John tynes
Encyclopedia
John Tynes is a writer best known for his work on role-playing game
s such as Unknown Armies
, Delta Green
, Puppetland
, and for his company Tynes Cowan Corporation. Under its imprint Pagan Publishing
, Tynes Cowan Corp. produces third-party books for the Call of Cthulhu
role-playing game under license from Chaosium
as well as fiction and non-fiction books under its imprint Armitage House.
Following the end of Unknown Armies in 2003, Tynes withdrew from the tabletop gaming industry in order to pursue other interests, particularly film
and videogames
. He was the producer of Pirates of the Burning Sea
, a massively-multiplayer online role-playing game
developed by Flying Lab Software
and published in 2008 by Sony Online Entertainment
. After the launch of PotBS, he joined Microsoft Game Studios
to work on various Xbox Live Arcade
titles including South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! & Toy Soldiers
as a producer and game designer.
Role-playing game
A role-playing game 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, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
s such as Unknown Armies
Unknown Armies
Unknown Armies is an occult-themed role playing game by John Tynes and Greg Stolze and published by Atlas Games. Subtitled "A roleplaying game of power and consequences"...
, Delta Green
Delta Green
Delta Green is a setting for the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game created by Adam Scott Glancy, Dennis Detwiller, and John Tynes, aka the Delta Green Partnership, of the Seattle gaming house Pagan Publishing...
, Puppetland
Puppetland
Puppetland: a storytelling game with strings in a grim world of make-believe is a role-playing game written by John Tynes.The game was published together with Powerkill, a satirical role-playing metagame by the same author, under the title Puppetland/Powerkill.A free edition, including most of the...
, and for his company Tynes Cowan Corporation. Under its imprint Pagan Publishing
Pagan Publishing
Pagan Publishing is a role-playing game publishing company founded by John Tynes in 1990. It began by publishing a Call of Cthulhu role-playing game fanzine, The Unspeakable Oath. In 1994, the company moved from Columbia, Missouri to Seattle, Washington where it incorporated. The staff at this time...
, Tynes Cowan Corp. produces third-party books for the Call of Cthulhu
Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game)
Call of Cthulhu is a horror fiction role-playing game based on H. P. Lovecraft's story of the same name and the associated Cthulhu Mythos.The game, often abbreviated as CoC, is published by Chaosium.-Setting:...
role-playing game under license from Chaosium
Chaosium
Chaosium is one of the longer lived publishers of role-playing games still in existence. Founded by Greg Stafford, its first game was actually a wargame, White Bear and Red Moon, which later mutated into Dragon Pass and its sequel, Nomad Gods...
as well as fiction and non-fiction books under its imprint Armitage House.
Following the end of Unknown Armies in 2003, Tynes withdrew from the tabletop gaming industry in order to pursue other interests, particularly film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and videogames
VideoGames
VideoGames may refer to:*VideoGames, a mid-1990s magazine about video games.*Video games in general....
. He was the producer of Pirates of the Burning Sea
Pirates of the Burning Sea
Pirates of the Burning Sea is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Flying Lab Software...
, a massively-multiplayer online role-playing game
MMORPG
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....
developed by Flying Lab Software
Flying Lab Software
Flying Lab Software is a video game developer based in Seattle, Washington. It was established in 1997 by Russell Williams and Paul Canniff. The company's first game was Rails Across America, released in 2001....
and published in 2008 by Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment is a game development and game publishing division of Sony that is best known for creating massively multiplayer online games, including EverQuest, EverQuest II, The Matrix Online, PlanetSide, Star Wars Galaxies, Free Realms, and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, DC Universe...
. After the launch of PotBS, he joined Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Studios is the video game production wing for Microsoft, responsible for the development and publishing of games for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Games for Windows and Windows Phone platforms. They were established in 2002 as Microsoft Game Studios to coincide with the release of the Xbox, before...
to work on various Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
titles including South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! & Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers (video game)
Toy Soldiers is an action-strategy video game by Signal Studios released on Xbox Live Arcade on March 3, 2010.-Gameplay:Players control one of two armies of miniature toy soldiers on a World War I model diorama with wooden and plastic landscapes...
as a producer and game designer.
External links
- Personal website
- Pen & Paper RPG Database entry for John Tynes