List of role-playing game designers

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This is a list of individuals who have designed one or more role-playing games, including live-action role-playing games but excluding role-playing video games (see List of video game industry people and its children for video game creators). Artists are listed separately on the annotated List of role-playing game artists. Publishing companies are listed under List of role-playing game publishers. Individual games are listed under List of tabletop role-playing games.

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Contents

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

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* Justin Achilli \- Vampire: The Dark Ages, Victorian Age: Vampire, Vampire: The Requiem; co-creator of Exalted
* Mark Acres \- Chill; Gangbusters
* Peter Adkison \- The Primal Order
* Avery Alder \- The Quiet Year, Dream Askew, Monsterhearts
* Justin Alexander \- Infinity, Magical Kitties Save the Day, contributions to Feng Shui, Unknown Armies
* Aaron Allston \- Autoduel Champions, Ghostbusters International; co-author of Champions 5th edition; contributions to Mystara, including the Hollow World Campaign Set
* Dave Allsop \- SLA Industries
* Terry Amthor \- Shadow World; co-author of Space Master
* Bryan Ansell \- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay; contributions to Call of Cthulhu
* Sandy Antunes \- Rules to Live By (LARP), A Faery's Tale
* Dave Arneson[1]\- co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons (with Gary Gygax); creator of Blackmoor; co-author of Adventures in Blackmoor and Temple of the Frog

## B

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* L. Ross Babcock III \- co-creator of the BattleTech setting
* Wilf K. Backhaus \- co-author of Chivalry & Sorcery
* D. Vincent Baker \- Dogs in the Vineyard, Apocalypse World
* Keith Baker \- Eberron; contributions to Feng Shui and various d20 System publications
* Meguey Baker \- Apocalypse World, 1001 Nights, a game of enticing stories, Psi-Run, Valiant Girls
* Richard Baker[2] \- Alternity, Star Drive, Gamma World (7th edition)
* Jim Bambra \- co-author of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
* Cam Banks \- co-author of Leverage: The Roleplaying Game and Marvel Heroic Roleplaying; contributions to the Dragonlance setting
* Jeff Barber \- Killer Crosshairs; co-creator of Blue Planet
* M. A. R. Barker \- Tékumel, Empire of the Petal Throne
* Kevin Barrett \- co-author of Space Master
* Andrew Bates \- co-designer of Trinity Continuum: Æon
* Bruce Baugh \- contributions to Nexus: The Infinite City; Clanbook: Lasombra (revised)
* Wolfgang Baur \- co-creator of Dark•Matter; contributions to various TSR settings
* Whitney "Strix" Beltrán \- co-designer of Bluebeard's Bride
* Greg Benage \- co-creator of Blue Planet
* Scott Bennie \- co-author of Champions in 3-D and VIPER: Coils of the Serpent
* Amber Benson \- co-creator of Ghosts of Albion Roleplaying Game
* Chris Birch \- co-author of Starblazer Adventures, Legends of Anglerre
* Sharang Biswas \- co-author of Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game
* Jolly Blackburn \- co-designer of HackMaster and Aces & Eights: Shattered Frontier
* Jason L Blair \- Little Fears
* Loyd Blankenship \- GURPS Cyberpunk
* Bob Bledsaw \- City State of the Invincible Overlord; Wilderlands of High Fantasy
* Anders Blixt \- Drakar och Demoner 2nd edition
* Brian Blume \- Boot Hill
* 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 setting, including Faiths & Avatars and Faiths and Pantheons
* Rob Boyle \- Shadowrun 4th Edition, Eclipse Phase
* Mike Breault \- contributions to various TSR settings
* James Herbert Brennan \- Man, Myth & Magic; Timeship
* Bill Bridges \- Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Mage: The Ascension, Mage: The Awakening, Promethean: The Created, Passion Play LARP; co-creator of Fading Suns
* Anne Brown \- contributions to various TSR settings
* Timothy Brown \- 2300 AD; co-author of Dark Sun
* 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 Mage: The Ascension
* Jason Bulmahn \- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game

