Jim Butler is a game designer who has worked primarily on

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Career

Butler was the brand manager of the '' Alternity'' role-playing game for Wizards of the Coast. He was part of the ''Alternity'' team with Bill Slavicsek, Rich Baker, Kim Mohan,

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, and rk post. In 2000, Butler announced the cancellation of the ''Alternity'' and ''

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'' lines in an open letter. His design work for ''D&D'' includes '' The Sword of the Dales'' (1995), ''

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'' (1995), '' The Return of Randal Morn'' (1995), '' AD&D Dungeon Master Screen & Master Index'' (1995), '' Netheril: Empire of Magic'' (1996), and '' Cormanthyr: Empire of the Elves'' (1998).

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