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

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

, including

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

s but excluding

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List of video game industry people Below is a list of notable people who work or have worked in the video game industry. The list is divided into different roles, but some people fit into more than one category. For example, Sid Meier is both a video game design#game designer, ga ...

and its children for

video game A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...

creators).

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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 This is a list of notable tabletop role-playing games. It does not include computer role-playing games, MMORPGs, play-by-mail/email games, or any other video games with RPG elements. Most of these games are tabletop role-playing games; other ty ...

. The design of role-playing games may include the creation of game systems, game settings and scenarios for roleplaying; game designers engage in one or more of these activities as they create, revise and develop roleplaying games. For each designer, this list includes a few representative games, game lines or publications that the designer in question has created or co-authored or where they are credited with a significant contribution.

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Justin Achilli Justin Achilli is best known as an author and developer for White Wolf, Inc. Career Justin Achilli began working at White Wolf Publishing, White Wolf in 1995. Achilli has contributed as an author for numerous ''Vampire: The Masquerade'' and ''Vamp ...

- '' 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, a ...

'' * Mark Acres - ''

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 ...

''; ''

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 for more 21 years through November 27, 1957. H ...

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Peter Adkison Peter D. Adkison is an American game designer and businessman who is the founder of Wizards of the Coast, where he held the role of CEO from 1993 to 2001. During Adkison's tenure, Wizards of the Coast rose to the status of a major publisher in ...

- ''

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 introd ...

'' *

Avery Alder Avery Alder is a Canadian tabletop role-playing game designer. She designs games with themes of LGBTQ self-discovery, community building, and post-apocalyptic survival. In collaboration with Benjamin Rosenbaum, Alder invented the Belonging Outs ...

- ''

The Quiet Year ''The Quiet Year'' is a map-drawing tabletop role-playing game published by indie game publisher Buried Without Ceremony in 2013 in which players collaboratively create maps to drive a central story of survival. Description Equipment The game p ...

'', ''Dream Askew'', ''

Monsterhearts ''Monsterhearts'' is an indie role-playing game about "the messy lives of teenage monsters." It was designed by Avery Alder as an adaptation of '' Apocalypse World''. It is known for its handling of sexuality and LGBT content. It has been nomin ...

'' * Justin Alexander - ''Infinity, Magical Kitties Save the Day'', contributions to ''

Feng Shui Feng shui ( or ), sometimes called Chinese geomancy, is a traditional form of geomancy that originated in ancient China and claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment. The term ''feng shui'' mean ...

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. Th ...

'' *

Aaron Allston Aaron Dale Allston (December 8, 1960 – February 27, 2014) was an American game designer and author of many science fiction books, notably ''Star Wars'' novels. His works as a game designer include game supplements for role-playing games, sev ...

- ''

Autoduel Champions ''Autoduel Champions'' is a 1983 game supplement published by Hero Games for ''Car Wars'' and '' Champions''. Contents ''Autoduel Champions'' is a supplement which adapts the ''Car Wars'' rules to the '' Champions'' and '' Espionage!'' role-play ...

'', '' Ghostbusters International''; co-author of ''

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

'' 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 Editions of Dungeons & Dragons, "Basic" version of the game throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Most adventures published for t ...

, including the '' Hollow World Campaign Set'' *

Dave Allsop Dave Allsop is a Scotland, 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 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 indire ...

'' * Terry Amthor - '' Shadow World''; co-author of '' Space Master'' *

Bryan Ansell Bryan Charles Ansell (11 October 1955 – 30 December 2023) was a British role-playing and wargame designer. In 1985, he became managing director of Games Workshop, and eventually bought the company 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), Warhammer Fantasy'' setting, published by Games Workshop or its licensee ...

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

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

- ''Rules to Live By'' (LARP), ''A Faery's Tale'' *

Dave Arneson David Lance Arneson (; October 1, 1947 – April 7, 2009) was an American game designer best known for co-developing the first published role-playing game (RPG), ''Dungeons & Dragons'', with Gary Gygax, in the early 1970s. Arneson's fundamental ...

- co-creator of ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical ...

'' (with Gary Gygax); creator of Blackmoor; co-author of ''

Adventures in Blackmoor ''Adventures in Blackmoor'' is a 64-pageDA1: Adventures in Blackmoor
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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 Bla ...

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* L. Ross Babcock III - co-creator of the

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

setting * Wilf K. Backhaus - co-author of ''

Chivalry & Sorcery ''Chivalry & Sorcery'' is a fantasy role-playing game (FRP) 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 ...

'' * D. Vincent Baker - ''

Dogs in the Vineyard ''Dogs in the Vineyard'' is an independently published role-playing game published by Lumpley Games in 2004 that is loosely based on the history of the Mormons. Setting The game is set in "a West that never quite was"—loosely based on the ...

'', ''

Apocalypse World ''Apocalypse World'' is a post-apocalyptic indie role-playing 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 ...

'' * Keith Baker -

Eberron Eberron is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') role-playing game. The game is set primarily on the continent of Khorvaire following a vast destructive war. Eberron is designed to accommodate traditional ''D&D'' elements an ...

; contributions to ''

'' and various ''

d20 System The d20 System is a role-playing game system published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast, originally developed for the Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition, 3rd edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The system is named after ...

'' publications *

Meguey Baker Meguey Baker () is a tabletop role-playing game designer, independent publisher and quilt historian. She and her husband Vincent Baker designed Apocalypse World, the first game in the Powered by the Apocalypse system. Career Game design Bake ...

- ''

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

Alternity ''Alternity'' is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) published by TSR, Inc., TSR in 1997 in games, 1997. Following the acquisition of TSR by Wizards of the Coast, the game was discontinued in 2000 as part of a broader rationalisation of T ...

'', '' Star Drive'', ''

Gamma World ''Gamma World'' is a post-apocalyptic science fantasy role-playing game in which player characters explore Earth centuries after the collapse of civilization, searching for artifacts from the time before "The Great Upheaval". The game was origi ...

'' (7th edition) *

Jim Bambra Jim Bambra (born 1956)Jim Bambra: Director Summary
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- co-author of ''

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Cam Banks Cam Banks is a game designer known for his work on the Cortex System line of roleplaying games as lead designer for ''Marvel Heroic Roleplaying'', and the ''Big Damn Heroes Handbook'' supplement to the ''Serenity Role Playing Game'', among other ...

- co-author of '' Leverage: The Roleplaying Game'' and ''

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

''; contributions to the

Dragonlance ''Dragonlance'' is a shared universe created by Laura 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 i ...

setting * Jeff Barber - '' Killer Crosshairs''; co-creator of '' Blue Planet'' * M. A. R. Barker -

Tékumel ''Tékumel'' is a fantasy world created by American linguist and writer M. A. R. Barker over the course of several decades from around 1940. In this imaginary world, huge, tradition-bound empires with medieval levels of technology vie for control ...