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* Peter Cakebread \- co-author of Dark Streets
* James Cambias \- Star Hero
* Brian Campbell \- contributions to various World of Darkness settings
* C.J. Carella \- WitchCraft, Armageddon: The End Times, Buffy, Angel, Unisystem
* Jason Carl \- contributions to the Forgotten Realms setting and the Mind's Eye Theatre LARP
* Mike Carr \- In Search of the Unknown; contributions to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
* Michele Carter \- contributed to development of Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition
* Marcelo Cassaro \- Street Fighter RPG Brazil; 3D&T
* Frank Chadwick \- Twilight: 2000, 2300 AD, Space: 1889, Dark Conspiracy
* Jamie Chambers \- creator of the Cortex System for the Serenity Role Playing Game
* John Chambers \- contributions to Orpheus
* Banana Chan \- co-designer of Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall
* Coleman Charlton \- Rolemaster, MERP
* Bob Charrette \- co-author of Bushido, Aftermath!, Daredevils, Shadowrun
* David Chart \- Ars Magica 5th edition
* Davis Chenault \- co-designer of Castles & Crusades
* Stephen Chenault \- co-designer of Castles & Crusades
* Mike Chinn \- contributions to Legends of Anglerre
* Troy Christensen \- Advanced Phantasm Adventures
* Deborah Teramis Christian \- contributions to various TSR settings
* Sam Chupp \- co-creator of Wraith: the Oblivion and Changeling: The Dreaming
* Ken Cliffe \- Ars Magica 3rd edition; World of Darkness 2004 edition; co-creator of Trinity and Hunter: The Reckoning
* Bill Coffin \- Systems Failure, Septimus
* Genevieve Cogman \- contributions to In Nomine, Exalted; co-authored Orpheus
* Andy Collins \- Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition
* William W. Connors \- contributions to Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition and the Ravenloft campaign setting
* David "Zeb" Cook \- Dwellers of the Forbidden City, Slave Pits of the Undercity, Amazing Engine system, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition
* Monte Cook \- Ptolus, Numenera; co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition,
* Sue Weinlein Cook \- SAGA System
* Bruce Cordell \- many Dungeons & Dragons supplements, notably Return to the Tomb of Horrors and the Expanded Psionics Handbook
* Steven Cordovano \- The Compleat Alchemist
* Peter Corless \- contributions to Pendragon
* Greg Costikyan[3] \- creator of Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game and Violence; co-creator of Toon and Paranoia
* Luke Crane \- The Burning Wheel, Burning Empires, Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game
* Jeremy Crawford \- co-designer of Blue Rose; lead game designer for Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition
* Croc \- In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas, Stella Inquisitorus
* N. Robin Crossby \- Hârn, HarnMaster
* John H. Crowe III \- contributions to Call of Cthulhu
* Paul Czege \- My Life with Master

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* Tom Dalgliesh \- co-author of the Pilots' Almanac for HârnMaster
* Ryan Dancey \- co-author of the Hero Builder's Guidebook; conceived and developed the Open Game License concept
* Liz Danforth \- Tunnels & Trolls, fifth and subsequent editions
* Richard Dansky \- various World of Darkness settings
* Peter Darvill-Evans \- co-creator of Time Lord; several Fighting Fantasy books
* Graeme Davis \- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Mind's Eye Theatre LARP
* Jesse Decker \- contributions to Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition
* Tim Dedopulos \- contributions to Unknown Armies and Hunter: The Reckoning
* Jeff Dee \- Villains and Vigilantes
* Marcelo Del Debbio \- Arkanun, Trevas, RPGQuest (Brazilian RPGs)
* Troy Denning \- Chill 2nd edition; co-author of Dark Sun
* James "Grim" Desborough \- Gor role-playing game; contributions to Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition
* Dennis Detwiller[2] \- co-author of Delta Green, Godlike and Nemesis
* Joe Dever \- Lone Wolf, Greystar, Freeway Warrior
* Flint Dille \- co-author of Sagard the Barbarian
* Larry DiTillio \- Masks of Nyarlathotep
* Michael Dobson \- contributions to various TSR settings
* Kevin Dockery \- The Morrow Project
* Rob Donoghue \- co-author of Leverage: The Roleplaying Game, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying and Spirit of the Century
* Dale Donovan \- contributions to Dungeons & Dragons
* Tom Dowd \- Mind's Eye Theatre LARP, co-author of Shadowrun, contributions to the Storyteller system
* Jay Dragon \- designer of Sleepaway and Wanderhome
* Ann Dupuis \- contributions to GURPS and Fudge

