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Big Huge Games

In February 2007, Big Huge Games announced that Ken Rolston, the lead designer behind The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, had come out of retirement to join the company as Lead Designer on an untitled role playing game (RPG).

Brian Schwager

The 'Ares' nickname came from his days of playing the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game, where his character was called 'Ares' (also known as the Olympian God of War).

Fantasy Productions

When the Droemer Knaur Verlag and the Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH published Kiesow's role playing game "Das Schwarze Auge", Kiesow organised the editorial work at FanPro.

George Vasilakos

In the past, George has been the art direct and graphic designer for Last Unicorn Games, Wizards of the Coast and Decipher, working on the Star Trek and Lord of the Rings RPGs.

Mystic Ark

Mystic Ark (ミスティックアーク Misutikku Āku) is a 1995 role playing game released for the Super Famicom and developed by Produce and distributed by Enix.

Sign of Koth

Due to these ascribed effects and the appearance of the sign on doors and doorways in Lovecraft's original works later uses by other authors, such as in the Call of Cthulhu role playing game, have connected it with doors and their sealing.


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Battlelords

Battlelords is a collectible card game based on the Optimus Design Systems (ODS) licensed paper and pencil role-playing game titled Battlelords of the 23rd Century.

Bob LeRose

From 1986 to 1993, he was, variously, the cover artist or the colorist of Mayfair Games' "DC Heroes" line of roleplaying games, including An Element of Danger, The Green Lantern Corps Sourcebook, Who's Who in the DC Universe, Superman: The Man of Steel Sourcebook, and DC Heroes Role-Playing Game, 3rd Edition.

Brent Knowles

He worked at the role-playing game studio BioWare (Baldur's Gate 2, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, Dragon Age) for ten years, during most of which he was a Lead Designer/Creative Director.

Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land

It bases some of its narrative around Lovecraft's novella Herbert West–Reanimator, also containing elements from the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game.

Chanda Dancy

In addition to her film scores, Chanda has composed the music for the acclaimed role playing games Arabian Lords and Tariq's Treasures by BreakAway Games, as well as the sound implementation for the PC role playing game Never Winter Nights 2 by Obsidian Entertainment and Atari.

Character generation

Character creation, the process of creating a character for a role-playing game

Dawn of Night

Dawn of Night is a fantasy novel by Paul S. Kemp, set in the world of the Forgotten Realms, and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

Earthshaker

Earthshaker!, an accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game

Elfquest

Both the role-playing game and the comics themselves have sprung a number of online games (mostly MUSHes).

FF4

Final Fantasy IV, a console role-playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Filge

Filge, a fictional character in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game

Fir Bolg

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role playing game, the firbolgs are a race of giants.

Forbeck

Matt Forbeck (born 1968), American writer and role-playing game designer

Gamebook

The second type is the role-playing game solitaire adventure (an example of this is the Tunnels and Trolls series of gamebooks), which combines the branching-plot novel with the rules of a role-playing game, allowing the game to be played without a Gamemaster but requiring the purchase of separate manuals.

Gust Co. Ltd.

On 7 December 2011 the financial news source Nikkei reported that Tecmo Koei had bought all shares of the company from the stakeholders for 2.2 billion yen with the intention to make social games of Gust's Atelier console role-playing game franchise.

Henry Kuttner deities

In the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game Vorvadoss is classified as an Elder God.

Hero Games

In 1981, George MacDonald and Steve Peterson, from San Mateo, California, printed 1000 copies of a 64 page rulebook for Champions, their super-hero role-playing game, to take to a Bay Area gaming convention.

Iron Lore

The original name of Iron Heroes, a role-playing game book published by Malhavoc Press.

John and Laura Lakey

They have also produced artwork for other games including Hero System (Hero Games), Vampire: The Masquerade (White Wolf), and the live-action role-playing game Mind's Eye Theatre (White Wolf).

Kenson

Steve Kenson (born 1969), writer and designer of fantasy role-playing game s (RPGs) and related fiction

Knights of the Old Republic

Star Wars: The Old Republic, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game released in December 2011.

Kuo-toa

The name "kuo-toa" was created by Gary Gygax, co-creator of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

Mega Man

Mega Man Legends brings the gameplay into 3D and is an action adventure with role-playing game elements.

Megaverse

Megaversal system, role-playing game mechanics designed specifically for the various series published by Palladium Books

Midnight's Mask

Midnight's Mask is a fantasy novel by Paul S. Kemp, set in the world of the Forgotten Realms, and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

MM10

Might & Magic X: Legacy, a 2014 video role-playing game in the Might & Magic series

MM4

Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen, a 1992 video role-playing game in the Might and Magic series

MM5

Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen, a 1993 video role-playing game in the Might and Magic series

MM8

Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer, a 2000 video role-playing game in the Might and Magic series

MM9

Might and Magic IX, a 2002 video role-playing game in the Might and Magic series

Mume

MUME, Multi-Users in Middle-Earth, a MUD (text-based online role-playing game)

Old Republic

Star Wars: The Old Republic, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based in the Star Wars universe

Open gaming

The most common open gaming license in use by commercial role-playing game publishers is the OGL, and the most popular noncommercial licenses are the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License and the GNU Free Documentation License.

The Fudge role-playing game system was created in 1992 by Steffan O'Sullivan with extensive help from the rec.games.design community.

Outland

The Outlands, an Outer Plane in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game

Ravachol

Ravachol has also appeared as a minor character in Frank Chadwick's role playing game Space: 1889 as well as in several of his memoirs.

Realms of the Elves

Realms of the Elves is a fantasy anthology novel edited by Philip Athans, set in the world of the Forgotten Realms, and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

Sea of Dust

Sea of Dust (Greyhawk), a fictional desert in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game

Sean Punch

He was assisted by David L. Pulver, another Canadian and veteran role-playing game designer.

Sovereign Stone

Scott Haring reviewed the Sovereign Stone role-playing game for Pyramid.

Stephen Lea Sheppard

Beginning in 2007, he has co-authored several modules for the role playing game Exalted.

Steve Perrin

Steve Perrin's Quest Rules (SPQR) is the latest Steve Perrin role-playing game, which he sells independently through Chaos Limited.

Steven Erikson

The Malazan world was devised by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont, initially as a setting for a role-playing game.

The Emerald Scepter

The Emerald Scepter is a fantasy novel by Thomas M. Reid, set in the world of the Forgotten Realms, and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

The Shadow over Innsmouth

In the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game system, the raid on Innsmouth by government agents eventually leads to the creation of Delta Green and its mission to combat the Old Ones whenever possible.

The Shattered Mask

The Shattered Mask is a fantasy novel by Richard Lee Byers, set in the world of the Forgotten Realms, and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

Whisper of Waves

Whisper of Waves is a fantasy novel by Philip Athans, set in the world of the Forgotten Realms, and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

Yig

Yig appears as a deity in Green Ronin's role-playing game Mutants & Masterminds, alongside references to The King in Yellow, as described in the Book of Magic sourcebook.