, ''

Empire of the Petal Throne ''Empire of the Petal Throne'' is a fantasy role-playing game designed by M. A. R. Barker, based on his Tékumel fictional universe. It was self-published in 1974, then published by TSR, Inc. in 1975. It was one of the first tabletop role-pla ...

'' * Kevin Barrett - co-author of '' Space Master'' * Andrew Bates - co-designer of '' Trinity Continuum: Æon'' *

Bruce Baugh Bruce Baugh is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Bruce Baugh was one of the many authors that Jose Garcia collected together to help fill out his role-playing game '' Nexus: The Infinite City'' (1994). Ba ...

- contributions to '' Nexus: The Infinite City''; '' Clanbook: Lasombra'' (revised) *

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 set in the modern day. It was originally published in December 1999 by Wizards of the Coast as the second campaign setting for the ''Alternity'' science fiction role-play ...

''; contributions to various TSR settings *

Whitney "Strix" Beltrán Whitney "Strix" Beltrán is a narrative designer and Project Narrative Director at Hidden Path Entertainment. Her writing and design career includes the indie role-playing game ''Bluebeard's Bride''. She also founded the advocacy initiative Gaming ...

- co-designer of ''

Bluebeard's Bride ''Bluebeard's Bride'' is a gothic horror tabletop role-playing game published by indie role-playing game publisher Magpie Games in 2017 that is based on the Bluebeard folktale of a young wife left alone in a castle who is tempted to open the wro ...

'' * Greg Benage - co-creator of '' Blue Planet'' *

Scott Bennie Scott Bennie was a freelance game designer. Early life Scott Bennie was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, son of teachers James and Alice Bennie, and younger brother of Vancouver radio announcer/producer Jim Bennie. Scott graduated from Abbo ...

- co-author of '' Champions in 3-D'' and '' VIPER: Coils of the Serpent'' *

Amber Benson Amber Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1999–2002), and has directed, produced and starred in her o ...

- co-creator of ''

Ghosts of Albion Roleplaying Game The ''Ghosts of Albion Roleplaying Game'' is a role-playing game published by Eden Studios, Inc. in 2008. Description The ''Ghosts of Albion Roleplaying Game'' is based on the animated BBCi films ''Ghosts of Albion'' created by Christopher Golden ...

'' * Chris Birch - co-author of ''

Starblazer Adventures ''Starblazer Adventures'' is a role-playing game published by Cubicle 7 in 2008. History In 2007 Cubicle 7 Entertainment produced a licensed ''Starblazer'' role-playing game using the FATE (role-playing game system), 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 ...

'' *

Sharang Biswas Sharang Biswas is an Indian American designer/writer of tabletop role-playing games and interactive media, a writer of speculative fiction, an adjunct professor of game studies at NYU Game Center, and a freelance games journalist. His work focus ...

- co-author of '' Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game'' * Jolly Blackburn - 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 ch ...

'' 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 vario ...

- '' Little Fears'' *

Loyd Blankenship Loyd Blankenship, better known by his pseudonym The Mentor, is an American computer hacker and writer. He has been active since the 1970s, when he was a member of the hacker groups Extasyy Elite and Legion of Doom. Writings Hacker Manifesto ...

- ''

GURPS Cyberpunk ''GURPS Cyberpunk'' is a genre toolkit for cyberpunk-themed role-playing games set in a near-future dystopia, such as that envisioned by William Gibson in his influential novel ''Neuromancer''. It was published in 1990 after a significant dela ...

'' * Bob Bledsaw - ''

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 Anders Blixt (born in 1959) is a Swedish game designer and science journalist.Intervju med ...

- ''

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

'' 2nd edition *

Brian Blume Brian John Blume (January 12, 1950 – March 27, 2020) was an American game designer and writer, principally known as a former business partner of Gary Gygax at TSR, Inc., original publishers of the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons' ...

- ''

Boot Hill Boot Hill, or Boothill, is the generic name of many Cemetery, cemeteries, chiefly in the Western United States. During the 19th and early 20th century it was a common name for the burial grounds for Potter's field, paupers. Origin of term Al ...

'' * Emily Care Boss - '' Breaking the Ice'', ''Under My Skin'', ''Playing With Intent'' LARP; co-creator of ''Bubblegumshoe'' * Eric L. Boyd - contributions to the

Forgotten Realms ''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setti ...

setting, including ''

Faiths & Avatars ''Faiths & Avatars'' is an ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' Forgotten Realms campaign expansion book. Contents ''Faiths & Avatars'' is a supplement which lists and details information about the gods of the Faerûnian pantheon, even those who hav ...

'' and ''

Faiths and Pantheons ''Faiths and Pantheons'' is a campaign accessory for the Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition, 3rd edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'', for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. Contents ''Faiths and Pantheons'' detai ...

'' * Rob Boyle - ''

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 ...

'' 4th Edition, ''

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

'' *

Mike Breault Michael Breault (born May 28, 1958 in Central Falls, Rhode Island) is a game designer and editor, and an author of multiple products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game from TSR. Early life and education Mike Breault was bo ...

- contributions to various TSR settings *

James Herbert Brennan James Herbert Brennan (5 July 1940 – 1 January 2024) was an Irish lecturer and the author of over 100 fiction and non-fiction books for adults, teens and children, as well as several role-playing games. Early life Brennan was born to grocers ...

- '' Man, Myth & Magic''; '' Timeship'' * Bill Bridges - '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse'', ''

Mage: The Ascension ''Mage: The Ascension'' is a supernatural fiction tabletop role-playing game first published on August 19, 1993, by White Wolf Publishing. It is set in the World of Darkness universe. History Following the success of '' Vampire: The Masquerade ...

'', '' Mage: The Awakening'', '' Promethean: The Created'', ''

Passion Play The Passion Play or Easter pageant is a dramatic Play (theatre), presentation depicting the Passion of Jesus: his Sanhedrin Trial of Jesus, trial, suffering and death. The viewing of and participation in Passion Plays is a traditional part of L ...

'' 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 com ...

'' *

Anne Brown Anne Brown (August 9, 1912March 13, 2009) was an American lyric 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 ...

- 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-playi ...

''; co-author of ''

Dark Sun ''Dark Sun'' is an original ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (D&D) campaign setting set in the fictional, post-apocalyptic desert world of Athas. ''Dark Sun'' featured an innovative metaplot, influential art work, dark themes, and a genre-bending take ...

'' * Dave J. Browne - '' Beyond the Crystal Cave'' adventure module * Phil Brucato - '' 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 especially known for his work on the fantasy role-playing game ''Pathfinder''. Early life & education Jason Buhlman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Milwaukee High School of the Arts, and b ...

