Owen K.C. Stephens

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Owen K.C. Stephens
BornOwen K.C. Stephens
OccupationGame designer
NationalityAmerican
Genre Role-playing games
Spouse Lj Stephens
Website
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Owen K.C. Stephens (born October 28, 1970) [1] is a game designer who has worked on a number of products for the Starfinder , Pathfinder and Star Wars Roleplaying Game and other games.

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Career

In 2000, Wizards of the Coast brought Owen K.C. Stephens on as a designer for the launch of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game . He was laid off with numerous other designers in 2001, and became a freelance designer. [2]

After OtherWorld Creations (under the name Super Genius Games) began updating their d20 books to the Pathfinder rules system in 2009, they brought Stephens onboard as a line manager for Pathfinder. [3]

Stephens has done design work for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast), Pathfinder Roleplaying Game , Starfinder Roleplaying Game , d20 Modern (Wizards of the Coast), EverQuest Role-Playing Game , The Black Company Roleplaying Game , The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game , Gamma World Sixth Edition, as well as Dungeons & Dragons material appearing in Dragon magazine and NeoExodus: A House Divided.

He is a Developer for Paizo Publishing and Green Ronin Publishing, and the owner and Publisher for Rogue Genius Games. He is also the Master of Ceremonies for Paizo's annual talent context, RPG Superstar. [4] He is the Starfinder Design Lead.[ citation needed ]

Awards and honors

"Black Company" [5]

"Star Wars Saga Edition" [6]

"Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 2" [7]

"Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player's Guide" [7]

"Razor Coast: Heart of the Razor" [8]

"Southlands Campaign Setting" [9]

Media mentions

Owen K.C. Stephens has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.

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References

  1. ↑ "Owen K.C. Stephens at Pen & Paper". Archived from the original on 2005-02-16.
  2. 1 2 "Interview - Owen K. C. Stephens".
  3. ↑ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 418. ISBN   978-1-907702-58-7.
  4. ↑ "Paizo launch RPG Superstar 2015". 9 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "ENnie Awards 2005". Archived from the original on 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  6. ↑ "ENnie Awards 2008". Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  7. 1 2 "ENnie Awards 2011". Archived from the original on 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  8. ↑ "ENnie Awards 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  9. ↑ "ENnie Awards 2016". Archived from the original on 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  10. ↑ http://demiplaneofgaming.blogspot.com/ [ user-generated source ]
  11. ↑ "RPG Countdown". Archived from the original on 2009-03-07.. RPG Countdown on Facebook.
  12. ↑ "RPG Countdown (18 December 2009)". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  13. ↑ RPG Countdown (29 January 2010). Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  14. ↑ RPG Countdown (26 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  15. ↑ http://www.robotviking.com .
  16. ↑ Owen K.C. Stephens: RPG Super Genius.
  17. ↑ Rite Publishing.
  18. ↑ Fridays & Functions 10 Questions with Owen K.C. Stephens.
  19. ↑ http://www.encountertable.com/
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