Owen K.C. Stephens Explained

Owen K.C. Stephens
Birth Name:Owen K.C. Stephens
Occupation:Game designer
Spouse:Lj Stephens
Nationality:American
Genre:Role-playing games

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.

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 .

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.

Awards and honors

"Black Company"[5]

"Star Wars Saga Edition"[6]

"Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 2"[7]

"Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player's Guide"[8]

"Southlands Campaign Setting"[10]

Media mentions

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

Podcasts

Websites

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Owen K.C. Stephens at Pen & Paper. https://web.archive.org/web/20050216114703/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=81. dead. 2005-02-16.
  2. Web site: Interview - Owen K. C. Stephens.
  3. Book: Shannon Appelcline. Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. 2011. 978-1-907702-58-7. 418.
  4. Web site: Paizo launch RPG Superstar 2015. 9 December 2014.
  5. Web site: ENnie Awards 2005. 2018-01-24. 2014-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20140113120532/http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/about-us/2005-noms-and-winners/. dead.
  6. Web site: ENnie Awards 2008. 2018-01-24. 2013-11-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20131102004029/http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/about-us/2008-noms-and-winners/. dead.
  7. Web site: ENnie Awards 2011. 2018-01-24. 2019-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20190312050617/http://diehardgamefan.com/2011/12/26/diehard-gamefans-2011-tabletop-gaming-awards/. dead.
  8. Web site: ENnie Awards 2014. 2018-01-24. 2014-08-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20140822041151/http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/about-us/2014-ennie-awards-nominees/. dead.
    • 2011 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Supplement

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

  10. Web site: ENnie Awards 2016. 2018-01-24. 2017-01-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20170119181133/http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/about-us/2016-ennie-award-winners/. dead.
  11. http://demiplaneofgaming.blogspot.com/
  12. Web site: RPG Countdown. https://web.archive.org/web/20090307234612/http://rpgcountdown.com/ . 2009-03-07 . . RPG Countdown on Facebook.
  13. Web site: RPG Countdown (18 December 2009). https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205424/http://rpgcountdown.com/2009-12-18 . 15 July 2011 . 18 December 2009.
  14. http://rpgcountdown.com/2010-01-29#comments RPG Countdown (29 January 2010)
  15. http://rpgcountdown.com/2010/02 RPG Countdown (26 February 2010
  16. http://www.robotviking.com .
  17. http://www.robotviking.com/2010/07/09/owen-k-c-stephens-rpg-super-genius/ Owen K.C. Stephens: RPG Super Genius
  18. http://ritepublishing.com Rite Publishing
  19. http://ritepublishing.com/?s=fridays-functions-10-questions-with-owen-k-c-stephens-questhaven Fridays & Functions 10 Questions with Owen K.C. Stephens
  20. http://www.encountertable.com/

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Owen K.C. Stephens".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.