- ''

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 P ...

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

James Cambias James Cambias (also as James L. Cambias) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and tabletop game designer. Biography Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Cambias became interested in space and astronomy at a young age. He rec ...

- '' Star Hero'' *

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 Stanley ...

- 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 Apocaly ...

settings * C.J. Carella - ''

WitchCraft Witchcraft is the use of Magic (supernatural), magic by a person called a witch. Traditionally, "witchcraft" means the use of magic to inflict supernatural harm or misfortune on others, and this remains the most common and widespread meanin ...

'', '' Armageddon: The End Times'', '' Buffy'', ''

Angel An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...

'', ''

Unisystem ''Unisystem'' is a generic role-playing game system produced by Eden Studios, Inc. It is used in ''All Flesh Must Be Eaten'', the Buffyverse role-playing games, '' CJ Carella's WitchCraft'', '' Conspiracy X (2nd Ed.)'', and several other games ...

'' *

Jason Carl 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 Intera ...

- contributions to the

setting and the ''

Mind's Eye Theatre ''Mind's Eye Theatre'' is a live action role-playing game (LARP) based on the White Wolf World of Darkness universe and shares the setting with the tabletop role-playing game '' Vampire: The Masquerade'', among others. In most editions of the ...

'' LARP * Mike Carr - ''

In Search of the Unknown ''In Search of the Unknown'' is a module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game, designed for use with the ''Basic Set'' of rules. It was written by game designer Mike Carr and was first published in 1978 by TSR, Inc. The module deta ...

''; contributions to ''

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Several different editions of the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974. The current publisher of ''D&D'', Wizards of the Coast, produces new materials only for the most current edition of the ...

'' * Michele Carter - contributed to development of '' Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition'' *

Marcelo Cassaro Marcelo Cassaro (born August 15, 1970) is a Brazilian writer of comic books, role-playing games and the science-fiction book ''Sword of the Galaxy'' (''Espada da Galáxia''). Early career In 1985, at age 15, Cassaro became a design assistant and I ...

- ''Street Fighter RPG Brazil''; ''

3D&T ''3DeT'', formerly known as 3D&T or Defensores de Tóquio, is a Brazilian tabletop role-playing game, created by Marcelo Cassaro. It is designed to be a very simple, beginner-friendly game system. History Origin The name of the game is a pun ...

'' *

Frank Chadwick Frank Chadwick is an American 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'', and the wargame s ...

- '' Twilight: 2000'', ''

'', '' 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 in games, 1991. Several newer editions have been published. Setting ''Dark Conspi ...

'' *

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 initially published by Fandom Tabletop, then acquired by Dire Wolf Digital. Prior versions appeared in th ...

for the ''

Serenity Role Playing Game ''Serenity Role Playing Game'' is a science fiction tabletop role-playing game released in 2005 and set in the universe of the movie '' Serenity'' and the television series ''Firefly''. It was produced by Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd, and its m ...

'' * John Chambers - contributions to ''

Orpheus In Greek mythology, Orpheus (; , classical pronunciation: ) was a Thracians, Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet. He was also a renowned Ancient Greek poetry, poet and, according to legend, travelled with Jason and the Argonauts in se ...

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Banana Chan Banana Chan is a game designer and writer for tabletop role-playing games and board games. Chan and Sen-Foong Lim created '' Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall'' (2021). Chan has written for over twenty tabletop games, including the official Du ...

- co-designer of '' Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall'' *

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 fantasy tabletop role-playing game published by Iron Crown Enterprises in 1980. The game system has undergone several revisions and editions since then. Description ''Rolemaster'' is a fantasy ...

'', '' 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 ...

- co-author of ''

Bushido is a Samurai moral code concerning samurai attitudes, behavior and lifestyle. Its origins date back to the Kamakura period, but it was formalized in the Edo period (1603–1868). There are multiple types of bushido which evolved significantl ...

'', ''

Aftermath! ''Aftermath!'' was promoted with the line: ''“Is it the sunset of the Earth or the sunrise of a brave new world?”'' It is a role-playing game created by Paul Hume (game designer), Paul Hume and Robert N. Charrette, Robert Charette and publis ...

'', '' Daredevils'', ''

'' *

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 became the line editor for ''A ...

- ''

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 Mid ...

'' 5th edition * Davis Chenault - co-designer of '' Castles & Crusades'' * Stephen Chenault - co-designer of '' Castles & Crusades'' * Mike Chinn - 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 Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the Christian doctrine concerning the nature of God, which defines one God existing in three, , consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, thr ...

'' 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 bei ...

'', ''Septimus'' * Genevieve Cogman - 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 mus ...

'', ''

''; co-authored ''

'' * Andy Collins - '' Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition'' * William W. Connors - contributions to ''

'' 2nd edition and the ''

Ravenloft campaign setting Ravenloft is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. It is an alternate time-space existence known as a ''Demiplane, pocket dimension'' or demiplane, called the Demiplane of Dread, which consists of a collection of la ...

'' *

David "Zeb" Cook David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer, best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years. Cook designed several games, wrote the '' Expert Set'' for ''Dungeons & Dragons'', worked as lead designer of the ...

- ''

Dwellers of the Forbidden City Dweller may refer to: * ''Dweller'' (film), a 2000 film by independent film icons the Polonia brothers * ''Dwellers'' (film), a 2021 film directed by Drew Fortier * ''Dweller'' (novel), a 2010 horror novel by Jeff Strand * Dweller (Banks), a f ...

'', ''

Slave Pits of the Undercity ''Scourge of the Slave Lords'' (A1–4) is an Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons), 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 ...

'', ''

Amazing Engine ''Amazing Engine'' was a series of tabletop role-playing game books that was published by TSR, Inc. from 1993 until 1994. It was a generic role-playing game system - each publication employed the same minimalist generic rules, as described in th ...

'' system, ''

2nd edition'' *

Monte Cook Monte Cook (born January 29, 1968) 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 d ...

- ''

Ptolus ''Ptolus'', subtitled "Monte Cook's City by the Spire", is a fantasy role-playing game campaign setting created by Monte Cook and published by his Malhavoc Press in 2006 that details a single city and the dungeons that lie beneath it. ''Ptolus' ...

'', '' Numenera''; 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 ga ...

'', *

Sue Weinlein Cook Sue 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 born in Green Bay, ...

- ''

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 adminis ...

'' *

Bruce Cordell Bruce Robert Cordell 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 won several ...

- many ''

'' supplements, notably ''

Return to the Tomb of Horrors ''Return to the Tomb of Horrors'' is a boxed set adventure module for the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game released in 1998 by TSR, Inc. Plot summary This module expanded significantly upon the plot of the original '' Tomb of Ho ...

