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'''James M. Ward''' (born May 23, 1951), is an American game designer and fantasy author.  He is most famous for his game development and writing work for TSR, Inc., where he worked for more than 20 years. In 1989 he was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design Hall of Fame. From 2000 - 2005, he was President of Fast Forward Entertainment, an independent game development company.
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'''James M. Ward''' (born May 23, 1951), is an American game designer and fantasy author.  He is most famous for his game development and writing work for TSR, Inc., where he worked for more than 20 years. In 1989 he was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design Hall of Fame. From 2000 - 2005, he was President of Fast Forward Entertainment, an independent game development company.


==Selected Works==
==Greyhawk works==
===Roleplaying games===
*[[James M. Ward|Ward, James M]]. ''[[Greyhawk Adventures]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.
* ''[[Metamorphosis Alpha]]'' (TSR, 1976), the first science fiction roleplaying game.
* ''[[Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes]]'', with [[Robert J. Kuntz]] (TSR, 1976), one of the four rules supplements to the original edition of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.
* ''[[Gamma World]]'', with Gary Jaquet (TSR, 1978), the first roleplaying game in the [[post-apocalyptic]] subgenre.
* ''[[Deities & Demigods]]'', with Robert J. Kuntz (TSR, 1980), a core rulebook for the 1st Edition of ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' presenting similar material to that of ''Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes''.  This work introduced a number of now iconic Dungeons & Dragons deities, such as [[Corellon Larethian]], [[Garl Glittergold]], [[Gruumsh]], [[Moradin]], and [[Yondalla]].
* ''[[Greyhawk Adventures]]'' (TSR, 1988), a hardcover sourcebook for the [[World of Greyhawk]] campaign setting.
* ''[[Metamorphosis Alpha 2006 Reprint]]'' (Author Reprint 2006), the first [[science fiction]] [[roleplaying game]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
The Dungeons & Dragons character [[Drawmij]] was named after him; "Drawmij" is simply "Jim Ward" spelled backwards.
The ''[[Greyhawk]]'' wizard [[Drawmij]] was named after him; "Drawmij" is simply "Jim Ward" spelled backwards.


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?James_M._Ward James M. Ward] at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
*[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?James_M._Ward James M. Ward at the ''Internet Speculative Fiction Database''].


[[Category:Role-playing game designers]]
*[http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=499 James M. Ward at Pen-Paper].
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_M._Ward James M. Ward at Wikipedia].
 
 
 
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Revision as of 16:22, 1 October 2007

Template:Greyhawk Author James M. Ward (born May 23, 1951), is an American game designer and fantasy author. He is most famous for his game development and writing work for TSR, Inc., where he worked for more than 20 years. In 1989 he was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design Hall of Fame. From 2000 - 2005, he was President of Fast Forward Entertainment, an independent game development company.

Greyhawk works

Trivia

The Greyhawk wizard Drawmij was named after him; "Drawmij" is simply "Jim Ward" spelled backwards.

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