Rodney Thompson

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Rodney Thompson
Born (1980-03-08) March 8, 1980 (age 43)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Subject Role-playing games
Notable worksStar Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast)

Rodney Thompson is a game designer whose writing credits include numerous books for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game and the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. He was the lead developer for the 4th edition version of the Dark Sun campaign setting. [1]

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Bibliography

Wizards of the Coast

d20 Modern

Dungeons & Dragons

3rd edition
4th Edition

Star Wars Roleplaying Game

Revised Core Rulebook edition
Saga Edition

Green Ronin Publishing

Generic d20

  • The Noble's Handbook [26]
  • Dirge of the Damned [27]

Future

  • Future Players Companion [28]

Freeport Setting

  • Crisis in Freeport [29]
  • Buccaneers in Freeport [30]

Alderac Entertainment Group

Board games

Scratchpad Publishing

Media Mentions

Rodney Thompson has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.

Podcasts

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References

  1. ↑ Dark Sun out of development. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Perkins, Christopher; Wiker, J.D. (September 2004). d20 Future. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-3423-2.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Wiker, J.D. (February 2006). d20 Future Tech. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-3949-7.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Stephens, Owen K.C. (September 2006). Dragon Magic (3rd ed.). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-3936-7.
  5. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Robert J. Schwalb; Richard Baker (August 2010). Dark Sun Campaign Setting (4th ed.). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-5493-3.
  6. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Mearls, Mike; Slavicsek, Bill (September 2010). Heroes of the Fallen Lands (4th ed.). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-5620-3.
  7. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Mearls, Mike; Slavicsek, Bill (November 2010). Heroes of the Fallen Lands (4th ed.). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-5619-7.
  8. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Bonner, Logan; Sernett, Matthew (November 2010). Monster Vault (4th ed.). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-5631-9.
  9. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Pozas, Claudio; Townsend, Steve (November 2011). Player's Option: Heroes of the Feywild (4th ed.). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-5836-8.
  10. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Wiker, J.D. (June 2003). Hero's Guide. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-2883-5.
  11. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Owen K.C. Stephens; Christopher Perkins (June 2007). Star Wars Roleplaying Game: Saga Edition. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-4356-2.
  12. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Owen K.C. Stephens; Gary Astleford (December 2007). Starships of the Galaxy. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-4823-9.
  13. ↑ Thompson, Rodney (February 2008). Star Wars Gamemaster Screen. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-4936-6.
  14. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Gary Astleford; Eric Cagle; Robert J. Schwalb; John Snead; Patrick Stutzman (May 2008). Threats of the Galaxy. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-4781-2.
  15. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Sterling Hershey; John Jackson Miller; Abel G. Peña (August 2008). Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-4923-6.
  16. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Sterling Hershey; Owen K.C. Stephens; Peter Schweighofer (September 2008). Force Unleashed Campaign Guide. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-4743-0.
  17. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Gary Astleford; Robert J. Schwalb; Owen K.C. Stephens; J.D. Wiker (November 2008). Scum and Villainy. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-5035-5.
  18. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Patrick Stutzman; J.D. Wiker; Gary Astleford; T. Rob Brown (January 2009). The Clone Wars Campaign Guide. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-4999-1.
  19. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Sterling Hershey; Gary Astleford (March 2009). Legacy Era Campaign Guide. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-4356-2.
  20. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Eric Cagle; Patrick Stutzman; Robert Wieland (May 2009). Jedi Academy Training Manual. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-5183-3.
  21. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Sterling Hershey; Owen K.C. Stephens; J.D. Wiker (July 2009). Rebellion Era Campaign Guide. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-4983-0.
  22. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Gary Astleford; Eric Cagle; Daniel Wallace (September 2009). Galaxy At War. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-5221-2.
  23. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Sterling Hershey; Patrick Stutzman; Robert Wieland (November 2009). Scavenger's Guide to Droids. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-5230-4.
  24. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Eric Cagle; Gary Astleford; T. Rob Brown (January 2010). Galaxy of Intrigue. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-5400-1.
  25. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Sterling Hershey; Daniel Wallace (January 2010). The Unknown Regions. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN   978-0-7869-5399-8.
  26. ↑ Thompson, Rodney (November 2003). The Noble's Handbook. Green Ronin Publishing. ISBN   978-1-932442-08-3.
  27. ↑ Thompson, Rodney (February 2007). Dirge of the Damned. Green Ronin Publishing. ISBN   978-1-932442-85-4.
  28. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Astleford, Gary (February 2006). Future Players Companion. Green Ronin Publishing. ISBN   978-1-932442-54-0.
  29. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Robert J. Schwalb; Chris Pramas (May 2006). Crisis in Freeport. Green Ronin Publishing. ISBN   978-1-932442-56-4.
  30. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Ari Marmell; Anthony Pryor; Robert Vaughn (December 2007). Buccaneers in Freeport. Green Ronin Publishing. ISBN   978-1-932442-97-7.
  31. ↑ Thompson, Rodney; Robert Defendi; Scott Gearin; Patrick Kapera; Christina Kamnikar; Kevin Wilson (September 2003). Stargate SG-1 Role Playing Game. Alderac Entertainment Group. ISBN   978-1-887953-95-5.
  32. ↑ Thompson, Rodney. "Dusk City Outlaws". Scratchpad Publishing. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  33. ↑ Thompson, Rodney. "Spectaculars". Scratchpad Publishing. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  34. ↑ Order 66 podcast. Order 66 podcast RSS feed.
  35. ↑ Order 66 podcast (April 6 2008). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  36. ↑ Order 66 podcast (May 18 2008). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  37. ↑ Order 66 podcast (July 14 2008). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  38. ↑ Order 66 podcast (November 17 2008). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  39. ↑ Order 66 podcast (January 12 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  40. ↑ Order 66 podcast (January 26 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  41. ↑ Order 66 podcast (March 22 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  42. ↑ Order 66 podcast (May 10 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  43. ↑ Order 66 podcast (June 1 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  44. ↑ Order 66 podcast (September 2 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  45. ↑ Order 66 podcast (September 28 2009). Retrieved February 20, 2010.
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