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Andy Collins postade detta på Monte Cooks bräde:
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Andy Collins postade detta på Monte Cooks bräde:
Så det verkar finnas en hel del duktiga människor kvar på WotC!Qualifications I'm not Sean or Monte, but I'll answer anyway.
Short Answer: Yes, I believe so.
Long Answer: The current RPG design and editing staff of Wizards of the Coast includes the following individuals:
Bill Slavicsek (Star Wars RPG, D20 Modern, other credits too many to list)
Ed Stark, D&D Design Manager (and thus involved in every D&D product of the last 3 years, including the 3rd edition core rulebooks)
Chris Perkins, d20 Modern/Star Wars Design Manager (and former editor of Dungeon magazine)
Richard Baker, Managing Developer (a member of the 3rd edition design team, former FR head honcho, and designer of more D&D books than you can shake a stick at)
Bruce Cordell (the most prolific designer of 3rd edition, with credits including Epic Level Handbook, Psionics Handbook, Tome and Blood, Manual of the Planes, Sunless Citadel, Heart of Nightfang Spire, and Bastion of Broken Souls)
James Wyatt (Oriental Adventures, Deities and Demigods, City of the Spider Queen, etc.)
David Noonan (Manual of the Planes, Song & Silence, and editor of Epic Level Handbook, Book of Vile Darkness, etc.)
Andy Collins (Epic Level Handbook, Lord of the Iron Fortress, and editor of Return to the Temple, etc.)
Michele Carter (editor of more RPG books than I care to count)
Charles Ryan (d20 Modern, Wheel of Time, etc.)
Gwendolyn Kestrel (editor of Oriental Adventures, Epic Level Handbook, and many others)
Kim Mohan (the veritable god-emperor of RPG editing himself).
All told, that's over a hundred years of professional RPG industry experience. Almost every single person on this list was involved in the development and testing of 3rd edition, meaning that they have a longer track record with the system than all but about a dozen other people in the world (and the "latecomer," Charles Ryan, just happened to show up with a decade of industry experience under his belt).
On top of that, Wizards R&D still includes Jonathan Tweet, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, David Eckelberry, Mike Selinker, and Rob Heinsoo (all of whom have significant RPG design experience) as well as plenty of other extraordinarily talented designers, developers, and editors who happen also to be diehard RPG players, including Skaff Elias, Andrew Finch, Mike Donais, Paul Barclay, and others.
Many talented individuals have left this company over the past few years. But the remaining staffers aren't exactly industry lightweights, and we take very seriously the responsibility of providing our customers with high-quality game products which will stand the test of time.
Andy Collins
Wizards of the Coast RPG
Designer, Developer, & Editor since April '98
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