## E

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* Ron Edwards[4] \- creator of Sorcerer RPG, ELFS, Trollbabe, It Was a Mutual Decision, Spione - Story Now in Cold War Berlin, S/Lay w/me
* Skaff Elias \- co-author of the Miniatures Handbook
* Julia Bond Ellingboe \- Steal Away Jordan
* Rose Estes \- creator of Endless Quest

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* Sean Patrick Fannon \- creator of Shaintar setting for Savage Worlds; The Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer's Bible
* Bill Fawcett \- Role Aids game supplement line
* Raymond E. Feist \- Tulan of the Isles; Jonril: Gateway to the Sunken Lands
* Pete Fenlon \- contributions to Middle-earth Role Playing; Rolemaster; Shadow World
* Alex Fennell \- The Slayers' Guide to Hobgoblins
* Nigel Findley \- Greyspace, GURPS Illuminati; contributions to Shadowrun
* Matt Forbeck \- Deadlands; Brave New World
* John M. Ford \- GURPS Time Travel; The Yellow Clearance Black Box Blues and other contributions to Paranoia
* Joe D. Fugate, Sr. \- Traveller Book 8: Robots

## G

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* Mark Galeotti \- Mythic Russia, The Unspoken Word
* Phil Gallagher \- co-author of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay; contributions to Dungeons & Dragons modules
* Charles E. Gannon \- Hard Times supplement for Traveller
* Jose Garcia \- Nexus: The Infinite City
* Richard Garfinkle \- Spellcrafter
* Marc Gascoigne \- Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game, Advanced Fighting Fantasy gamebooks
* Dan Gelber \- co-creator of Paranoia and Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game
* Ajit George \- Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
* Adam Scott Glancy \- co-creator of Delta Green
* Lee Gold \- Lands of Adventure, GURPS Japan
* Eric Goldberg \- Commando, DragonQuest; co-creator of Paranoia
* Joseph Goodman \- Dungeon Crawl Classics, Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game
* Greg Gorden \- DC Heroes, Earthdawn; co-author of TORG; contributions to Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
* Geoffrey C. Grabowski \- Exalted 3rd edition; contributions to Everway and Kindred of the East
* Scott Fitzgerald Gray \- Secrets of Sarlona
* Jonathan Green \- Fighting Fantasy sourcebooks, including Curse of the Mummy and Howl of the Werewolf
* Andrew Greenberg \- Vampire: The Masquerade developer; co-creator of Fading Suns; creator of Rapture: The Second Coming
* Daniel Greenberg \- contributions to Vampire: The Masquerade and Werewolf: The Apocalypse
* Ed Greenwood \- Forgotten Realms
* Ray Greer \- co-designer of the Fuzion system
* Jeff Grubb \- Marvel Super Heroes, Manual of the Planes, Spelljammer, d20 Modern; contributions to the Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms settings
* Gary Gygax \- co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons (with Dave Arneson); creator of Queen of the Spiders, Tomb of Horrors, and Greyhawk; designer of Dangerous Journeys and Lejendary Adventure

