Michael Curtis is a role-playing game designer and writer.

Career

Curtis' best-selling game book “The Dungeon Alphabet” won the Three Castles Award in 2011, as well as entering a third printing with an expanded edition. Also known for his self-published mega-dungeon setting ''Stonehell Dungeon: Down Night-Haunted Halls'' (2009) and ''Stonehell Dungeon: Into the Heart of Hell'' (2014), Curtis's adventure writing style is greatly influenced by both the

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movement and his admitted love of the so-called "

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on page 224 of the 1st edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' ''

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Work

Writing credits include: * ''Stonehell Dungeon: Down Night-Haunted Halls'' (2009), Author * The Dungeon Alphabet (

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) (2011), Author * Dungeon Crawl Classics Roleplaying Game (Goodman Games) (2012), Contributor * Realms of Crawling Chaos (Goblinoid Games), Contributor * Majus (Goblinoid Games) (2013), Author * Dungeon Crawl Classics #73 Emirikol Was Framed! (Goodman Games) (2013), Author * Dungeon Crawl Classics #75 The Sea Queen Escapes! (Goodman Games) (2013), Author * Dungeon Crawl Classics #77 The Croaking Fane (Goodman Games) (2013), Author * Dungeon Crawl Classics #79 Frozen in Time (Goodman Games) (2013), Author * Dungeon Crawl Classics #80 Intrigue at the Court of Chaos (Goodman Games) (2013) * ''Stonehell Dungeon: Into the Heart of Hell'' (2014) * Dungeon Crawl Classics #97 The Queen of Elfland's Son (Goodman Games) (2018)

Awards

The Dungeon Alphabet - Three Castles Award 2011, North Texas RPG Con

References

External links

*http://poleandrope.blogspot.ca/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, Michael American role-playing designers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)