'' 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 ...

- contributions to ''

Pendragon Pendragon, or (, ''pen dragon''; composed of Welsh , 'head, chief, top' and / ''dragon'', 'dragon; warrior'; borrowed from the Greco-Latin word , plural , 'dragon , ; ) literally means 'chief dragon' or 'head dragon', but in a figurative sense ...

'' *

Greg Costikyan Greg Costikyan (born July 22, 1959), 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 wargames, role-playing ...

- creator of '' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'' and ''

Violence Violence is characterized as the use of physical force by humans to cause harm to other living beings, or property, such as pain, injury, disablement, death, damage and destruction. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence a ...

''; co-creator of '' Toon'' and ''

Paranoia Paranoia is an instinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety, suspicion, or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of co ...

'' * Luke Crane - '' The Burning Wheel'', ''

Burning Empires ''Burning Empires'' is an EP from VNV Nation. It contains remixes and alternate versions of tracks from their popular album ''Empires'', plus the "Standing" single. It is a limited edition release of 4,700 copies. The album was made available o ...

'', '' Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game'' *

Jeremy Crawford Jeremy Crawford is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. He worked for Wizards of the Coast from 2007 to 2025 on the tabletop role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. He was the Lead Rules Designer for the game's 4th ...

- co-designer of ''

Blue Rose A blue rose is a flower of the genus ''Rosa'' (family Rosaceae) that presents blue-to-violet pigmentation instead of the more common red, white, or yellow, through use of artificial means such as dyes. Blue roses are often used to symbolize myst ...

''; lead game designer for '' Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition'' *

Croc JSC CROC incorporated () is an technology company operating in the Russian IT market. CROC was established by Boris Bobrovnikov in 1992. The company provides systems integration and managed B2B services, off-the-shelf products and promising end- ...

- '' In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas'', ''

Stella Inquisitorus ''Stella Inquisitorus'' ("Star Inquisitor") is a "space opera setting for 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 angels, demon ...

'' * N. Robin Crossby - ''

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

'', '' HarnMaster'' * John H. Crowe III - contributions to '' Call of Cthulhu'' * Paul Czege - '' My Life with Master''

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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 in games by playing poker while working as a midshipman serving in the British Merchant Navy, ...

- co-author of the '' Pilots' Almanac'' 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'' was published as a role-playing game using the Hârn setting by ...

'' *

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 & Dragons ...

- co-author of the '' Hero Builder's Guidebook''; conceived and developed the

Open Game License The Open Game License (OGL) is a public copyright license by Wizards of the Coast that may be used by tabletop role-playing game developers to grant permission to modify, copy, and redistribute some of the content designed for their games, no ...

concept *

Liz Danforth Elizabeth T. Danforth is an illustrator, editor, writer, and scenario designer for role-playing games and video games. She has worked in the game industry continuously since the mid 1970s. Early life and education She received her BA in Anthrop ...

- ''

Tunnels & Trolls ''Tunnels & Trolls'' (abbreviated ''T&T'') is a fantasy role-playing game designed by Ken St. Andre and first published in 1975 by Flying Buffalo. The second modern role-playing game published, it was written by Ken St. Andre to be a more access ...

'', 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 Richard was born in Brooklyn, New York, but moved to Cheltenham, Pennsylvania outside of Philadelphia before his 5th birthda ...

- various

settings *

Peter Darvill-Evans Peter Darvill-Evans (born 1954) is an English writer and editor. Early life He was born and lived in Buckinghamshire until he went to university, graduating in 1975 from University College, London with a degree in History. Career In 1976 Darvil ...

- co-creator of ''

Time Lord The Time Lords are a fictional ancient race of extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrial people in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Time Lords are so named for their command of time travel technology and their Nonli ...

''; 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 Choo ...

'' books * Graeme Davis - ''

'', ''

'' 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 '' Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition'' *

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 ''

'' and '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' *

Jeff Dee Jeff Dee is an American artist and game designer. He was the youngest artist in the history of pioneering role-playing game company TSR when he began his work at the age of 18. He also designed the ''Villains and Vigilantes'' superhero game. He ...

- ''

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-playin ...

'' *

Marcelo Del Debbio Marcelo Del Debbio (born September 9, 1974) is a Brazilian architect (graduated from FAU-USP) and writer, with specialization in semiotics, history of art and world religions, best known from his several works in role-playing games, comparative m ...

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

Troy Denning Troy Denning is an American fantasy and science fiction author and game designer who has written more than two dozen novels. Background Denning grew up in the mountain town of Idaho Springs, Colorado. An avid reader of science fiction and fan ...

- ''

'' 2nd edition; co-author of

* James "Grim" Desborough - ''

Gor 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 ...

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

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

'', '' Godlike'' and ''Nemesis'' *

Joe Dever Joseph Robert Dever, also known as Joe Dever (12 February 1956 – 29 November 2016) was an English fantasy author and game designer. Originally a musician, Dever became the first British winner of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' Championship ...

- '' Lone Wolf'', ''Greystar'', '' Freeway Warrior'' *

Flint Dille Flint Dille is an American screenwriter, game designer and novelist. He is best known for his animated work on ''Transformers'', ''G.I. Joe'', '' An American Tail: Fievel Goes West'', and his game-writing, '' The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape fro ...

- co-author of ''

Sagard the Barbarian ''Sagard the Barbarian'' is a series of four Hero's Challenge Gamebooks written by Gary Gygax, co-creator of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and Flint Dille, screenwriter ('' An American Tail: Fievel Goes West'', '' The Transformers: The Movie'') and game ...

'' *

Larry DiTillio Lawrence G. DiTillio (February 15, 1948 – March 16, 2019) was an American film, TV series, and tabletop role-playing game writer. His creations include ''He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword'' and the award-winning '' Masks of Nyarlathot ...

- '' Masks of Nyarlathotep'' * Michael Dobson - contributions to various TSR settings *

Kevin Dockery Kevin Dockery (born January 8, 1984) is an American former professional 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 membe ...

- ''

The Morrow Project ''The Morrow Project'' is a science fiction role-playing game created by Kevin Dockery (author), 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 ...

'' * Rob Donoghue - co-author of '' Leverage: The Roleplaying Game'', ''

'' and '' Spirit of the Century'' *

Dale Donovan Dale A. Donovan is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Dale Donovan began working in the hobby-gaming industry in 1989. A past editor of Dragon magazine, Donovan worked for TSR, Inc., Wizards of the Coast, and H ...

- contributions to ''

'' *

Tom Dowd Thomas John Dowd (October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. He was credited with innovating the multitrack recording method. Dowd worked on a veritable "who's who" of recordings ...