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* Richard Halliwell \- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
* Allen Hammack \- co-developer of Top Secret; The Ghost Tower of Inverness and Scourge of the Slave Lords adventure modules
* Lee Hammock \- Farscape role-playing game; Dawning Star
* Gabrielle Harbowy \- adventures for Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
* David A. Hargrave \- Arduin, Star Rovers
* Scott Haring \- Empires of the Sands and The Republic of Darokin for TSR
* John Harshman \- co-creator of Traveller
* Jess Hartley \- contributions to World of Darkness, notably Changeling: The Lost
* Robert Hatch \- Kindred of the East; co-creator of Trinity, Aberrant, and Exalted
* Andria Hayday \- Darklords; contributions to various TSR settings
* Ed Healy \- co-author of PC Pearls
* Bruce Heard \- The Tree of Life; Into the Maelstrom; co-authored Dragons of Faith
* Jess Heinig \- Mage: The Ascension; Hunter: The Reckoning
* Rob Heinsoo \- Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition; co-creator of 13th Age
* Steve Henderson \- Worlds of Wonder, Balastor's Barracks; co-author of RuneQuest and Superworld
* Arnold Hendrick \- co-author of Swordbearer
* Shane Lacy Hensley \- Deadlands, Savage Worlds
* 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; Monster Manual V; Monster Vault
* Tracy Hickman \- Dragonlance, 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 Delta Green; 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 World of Darkness settings and Exalted
* Paul Hume \- co-author of Bushido, Aftermath!, Daredevils, Shadowrun

## I

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

## J

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* Steve Jackson (Steve Jackson Games) - The Fantasy Trip, GURPS, Yrth
* Steve Jackson (Games Workshop) - Fighting Fantasy gamebooks
* James Jacobs \- contributions to Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition
* Justin D. Jacobson \- Dawning Star
* Brian R. James \- Menzoberranzan: City of Intrigue and other supplements for Dungeons & Dragons
* Matt James \- Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale and other supplements for Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder
* Jennell Jaquays \- Dark Tower, Caverns of Thracia; co-author of Griffin Mountain
* Robin Jenkins \- co-author of Twilight Calling, Five Coins for a Kingdom, The Book of Lairs II, and Country Sites for AD&D
* 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 Japan; GURPS Magic; GURPS Monsters
* 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 \- co-author of Mutant and Kult
* M. Alexander Jurkat \- All Flesh Must Be Eaten; Magic Item Compendium for D&D 3.5
* Adam Jury \- contributions to Shadowrun

## K

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* 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
* Don Kaye \- co-creator of Boot Hill
* J. Andrew Keith \- Freedom Fighters
* William H. Keith Jr. \- Behind Enemy Lines, Freedom Fighters
* Jonaya Kemper \- co-writer on Thirsty Sword Lesbians; contributions to 7th Sea
* Steve Kenson \- Mutants & Masterminds, Freedom City; co-creator of Silver Age Sentinels and Blue Rose
* David Kenzer \- HackMaster; The Kingdoms of Kalamar
* Katharine Kerr \- co-author of Legacy of Blood; contributions to Pendragon
* Shing Yin Khor \- co-designer of Field Guide to Memory
* Ulrich Kiesow \- creator of The Dark Eye
* J. Robert King \- co-author of Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog
* Mary Kirchoff \- co-creator of the Dark Sun 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, HARP
* Christopher Kubasik \- contributions to TORG, Shadowrun and Earthdawn
* 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 and Starfinder

## L

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* David Ladyman \- Chill, 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 \- Feng Shui, 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 Chill
* Andrew Leker \- Skyrealms of Jorune
* Paul Lidberg \- Duel
* Ken Lightner \- Real-Life Roleplaying Series for the d20 System
* Nicole Lindroos \- contributions to Everway and Unknown Armies
* Ian Livingstone \- Fighting Fantasy gamebooks
* Kerry Lloyd \- co-author of Thieves' Guild
* Steve Long \- Dark Champions, Hero System 5th and 6th editions, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Role Playing Game, Star Trek Roleplaying Game, The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game
* Rick Loomis \- Buffalo Castle
* James Lowder \- Pulp Cthulhu, GURPS Villains, contributions to Dungeons & Dragons
* T. S. Luikart \- Adventures in Middle-earth

