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* [[Ann Dupuis]] | * [[Ann Dupuis]] | ||
President of Grey Ghost Games, and contributing author to many RPG books and articles, such as GURPS Old West and many Fudge projects, and author of Another Fine Mess for Fudge. | President of Grey Ghost Games, and contributing author to many RPG books and articles, such as GURPS Old West and many Fudge projects, and author of Another Fine Mess for Fudge. | ||
* [[Julia B. Ellingboe]] Designer of [[Steal Away Jordan]], a game about slavery in Louisiana, still being playtested. http://luckylamb.blogspot.com/2007/03/playtest-me.html | |||
* [[Heather Grove]] | * [[Heather Grove]] | ||
Contributing author on many White Wolf books. | Contributing author on many White Wolf books. | ||
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Roleplaying games, or rpgs, are games in which the players take on the roles of fictional characters. Fantasy and science fictional settings are common. The hobby is traditionally dominated by males, but has strong and persistent female minority.
Female rpg designers:
Author and publisher of "1001 Nights".
Editor of the True20 Bestiary, as well as for other products for Goodman Games, Necromancer Games, and Mongoose Publishing.
Wizards of the Coast novel author
Author of "Nobilis" and co-author of "Weapons of the Gods".
Author and publisher of "Breaking the Ice" and "Shooting the Moon".
Developer and line editor for Ravenloft and Changeling, and contributing author on these and dozens of other White Wolf books.
Contributing author for White Wolf's "Orpheus" as well as for many supplements to Exalted, In Nomine, and other lines.
Independent fiction author as well as designer, publisher and author of the Wraethuthu RPG. Also a contributing author to Warhammer and Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade.
Wizards of the Coast novel author
Wizards of the Coast novel author
Author of Neiyar: Land of Heaven and the Abyss, a D20 campaign setting.
Author of White Wolf's The Risen and Clanbook: Lasombra.
Author of "Dead Sea Murder" and Traveller articles.
Line Editor at Dream Pod 9; contributing author for Gamemastering Secrets.
President of Grey Ghost Games, and contributing author to many RPG books and articles, such as GURPS Old West and many Fudge projects, and author of Another Fine Mess for Fudge.
- Julia B. Ellingboe Designer of Steal Away Jordan, a game about slavery in Louisiana, still being playtested. http://luckylamb.blogspot.com/2007/03/playtest-me.html
- Heather Grove
Contributing author on many White Wolf books.
Contributing designers and author for White Wolf's "Exalted" and other books.
Co-author on the Deliria book Everyday Heroes, and a regular contributor to Game Chef.
Contributing author for White Wolf books in the Promethean, Werewolf: the Forsaken, World of Darkness, and other lines.
Co-designer and line editor of Wraith: The Oblivion, design contributor Changeling, co-author and manager of Vampire: The Dark Ages, and line editor of Vampire: The Masquerade (in between Andrew Greenberg and Rob Hatch). Wrote and edited for Fading Suns and Mage while founding two live-action game studios, Chimera Interactive and White Hart Interactive.
Contributing author for various White Wolf books.
Co-author of "The Bronze Canticles Trilogy" and the Serenity role-playing game adventure "Into the Black" as well as the classic D&D adventure "Ravenloft", all with her husband, Tracy Hickman.
Contributing designer and author for "Exalted" and "Aberrant".
Designer and editor of many D&D3 products for Wizards of the Coast including Monster Manual III, Monster Manual IV, and Races of the Dragon.
Contributing author for White Wolf's "Orpheus".
Fiction author for White Wolf.
Founding member of White Wolf Game Studio, and contributor on the design work for the original Vampire: The Masquerade. Subsequently, author of many supplements for Atlas Games, White Wolf, and Green Ronin.
Former staff editor for FASA and Wizards of the Coast, contributing authorof many RPG books, including Shadowrun 4th Edition and Fireborn.
Co-author of Changeling and other White Wolf books.
Author of various GURPS articles and contributions.
Contributing author for many White Wolf books including Mage: Sorceror's Crusade, Mage: The Ascension (2nd edition), and World of Darkness (2nd edition).
Contributing author for many White Wolf supplements.
Co-author of The Way of the Witch (for D20) and co-author with Jean Rabe of The Taan (for Sovereign Stone).
Novel author including novels for TSR, Inc and Wizards of the Coast, and contributing designer, author, and editor for a number of TSR supplements (and a few other companies).
Developer and line editor for Ravenloft and Changeling, and contributing author on these and dozens of other White Wolf books.
Co-author of Abeo from Insomnium Games.
Co-author of The Way of the Witch (for D20) and co-designer of the Bulletproof Screen for Louis Porter, Jr. Design.
Author of Run Robot Red, The Secret Lives of Gingerbread Men, and Alien Summit.
- Kathleen Ruiz (also credited as Kathleen Williams)
Co-author of Legendary Lives (1990), Lost Souls (1992), and Khaotic (1994), and scenario author for Concrete Jungle (2002), a New York City supplement for the Mean Streets game.
- Kathleen Ryan aka Marauder Girl
Designer and contributing author on Mage (1st and 2nd ed), Changeling, and other White Wolf books. She was also the graphic designer for Mage during its original run, and author of a number of World of Darkness novels. Her work on Mage 2nd Edition and the Mage Tarot won two GAMA awards and an RPGA award.
Editor and fiction author for TSR, Inc and Wizards of the Coast.
President and CEO of Paizo Publishing. Former brand manager for TSR and Wizards of the Coast. Founding member of White Wolf Game Studio, and contributor on the design work for the original Vampire: The Masquerade.
Author and contributing author of a number of D20 modules for Green Ronin, Goodman Games, Atlas Games, and others.
Contributing author for Mage: The Ascension 2nd Edition, Vampire: The Dark Ages, and Wraith: The Oblivion 2nd Edition.
Publisher of Rogue Publishing.
Project manager for www.flamesrising.com, working on developing an RPG called Occupation.
Novel author and co-author of "Darksword Adventures".
Lead designer on Faiths of Eberron for Wizards of the Coast, and writer/editor for many other WotC, White Wolf, and Green Ronin products.
Design contributor for Euthanatos and Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade.
Editor, designer and contributing author on Mage, Kindred of the East, Vampire: The Dark Ages, Abberant, Fading Suns, and Deliria.
Game designer at Wizards of the Coast for more than a decade, working on brands such as Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Star Sisterz, Avalon Hill, and Dreamblade. Also contributing author of over two dozen roleplaying games and supplements for other companies on lines including White Wolf's World of Darkness, Earthdawn, Indiana Jones, and Species.
For a larger context than tabletop RPGs, see also the Next Generation article "The Game Industry's 100 Most Influential Women".
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