List of female RPG designers and authors
This is a list of women who design, write, or publish RPGs (pen-and-paper roleplaying games).
- Meguey Baker - Author and publisher of "1001 Nights".
- Erica Balsley - Editor of the True20 Bestiary, as well as for other products for Goodman Games, Necromancer Games, and Mongoose Publishing.
- Nancy Varian Berberick - Wizards of the Coast novel author
- Rebecca Sean Borgstrom - Author of "Nobilis" and co-author of "Weapons of the Gods".
- Emily Care Boss - Author and publisher of "Breaking the Ice" and "Shooting the Moon".
- Jackie Cassada - Developer and line editor for Ravenloft and Changeling: The Dreaming, and contributing author on these and dozens of other White Wolf books.
- Genevieve Cogman - Contributing author for White Wolf's "Orpheus" as well as for many supplements to Exalted, In Nomine, and other lines.
- Storm Constantine - 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.
- Tonya C. Cook - Wizards of the Coast novel author
- Elaine Cunningham - Wizards of the Coast novel author
- Julie Ann Dawson - Author of Neiyar: Land of Heaven and the Abyss, a D20 campaign setting.
- Elizabeth Ditchburn Dew - Author of White Wolf's The Risen and Clanbook: Lasombra.
- Amanda Dickerson - Author of "Dead Sea Murder" and Traveller articles.
- Hilary Doda - Line Editor at Dream Pod 9; contributing author for Gamemastering Secrets.
- 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.
- 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.
- Dana Habecker - Contributing designers and author for White Wolf's "Exalted" and other books.
- Jessica Hammer - Co-author on the Deliria book Everyday Heroes, and a regular contributor to Game Chef.
- Jess Hartley - Contributing author for White Wolf books in the Promethean, Werewolf: the Forsaken, World of Darkness, and other lines.
- Jennifer Hartshorn - Co-designer and line editor of Wraith: The Oblivion, design contributor Changeling: The Dreaming, 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.
- Heather Heckel - Contributing author for various White Wolf books.
- Laura Hickman - 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.
- Sheri M. Johnson - Contributing designer and author for "Exalted" and "Aberrant".
- Gwendolyn Kestrel - 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.
- Ellen Kiley - Contributing author for [[White Wolf]'s "[[Orpheus]".
- Nancy Kilpatrick - Fiction author for White Wolf.
- Nicole Lindroos - 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.
- Michelle Lyons - Former staff editor for FASA and Wizards of the Coast, contributing author of many RPG books, including Shadowrun 4th Edition and Fireborn.
- Angel Leigh McCoy - Co-author of Changeling and other White Wolf books.
- Elizabeth McCoy - Author of various GURPS articles and contributions.
- Deena Christine McKinney - Contributing author for many White Wolf books including Mage: Sorceror's Crusade, Mage: The Ascension (2nd edition), and World of Darkness (2nd edition).
- Judith A. McLaughlin - Contributing author for many White Wolf supplements.
- Janet Pack - Co-author of The Way of the Witch (for D20) and co-author with Jean Rabe of The Taan (for Sovereign Stone).
- Jean Rabe - 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).
- Nicky Rea - Developer and line editor for Ravenloft and Changeling, and contributing author on these and dozens of other White Wolf books.
- Jennifer Reynolds - Co-author of Abeo from Insomnium Games.
- Megan Robertson - Co-author of The Way of the Witch (for D20) and co-designer of the Bulletproof Screen for Louis Porter, Jr. Design.
- Annie Rush - 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.
- Lisa Smedman - Editor and fiction author for TSR, Inc and Wizards of the Coast.
- Lisa Stevens - 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.
- Christina Stiles - Author and contributing author of a number of D20 modules for Green Ronin, Goodman Games, Atlas Games, and others.
- Cynthia Summers - Contributing author for Mage: The Ascension 2nd Edition, Vampire: The Dark Ages, and Wraith: The Oblivion 2nd Edition.
- Sharon Tripp - Publisher of Rogue Publishing.
- Moyra Turkington- Author of Crime and Punishment, and writer of several supplements for Tribe 8
- Monica Valentinelli - Project manager for www.flamesrising.com, working on developing an RPG called Occupation.
- Margaret Weis - Novel author and co-author of "Darksword Adventures".
- Jennifer Clarke Wilkes - Lead designer on Faiths of Eberron for Wizards of the Coast, and writer/editor for many other WotC, White Wolf, and Green Ronin products.
- J. Porter Wiseman - Design contributor for Euthanatos and Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade.
- Lindsay Woodcock - Editor, designer and contributing author on Mage, Kindred of the East, Vampire: The Dark Ages, Abberant, Fading Suns, and Deliria.
- Teeuwynn Woodruff - 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.
Further reading
For a larger context than tabletop RPGs, see also the Next Generation article "The Game Industry's 100 Most Influential Women".