Owen K.C. Stephens
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Born | Owen K.C. Stephens |
Occupation | Game designer |
Nationality | United States |
Genre | Role-playing games |
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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.
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 Genus Games) began updating their d20 books to the Pathfinder rules system in 2009, they brought on Stephens as a Pathfinder line manager.[3]
Stephens has done design work for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast), Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, 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 . He is also the Master of Ceremonies for Paizo's annual talent context, .[4] He is the Starfinder Design Lead.[citation needed]
Awards and honors[]
- 2003 EN World "ENnie" Award - Best Campaign Setting or Setting Supplement
"Star Wars Saga Edition"[6]
- 2008 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Rules, Best d20/d20 OGL Product, Best Game, Product of the Year
"Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 2"[7]
- 2011 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Monster/Adversary
"Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player's Guide"[7]
- 2011 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Supplement
"Razor Coast: Heart of the Razor"[8]
- 2014 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Adventure
"Southlands Campaign Setting"[9]
- 2016 En World "ENnie" Award - Best Setting
Media mentions[]
Owen K.C. Stephens has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.
Podcasts[]
- Demiplane of Gaming:[10] Owen was one of the two hosts of the RPG-oriented , which ran from 2012 to 2014.
- RPG Countdown:[11] Owen appeared on these episodes: 18 December 2009[12] (The Genius Guide to the Dragonrider); 29 January 2010[13] (The Genius Guide to Feats of Spellcasting); 26 February 2010[14] (The Genius Guide to the War Master).
Websites[]
- Robot Viking[15] Owen appeared in this interview: Owen K.C. Stephens: RPG Super Genius [16]
- Rite Publishing[17] Owen appeared in this interview: Fridays & Functions 10 Questions with Owen K.C. Stephens [18]
- The Encounter Table[19] Owen appeared in this interview: Owen K. C. Stephens.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Owen K.C. Stephens at Pen & Paper". Archived from the original on 2005-02-16.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Interview - Owen K. C. Stephens".
- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 418. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ "Paizo launch RPG Superstar 2015". 9 December 2014.
- ^ "ENnie Awards 2005".
- ^ "ENnie Awards 2008".
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ENnie Awards 2011".
- ^ "ENnie Awards 2014".
- ^ "ENnie Awards 2016".
- ^ http://demiplaneofgaming.blogspot.com/
- ^ "RPG Countdown". Archived from the original on 2009-03-07.. RPG Countdown on Facebook.
- ^ "RPG Countdown (18 December 2009)". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ RPG Countdown (29 January 2010). Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ RPG Countdown (26 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ [1].
- ^ Owen K.C. Stephens: RPG Super Genius.
- ^ Rite Publishing.
- ^ Fridays & Functions 10 Questions with Owen K.C. Stephens.
- ^ http://www.encountertable.com/
- 1970 births
- Dungeons & Dragons game designers
- Living people
- Role-playing game designers