- ''

'' LARP, co-author of ''

'', contributions to the

Storyteller system The ''Storytelling System'' is a role-playing game system created by White Wolf, Inc. for the Chronicles of Darkness (formerly known as the New World of Darkness), a game world with several tabletop role-playing games tied in. The Storytelling Sys ...

*Jay Dragon - designer of Sleepaway and

Wanderhome ''Wanderhome'' is an indie role-playing game by game designer Jay Dragon about animal people in a pastoral setting, based upon the Belonging Outside Belonging game system by Avery Alder and Benjamin Rosenbaum. It was published by Possum Creek G ...

* Ann Dupuis - contributions to ''

GURPS The ''Generic Universal Role Playing System'', or ''GURPS'', is a tabletop role-playing game system published by Steve Jackson Games. The system is designed to run any genre using the same core mechanics. The core rules were first written by St ...

'' and ''

Fudge ''Fudge'' is a generic role-playing game system for use in freeform role-playing games. The name "''FUDGE''" was once an acronym for ''Freeform Universal Donated'' (later, ''Do-it-yourself'') ''Gaming Engine'' and, though the acronym has since b ...

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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 started 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 The ''Miniatures Handbook'' is an official supplement for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. Contents The ''Miniatures Handbook'' is a ''Dungeons & Dragons'' supplement containing rules variants for the '' Dungeon ...

'' *Julia Bond Ellingboe -
Steal Away Jordan
' * Rose Estes - creator of ''

Endless Quest The ''Endless Quest'' books were three series of gamebooks. The first two series were released in the 1980s and 1990s by TSR, while the third series was released by Wizards of the Coast. Originally, these books were the result of an Educational d ...

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Sean Patrick Fannon Sean Patrick Fannon is an American role-playing game designer and writer. He has been working in the gaming industry since 1988, and is best known for his work with the ''Savage Worlds'' game system, including his epic fantasy setting, ''Shainta ...

- creator of ''Shaintar'' setting for ''

Savage Worlds ''Savage Worlds'' is a role-playing game written by Shane Lacy Hensley and published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group. The game emphasizes speed of play and reduced preparation over realism or detail. The game received the 2003 Origin Gamers' Cho ...

''; ''

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 Prima Publishing in 1996. The book was distributed only to chain bookstores rather than hobby shops ...

'' * Bill Fawcett - ''

Role Aids ''Role Aids'' is a line of role-playing game supplements published by Mayfair Games starting in 1982 intended for use with ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''. Publication history As a veteran role-playing gamer, Bill Fawcett (writer), Bill Fawcett de ...

'' game supplement line *

Raymond E. Feist Raymond Elias Feist (; born Raymond Elias Gonzales III; December 21, 1945) is an American fantasy fiction author who wrote '' The Riftwar Cycle'', a series of novels and short stories. His books have been translated into multiple languages and ...

- '' Tulan of the Isles''; '' Jonril: Gateway to the Sunken Lands'' *

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, fantas ...

- contributions to ''

Middle-earth Role Playing ''Middle-earth Role Playing'' (''MERP'') is a 1984 tabletop 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 ...

''; ''

''; '' Shadow World'' * Alex Fennell - ''The Slayers' Guide to Hobgoblins'' * Nigel Findley - ''

Greyspace ''Greyspace'' (product code SJR6) is a supplement published by TSR in 1992 for the steampunk role-playing campaign setting ''Spelljammer'', which uses the rules for ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Contents ''Greyspace'' describes a part of the sphere ...

'', '' GURPS Illuminati''; contributions to ''

'' *

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

- ''

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 ''Brave New World'' is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931, and published in 1932. Largely set in a futuristic World State, whose citizens are environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hier ...

'' * John M. Ford - ''

GURPS Time Travel ''GURPS Time Travel'' is a sourcebook for ''GURPS''. It was written by Steve Jackson and John M. Ford and published in 1991. Contents ''GURPS Time Travel'' presents options to allow gamemasters to create systems to match their campaigns, inclu ...

''; '' 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 British historian, 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 Slavonic and Ea ...

- ''Mythic Russia'', ''The Unspoken Word'' *

Phil Gallagher Phil Gallagher (born 3 March 1977) is a British children's television presenter who is best known for playing the title character in the CBeebies children's television show ''Mister Maker. Early life Gallagher attended Rainham Mark Grammar ...

- co-author of ''

''; contributions to ''

'' modules * Charles E. Gannon - '' Hard Times'' supplement for '' Traveller'' * Jose Garcia - '' Nexus: The Infinite City'' * Richard Garfinkle - ''Spellcrafter'' *

Marc Gascoigne Marc Gascoigne is a British author and editor. He is the editor, author or co-author of more than fifty books and gaming related titles, including '' Fighting Fantasy'' books, ''Shadowrun'' novels and adventures, '' Earthdawn'' novels and advent ...

- ''

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 ''Advanced Fighting Fantasy'' (AFF) is a British roleplaying game based on the ''Fighting Fantasy'' and '' Sorcery!'' gamebooks, first published in 1989. Just as the gamebooks, AFF is set in the world of Titan. A second edition of AFF was publish ...

'' gamebooks *

Dan Gelber Daniel Saul Gelber (born November 26, 1960) is an American politician and former prosecutor. He served in the Florida Legislature from 2000 to 2010 and was the Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Florida in 2010. From 2017 to 2023, he ...

- co-creator of ''

'' and '' Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game'' * Ajit George - '' Journeys through the Radiant Citadel'' *

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 Jo ...

- 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. Role-playing games Gold became prominent after 1975 as the editor of ''Alarums and Excursions'', a monthly ...

- '' Lands of Adventure'', ''

GURPS Japan ''GURPS Japan'', full title ''GURPS Japan: Roleplaying in the World of the Shogunate'' (1st edition) or ''GURPS Japan: Beauty, Terror, and Adventure'' (2nd edition), is a sourcebook for ''GURPS'', a role-playing game by Steve Jackson Games. The ...

'' * Eric Goldberg - ''

Commando A commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines. Originally, "a commando" was a type of combat unit, as oppo ...

'', ''

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 revi ...

'', '' 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 recen ...

'', ''

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, ''dram ...

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

'' 3rd edition; contributions to ''

Everway ''Everway'' is a fantasy role-playing game first published by Wizards of the Coast under their Alter Ego brand in 1995. Its lead designer was Jonathan Tweet. Marketed as a "Visionary Roleplaying Game", it has often been characterized as an inno ...

'' and ''

Kindred of the East ''Kindred of the East'' is a tabletop role-playing game book and game line. It was released by White Wolf Publishing in February 1998 for use with their horror game '' Vampire: The Masquerade''. It is a part of the ''World of Darkness'' series, ...