## M

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* George MacDonald \- co-creator of 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 \- Time Lord
* Stephen R. Marsh \- Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set; credited with creation of alignment system for Dungeons & Dragons
* Julia Martin \- co-author of Faiths & Avatars; contributions to Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition
* Phil Masters \- 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 Mage: The Ascension 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
* Steve Miller \- contributions to Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition, 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
* Tom Moldvay \- Lords of Creation, D&D Basic Set second edition, Castle Amber; co-creator of Isle of Dread, Mystara
* Erik Mona \- contributions to the Greyhawk setting: also editor of Dragon and Dungeon magazines
* Christian Moore \- Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth; co-author of Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game
* James A. Moore \- contributions to various World of Darkness games
* Roger E. Moore \- Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins; also editor of Dragon magazine
* Jenna K. Moran \- Nobilis, The Game of Powers (LARP), Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine
* Jason Morningstar \- Durance, Grey Ranks, Fiasco
* Dave Morris \- Dragon Warriors
* Graeme Morris \- contributions to various TSR settings
* Josh Mosqueira \- Constantinople by Night, Montreal by Night; co-author of Tribe 8

## N

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* Pete Nash \- co-author of RuneQuest II
* Rae Nedjadi \- Apocalypse Keys
* John Nephew \- Tall Tales of the Wee Folk
* Bruce Nesmith \- Gamma World 4th edition; co-author of Lankhmar – City of Adventure; contributions to the Dragonlance and Ravenloft settings
* Douglas Niles \- Star Frontiers, Top Secret/S.I., Against the Cult of the Reptile God; co-author of Lankhmar – City of Adventure; contributions to the Dragonlance setting
* Clinton R. Nixon \- The Shadow of Yesterday, Donjon, Paladin
* David Noonan \- contributions to many Dungeons & Dragons products
* Mike Nystul \- The Whispering Vault

## O

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* Michael O'Brien \- contributions to RuneQuest
* Steffan O'Sullivan \- FUDGE, GURPS Swashbucklers, GURPS Bunnies & Burrows

## P

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* Scott Palter \- co-author of Deadspeak Dossier for The World of Necroscope
* Blaine Pardoe \- Domination
* Derek Pearcy \- In Nomine
* Chris Perkins \- lead story designer for Ravenloft campaign Curse of Strahd
* Jeff Perren \- co-creator of Chainmail
* Don Perrin \- co-designer of Dragonlance Campaign Setting; 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
* Michael Petersén \- co-author of Mutant and KULT
* Sandy Petersen \- main author of Call of Cthulhu; co-author of RuneQuest and Ghostbusters
* Steve Peterson \- co-creator of Champions, the Hero System and the Fuzion system
* John R. Phythyon, Jr. \- co-author of Heaven & Earth and Ghost Dog
* Jon Pickens \- Arms and Equipment Guide for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd edition
* Mike Pohjola \- Star Wreck Roleplaying Game, Age of the Tempest, Turku School experimental LARP
* Mike Pondsmith \- Mekton, Cyberpunk, Castle Falkenstein; co-creator of the Fuzion system
* Greg Porter \- TimeLords, CORPS, EABA
* Chris Pramas \- Dragon Age, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd edition, Freeport setting
* Patrick Lucien Price \- contributions to Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home supplement for Dragonlance
* 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; system contributions to GURPS and Tri-Stat dX
* Sean Punch \- GURPS 4th edition, GURPS Lite

