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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a ''World of Greyhawk'' author. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a ''World of Greyhawk'' author. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
F. Wesley Schneider is a writer and editor who's been working in games for nearly 20 years. | From the author's website: | ||
<blockquote>F. Wesley Schneider is a writer and editor who's been working in games for nearly 20 years. | |||
He currently edits Dungeons & Dragons at Wizards of the Coast. | He currently edits ''Dungeons & Dragons'' at Wizards of the Coast. | ||
Prior to that he ran his own company for two years, providing writing, editing, and game design services to a variety of clients. He's also been editor-in-chief at Paizo Inc., co-creator of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, and author of dozens of Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons adventures and accessories. Beyond roleplaying games, he writes fiction, video game dialog, and | Prior to that he ran his own company for two years, providing writing, editing, and game design services to a variety of clients. He's also been editor-in-chief at [[Paizo|Paizo Inc.]], co-creator of the ''Pathfinder Roleplaying Game'', and author of dozens of ''Pathfinder'' and ''Dungeons & Dragons'' adventures and accessories. Beyond roleplaying games, he writes fiction, video game dialog, and tabletop game designs. | ||
Wes has strong opinions about horror, world-building, and storytelling, and has spoken at length on inclusively and LGBTQ topics in | Wes has strong opinions about horror, world-building, and storytelling, and has spoken at length on inclusively and LGBTQ topics in gaming — most regularly as a speaker on the ''Queer as a Three-Sided Die'' series. | ||
His novel, Bloodbound, released in December 2015, while his most recent major roleplaying offerings include The Hellfire Compact and In Search of Sanity from Paizo Inc. | His novel, ''Bloodbound'', released in December 2015, while his most recent major roleplaying offerings include The Hellfire Compact and In Search of Sanity from Paizo Inc. | ||
Wes lives outside Seattle with his husband and a particularly unlucky black cat. | Wes lives outside Seattle with his husband and a particularly unlucky black cat.</blockquote> | ||
==Career== | |||
Schneider joined [[Paizo Publishing|Paizo Inc.]] as an assistant editor on [[Dragon (magazine)|''Dragon'' magazine]] in 2003. With [[James Jacobs (game designer)|James Jacobs]] he was one of the architects of the Pathfinder Adventure Path series.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Question of What's Cool: A Conversation with Wesley Schneider|url=http://koboldpress.com/a-question-of-what%E2%80%99s-coola-conversation-with-wesleyschneider/|website=Kobold Press}}</ref> He's written numerous adventures and sourcebooks such as ''Seven Days to the Grave'', ''Book of the Damned: Princes of Darkness'', ''Rule of Fear'' and others. He was promoted to editor-in-chief in 2012. | |||
Schneider is the author of ''Pathfinder Tales: Bloodbound'' and the novella ''Guilty Blood''. His other fiction has appeared in ''Pathfinder Adventure Path'' and ''Eclipse Phase: After the Fall''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: F. Wesley Schneider (Pathfinder Tales: Bloodbound)|url=http://beneaththeunderground.com/interview-f-wesley-schneider-pathfinder-tales-bloodbound/|website=Beneath the Underground}}</ref> | |||
In May 2016, Schneider was announced as a Gen Con Industry Insider Featured Presenter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Industry Insider Featured Presenters for 2016|url=http://www.gencon.com/experience/industryinsiderfeaturedpresenters|website=Gen Con|access-date=2016-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731044041/http://www.gencon.com/experience/industryinsiderfeaturedpresenters|archive-date=2016-07-31|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
In July 2016 it was announced that Schneider would be working with Stranger Comics to produce a ''Vampire Hunter D'' supplement for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1951067948/vampire-hunter-d-message-from-mars/description |title=Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars |work=Kickstarter}}</ref> | |||
Schneider stopped working for Paizo May 19, 2017, .<ref>{{cite web |url=http://paizo.com/paizo/blog/v5748dyo5ljtw?Wess-Last-Words|title=Wes's Last Words |work=Paizo blog}}</ref> He later went to work for [[Wizards of the Coast]] first as a developer for ''Dungeons & Dragons'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Dungeons & Dragons|url=http://www.wesschneider.com/2-uncategorised/61-dungeons-dragons |work=WesSchneider.com}}</ref> and then as a senior game designer for ''Dungeons & Dragons''.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} | |||
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===Bibliography=== | ===Bibliography=== | ||
* [https://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/14469/f-wesley-schneider F. Wesley Schneider at RPGGeek.com.] | |||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050211224408/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=2941 Pen & Paper RPG Database], Archived 11 February 2005. | |||
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 F. Wesley Shneider | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Born: | December 11, 1980 |
| First Greyhawk work: | Savage Tidings: Beyond Sasserine |
F. Wesley Schneider is a World of Greyhawk author.
Biography
From the author's website:
F. Wesley Schneider is a writer and editor who's been working in games for nearly 20 years.
He currently edits Dungeons & Dragons at Wizards of the Coast.