'' * Scott Fitzgerald Gray - ''

Secrets of Sarlona ''Secrets of Sarlona'' is a supplement to the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Contents ''Secrets of Sarlona'' is an accessory for the Eberron setting that explores the continent of Sarlona, a land of lost empires a ...

'' * Jonathan Green - ''

'' sourcebooks, including '' Curse of the Mummy'' and ''

Howl of the Werewolf ''Howl of the Werewolf'' is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by Jonathan Green and illustrated by Martin McKenna. It was published in 2007 by Wizard Books. It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's ''Fighting Fantasy'' ser ...

'' *

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 ''Vampi ...

- '' 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 creator of the '' Forgotten Realms'' game world. He began writing articles about the Forgotten Realms for ''Dragon'' magazine beginning in 1979, and subsequently sold the rig ...

Ray Greer Ray Greer is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career George MacDonald and Steve Peterson opened an office for their company Hero Games in 1982 and invited Ray Greer to join the company as a partner in charge of m ...

- co-designer of the

Fuzion ''Fuzion'' is a generic role-playing game system created by the collaboration of R. Talsorian Games and Hero Games. The rights to Fuzion are jointly held by Mike Pondsmith of R. Talsorian Games, along with Steve Peterson and Ray Greer of Hero Ga ...

system *

Jeff Grubb Jeff Grubb (born August 27, 1957) is an author of novels, short stories, and comics, as well as a computer and role-playing game designer in the fantasy genre. Grubb worked on the ''Dragonlance'' campaign setting under Tracy Hickman, and the ' ...

- '' Marvel Super Heroes'', ''

Manual of the Planes The ''Manual of the Planes'' (abbreviated MoP) is a manual for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. This text addresses the planar cosmology of the game universe. The original book (for use with ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 1st Edit ...

'', ''

Spelljammer ''Spelljammer'' is a campaign setting originally published for the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' ( 2nd edition) role-playing game, which features a fantastic (as opposed to scientific) outer space environment. Subsequent editions have included ...

'', ''

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

settings *

Gary Gygax Ernest Gary Gygax ( ; July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American game designer and author best known for co-creating the pioneering tabletop role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') with Dave Arneson. In the 1960s, Gygax creat ...

- co-creator of ''

'' (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 ''Tomb of Horrors'' is an adventure module written by Gary Gygax for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') role-playing game. It was originally written for and used at the 1975 Origins 1 convention. Gygax designed the adventure both to chal ...

'', 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'' and ''Lejendary Adventure''

H

*Richard Halliwell (game designer), Richard Halliwell - ''

'' *Allen Hammack - co-developer of ''Top Secret (role-playing game), Top Secret''; ''The Ghost Tower of Inverness'' and ''Scourge of the Slave Lords'' adventure modules *Lee Hammock - ''Farscape (role-playing game), Farscape'' role-playing game; ''Dawning Star'' *Gabrielle Harbowy - adventures for ''

'' and ''

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

, notably ''Changeling: The Lost'' *Robert Hatch (game designer), Robert Hatch - ''

''; co-creator of ''

'', ''Aberrant (role-playing game), Aberrant'', and ''

'' *Andria Hayday - ''Darklords''; contributions to various TSR settings *Ed Healy - co-author of ''PC Pearls'' *Bruce Heard - ''The Tree of Life (module), The Tree of Life''; ''Into the Maelstrom (Dungeons & Dragons), Into the Maelstrom''; co-authored ''Dragons of Faith'' *Jess Heinig - ''

''; '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' *Rob Heinsoo - '' Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition''; co-creator of ''13th Age'' *Steve Henderson (game designer), Steve Henderson - ''Worlds of Wonder (game), Worlds of Wonder'', ''Balastor's Barracks''; co-author of ''RuneQuest'' and ''Superworld'' *Arnold Hendrick - co-author of ''Swordbearer (role-playing game), Swordbearer'' *Shane Lacy Hensley - ''

'', ''

'' *Dale Henson, Dale "Slade" Henson - ''Buck Rogers XXVC'' *Jennifer Hepler - ''Shadowrun Companion'' and ''Cyberpirates!'' *Keith Herber - ''The Fungi from Yuggoth'', ''Trail of Tsathogghua'', ''Spawn of Azathoth'' and other contributions to '' Call of Cthulhu'' *Jack Herman - co-creator of ''Villains & Vigilantes'' *Sterling Hershey - contributions to the ''Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Fantasy Flight Games), Star Wars Roleplaying Game''; ''Monster Manual V''; ''Monster Vault'' *Tracy Hickman - ''

'', ''Ravenloft'' *Fred Hicks - ''Don't Rest Your Head''; co-author of '' Spirit of the Century'' *Will Hindmarch - ''Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom'', '' Vampire: The Requiem''; co-author of ''Eternal Lies'' *Kenneth Hite - ''GURPS Infinite Worlds'', ''Trail of Cthulhu'', ''Night's Black Agents'', ''Vampire: the Masquerade'' 5th edition; ''Fall of

''; co-author of ''Bubblegumshoe'' *John Eric Holmes - ''Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set'' *Jason Holmgren - ''Ironclaw'' *Miranda Horner - contributions to ''Bloodshadows'' and ''Shatterzone'' *Grant Howitt - ''Heart: The City Beneath''; ''Honey Heist'' *Conrad Hubbard - contributions to the

settings and ''

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

'', ''

'', '' Daredevils'', ''

I

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

J

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

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

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

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

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

'' and ''Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder'' *Jennell Jaquays - ''Dark Tower (module), Dark Tower'', ''Caverns of Thracia''; co-author of ''Griffin Mountain'' *Robin Jenkins (game designer), Robin Jenkins - co-author of ''Twilight Calling'', ''Five Coins for a Kingdom'', ''The Book of Lairs, The Book of Lairs II'', and ''Country Sites'' for ''AD&D'' *Harold Johnson (game designer), Harold Johnson - co-author of ''The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan'' and ''Secret of the Slavers Stockade''; contributions to various TSR settings *J. Hunter Johnson - ''GURPS Bestiary''; ''

''; ''GURPS Magic''; ''GURPS Monsters'' *Luke Johnson (game designer), Luke Johnson - contributions to ''Player's Guide to Eberron''; ''Player's Handbook II''; ''Monster Manual V''
Kat Jones
- Revived: A Support Group For The Partially Deceased *Gunilla Jonsson and Michael Petersén, Gunilla Jonsson - co-author of ''Mutant (role-playing game), Mutant'' and ''Kult (role-playing game), Kult'' *M. Alexander Jurkat - ''All Flesh Must Be Eaten''; ''Magic Item Compendium'' for ''D&D 3.5'' *Adam Jury - contributions to ''

