John Chambers (role-playing writer)

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John Chambers
Occupation Game designer

John Chambers is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.

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John Chambers was the line editor for Exalted who contributed the plan for the second edition of the game line through 2009. [1] :42–43

Chambers edited the manual for the 2000 video game Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption . [2]

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  2. Rodriguez y Gibson, Siôn (1 December 2000). "Vampire, the masquerade : redemption". Indianapolis, Ind. ; [Great Britain]. Retrieved 1 December 2023 via Internet Archive.
  3. "My RPG Collection" . Retrieved 1 December 2023 via Internet Archive.
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  7. "Time of tumult". Clarkston, GA, USA : White Wolf Pub. 1 December 2002. Retrieved 1 December 2023 via Internet Archive.
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  9. "White Wolf Quarterly Volume 1.1 (Jan-Mar 2003)". 1 January 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2023 via Internet Archive.