Mike Mearls
Encyclopedia
Michael Mearls is a writer and designer of fantasy role-playing game
s (RPGs) and related fiction.
He worked as a freelance writer and designer for various gaming publishers for several years before being hired in June 2005 as a designer by Wizards of the Coast
. He was a Lead Developer for Dungeons & Dragons R&D working on the new 4th Edition. During the period from 2000-up until his hiring at WotC, he was one of the most prolific freelance writers in the gaming industry.
Mearls is an alumnus of Dartmouth College
. While at Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, and suggested "Robot Zombies" as a solution to the campus dining services budget problem.
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 (RPGs) and related fiction.
He worked as a freelance writer and designer for various gaming publishers for several years before being hired in June 2005 as a designer by Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games...
. He was a Lead Developer for Dungeons & Dragons R&D working on the new 4th Edition. During the period from 2000-up until his hiring at WotC, he was one of the most prolific freelance writers in the gaming industry.
Mearls is an alumnus of Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
. While at Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, and suggested "Robot Zombies" as a solution to the campus dining services budget problem.
Notable credits
- Iron HeroesIron HeroesIron Heroes is a variant Player's Handbook for the d20 System of role-playing games, in the tradition of Arcana Unearthed...
role playing game. - "The Siege of Durgham's Folly," from Necromancer GamesNecromancer GamesNecromancer Games was an American publisher of role-playing games. With offices in Seattle, Washington and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the company specialized in material for the d20 System, with most of its products being released under the Open Game License of Wizards of the Coast.The company's...
- Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Player's Handbook II
Dragon Magazine
- Playtest: New Hybrid and Multiclass Options, DragonDragon (magazine)Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
magazine #400 - http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/drdd/20070921