Prior to that he ran his own company for two years, providing writing, editing, and game design services to a variety of clients. He's also been editor-in-chief at Paizo Inc., co-creator of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, and author of dozens of Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons adventures and accessories. Beyond roleplaying games, he writes fiction, video game dialog, and tabletop game designs.
Wes has strong opinions about horror, world-building, and storytelling, and has spoken at length on inclusively and LGBTQ topics in gaming — most regularly as a speaker on the Queer as a Three-Sided Die series.
His novel, Bloodbound, released in December 2015, while his most recent major roleplaying offerings include The Hellfire Compact and In Search of Sanity from Paizo Inc.
Wes lives outside Seattle with his husband and a particularly unlucky black cat.
Career
Schneider joined Paizo Inc. as an assistant editor on Dragon magazine in 2003. With James Jacobs he was one of the architects of the Pathfinder Adventure Path series.[1] He's written numerous adventures and sourcebooks such as Seven Days to the Grave, Book of the Damned: Princes of Darkness, Rule of Fear and others. He was promoted to editor-in-chief in 2012.
Schneider is the author of Pathfinder Tales: Bloodbound and the novella Guilty Blood. His other fiction has appeared in Pathfinder Adventure Path and Eclipse Phase: After the Fall.[2]
In May 2016, Schneider was announced as a Gen Con Industry Insider Featured Presenter.[3]
In July 2016 it was announced that Schneider would be working with Stranger Comics to produce a Vampire Hunter D supplement for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.[4]
Schneider stopped working for Paizo May 19, 2017, .[5] He later went to work for Wizards of the Coast first as a developer for Dungeons & Dragons,[6] and then as a senior game designer for Dungeons & Dragons.[citation needed]
Greyhawk-related works
- Jason Bulmahn, James Jacobs, Mike McArtor, Erik Mona, F. Wesley Schneider, Todd Stewart, Jeremy Walker. 1d20 Villains: D&D's Most Wanted; Preferably Dead. Dragon|#359, pp54–69. Paizo. 2007]
- Schneider, F. Wesley. "Forgotten Faiths." Dragon #359. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007
- ----. "The Godtrap." Dungeon #150. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007.
- ----. "The River Styx." Dragon #358. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007.
- Schneider, F. Wesley and James Sutter. "Savage Tidings: Beyond Sasserine". Dragon #349. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing. November 2006.
- ----. "The Lightless Depths." Dungeon #144. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, March 2007.
- Scott, Amber E., and F. Wesley Schneider. "The Ecology of the Lizardfolk." Dragon #335. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2005.
Some of the topics Schneider has contributed to are:
- The Savage Tide Adventure path
- Aboleth
- Demiplane of Dread
- Elder Elemental God
- Godtrap
- Isle of Dread
- Lizardfolk
- Mellifleur
- Semuanya
- Socothbenoth
- Underoerth
Among the topics Shneider has worked on, there are many which Shneider has created or added to the World of Greyhawk:
- Amedio Highway
- Blisterwall
- Blood Bay '
- Castle Rakin
- Chekitewan
- Emerald River
- Fort Fendawor
- Hungry Fish River
- Magalarve
- Mashwan
- Spire of Long Shadows
- Skyfroth River
- Thunder River
- Tiger River
External links
F. Wesley Schneider's official website.
References
Citations
- ↑ A Question of What's Cool: A Conversation with Wesley Schneider. Kobold Press.
- ↑ Interview: F. Wesley Schneider (Pathfinder Tales: Bloodbound). Beneath the Underground.
- ↑ Industry Insider Featured Presenters for 2016. Gen Con.
- ↑ Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars. Kickstarter.
- ↑ Wes's Last Words. Paizo blog.
- ↑ Dungeons & Dragons. WesSchneider.com.
Bibliography
- F. Wesley Schneider at RPGGeek.com.
- Pen & Paper RPG Database, Archived 11 February 2005.
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