Stan!
Encyclopedia
Stan! is an American author, cartoonist, and game designer. He grew up on Long Island
and attended Binghamton University
. He is sometimes credited as Stan Brown.
He is currently the Creative Director for Super Genius Games
(co-founder, with R. Hyrum Savage) and Creative Vice President for The Game Mechanics, Inc. (co-founder, with JD Wiker, Marc Schmalz, and Rich Redman). With a career spanning 20+ years, Stan! has also worked for West End Games
, TSR, Inc.
, the Upper Deck Company
, and Wizards of the Coast
.
Stan! has worked on a variety of role-playing
titles, including Paranoia
, Dragonlance
, Marvel Super Heroes
, Ravenloft
, and Forgotten Realms
, as well as being a principal designer for d20 Modern
. He is also the author of two novels published by Wizards of the Coast.
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
and attended Binghamton University
Binghamton University
Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system...
. He is sometimes credited as Stan Brown.
He is currently the Creative Director 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...
(co-founder, with R. Hyrum Savage) and Creative Vice President for The Game Mechanics, Inc. (co-founder, with JD Wiker, Marc Schmalz, and Rich Redman). With a career spanning 20+ years, Stan! has also worked for West End Games
West End Games
West End Games was a company that made board, role-playing, and war games. It was founded by Daniel Scott Palter in 1974 in New York, but later moved to Honesdale, Pennsylvania...
, TSR, Inc.
TSR, Inc.
Blume and Gygax, the remaining owners, incorporated a new company called TSR Hobbies, Inc., with Blume and his father, Melvin Blume, owning the larger share. The former assets of the partnership were transferred to TSR Hobbies, Inc....
, the Upper Deck Company
Upper Deck Company
The Upper Deck Company, LLC , founded in 1988, is a private company primarily known for producing trading cards...
, and 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...
.
Stan! has worked on a variety of role-playing
Role-playing
Role-playing refers to the changing of one's behaviour to assume a role, either unconsciously to fill a social role, or consciously to act out an adopted role...
titles, including Paranoia
Paranoia
Paranoia [] is a thought process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of irrationality and delusion. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concerning a perceived threat towards oneself...
, Dragonlance
Dragonlance
Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application...
, Marvel Super Heroes
Marvel Super Heroes
Marvel Super Heroes may refer to:* Marvel Super-Heroes , several Marvel Comics publications* Marvel Super Heroes , a 1995 arcade videogame* Marvel Super Heroes , a 1984 role-playing game...
, Ravenloft
Ravenloft
Ravenloft is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. It is an alternate time-space existence known as a pocket dimension called the Demiplane of Dread, which consists of a collection of land pieces called domains brought together by a mysterious force known only as "The Dark...
, and Forgotten Realms
Forgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...
, as well as being a principal designer for d20 Modern
D20 Modern
d20 Modern is a roleplaying game designed by Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, and Charles Ryan. It was published by Wizards of the Coast in November 2002, and uses the d20 System...
. He is also the author of two novels published by Wizards of the Coast.
Fiction
- Dragon Day (MSP 2005)
- Dragons' Return—This Land is in Our Blood (MP 2005)
- Children of the Rune—Skin Deep (MP 2004)
- Brothers of the Monkey—Chapter Two (WotC website 2002)
- Bertrem's Guide to the War of Souls, vol. 2—A Journey to Schallsea and The Insurrection That Never Was (WotC 2002)
- The Crab (WotC 2001)
- Bertrem’s Guide to the Age of Mortals—"Regional Dietary Regimens", "Celebrations and Festivals", and *"Popular Games of the Fifth Age" (WotC 2000)
- More Leaves From the Inn of the Last Home—“Slugs, Fungi, Molds, and Other Things I Hope To Never See Again” (WotC 2000)
- The Odyssey of Gilthanas (TSR 1999) *
- Realms of Mystery—Ekhar Lorent: Gnome Detective (TSR 1998)
- Mysterious Cairo—The Sands of Change (WEG 1992)
Game design
- Modern Organizations: Crime & Punishment (TGM 2005)
- Crossing the Line (WotC web site 2005)
- Complete Adventurer (WotC 2005)
- d20 Future (WotC 2004)
- A Friendly Warning (WotC web site 2004)
- Planar Handbook (WotC 2004)
- Modern Magic print edition (GR 2004)
- Crisis on Canyon Road (WotC web site 2004)
- Modern Magic, volume 2 (TGM 2004)
- The Ghost in the End Zone (RPGA 2004)
- Resolutions (WotC web site 2004)
- Modern Magic, volume 1 (TGM 2003)
- The Dead of Winter (WotC web site 2003)
- Criminal Intent: The Villain's Almanac (GoO 2003)
- The Final Feast (WotC web site 2003)
- Blood Sugar (WotC web site 2003)
- Modern Player's Companion print edition (GR 2003)
- The Petersen Counterstrike (WotC web site 2003)
- Bad Moon Waning (WotC web site 2003)
- A Funny Thing Happened At Carousel #5 (WotC web site 2003)
- Modern Player's Companion, volume 2 (TGM 2003)
- Stone Dead (WotC web site 2003)
- Urban Arcana Campaign Setting (WotC 2003)
- Modern Player's Companion, volume 1 (TGM 2003)
- No Man's Land (WotC web site 2003)
- d20 Modern RPG (WotC 2002)
- Bastion of Broken Souls (WotC 2002)
- Book of Challenges (WotC 2002)
- Beginner Games—prototypes (WotC 2000)
- Rise of the Titans (WotC 2000)
- Pokémon Jr. Adventure Game (WotC 1999)
- Children of the Night: The Created (TSR 1999)
- The Odyssey of Gilthanas (TSR 1999)
- Children of Solace (RPGA 1999)
- Dragonlance ClassicsDragonlance ClassicsDragonlance Classics is a series of adventure modules for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.-Plot summary:Dragonlance Saga Classics, Volume 1 is a compilation of modules D1 through D4, revised for the 2nd edition rules....
