James L. Sutter | |
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Born | Issaquah, Washington, United States | March 1, 1984
Occupation | Writer, game designer |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Role-playing games, fantasy |
James L. Sutter (born March 1984 [1] ) is an American game designer, author, and musician, [2] best known for co-creating the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and the Starfinder Roleplaying Game , serving as Starfinder's original Creative Director. [3]
James L. Sutter joined Paizo Publishing as an Assistant Editor on Dungeon Magazine before working as both a developer and editor to help create the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. He currently serves as Paizo's Executive Editor, [4] and commissions all the Pathfinder Tales novels. [5] In 2016, he was announced as the Creative Director in charge of the new Starfinder Roleplaying Game for Paizo. [3] He has written several novels, game books, and short stories in such publications as Machine of Death , Beneath Ceaseless Skies , Escape Pod and Podcastle. He also published the young adult novel Darkhearts (2023). [ citation needed ]
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