John R. Phythyon Jr.

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John R. Phythyon Jr.
Nationality American
Occupation Game designer

John R. Phythyon Jr. is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.

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Career

Phythyon ran a small-press role-playing game publishing company, Event Horizon Productions. [1] : 336  Phythyon was hired as a partner in Guardians of Order in 2000 and was made their Sales & Marketing Director, with Guardians also acquiring Event Horizon Productions and its games including Heaven and Earth by Phythyon. [1] : 336  Phythyon soon guided Guardians towards role-playing games that were not based on anime, starting with Ghost Dog (2000), a gangster Samurai game designed by David L. Pulver and Phythyon, which used the Tri-stat system and was based on the film of the same name. [1] : 336 

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN   978-1-907702-58-7.
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