15th Anniversary Edition (TSR 1999) - Palanthas (TSR 1998)
- Trail of the Tylor (RPGA 1998)
- The Dragonlance Bestiary (TSR 1998)
- Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game (TSR 1998)
- Citadel of Light (TSR 1998)
- Pyramids of Brass (RPGA 1998)
- Leviathan’s Deep (RPGA 1998)
- SAGA Fate Deck (TSR 1997)
- Heroes of Sorcery (TSR 1997)
- Children of the Night: Ghosts (TSR 1997)
- Cryptic Campaigns (WEG 1996)
- Fires of Marl (WEG 1996)
- Shadow of a Black Sun (WEG 1995)
Articles
- The Essential Modern Spellbook (Green Ronin web site 2004)
- The Odds Breaker (TGM web site 2004)
- The Creation of the D&D Worlds (Dragon Magazine #315)
- The Itinerant Bazaar (WotC web site)
- Modern Talents (TGM web site)
- Modern Classes (TGM web site)
- Making Urban Arcana More Prestigious (WotC web site 2003)
- Fharlanghn's Garden (WotC web site)
- Compete Feats (TGM web site)
- Urban Heroes (Dragon Magazine #305)
- The Geography of Bertrem's Guide to the War of Souls, volume 2 (WotC web site 2002)
- The D&D Player's Movie Marathon (Dragon Magazine #283)
- Have You Seen My Youthful Innocence Around Here Somewhere? (Shred Magazine #4)
- Be Kind To Be Cruel—Brewing A Truly Terrifying Campaign (Shred Magazine #3)
- Extra! Extra! Read All About It!—Applying Tabloid Journalism to Your Campaign (Shred Magazine #2)
- GMing RPGs Under A Time Limit (Shred Magazine #1)
- How Do You Stop The Rhino From Charging? (Dungeon Magazine #71)
- Hark, The Herald (Dragon Magazine Annual #2)
- HOM-Sector For The HOL-I-DAY (Polyhedron #127)
- Undead Again (Dragon Magazine #234)
Cartoons & illustrations
- Typos of Doom '06 (WotC web site)
- Ptypos of Doom (Malhavoc Press web site)
- Typos of Doom '05 (WotC web site)
- Iyov's First Quest online D&D coloring album (WotC web site)
- WotC Book Department 2004 Holiday Card (WotC web site)
- 2004 D&D Holiday Cards (WotC web site)
- Pledge Drive Cartoons (KPLU radio station)
- Cold Pizza host D&D caricatures (ESPN2)
- Typos of Doom (WotC web site)
- Humorous PC Portraits (WotC web site)
- Monstrous Madness (AndyCollins.net)
- WotC Book Department 2003 Holiday Card (WotC web site)
- 2003 D&D Holiday Cards (WotC web site)
- 2003 TGM Holiday Card (TGM web site)
- Grub's First Adventure online D&D coloring album (WotC web site)
- Gen Con Time Warp puzzle contest (Gen Con 2003)
- Goblin Fey Hunter (TGM web site)
- April Fool's Day Maps 2003—Dirt Cavern, Ice Maze, and The Underdark (WotC web site)
- The Year of Solving Dangerously (Games Magazine April 2003)
- WotC Book Department 2002 Holiday Card (WotC web site)
- Lair of the Beholder online D&D coloring album (WotC web site)
- 2002 D&D Holiday Cards (WotC web site)
- Gen Con Time Warp puzzle contest (Gen Con 2002)
- Hick the RPG cover illustration (ID Adventures)
- Table Talk comic strip (Campaign Magazine issue #s 4 – 12)
- April Fool's Day Map 2002 (WotC web site)
- Bolt & Quiver comic strip (Dungeon/Polyhedron Magazine issue #s 90 – 106) •
- All's Fair in Love and Warcraft (Dragon Magazine Annual 2001)
- WotC Book Department 2001 Holiday Card (WotC web site)
- The D&D Player's Movie Marathon (Dragon Magazine #283)
- Table Talk comic strip (Shred Magazine issue #s 1 – 7)
- Dr. Symm comic strip (Shred Magazine issue #s 1 – 7)
- Cover Illustrations (Shred Magazine issue #s 1 – 7)
- The Reed Richards Guide to Everything (WotC 1999)
- Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game (WotC 1998)
- HOM-Sector For The HOL-I-DAY (Polyhedron #127)
Editing
- d20 Modern Menace Manual (WotC 2003)
- Dragon Dice: Dice Commander’s Manual (TSR 1997)
- Requiem (TSR 1996)
- Death Ascendant (TSR 1996)
- Death Unchained (TSR 1996)
Media mentions
Stan! has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.Podcasts
- Atomic Array: Stan! appeared on these episodes: 037 (Snows of an Early Winter).
- RPG Countdown: Stan! appeared on these episodes: 18 December 2009 (The Genius Guide to the Shadow Assassin).