## R

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* Jean Rabe \- contributions to Dungeons & Dragons and Gamma World
* Merle M. Rasmussen \- Top Secret
* John D. Rateliff \- The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game
* A. Mark Ratner \- Space Marines, co-author of Space Opera
* Epidiah Ravachol \- designer of Dread
* Philip Reed -
* Paul Reiche III \- contributions to Dungeons & Dragons products; co-authored Legion of Gold adventure for Gamma World
* Thomas M. Reid \- contributions to AD&D; Star Wars Roleplaying Game; The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game
* Mark Rein·Hagen \- Vampire: The Masquerade and other World of Darkness games; the Storyteller system; co-creator of Ars Magica
* Sean K. Reynolds \- contributions to Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms and other TSR settings.
* Andrew Rilstone \- co-authored The Dying of the Light
* Alex Roberts \- Star Crossed, For the Queen
* Ken Rolston \- co-author of Lankhmar – City of Adventure; contributions to Paranoia, Star Wars, RuneQuest and Mystara
* Benjamin Rosenbaum \- co-creator of Dream Askew, Dream Apart
* Aaron S. Rosenberg \- Deryni Adventure Game
* S. John Ross \- Uresia: Grave of Heaven, Risus; co-author of GURPS Black Ops
* Marcus Rowland \- Forgotten Futures, Diana: Warrior Princess, The Original Flatland Role Playing Game
* Charles M. Ryan \- contributions to Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
* Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan \- Traveller Core Rulebook; The Laundry RPG

## S

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* Ken St. Andre \- Tunnels & Trolls, Starfaring, Monsters! Monsters!
* R.A. Salvatore \- Menzoberranzan
* Carl Sargent \- contributions to Greyhawk and Warhammer settings
* R. Hyrum Savage \- Diomin; contributed to Forbidden Kingdoms
* Steven Schend[5] \- contributions to various TSR settings
* Lawrence Schick \- White Plume Mountain, In the Dungeons of the Slave Lords; co-creator of Mystara
* Robert J. Schwalb \- Dungeons & Dragons; A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying; Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
* 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, Rifts
* Edward E. Simbalist \- co-author of Space Opera and Chivalry & Sorcery
* Ethan Skemp \- Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Werewolf: The Wild West, Werewolf: The Forsaken, Changeling: The Lost, Geist: The Sin-Eaters
* Bill Slavicsek \- Alternity, d20 Modern, Star Wars Roleplaying Game; co-author of TORG, contributions to Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition
* Carl Smith \- contributions to Dragonlance; co-founded Pacesetter
* Lester W. Smith \- 2300 AD; Dark Conspiracy
* Mark Smith \- co-author of Fighting Fantasy and Way of the Tiger gamebooks
* John Snead \- co-creator of Blue Rose; contributions to Exalted, Trinity and Mage: The Awakening
* Richard Snider \- Adventures in Fantasy; Powers & Perils; contributed to 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, Orpheus
* Warren Spector \- co-author of TOON and Send in the Clones
* Garry Spiegle \- contributions to Dragonlance
* Matthew Sprange \- Lone Wolf Multiplayer Game Book
* Michael Stackpole \- Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes
* Greg Stafford \- creator of the Glorantha setting, co-author of RuneQuest and designer of the Arthurian RPGs Pendragon and Prince Valiant: The Story-Telling Game
* Stan! \- principal designer for d20 Modern; co-author of Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game
* Ed Stark \- MasterBook system, Paranoia "fifth edition"; contributions to Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition
* Lisa J. Steele \- co-author of Bubblegumshoe
* Owen K.C. Stephens \- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game; Starfinder Roleplaying Game; Star Wars Roleplaying Game
* Lisa Stevens \- editor for Ars Magica
* Doug Stewart \- Encyclopedia Magica
* Greg Stolze \- Usagi Yojimbo RPG, REIGN, Better Angels; co-author of Unknown Armies, Godlike and the Delta Green RPG
* CA Suleiman \- Mummy: The Resurrection, Vampire: The Requiem, Mummy: The Curse
* James L. Sutter \- co-creator of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and Starfinder Roleplaying Game
* Rick Swan \- contributions to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons for TSR

