Owen K.C. Stephens
Encyclopedia
Owen K.C. Stephens is a game designer who has worked on a number of products for the Dungeons & Dragons
fantasy
roleplaying game and other games.
(Wizards of the Coast
), Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
, EverQuest Role-Playing Game
, The Black Company
Roleplaying Game, The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game
, Gamma World
Sixth Edition, as well as Dungeons & Dragons material appearing in Dragon
magazine and NeoExodus: A House Divided
. He is currently the Lead Developer for Super Genius Games
.
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
roleplaying game and other games.
Works
Stephens has done design work for the Star Wars Roleplaying GameStar Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast)
On June 5, 2007, Wizards released the Star Wars Roleplaying Game: Saga Edition. The game was streamlined to be easier to play and a greater emphasis was placed on miniatures. Some of the major changes include:...
(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...
), Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is a fantasy role-playing game first published in 2009 by Paizo Publishing...
, EverQuest Role-Playing Game
EverQuest Role-Playing Game
The EverQuest Role-Playing Game is a role-playing game based on the EverQuest fantasy MMORPG. The game line is published by White Wolf under its Sword & Sorcery imprint...
, The Black Company
The Black Company
The Black Company is a series of fantasy novels by author Glen Cook. The series combines elements of epic fantasy and dark fantasy as it follows an elite mercenary unit, The Black Company, through roughly forty years of its approximately four hundred year history.- The Books of the North:#The...
Roleplaying Game, The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game
The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game
The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game based on The Wheel of Time, an epic fantasy series by American author Robert Jordan. The game consists of two publications by Wizards of the Coast, a core rulebook published in October 2001 and an expansion, The Prophecies of the Dragon,...
, Gamma World
Gamma World
Gamma World is a science fantasy role-playing game, originally designed by James M. Ward and Gary Jaquet, and first published by TSR in 1978. It borrowed heavily from James M. Ward's earlier product, Metamorphosis Alpha.-Setting:...
Sixth Edition, as well as Dungeons & Dragons material appearing in Dragon
Dragon (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 and NeoExodus: A House Divided
NeoExodus: A House Divided
NeoExodus: A House Divided is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, created and supported by Louis Porter Jr. Design. The name of the fictional world were the setting takes place is Exodus...
. He is currently the Lead Developer for Super Genius Games
Super Genius Games
Super Genius Games is a publisher of role-playing games for a variety of systems including: Call of Cthulhu, Savage Worlds, and the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. The company was founded by R...
.
Media mentions
Owen K.C. Stephens has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.Podcasts
- RPG Countdown: Owen appeared on these episodes: 18 December 2009 (The Genius Guide to the Dragonrider); 29 January 2010 (The Genius Guide to Feats of Spellcasting); 26 February 2010 (The Genius Guide to the War Master).
Websites
- Robot Viking Owen appeared in this interview: Owen K.C. Stephens: RPG Super Genius
- Rite Publishing Owen appeared in this interview: Fridays & Functions 10 Questions with Owen K.C. Stephens