K

*Lucian Kahn - designer of ''Visigoths vs. Mall Goths, Dead Friend: A Game of Necromancy, If I Were a Lich, Man'' *Tim Kask - contributions to ''Blackmoor (supplement), Blackmoor'' *Don Kaye - co-creator of ''Boot Hill (role-playing game), Boot Hill'' *J. Andrew Keith - ''Freedom Fighters (role-playing game), Freedom Fighters'' *William H. Keith Jr. - ''Behind Enemy Lines (role-playing game), Behind Enemy Lines, Freedom Fighters (role-playing game), Freedom Fighters'' *Jonaya Kemper - co-writer on ''Thirsty Sword Lesbians''; contributions to ''7th Sea (role-playing game), 7th Sea'' *Steve Kenson - ''Mutants & Masterminds'', ''Freedom City''; co-creator of ''Silver Age Sentinels'' and ''

'' *David Kenzer - ''

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

'' *Shing Yin Khor - co-designer of ''Field Guide to Memory'' *Ulrich Kiesow - creator of ''The Dark Eye (role-playing game), The Dark Eye'' *J. Robert King - co-author of ''Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog'' *Mary Kirchoff - co-creator of the

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

'', ''

'' and ''

'' *Robert J. Kuntz - co-author of ''Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes'' *Amanda Hamon Kunz - co-author of ''Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft''; contributions to ''Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder'' and ''Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder''

L

*David Ladyman - ''

'', ''GURPS The Prisoner'' *Mur Lafferty - co-author of ''Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game'' *Lenard Lakofka - ''The Secret of Bone Hill'', ''The Assassin's Knot'', ''Deep Dwarven Delve'' *Sage LaTorra - co-author of ''Dungeon World'' *Robin D. Laws - ''

'', ''HeroQuest (role-playing game), HeroQuest'', ''Dying Earth Roleplaying Game'', ''The Esoterrorists'' and other GUMSHOE games, ''Hillfolk'', ''The Yellow King Roleplaying Game'' *Jeff R. Leason - co-author of ''The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan''; contributions to ''

'' *Andrew Leker - ''Skyrealms of Jorune'' *Paul Lidberg - ''Duel (role-playing game), Duel'' *Ken Lightner - ''Real-Life Roleplaying Series'' for the ''

'' *Nicole Lindroos - contributions to ''

'' and ''

'' *Ian Livingstone - ''

'' gamebooks *Kerry Lloyd - co-author of ''Thieves' Guild (role-playing game), Thieves' Guild'' *Steve Long (game designer), Steve Long - ''Dark Champions'', ''Hero System'' 5th and 6th editions, ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Role Playing Game'', ''Star Trek Roleplaying Game (Last Unicorn Games), Star Trek Roleplaying Game'', ''The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game'' *Rick Loomis - ''Buffalo Castle'' *James Lowder - ''Pulp Cthulhu'', ''GURPS Villains'', contributions to ''

'' *T. S. Luikart - ''Adventures in Middle-earth''

M

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

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

'' *Julia Martin - co-author of ''

''; contributions to ''

'' *Phil Masters - ''GURPS Steampunk#GURPS licensed steampunk publications, GURPS Castle Falkenstein'', ''Hellboy Sourcebook and Roleplaying Game''; ''GURPS Discworld'' (with Terry Pratchett) *Colin McComb - co-author of the ''Birthright Campaign Setting''; contributions to various TSR settings *Angel Leigh McCoy - contributions to ''

'' and '' Changeling: The Dreaming'' *Elizabeth McCoy - co-author of ''GURPS In Nomine'' and ''GURPS Illuminati University'' *Anne Gray McCready - ''Mystery of the Snow Pearls'', ''Red Sonja Unconquered'' *Mike Mearls - ''Iron Heroes'', co-creator of ''Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition'' *Frank Mentzer - ''D&D Basic Set'' third edition; co-author of ''Temple of Elemental Evil'' *Marc W. Miller - various incarnations of ''Traveller (game), Traveller'' *Steve Miller (game designer), Steve Miller - contributions to ''

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

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

games *Roger E. Moore - ''Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins''; also editor of ''Dragon (magazine), Dragon'' magazine *Jenna K. Moran - ''Nobilis'', ''The Game of Powers'' (LARP), ''Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine'' *Jason Morningstar - ''Durance (role-playing game), Durance'', ''Grey Ranks (role-playing game), Grey Ranks'', ''Fiasco (role-playing game), Fiasco'' *Dave Morris (game designer), 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''

N

*Pete Nash (game designer), Pete Nash - co-author of ''RuneQuest, RuneQuest II'' *Rae Nedjadi - Apocalypse Keys *John Nephew - ''Tall Tales of the Wee Folk'' *Bruce Nesmith - ''

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

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

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

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

O

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

P

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

'' *Chris Perkins (game designer), Chris Perkins - lead story designer for Ravenloft campaign ''Curse of Strahd'' *Jeff Perren - co-creator of ''Chainmail (game), Chainmail'' *Don Perrin - co-designer of ''Dragonlance Campaign Setting''; ''Sovereign Stone (role-playing game), Sovereign Stone'' *Steve Perrin - main author of ''RuneQuest'', the ''Basic Role-Playing'' system and ''Steve Perrin's Quest Rules''; co-author of ''Superworld'' *Christian T. Petersen - creator of Nocturnum setting for '' Call of Cthulhu'' *Gunilla Jonsson and Michael Petersén, Michael Petersén - co-author of ''Mutant (role-playing game), Mutant'' and ''Kult (role-playing game), KULT'' *Sandy Petersen - main author of '' Call of Cthulhu''; co-author of ''RuneQuest'' and ''Ghostbusters (role-playing game), Ghostbusters'' *Steve Peterson (game designer), Steve Peterson - co-creator of ''Champions (role-playing game), Champions'', the ''Hero System'' and the ''

'' system *John R. Phythyon, Jr. - co-author of ''Heaven & Earth (role-playing game), Heaven & Earth'' and ''Ghost Dog (role-playing game), Ghost Dog'' *Jon Pickens - ''Arms and Equipment Guide'' for ''

'', 2nd edition *Mike Pohjola - ''Star Wreck Roleplaying Game'', ''Age of the Tempest'', Turku School experimental LARP *Mike Pondsmith - ''Mekton'', ''Cyberpunk (role-playing game), Cyberpunk'', ''Castle Falkenstein (role-playing game), Castle Falkenstein''; co-creator of the

system *Greg Porter (game designer), Greg Porter - ''Timelords (role-playing game), TimeLords'', ''CORPS'', ''EABA'' *Chris Pramas - ''Dragon Age'', ''

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

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

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

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

R

*Jean Rabe - contributions to ''

'' and ''

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

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

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

'' games; the ''

''; co-creator of ''