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* Brennan Taylor \- How We Came To Live Here
* Paul Tevis \- A Penny for My Thoughts
* Gary L. Thomas \- contributions to Traveller and Dungeons & Dragons
* Chris Thomasson \- contributions to Dungeons & Dragons
* Howard Thompson \- contributions to The Fantasy Trip
* Jonathan M. Thompson \- co-creator of Prime Directive
* Rodney Thompson \- d20 Future; contributions to Star Wars Roleplaying Game, Dark Sun
* Jamie Thomson \- contributions to Fighting Fantasy series
* Jeff Tidball \- Ars Magica 4th edition; Eternal Lies
* Mike Tinney \- Mind's Eye Theatre 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 \- editor of the Fiend Folio; contributions to Greyhawk setting for TSR
* Ray Turney \- co-designer of RuneQuest
* Jonathan Tweet \- Over the Edge, Everway; co-creator of Ars Magica, Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition and 13th Age
* John Scott Tynes \- Puppetland, The Golden Dawn; co-creator of Delta Green and Unknown Armies

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* Chad Underkoffler \- Dead Inside, Truth & Justice, The Zorcerer of Zo, Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies

## V

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* Monica Valentinelli \- Firefly Role-Playing Game
* Susan Van Camp \- Dragon Storm
* Allen Varney \- the 2004 edition of Paranoia for Mongoose Publishing; co-author of Send in the Clones; contributions to the Hollow World setting for Mystara
* George Vasilakos \- Conspiracy X, All Flesh Must Be Eaten
* Greg A. Vaughan \- contributions to Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
* Travis Vengroff \- Liberty: A.F.T.E.R and Domain of the Nameless God, based on his universes Liberty and Dark Dice respectively
* Anne Vétillard \- French role-playing game creator and translator

## W

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* James Wallis \- The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen
* April Kit Walsh \- Thirsty Sword Lesbians
* James M. Ward \- Metamorphosis Alpha, Gamma World; co-author of Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes
* Ross Watson \- Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay
* Darren Watts \- co-author of Champions 5th edition
* Margaret Weis \- Dragonlance
* Jordan Weisman \- co-creator of the BattleTech setting
* Jean Wells \- Palace of the Silver Princess
* Chuck Wendig \- co-author of Hunter: The Vigil
* David Wesely \- Braunstein games
* Lawrence Whitaker \- contributions to Basic Role Playing
* John Wick \- Legend of the Five Rings, Orkworld; co-creator of 7th Sea
* Steve Wieck \- co-creator of Exalted, Mage: the Ascension and other World of Darkness games
* Stewart Wieck \- co-creator of Mage: the Ascension, Hunter: The Reckoning and other World of Darkness games
* Chris Wiese \- contributions to Fading Suns
* J. D. Wiker \- contributions to Star Wars Roleplaying Game and Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition
* Skip Williams \- co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition
* Walter Jon Williams \- Privateers & Gentlemen
* Lynn Willis \- co-author of RuneQuest, Basic Role-Playing, Stormbringer, Call of Cthulhu and Ghostbusters
* Kevin Wilson \- Spycraft; co-creator of 7th Sea
* Ray Winninger \- 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, Ninjas & Superspies, Amber Diceless Role-Playing
* James Wyatt \- Oriental Adventures for Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition

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* Barbara G. Young \- editor of Dragon and Dungeon Adventures publications
* Mike Young \- Rules to Live By LARP

## References

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1. ^ Appelcline, Shannon (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '70s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-075-5.
2. ^ a b Appelcline, Shannon (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '90s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-084-7.
3. ^ Appelcline, Shannon (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '80s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-081-6.
4. ^ Appelcline, Shannon (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '00s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-087-8.
5. ^ Kenson, Stephen (August 1999). "Profiles: Steven Schend". Dragon (#262). Renton, Washington: Wizards of the Coast: 112.

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