendragon'' and ''Prince Valiant: The Story-Telling Game'' *Stan! - principal designer for ''

''; co-author of ''Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game'' *Ed Stark - ''MasterBook'' system, ''

'' "fifth edition"; contributions to '' Dungeons & Dragons'' 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 ''

'', '' 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

T

*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 '' Dungeons & Dragons'' *Chris Thomasson - contributions to '' Dungeons & Dragons'' *Howard Thompson (wargame designer), Howard Thompson - contributions to '' The Fantasy Trip'' *Rodney Thompson - ''d20 Future''; contributions to ''Star Wars Roleplaying Game'', '' Dark Sun'' *Jamie Thomson (author), Jamie Thomson - contributions to ''

'' series *Jeff Tidball - ''

'' 4th edition; ''Eternal Lies'' *Mike Tinney - '' Mind's Eye Theatre'' 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 *Jonathan Tweet - ''Over the Edge (game), Over the Edge'', '' Everway''; co-creator of ''

'', ''

'' and ''

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

'' and ''

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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'', ''

'' *Greg A. Vaughan - contributions to '' Dungeons & Dragons'' and ''

W

*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 '' Champions'' 5th edition *Margaret Weis -

*Jordan Weisman - co-creator of the BattleTech 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 ''

'', ''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'' *Loren Wiseman - author of ''GURPS Traveller''; contributions to ''

'' *Teeuwynn Woodruff - ''The World of Species'' for the ''MasterBook'' system; ''World of Darkness: Gypsies''; contributions to ''

'' 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 ''

Y-Z

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

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