Christopher Kubasik, also known as Chris Kubasik, is an American author of several

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s, adventures and fiction novels set in them, and has created his own TV series.

Career

Kubasik worked at

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for five years from 1987-1992. Kubasik has contributed to ''

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 ...

'', ''

BattleTech ''BattleTech'' is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs. The trademark ...

'', ''

Shadowrun ''Shadowrun'' is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game set in an alternate future in which cybernetics, magic in fiction, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy, and crime fiction, crime, wit ...

'', ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...

'', ''

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, ''dram ...

'', and ''

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'' role-playing games. He has written tie-in novels for ''Earthdawn'', ''BattleTech'' and ''Shadowrun''. Greg Gorden designed the rules for ''Earthdawn'', while Kubasik created the world for the game. Kubasik has done screenwriting for

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. In 2006 he worked as the Head Writer for the Internet show "Stranger Adventures," which was nominated for three

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s for Broadband Entertainment in 2006. He also was the creator and head writer of the television series ''

The Booth At The End ''The Booth at the End'' is a psychological thriller series created by Christopher Kubasik and starring Xander Berkeley, and was produced by Vuguru. The series premiered on August 27, 2010 on the Canadian network City (TV network), City. Two seas ...

''. In 2008, he compared the Internet's effect on film-making to the

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, saying "It's like we are in California 100 years ago, with a movie camera and a tent setting up on the side of a river, saying: 'OK, what are we going to shoot today?'"

Works

* ''Battletech'' novels **''Ideal War'', 1993, * ''Earthdawn'' novels ** ''The Longing Ring'', 1993, ** ''Mother Speaks'', 1994, ** ''Poisoned Memories'', 1994, * ''Shadowrun'' novels ** ''Changeling'', 1992, *''Torg'' supplements ** ''

The Living Land ''The Living Land'' is a cross-genre tabletop role-playing supplement, written by Christopher Kubasik, with cover art by Daniel Horne and interior illustrations by Jeff Menges, and published by West End Games in 1990. The first sourcebook pub ...

'', 1990 ** '' The Destiny Map'', 1990

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