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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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- Ross Isaacs – Star Trek: The Next Generation Role-playing Game
- Shane Ivey – contributed to The One Ring Roleplaying Game
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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- Michael O’Brien – contributions to RuneQuest
- Steffan O’Sullivan – FUDGE, GURPS Swashbucklers, GURPS Bunnies & Burrows
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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
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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
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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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- 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
- 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
Y-Z
- Barbara G. Young – editor of Dragon and Dungeon Adventures publications
- Mike Young – Rules to Live By LARP
References
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- ^ Appelcline, Shannon (2014). Designers & Dragons: The ’00s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-087-8.
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