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

'' and other TSR settings. *Andrew Rilstone - co-authored ''The Dying of the Light (Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay), The Dying of the Light'' *Alex Roberts (game designer), Alex Roberts - ''Star Crossed (game), Star Crossed'', ''For the Queen (game), For the Queen'' *Tim Roberts - created ''Be Like a Crow'', ''Be Like a Cat '', ''Punk is Dead '' *Ken Rolston - co-author of ''Lankhmar – City of Adventure''; contributions to ''

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

*Benjamin Rosenbaum - co-creator of ''Dream Askew, Dream Apart'' *Aaron S. Rosenberg - ''Deryni Adventure Game'' *S. John Ross (game designer), S. John Ross - ''Uresia: Grave of Heaven'', ''Risus''; co-author of ''GURPS Black Ops'' *Marcus Rowland (author), Marcus Rowland - ''Forgotten Futures'', ''Diana: Warrior Princess'', ''The Original Flatland Role Playing Game'' *Charles Ryan (game designer), Charles M. Ryan - contributions to ''

3.5'' *Gareth Hanrahan, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan - ''Traveller (role-playing game), Traveller Core Rulebook''; ''The Laundry, The Laundry RPG''

S

*Ken St. Andre - ''

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

*Robert J. Schwalb - ''

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

'' *Jesse Scoble - ''El-Hazard Role-Playing Game'' *Stephan Michael Sechi - creator of ''Talislanta'' *Chris Seeman - contributions to ''The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game'' *Mike Selinker - co-author of ''Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game'' *Matthew Sernett - contributions to '' Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition'' *Owen Seyler - ''Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth'' *Jeeyon Shim - co-designer of ''Field Guide to Memory'' *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 ''

'' *Ethan Skemp - '' Werewolf: The Apocalypse'', ''Werewolf: The Wild West'', ''Werewolf: The Forsaken'', ''Changeling: The Lost'', ''Geist: The Sin-Eaters'' *Bill Slavicsek - ''

'', ''

'', ''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 ''

''; 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 ''The Way of the Phoenix'' and ''The Way of the Wolf'' supplements for ''Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game'' *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 - ''Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game Book'' *Michael Stackpole - ''Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes'' *Greg Stafford (game designer), Greg Stafford - creator of the Glorantha setting, co-author of ''RuneQuest'' and designer of the King Arthur, Arthurian RPGs ''

'' and ''Prince Valiant: The Story-Telling Game'' *Stan! - principal designer for ''

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

'' "fifth edition"; contributions to ''

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

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

'' *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'' *James L. Sutter - co-creator of ''

'' and ''Starfinder Roleplaying Game'' *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 ''

'' *Chris Thomasson - contributions to ''

'' *Howard Thompson (wargame designer), Howard Thompson - contributions to ''The Fantasy Trip'' *Jonathan M. Thompson - co-creator of ''Prime Directive (role-playing game), Prime Directive'' *Rodney Thompson - ''d20 Future''; contributions to ''Star Wars Roleplaying Game'', ''

'' *Jamie Thomson (author), Jamie Thomson - contributions to ''

'' series *Jeff Tidball - ''

'' 4th edition; ''Eternal Lies'' *Mike Tinney - ''

'' LARP *Adam Tinworth - ''Demon: The Fallen'', ''Werewolf: The Forsaken''; contributions to '' Hunter: The Reckoning'' *Cat Tobin - ''First Joyful Mysteries'' *Richard Tucholka - ''Fringeworthy'', ''Bureau 13'' *Don Turnbull (game designer), Don Turnbull - editor of the ''Fiend Folio''; contributions to Greyhawk setting for TSR, Inc, TSR *Ray Turney - co-designer of ''RuneQuest'' *Jonathan Tweet - ''Over the Edge (game), Over the Edge'', ''

''; co-creator of ''

'', ''

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

'' and ''

U

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

V

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

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

*George Vasilakos - ''Conspiracy X'', ''All Flesh Must Be Eaten'' *Greg A. Vaughan - contributions to ''

'' and ''

'' *Travis Vengroff - ''Liberty: A.F.T.E.R'' and ''Domain of the Nameless God'', based on his universes ''Liberty (franchise), Liberty'' and ''Dark Dice'' respectively *Anne Vétillard - French role-playing game creator and translator

W

*James Wallis (games designer), James Wallis - ''The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen'' *April Kit Walsh - ''Thirsty Sword Lesbians'' *James M. Ward - ''Metamorphosis Alpha'', ''

''; co-author of ''Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes'' *Ross Watson (game designer), Ross Watson - ''Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay'' *Darren Watts (Hero Games), Darren Watts - co-author of ''

'' 5th edition *Margaret Weis -

*Jordan Weisman - co-creator of the

setting *Jean Wells - ''Palace of the Silver Princess'' *Chuck Wendig - co-author of ''Hunter: The Vigil'' *David Wesely - ''Braunstein'' games *Lawrence Whitaker (game designer), Lawrence Whitaker - contributions to ''Basic Role Playing'' *John Wick (role-playing game designer), John Wick - ''Legend of the Five Rings'', ''Orkworld''; co-creator of ''7th Sea (role-playing game), 7th Sea'' *Steve Wieck - co-creator of ''

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

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

games *Chris Wiese - contributions to ''

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

'' *Skip Williams - co-creator of ''Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition'' *Walter Jon Williams - ''Privateers & Gentlemen'' *Lynn Willis - co-author of ''RuneQuest'', ''Basic Role-Playing'', ''Stormbringer (role-playing game), Stormbringer'', '' Call of Cthulhu'' and ''Ghostbusters (role-playing game), Ghostbusters'' *Kevin Wilson (game designer), Kevin Wilson - ''Spycraft''; co-creator of ''7th Sea (role-playing game), 7th Sea'' *Ray Winninger - ''Underground (role-playing game), Underground'' *Steve Winter - co-author of '' Marvel Super Heroes'' *Loren Wiseman - author of ''GURPS Traveller''; contributions to '' Traveller'' *Teeuwynn Woodruff - ''The World of Species'' for the ''MasterBook'' system; ''World of Darkness: Gypsies''; contributions to ''Bloodshadows'' and the Ravenloft setting *Erick Wujcik - ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness'', ''After the Bomb (game), After the Bomb'', ''Ninjas and Superspies, Ninjas & Superspies'', ''Amber Diceless Roleplaying Game, Amber Diceless Role-Playing'' *James Wyatt (game designer), James Wyatt - ''Oriental Adventures'' for ''

Y-Z

*Barbara G. Young - editor of ''Dragon (magazine), Dragon'' and ''Dungeon (magazine), Dungeon Adventures'' publications *Mike Young (LARP), Mike Young - ''Rules to Live By'' LARP

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